Cancún — Places to eat
A sandbar shaped like a 7, sea on one side, lagoon on the other.
- El Fogón (Playa del Carmen, Av. 30) — Al pastor shaved straight off the spit, a honeymooners' staple
- Tacos Rigo (Hotel Zone) — Cheap tripe and beef tacos right in the Hotel Zone
- Hiroya Ramen (lobster ramen) — Rich crab-broth ramen crowned with a whole lobster half
- Lorenzillo's — Pick a live lobster at a pier restaurant over the lagoon
- Navíos — Mexican seafood on a lagoon dock at sunset
- La Habichuela — Since 1977: Caribbean seafood in a garden full of Maya carvings
- Mercado 28 (market food court) — Cochinita panuchos in the food court at the heart of the souvenir market
- Los de Pescado (Av. Tulum) — Fried fish tacos, sauces your way; a downtown lunch counter
- Axiote Cocina de México — Bib Gourmand Yucatecan home cooking under a palm-thatch roof
- Casa Rolandi — A 40-plus-year Cancún Italian; the wood-oven bread greets you
- Parque de las Palapas night stalls (marquesitas, esquites, churros) — Crisp cheese-and-Nutella marquesitas at the nightly park stalls
- Aldo's Gelato (Fifth Avenue) — Gelato on Fifth Avenue; taste-spoon your way to a pick
- Ah Cacao Chocolate Café (Fifth Avenue) — Thick hot chocolate from the Maya's own cacao
- Coco Bongo Cancún — Acrobats overhead, open bar below: a club that's also a show
- Señor Frog's Cancún — Yard-long cocktails and a dance stage by the lagoon
- El Pescado Ciego (Downtown) — Downtown spot for ceviche and fried fish
- Mercado 23 Lonchería Stalls — Market stalls: cochinita tacos and cheap breakfast
- Las Pescadillas (Parque de las Palapas) — Fish quesadillas and seafood tacos by the park
- El Paisano del 23 — Pork-leg tortas and tacos beside the market
- Kiosco Verde — Puerto Juárez seafood shack; ceviche is the draw
- Marakame Cancún — Downtown family grill spot with live music
- Harry's Prime Steakhouse & Raw Bar — Lagoon-side steakhouse for a dressy dinner
- RosaNegra Cancún — Latin grill with ceviche, charcoal meats, lively nights
- Café Antoinette (Av. Xpuhil) — Parisian bakery open from 7 a.m., with a macaron case
- Café con Gracia — Retro café with milk-bottle frappes and waffles