BAL NAK'

Restaurant · Tulum

BAL NAK'

Restaurant · Tulum

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Av. Boca Paila KM 7.5, Tulum Beach, 77766 Tulum, Q.R., Mexico

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Experience a vibrant jungle vibe at Bal Nak', where modern Mexican dishes burst with flavor and local charm, all served with friendly ambience and flair.  

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Av. Boca Paila KM 7.5, Tulum Beach, 77766 Tulum, Q.R., Mexico Get directions

balnaktulum.com
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Av. Boca Paila KM 7.5, Tulum Beach, 77766 Tulum, Q.R., Mexico Get directions

+52 984 265 5879
balnaktulum.com
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Jul 6, 2025

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"Fashionable, modern Mexican fine dining is alive and well at Bal Nak, a lush outdoor restaurant where you feel like you’re at a backyard party in the jungle. Just look at the ceramic plates of almond mole served with duck breast, sweet and smoky mole of Oaxacan chilhuacle chiles paired with roast suckling pig and an hoja santa tamal, and chargrilled watermelon aguachile in a spicy guava sauce. Whatever you get, start with grilled chocolata clams and a beetroot cocktail. Note that Bal Nak has indicated plans to move to Tulum Pueblo at a date that has yet to be announced." - Bill Esparza

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Andy F.

Google
Super cool restaurant and bar with great food, both in terms of presentation and taste, and very friendly staff. The cocktails are priced a bit on the higher end but totally worth it. Everything is made with local products and things you may have never had before, such as Mayan spinach. Would definitely recommend.

Milijana Krtinic

Google
Some of the best food and cocktails I’ve had in Tulum. Fresh ingredients and delicious flavors. Absolutely lovely staff!

Julie Erhart

Google
Very elegant restaurant, we had a great experience! For appetizers we had the pork belly and catch of the day tiratido. For dinner we had the grilled octopus and sirloin steak. We shared both of the desserts on the menu which were phenomenal and we enjoyed the cocktails. We enjoyed our food experience here and anyone looking for am exceptional up scale food experience should come here!

Dani S

Google
Overall this place was good. It really saved the evening for us. We had the young chicken and the octopus. I wish the young chicken had more interesting accompaniments (simple broccoli, squash and carrots) but the chicken was tender and had a nice flavour. The octopus was really tasty. We had a nice, light coconut dessert to finish. Service was better than most places in Tulum. Overall we had a good experience here.

Sara A

Google
Wonderful ambiance and service. We ordered the roasted beets and the clams to start, then the young chicken, shrimp and steak for entrees. The clams and young chicken were our favourite - a must try! Food was overall delicious, however the roasted beets salad and shrimp were a total miss. The salad lacked flavour, and I needed extra vinaigrette to add flavour. The beets weren’t roasted either, they were just served cold. The shrimp entree tasted too fishy, and we unfortunately had to send it back. All in all the experience was great nonetheless and our server was phenomenal :)

Kama K

Google
This place deserves more spotlight — ended my night here after having some food earlier that night and even though it was my second dinner as a result I do not regret any kcals I consumed. The service kindly waited for us to finish all the meals without rushing as it was the end of the night for the kitchen and the staff. Wow and wow to the mussels — the presentation and the fantastic combination of flavours. But the octopus left us speechless — perfectly cooked and combines with the sides and sauces. The cherry on the top with the dessert ended our meal with huge smiles on our faces — it was creamy, not too sweet, and juicy. A pure carnival of flavours all around. I guess this is what Mexican modern cuisine should be.

Aleksandra D.

Google
I’m so happy I found this quiet and true to jungle spirit restaurant in a busy and very loud aria of night Tulum. Service was very nice and layback. Each dish had unique flavour and were explained very well 👌🏻 I had chocolate clams named by colour and not by flavour. And grilled octopus. It was very tender. I know Tulum has a lot to offer. And I enjoyed this place.

Lisa Saeboe

Google
the young chicken was superb along with the pork belly appetizer. excellent drinks as well. treat yourself to the coconut ice cream desert, you’ll thank me later.