Cocina de Autor

Cocina de Autor
Cocina de Autor
	The Riviera Maya restaurant in 2010
Restaurant information
Established	2008 (Riviera Maya); November 2016 (Los Cabos);
Owner(s)	Grand Velas Resorts
Head chef	Nahúm Velasco (Riviera Maya); Francisco Sixtos (Los Cabos); Sidney Schutte (Los Cabos);
Chef	Mikel Alonso (Riviera Maya); Bruno Oteiza (Riviera Maya);
Food type	Creative
Dress code	Business casual (Los Cabos); Smart casual (Riviera Maya);
Rating	(both, Michelin Guide, 2024); AAA Five Diamond Award (both, 2024);
Street address	Carretera Cancún–Tulum, Km 62, Riviera Maya (20°40′28″N 87°01′24″W / 20.67444°N 87.02333°W); Carretera Transpeninsular, Km 17, Los Cabos Corridor (22°58′04″N 109°47′31″W / 22.96778°N 109.79194°W);
Postal/ZIP Code	77710 (Riviera Maya); 23405 (Los Cabos);
Country	Mexico
Reservations	Yes (both)
Other locations	Riviera Maya Los Cabos
Other information	Adults and minors over 12 years old (Riviera Maya); Adults over 18 years old (Los Cabos);
Website	grandvelas.com

Cocina de Autor is a Mexican restaurant brand located within the all-inclusive Grand Velas Resorts. The restaurant marque operates at the Riviera Maya and Los Cabos Corridor establishments, in Quintana Roo and Baja California Sur, respectively. Cocina de Autor offers creative cuisine prepared with dishes made with ingredients from various regions. In 2024, Nahúm Velasco served as the head chef at the Riviera Maya location, while Francisco Sixtos and Sidney Schutte led at the Los Cabos resort.

Both restaurants have received positive feedback from food and travel reviewers. In 2024, each was awarded one Michelin star in the inaugural Michelin Guide covering restaurants in Mexico. Grand Velas is the only all-inclusive resort brand in the world to host two Michelin-starred restaurants. Additionally, both locations received the Five Diamond Award from the American Automobile Association (AAA).