The Zitla Playa menu: comfort food in Playa del Carmen

This is the full menu of Zitla Playa, the hidden gem of Calle 12. Burgers built in house, burritos that truly fill you up, wings with our own sauces and the specials that made the courtyard famous. Honest cooking to eat well among murals and music.

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Our menu

At Zitla Playa the kitchen is comfort food with Playa flavor: house made burgers, mega sized burritos, boneless bites and wings sauced to order, tacos on blue corn tortillas and specials for everyone. Generous portions, fresh ingredients and zero fuss.

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Appetizers

Nachos del Barrio

House made tortilla chips with refried beans, cheddar, jalapeño and pico de gallo. A traditional dish packed with flavor. Add chicken, beef or both.

Calamari Rings

Juicy and full of flavor (180 g): crispy squid rings, a delight for kids and grownups, served with our famous roca dressing.

Señor de los Aros (Onion Ring Tower)

8 breaded onion rings stacked into a tower, served with lime wedges and our famous chipotle dressing. A classic with a Zitla twist.

Guacamole

Mashed avocado with pico de gallo and tortilla chips (250 g). Add tuna carnitas or grasshoppers.

Cauliflower Wings

Breaded and fried cauliflower (250 g), served with the sauce of your choice and ranch dressing. A vegetarian dish full of flavor.

Zicatela Wings

Delicious wings coated in your favorite sauce. Order them medium (500 g) or large (750 g).

Buffalo Soldiers

Juicy chicken breast bites breaded in house and coated in your favorite sauce. Boneless in portions of 8 or 15 soldiers.

Pick your sauce

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For wings, boneless and cauliflower wings: BBQ, Buffalo Dsauce or Mangogo, the house sauce with a touch of habanero. Pick your dish first, then your sauce.

Burgers

All our burgers come with french fries (200 g).

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La Clásica Playense

Our smashburger take (140 g): lettuce, tomato, caramelized onion, ketchup, specially seasoned beef and white cheese.

Chobie Burger

A 220 g burger with freshly crisped bacon, mayo, lettuce, tomato, white cheese and BBQ smoked at somebody's house.

Chissi Cheese

For cheese lovers: 220 g of grilled beef, a mountain of overflowing cheese mix, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and yes, more cheese. Smile, Chissi Lover.

Chicken Buffalo Burger

A new legend: breaded chicken breast (130 g) coated in our Buffalo sauce, with ranch dressing, Manchego cheese, lettuce and tomato.

Hamburger Zitla

Pure #foodporn: 3 stories of juicy beef (420 g total), onion rings, bacon and two cheeses, Manchego and Cheddar. Can you handle it?

Burritos

All burritos come with french fries (200 g).

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Burrito Asado

A mega wrap of arrachera steak (180 g) with mozzarella, beans, rice and a veggie mix: onion, red and green bell pepper and avocado, all wrapped in a big tortilla.

Shrimp Burrito

A big wrap of grilled shrimp (160 g) with mozzarella, roca dressing, rice, bell pepper, onion, mushroom and avocado.

Veggie Burrito

A veggie mix: magic mushrooms, bell pepper, onion, carrot, avocado and cauliflower. Order it with mozzarella.

The Zitla specials

Crispy Tender

The king of Zitla: chicken breast strips (200 g, 3 pieces) breaded crispy outside and tender inside, served with warm corn and french fries.

Torre de Mariscos

On a base of our famous cocktail sauce rises a tower of cucumber, red onion, shrimp ceviche, tomato, avocado, tuna slices, fresh mahi mahi cubes, squid rings and mango, crowned with shrimp, roca shrimp and a delicate touch of sesame.

Ceviche Tropical

A Zitla original: a fresh mix of tomato, red onion, cilantro, cucumber, mango, avocado, Guaca-Maya sauce and spices. Choose shrimp, fish or both.

Fajitas

Juicy strips cooked with bell pepper, onion and mushrooms, served with guacamole, beans, pico de gallo and tortillas. Choose arrachera steak, chicken or veggie.

