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La Perla Pixán Cuisine & La Carbonería.

Mexican, mezcal and pulque · Gonzalo Guerrero · Staple · verified

Calle 38 Norte, between 5ta Avenida and the beach, Gonzalo Guerrero, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, 77720

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La Perla Pixán Cuisine & La Carbonería

Two names over one door on Calle 38, between the Quinta and the beach. Jeff saved it and wrote nothing beside it.

Why go

I can put you on the street and no further. Everything written about this room sits on review platforms this project does not cite, the venue's own domain does not resolve, and so I have nothing about the food or the mezcal list that is worth repeating to you.

Good to know

  • Where: Calle 38 Norte, between 5ta Avenida and the beach, in Gonzalo Guerrero.
  • Two names, one saved door. The pin covers both La Perla Pixán Cuisine and La Carbonería, and nothing citable says how the two divide.
  • Nobody has checked it since Jeff pinned it in 2023, so treat the hours as unknown.

Verdict

listed — This is the row where the sourcing rules cost us something real. Plenty has been written about the place and every word of it sits on TripAdvisor, Yelp or an OpenTable listing, which this project does not cite, and the venue's own domain does not resolve. So I have a door on Calle 38 between the Quinta and the beach, a saved pin with no note beside it, and nothing about the mezcal, the pulque or the cooking that I would repeat to you. Registering a Quintana Roo publication would move this place and four of its neighbors at once.

At a glance

  • Booking: book ahead
  • Timing: dinner
  • Best for: dinner, drinks, date
  • Verified 2026-08-28

Where

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Calle 38 Norte, between 5ta Avenida and the beach, Gonzalo Guerrero, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, 77720

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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

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la-perla-pixan-cuisine-la-carboneria
city
Mexico
group
Restaurants
category
Restaurant
cuisine
Mexican, mezcal and pulque
area
Gonzalo Guerrero
price
editorial class
Staple
verdict
Listed
how I know
verified
confidence
low
status
Open
address
Calle 38 Norte, between 5ta Avenida and the beach, Gonzalo Guerrero, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, 77720
coordinates
20.634896, -87.06506
last verified
2026-08-28