Cancún
Dazzling contemporary elegance and impeccable service characterize Tempo, but it’s the nine-course tasting menu of elaborate gourmet Basque cuisine with a…
Must-see restaurants in Cancún
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Up to 30 courses of surprising molecular cuisine. The dining experience at contemporary restaurant Benazuza incorporates traditional Mexican-inspired…
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Peter’s Restaurante has a homey charm and some of the best cooking in the city. Dutch chef Peter Houben has blended European, Mexican and international…
Cancún
Offering a lovely view of the lagoon that complements the seafood, the long menu here includes many shrimp and fish-fillet dishes. Stone crab is the…
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For authentic Yucatecan home-cooking, locals often recommend this fan-cooled palapa restaurant and it's easy to take an instant liking to the place. The…
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Stunning, renowned Harry’s serves house-aged steaks, plus superfresh fish and a famous cotton-candy treat. The architecture’s impressive too, with outdoor…
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One of Cancún’s most beautiful restaurants, Fred’s House features warm contemporary style and tropical gardens by Nichupté Lagoon. At this seafood eatery,…
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Softly illuminated by strings of lights, lanterns and moonlight, this alluring little restaurant sits within an enchanting walled patio on downtown Cancún…
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In a gated residential community about 500m south of the Puerto Juárez ferry terminal, this hidden oceanfront restaurant wins over locals with dishes like…
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Definitely one of the best seafood spots in the Zona Hotelera, the palapa-covered Mocambo sits right on Playa Caracol and serves up excellent seafood…
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In this casual open-air restaurant on the second floor of a shopping center, Québec native Christopher Vallieres prepares exquisitely refined dishes…
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This elegant restaurant has a lovely courtyard dining area, just off Parque de las Palapas. The specialty is the cocobichuela (shrimp and lobster in curry…
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The Green Kiosk just might be the most underrated seafood restaurant in all of Cancún. It began in 1974 as a small grocery store and now it excels in well…
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Gourmet thin-crust pizza and homemade pastas are served in a candlelit gravel garden at El Tigre y El Toro ('Tiger' and 'Bull' are the owners' nicknames)…
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Famed for its pescadillas (fried tortillas stuffed with fish), this low-key seafood palapa has an outdoor kitchen and lagoonside setting. It’s near the…
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One of Cancún’s tastiest and most peaceful fine-dining restaurants – if you can find it. Tucked away within the Hotel Imperial Laguna's garden, this…
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The covered terrace at this bar and restaurant affords views of the nearby bullring and towering residential buildings. Multi-flavored mojitos are great…
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The palapa-covered terrace of this trendy restaurant is wrapped in panoramic views, overlooking the nightclub strip, Nichupté Lagoon and the Caribbean Sea…
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The beautifully lit Patravali restaurant is owned by Indian expats living in Cancún. With a central location, it serves authentic Indian cuisine along…
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Owned by an Italian expat and located in one of downtown Cancún’s nicer and older neighborhoods, this local restaurant specializes in authentic Italian…
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It’s easy to order at a place where you have just a handful of choices: ceviche (seafood marinated in lemon or lime juice, garlic and seasonings), tacos,…
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This place gets the thumbs-up from locals and visitors alike. It’s all good, but the chicken dishes – with goat cheese sauce and mole poblano (a sauce of…
Cancún
Tucked away on an alley off the trendy Avenida Náder, this tiny Japanese restaurant is beloved for its delicious noodles and baos (dumplings). Start with…
Cancún
Enjoy this Japanese-run restaurant serving sushi and many other Japanese favorites in an intimate setting. There’s even a kids' menu and playroom for…
Cancún
Tucked away in the rear of La Isla Shopping Village, this place serves Thai food under your own private, stilted palapa, either with a garden or lagoon…
Cancún
Colorful decoration, a large outdoor bull, and the sounds of a mariachi band invite you in to La Parrilla. Open since 1975, it fills with locals and…
Cancún
A main go-to cafe for locals in search of a place to write, work or hang out, this trendy coffee shop has a central location in downtown Cancún, close to…
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With plastic tables set under little palapa huts on a sandy floor, this is one of the Zona Hotelera's less expensive places. Good-value seafood, tasty…
Cancún
Always a crowd-pleaser on the strip, where cheap eats come few and far between, this small joint prepares beef, shrimp, fish and vegetarian burritos with…
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A casual cafeteria-style place that's packed with locals and sometimes even has live music to boot. Grab a tray, point at a few items that look tasty, and…
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The house specialty here is the picaña (top sirloin cap), which can be ordered as a tender steak or sliced off a spit for tacos. They also do loaded baked…
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A local favorite for more than 40 years, the paisano ('fellow countryman' – it's the owner's nickname) marinates pierna (pork leg) in red wine and then…
Cancún
This little bistro offers up a good mix of natural and vegetarian Mexican cuisine – think giant natural juices, and quesadillas with Chihuahua cheese,…
Cancún
The namesake pescaditos (fried fish sticks served with a mayo-chipotle sauce) are the star attraction here, but the menu features plenty of other fresh…
Cancún
There’s a taco joint on nearly every block in Cancún, but this one has been a local favorite for more than 30 years. One bite of the al pastor (spit…
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Lorenzillo’s gives you 20 separate choices for your lobster presentation, including a taste bud–popping chipotle, plum and tamarind sauce. Facing the…
Rolandi’s Restaurant & Pizzeria
Cancún
A longtime Cancún favorite, Italian eatery Rolandi's serves wood-fired pizzas, calzones, homemade pasta plates, and a range of meat and seafood dishes.
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This casual open-air restaurant boasts the best authentic Mexican tacos in the Cancún Hotel Zone, and its convenient location in the central alley right…
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This busy air-conditioned deli serves sandwiches on croissants and baguettes with a variety of meats and cheeses, and there's a vegetarian option as well…
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The seafood is pretty good here but the real draw is the festive atmosphere, plus you get to enjoy a meal in a working-class neighborhood far removed from…
