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Best Restaurants Open Sunday in Tulum 2026

Photo: Google Places. Hero: the wood-fire dining room at Arca, Tulum Beach Road.

Tulum runs on a tourist clock, so most of the beach-road rooms serve seven days a week, but the picture is messier than it looks. Hartwood closes Monday and Tuesday, Gitano only opens Thursday to Sunday, and a handful of the best kitchens go dark mid-week to rest. Sunday, happily, is one of the strongest nights on the strip. Six upscale rooms confirmed open Sunday follow, ranked by what each is for, with exact hours and US dollar prices a head before drinks.

Why a Sunday list matters in Tulum

Tulum has no Michelin guide and no real off-season rhythm, so its hierarchy is set by the beach-road kitchens that turned a jungle strip into one of the most photographed dining scenes in the Americas. The wrinkle is that several of those kitchens keep odd weeks. Hartwood rests Monday and Tuesday, Gitano runs a Thursday-to-Sunday party schedule, and the boutique-hotel rooms can close without much notice in low season. That makes a confirmed Sunday list more useful here than the seven-day cliche suggests.

The order below leads with the contemporary Mexican and fine-dining rooms that anchor a serious Sunday dinner, then the steakhouse spectacle and the beach Italian that round out the night. A note on the Tulum rhythm: dinner runs late, prime tables land 8 to 10, and the jungle rooms turn into a party after eleven. Hours are checked against each restaurant's published schedule. Every name links to its full review with the score and booking mechanics. For the rest of the week, start with the Tulum dining guide.

The Sunday list

1

Arca

Contemporary Mexican · Tulum Beach Road · $80–150 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 18:00–22:30 (dinner)

Arca sits on the beach road at Km 7.6, an open-air room built around a wood fire where the kitchen cooks the whole menu over flame and smoke. The grilled octopus, the smoked plantain and the mezcal list are the markers, and a dinner runs around $80 to $150 a head. Arca serves every night including Sunday, six to half past ten. It is the most serious cooking on the strip, the Sunday pick for a table that came to Tulum for the food rather than the scene.

2

Kin Toh

Mayan fine dining · Azulik, Tulum · $120–220 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 17:00–23:00 (dinner)

Kin Toh crowns the Azulik resort at Km 5, a treetop room of suspended nests and a vine-wrapped dining hall reached by rope walkways above the jungle canopy. The tasting plates draw on Mayan ingredients, and a dinner lands around $120 to $220 a head, more if you book one of the private nests. Service runs nightly including Sunday, five to eleven. It is the most dramatic seat in Tulum and the Sunday booking for a proposal or a once-in-a-trip splurge.

3

Hartwood

Wood-fire · Tulum Beach Road · $70–130 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 17:30–22:00 (dinner)

Hartwood put Tulum on the global dining map from an off-grid lot at Km 7.6, cooking everything on a wood-burning grill and in a clay oven with no electricity in the kitchen. The whole roasted fish, the short rib and the daily chalkboard are the order, with a dinner around $70 to $130 a head. The kitchen rests Monday and Tuesday but serves Sunday, half past five to ten. It is the original Tulum jungle room and still the most atmospheric Sunday table on the beach road.

4

Rosa Negra

Latin steakhouse · Tulum Beach Road · $90–160 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 17:00–01:00 (dinner)

Rosa Negra runs the high-energy end of the strip at Km 7.5, a Latin steakhouse where the meat arrives with sparklers, dancers and a DJ as the night builds. The tomahawk for two, the tuna tostadas and the tableside theatrics are the draw, and a dinner runs around $90 to $160 a head. Sunday opens at five and runs to one in the morning. It is the Sunday booking for a group that wants dinner and a party in the same seat, not a quiet meal.

5

Posada Margherita

Beach Italian · Tulum Beach Road · $40–80 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–21:30 (lunch and dinner)

Posada Margherita is the beloved beach-Italian of the strip at Km 4.5, a sand-floored room attached to a small boutique hotel where the pasta is rolled by hand to family recipes from Genoa. The tagliatelle with lobster, the fresh fish and the homemade gelato are the order, with a meal around $40 to $80 a head. It serves daily including Sunday, noon to half past nine, and takes no reservations, so arrive early for a beach table. It is the easygoing Sunday lunch on this list, toes in the sand.