Surf and Turf Fajitas

A base of shrimp (100 g) and octopus (80 g) sautéed with peppers, onion and mushrooms. Choose chicken, arrachera or both, with guacamole, beans, pico de gallo and tortillas.

Camarones Momia

U-12 shrimp (180 g) stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped in bacon, seared on our griddle and finished with house spices. Served with rice and sautéed vegetables.

Camarones al Coco

U-12 shrimp (180 g) breaded with our secret recipe and shredded coconut, served with rice, sautéed vegetables and Mangogo dressing with a touch of habanero. You won't cry from the heat: you'll smile from the flavor.

Fish Fillet (Mahi Mahi)

The famous mahi mahi (250 g) comes to your table made with love, your way: garlic, guajillo, guaca-maya or a la diabla. With rice and the house sautéed vegetables.

Grilled Chicken Breast

A delicious chicken breast (300 g) seasoned with a finger licking spice blend. With rice and the house sautéed vegetables.

Ensalada Moy Marley

Mixed greens, mozzarella, carrot, marinated grilled chicken fajitas (130 g), bacon bits, red cabbage, tomato, croutons and ranch dressing.

Tostadas & tacos

Blue corn, nixtamal or flour tortillas, and tostadas built to order. Order 1 or 3 pieces.

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Rib Eye Taco

Juicy rib eye (80 g) griddled with caramelized onion, served on a blue corn or flour tortilla with fresh guacamole and mild fire roasted salsa.

Taco Gober

Shrimp (40 g) and ingredients that will make you think of the best gobernador taco you have ever tried.

Carne Asada Taco

Nixtamal tortilla, grilled steak (60 g), griddled cheese and avocado.

Shrimp Taco

Blue corn tortilla with fresh battered shrimp (40 g), roca dressing, diced beet, carrot and avocado.

Tuna Carnitas Taco

Lightly breaded tuna fillet cubes tossed in our roca dressing, served with tomato, cucumber and onion on a corn tortilla.

Tuna Tostada

A dream come true: fresh tuna (60 g), roca dressing just casually there, avocado, sliced serrano chile, a secret ingredient and light flavors.

Tostada Buena Honga

A vegetarian tostada with guacamole, bell pepper, onion, mushrooms, tomato and cucumber.

Double tostadas

For big appetites: double shrimp aguachile tostada (green or black), double shrimp ceviche, or double tuna carnitas with roca shrimp.

Drinks

From Zitla cocktails to coffee: something for everyone, with and without alcohol.

Coctelería y micheladas de la casa en Zitla Playa, Playa del Carmen

Zitla Cocktails

Mal de Amores, Mezcatela, Valiente, Ritual, Armonía de Amor, Mezcalita and Negroni, plus mojitos, margaritas, martinis, Carajillo, Expreso Caribeño and Espresso Martini.

Beers and micheladas

Stella Artois, Modelo Especial, Negra Modelo, Corona, Victoria, Pacífico, Michelob Ultra and Corona Cero; draft beer, mega mugs and micheladas: chelado, michelado, ojo rojo and the house Clamarón.

Tequila & mezcal

From José Cuervo Tradicional to Don Julio 70 and Maestro Dobel Diamante; mezcals 400 Conejos, Bruxo, Montelobos, Unión and Mezcal Surfer.

Rum, gin, vodka & whisky

Havana 7 Años, Matusalem and Bacardi; Hendrick's, Bombay and Tanqueray; Grey Goose and Titos; Buchanan's, Jack Daniel's, Jameson and more.

Wines

Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Rosé and Zinfandel, by the glass or the bottle.

Alcohol free, smoothies & coffee

Seasonal aguas frescas, still or sparkling lemonade and orangeade, Topo Chico, sodas, tonic water and Red Bull; strawberry, banana, mango, chocolate or passion fruit smoothies; cappuccino, espresso and americano.

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