Budget
El Tio
Tiny place across from the lighthouse; very inexpensive tortas, soup or mayan food.
Le Café D'Amancia
On the square. best coffee and healthy breakfast.
Fresh fish
Buy from fishermen at the pier or at their stall on the north side of the zocalo, and cook it yourself.
Peskayitos
Fish, shrimp and drinks, tiny cozy place, cheap, and great attention, fun place with super good fish tacos tacos and other light meals, try the empanadas de cazon. if you're into sea food snacks with your beer this is the place. they also have great micheladas and mojitos. good live music on friday at 9.30pm, mexican-cuban, trova, and afterwards if the mood is up the street becomes the dancefloor. ... authentic and cheap. south of the square across the street from posada amor and bara bara. closed mondays.
Midrange
La Marina El Cid
A little south of town. overlooks the marina and serves a fresh seven-seas ceviche, as well as other good seafood and mexican standards. service is as good as the food and view.
L´Oazis Restaurant and Grill
(http://www.loazis.com)]. tu-su 5pm to 10pm. fish,meats,pasta,salads, appetizers and deserts, with excellent special coffees. run by martine and flavio from quebec, canada. french, english and spanish spoken. located on the south side of the main square of puerto morelos.
Posada Amor
Great mexican food, and the best ceviche in town. this restaurant, the oldest in puerto morelos, has retained a loyal clientele for nearly three decades. in the palapa-covered dining room with its picnic-style wooden tables and benches, the gracious staff serves up terrific mexican and seafood dishes, including a memorable whole fish dinner and a rich seafood bisque. sunday brunches are also delicious.
Top end
John Gray's Kitchen
Avenida ninos heroes. more upscale and pricy; excellent food by a former ritz carlton chef - reservations recommended. the duck breast is a must. also makes one of the better margaritas along the riviera; not too sweet. not to be confused with the related, casual beachfront restaurant la suegra de john gray john' gray's mother-in-law is in pto. morelos.
El Pirata
A popular spot for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or just a drink from the bar, this open-air restaurant seats you at the center of the action on puerto morelos's town square. if you have a hankering for american food, you can get a good hamburger with fries here; there are also great daily specials.
Terraza
Tight space, serves juices and vegetarian items. seemed healthy enough, but the piã±a licuado we ordered seemed like naraja instead and the eggs seemed more like tofu than real eggs. rosy's is a better choice for juices and breakfast.
Los Pelicanos
A windy beachfront place to have your first drink and nachos in puerto morelos nothing spectacular about the nachos but the guacaomole, like most places here was abundant and quite good.
Most places don't take reservations, and there can be a wait for dinner, especially around 7 or 8 in the evening. Sundays are the most crowded. There are a number of very cheap restaurants not listed here. If you eat at these places, stick to food that is cooked to order, as some dishes may not be fresh.
If you have a kitchen, you can buy groceries at Casa Martin on the town square, a mini-supermarket.