6

Gitano Jungle

Mezcal and Mexican · Tulum Beach Road · $60–110 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 18:00–01:00 (dinner)

Gitano Jungle sits under the canopy at Km 7.5, a mezcal-soaked Mexican room strung with disco balls and a live-music stage that has become Tulum shorthand for a long jungle night. The ceviche, the grilled meats and the deep mezcal list are the order, with a dinner around $60 to $110 a head. Gitano runs Thursday to Sunday, and Sunday opens at six and goes to one in the morning. It is the Sunday booking when dinner is really the opening act for the dancing.

How to book a Sunday table in Tulum

Tulum runs late, so the prime Sunday tables land 8 to 10, and the jungle rooms fill from the inside out as the night turns into a party. Book the moment your date is set for Kin Toh and Arca, the two hardest Sunday seats, both of which take bookings on OpenTable. Rosa Negra and Gitano hold a livelier, later Sunday and sit on the festive end of the best steakhouses worldwide and Mexican rosters. Hartwood takes a limited number of Sunday reservations and turns away walk-ins fast. For a relaxed solo Sunday, the bar at Arca or a beach table at Posada Margherita are the easiest seats and a strong solo-dining move. Most rooms here are Mexican at heart, so browse the best Mexican restaurants worldwide guide too.

Frequently asked questions

Which fine-dining restaurants are open on Sunday in Tulum?

Six upscale Tulum rooms keep a confirmed Sunday service: Arca for contemporary wood-fire Mexican, Kin Toh in the Azulik treetops, Hartwood's off-grid jungle grill, Rosa Negra's Latin steakhouse spectacle, the beach Italian Posada Margherita and the mezcal room Gitano Jungle. The picture is uneven on the beach road, since Hartwood rests Monday and Tuesday and Gitano only opens Thursday to Sunday, so a confirmed Sunday list saves a wasted drive down a long, dark strip.

Does Tulum have any Michelin-starred restaurants?

No. Tulum is not covered by the Michelin Guide, although several of its rooms appear in the Guide's wider listings and Arca and Hartwood have drawn international recognition. With no stars to rank by, the strip's hierarchy is set by the contemporary Mexican kitchens, the Azulik treetop room and the wood-fire jungle tables. Of those, the six listed here are confirmed to serve on a Sunday, with Arca and Kin Toh the standouts for a special occasion.

What is the best Sunday dinner in Tulum for a special occasion?

Kin Toh at Azulik is the showpiece, a treetop room of suspended nests above the jungle, open Sunday five to eleven, with tasting plates around $120 to $220 a head. For the cooking rather than the spectacle, Arca's wood fire is the better plate, open Sunday six to half past ten at around $80 to $150. Book either days ahead through OpenTable, and ask Kin Toh about a private nest if you are marking a milestone.

Do Tulum restaurants take reservations on Sunday?

Most of the upscale rooms do, and you should use them. Arca, Kin Toh and Rosa Negra all book Sunday tables on OpenTable, and they fill fast in high season from December to April. Hartwood takes a limited number of reservations and runs a long walk-in queue for the rest. Posada Margherita is the exception, taking no bookings at all, so arrive early for a Sunday beach table. Confirm directly, as low-season hours shift.

Where can I get a relaxed Sunday lunch in Tulum?

Posada Margherita is the answer, a sand-floored beach-Italian at Km 4.5 that serves from noon to half past nine every day including Sunday, with hand-rolled pasta around $40 to $80 a head. It takes no reservations, so come early for a table on the beach. For a later, livelier Sunday afternoon, Gitano Jungle opens at six and drifts into music and mezcal, the easy bridge from a beach day into a long Tulum night.

Keep reading

Plan the rest of the week with the full Tulum dining guide, or by cuisine with the best Mexican restaurants worldwide and the best seafood restaurants worldwide. Heading elsewhere in Mexico or the Gulf? Compare with Mexico City restaurants open Sunday and Miami restaurants open Sunday. For the global view on closing nights, read our guide to where to eat well on a Sunday or Monday.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule as of June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.