Restaurant
1. La Habichuela
Downtown Cancún's long-running garden restaurant, open since 1977, serving Yucatecan and Caribbean dishes among Maya-style stelae and statues.
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2. Pujol
Enrique Olvera's two-Michelin-star restaurant in a 1950s Polanco house, known for its seasonal tasting menu, taco omakase counter and years-aged mole madre.
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3. Kiosco Verde
A family-run seafood restaurant on the road to Puerto Juárez, listed in the 2026 Michelin Guide Mexico, known for grilled octopus and lobster empanadas.
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4. Quintonil
Jorge Vallejo and Alejandra Flores's two-Michelin-star restaurant in Polanco, ranked third in The World's 50 Best, serving a single Mexican tasting menu.
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5. Contramar
A lively seafood restaurant in Roma Norte, open for long lunches until early evening and best known for its tuna tostadas and pescado a la talla.
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6. Lorenzillo’s
The Hotel Zone's long-established live lobster house, open for more than 35 years, with a menu built around lobster caught by Mexican fishermen.
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7. Harry’s Prime Steakhouse & Raw Bar
Grupo Anderson's fine-dining steakhouse on the Nichupté lagoon, serving Kobe, wagyu and USDA Prime beef alongside a raw bar and a late piano bar.
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8. Rosetta
Elena Reygadas's one-Michelin-star restaurant on Calle Colima in Roma Norte, serving creative Mexican dishes designed for sharing, with vegetables at the centre of several signature dishes.
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9. El Cardenal Palma
A family-run Mexican restaurant founded in 1969, famous in the historic centre for its breakfasts of fresh conchas, raw-milk natas and Doña Oliva hot chocolate.
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10. Navíos
A seafood restaurant built on a dock over the lagoon at kilometre 19.5, mixing Mexican and Asian flavours, with palapa tables facing the sunset.
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11. Azul Histórico
Ricardo Muñoz Zurita's regional Mexican restaurant in a tree-filled courtyard on Isabel la Católica, known for its moles and its seasonal state food festivals.
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12. Puerto Madero
An Argentine grill facing the Nichupté lagoon, serving prime cuts, provoleta, empanadas and soufflé potatoes, with outdoor tables over the water.
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13. Carnitas Don Enrique
A downtown carnitas taquería that has fed Cancún locals since 1974, serving slow-cooked pork cuts as tacos or tortas on a covered patio.
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14. Taquería El Califa de León
A tiny standing-only taquería in San Rafael with a Michelin star, famous for its gaonera taco of thin beef fillet seared to order and served on fresh corn tortillas.
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15. El Socio Naiz
A modern open-air taquería on Avenida Nader serving heirloom-corn tacos al pastor, octopus chicharrón tacos and spicy craft cocktails.
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16. Fonda Margarita
A family-run breakfast fonda in Colonia del Valle, cooking over charcoal since 1956, where shared tables fill early for huevos con frijoles and chicharrón in salsa verde.
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17. Nicos
A family restaurant in Clavería, opened in 1957 as a neighbourhood café, now known for preserving Mexican home cooking, from sopa seca de natas to tableside guacamole.
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18. Porfirio’s
Grupo Anderson's large contemporary Mexican restaurant on the Nichupté lagoon, with a terrace and deck, live mariachi and a supervised children's club.
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19. Fred’s House
Grupo Anderson's lagoon-side seafood house at kilometre 14.5, known for lobster thermidor, seafood platters and private villas on a deck over the water.
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20. Los Danzantes Coyoacán
A contemporary Mexican restaurant on Coyoacán's Parque Centenario, open since 1995, whose group also runs its own mezcal distillery in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca.
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