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El Fogón (30 Avenida Norte).

Mexican, tacos · Centro · $ · Staple · verified

30 Avenida Nte. s/n, Centro, 77710 Playa del Carmen, Q.R., Mexico

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Insta and Kenji. Al pastor.

Jeff's note

El Fogón (30 Avenida Norte)

They cut al pastor at the Centro door, on 30 Avenida Norte where it runs into Calle 6. The Constituyentes branch is a separate room and a separate spit.

Jeff's take (his words)

  • Note: "Insta and Kenji. Al pastor."

Verdict

listed — One saved note is the whole evidence base, and it is specific enough to walk in and order from. Nothing published covers the Centro branch on its own, and the readers-poll first place El Fogón holds in this town prints the Constituyentes address, so it is not counted here and nothing is read across. A taqueria cannot be placed above this rung on a four-word note alone.

Order

  • Tacos al pastor

At a glance

  • Booking: walk-in
  • Timing: dinner, open late
  • Best for: dinner, cheap eats, groups ok, late night
  • Verified 2026-08-28

Where

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30 Avenida Nte. s/n, Centro, 77710 Playa del Carmen, Q.R., Mexico

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Key: what the badges mean

★ Michelin star · Bib Bib Gourmand · Green ★ Michelin Green Star · Michelin in the Michelin guide, no distinction · J Jeff's own note · Jeff ★★★★☆ 2019 his own rating out of five, and the year he gave it · new the venue itself opened recently · just added recently added to Jeff's list, whatever its age · 2◆ independent chef/industry recommendations · ! hygiene caution in force · ? no current public hygiene record, not a caution · keep walking Jeff has been and would walk past it · the line under a name says when to go: Destination (plan around it) / Solid (the dependable send) / Listed (on the radar). Under it, where the entry states one: how the room takes bookings, and the date I last checked the entry.

Sources & mentions

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Record

page id
el-fogon-30-avenida-norte
city
Mexico
group
Restaurants
category
Restaurant
cuisine
Mexican, tacos
area
Centro
price
$
editorial class
Staple
verdict
Listed
how I know
verified
confidence
low
status
Open
address
30 Avenida Nte. s/n, Centro, 77710 Playa del Carmen, Q.R., Mexico
coordinates
20.628376, -87.077745
last verified
2026-08-28
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