Premium Restaurant and Bar Fit-Out in the Riviera Maya
For chefs, restaurant groups and hotel F&B teams opening or renovating in Quinta Avenida, Playacar, Puerto Cancún, the Cancún Hotel Zone, Aldea Zama and the Tulum beach road. In this business every week of delay is lost rent and lost season. We build the dining room your designer drew and the kitchen your health inspector and your cooks need, and we have it ready for the opening date.
What We Build
Commercial Kitchens
Layout with your chef, stainless and sanitary finishes, gas and electrical loads, refrigeration and cold-room rough-in.
Extraction & Fresh Air
Hoods, ducting, fans and make-up air sized to the cooking line, routed so smoke and smell never reach neighbours or guests.
Grease Traps & Drainage
Grease interceptors, floor drains and slopes to municipal and water-utility requirements.
Acoustics & Atmosphere
Acoustic ceilings and panels, lighting scenes and sound systems, so a full room stays pleasant.
Bars, Rooftops & Terraces
Back bars, ice and draught systems, palapas, pergolas, rooftop waterproofing and structural checks for loads.
Licences & Opening
Land-use and operating licence support, Protección Civil, health requirements and as-built documents for the opening inspection.
The kitchen decides the budget
Dining rooms get the attention; kitchens get the cost overruns. In existing commercial units on Quinta Avenida or in Cancún plazas we routinely find no route for an extraction duct, an electrical supply too small for induction or combi ovens, no gas line, and floors with no fall to drains. We survey these before you sign the lease if we can, and we design the kitchen with your chef and equipment supplier before the dining room is frozen, so the expensive surprises come up on paper, not on site.
Building for the coast and for the season
- Open-air and beach venues need corrosion-resistant fixings, sealed electrical, outdoor-rated finishes and furniture, and drainage for tropical downpours.
- Thatched palapas are beautiful and a fire risk near kitchens: we specify fire-retardant treatment, separation from cooking equipment and Protección Civil-compliant extinguishing.
- Opening dates follow the season. We plan backwards from your soft opening, order long-lead items (hoods, refrigeration, custom furniture, imported tiles) during design, and work double shifts when the programme needs it.
Restaurant Fit-Out Cost by Level (2026)
| Level | Typical venue | Dining & bar (MXN/m²) | Kitchen package (MXN) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premium casual | Café, bistro, beach bar, 80–150 m² | $18k–$25k | $1.5M–$2.5M |
| Fine dining / cocktail bar | Chef-led restaurant, 150–300 m² | $25k–$35k | $2.5M–$4M |
| Signature / hotel venue | Rooftop, flagship, hotel restaurant | $35k–$55k | $4M–$6M+ |
Useful guides: Kitchen extraction for restaurants · Commercial renovation in Playa del Carmen · Commercial construction · Hotel renovation · Beach clubs & spas
Why Restaurateurs Work With Recrea
- Built to the opening date — long-lead items ordered during design, programme planned backwards from opening
- 18+ years and 196 projects in the Riviera Maya, written one-year warranty
- Fixed price by line item or open-book, with milestone payments against verified progress
- One English-speaking project lead for owner, operator, designer and lawyer
- Licences handled: municipal licence, DRO, Protección Civil, environmental and federal-zone files
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