The Cuisine at La Lunita
A signature La Lunita dish prepared with a creative flair
La Lunita serves contemporary Mexican cuisine and Maya specialties with an accent on seafood.
Culinary Masterpieces
Signature items include coconut shrimp, empanadas de huitlacoche, and filet mignon in a red wine sauce. Each of the selections on the menu is a unique La Lunita culinary masterpiece.
La Lunita's classic huitlacoche emapanadas
Signature Dishes
Begin with La Lunita’s huitlacoche emapanadas, French flakey pastries stuffed with a Maya corn mushroom sauce and served with garlic sauce for dipping.
Delicious, rich, classic Mexican tortilla soup - the La Lunita way...
La Lunita's inventive version of the Mexican classic tortilla soup is deliciously rich, made with avocado, panela cheese, cream and Pasilla chile.
The best place to dine in Akumal for high quality beef
The beef at La Lunita is of the highest quality and cooked to your perfection. Indulge in a filet pasted and grilled in ancho chile and peanut sauce.
Another La Lunita favorite ... Coconut Shrimp
The Caribbean favorite coconut shrimp is prepared La Lunita style ...
with fresh coconut shavings and served with apple dipping sauce.
Creative Chef from Mexico City
The La Lunita menu is small, and the food ... excellent. The chef at La Lunita Restaurant is from Mexico City and cooks with a creative flair and an emphasis on the freshest ingredients.
Mexican Crepes with Poblano Chile is one of the inspired dishes of La Lunita's Mexico City chef.
The menu represents long favored La Lunita Restaurant specialties. Additionally, a "specials" menu changes daily based on chef inspiration and seasonal dishes.
Now Exquisite Breakfast and Lunch Dishes, too
Excite your taste buds with unique breakfast and lunch creations, like the Shrimp Enchiladas with Chipolte Chile Sauce. Nowhere but La Lunita.
La Lunita is not limited to dinner anymore. You can now enjoy the most delicious, inspired breakfast and lunch dishes in all of Akumal.
Not only is breakfast and lunch served from 8:00 AM in the morning, guests can order breakfast and lunch all day, any time of the day.
So if you favor breakfast late in the afternoon or lunch early in the morning, even in the evening, La Lunita will accommodate you.
Poblano Spaghetti with Spinach, Poblano Chile, Cream and Almonds. A long-time vegetarian favorite of La Lunita's clientele.
Impassioned Owner Involvement
The owner of La Lunita Restaurant is passionate about providing an excellent dining experience.
Quality, inspiration, and unique dishes come from the top down at La Lunita as the owner strives to provide the best dining experience in the Riviera Maya.
She loves to experiment with new dishes and plays an active part in keeping the menu current and inspired.
A fresh dessert -- key lime pie, banana mousse, or fried sweet potato bunuelitos with vanilla ice cream -- or a Maya coffee creates the perfect ending to a meal at La Lunita.
