El Polilla is a taqueria budget eat in Centro, Cancún.
Editorially verified October 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Avenida Carlos Nader 8-9, 77500 Cancún, Quintana Roo
Los de Pescado began as a wooden cart in 2004; its Avenida Tulum branch in Cancún sells fish and shrimp tacos, ceviche tostadas and marlin pescadillas.
OrderTacos de pescado with the tamarind sauce, a marlin pescadilla, and a tostada de ceviche to share.
TipThis branch closes at 17:30, so plan it as a lunch stop; the chain has other Cancún branches, so check you are on Avenida Tulum.
Gory Tacos is a downtown Cancún taquería on Calle Tulipanes, named in a December 2025 budget list for its fish and bistec tacos and its nachos.
OrderTacos de pescado or tacos de bistec, the house specialities, with a plate of nachos on the side.
TipClosed on Wednesdays, and the kitchen opens at 13:00 and stops at 21:30, so it suits a late lunch or an early dinner.
Los Chachalacos Bonampak, in Plaza Península on Avenida Bonampak in Cancún, is a charcoal-and-comal taquería for pastor tacos, gringas and alambres.
OrderTacos al pastor and a gringa; add an alambre or a volcán if you are sharing.
TipThe Bonampak branch is 13:00 to 00:30 by the operator's list; its Party Center and Calypso branches open from 10:00 until 02:00.
Los de Pescado began as a wooden cart in 2004; its Avenida Tulum branch in Cancún sells fish and shrimp tacos, ceviche tostadas and marlin pescadillas.
OrderTacos de pescado with the tamarind sauce, a marlin pescadilla, and a tostada de ceviche to share.
TipThis branch closes at 17:30, so plan it as a lunch stop; the chain has other Cancún branches, so check you are on Avenida Tulum.
Gory Tacos is a downtown Cancún taquería on Calle Tulipanes, named in a December 2025 budget list for its fish and bistec tacos and its nachos.
OrderTacos de pescado or tacos de bistec, the house specialities, with a plate of nachos on the side.
TipClosed on Wednesdays, and the kitchen opens at 13:00 and stops at 21:30, so it suits a late lunch or an early dinner.
Tacos Rigo's Palenque branch on Avenida de las Playas in Cancún began as a 1988 taco cart and sells pastor, tripe and campechana tacos by the order.
OrderAn order of three tacos de tripa, campechana or pastor, or a parrillada that comes with nopales and guacamole.
TipOrders of three tacos cost MXN 120 to 190 on Rappi; the Palenque room opens at 08:00 or 09:00 and closes at 01:00 or 02:00.
Los Chachalacos Bonampak, in Plaza Península on Avenida Bonampak in Cancún, is a charcoal-and-comal taquería for pastor tacos, gringas and alambres.
OrderTacos al pastor and a gringa; add an alambre or a volcán if you are sharing.
TipThe Bonampak branch is 13:00 to 00:30 by the operator's list; its Party Center and Calypso branches open from 10:00 until 02:00.
Lonchería El Pocito on Calle 31 Norte in Cancún is a chalkboard-menu lunch counter for Yucatecan queso relleno, papadzules, poc chuc and panuchos.
OrderQueso relleno in tomato broth, papadzules, and the black-bean and pork tamal.
TipClosed Tuesdays, and lunch crowds clear the chalkboard, so arrive early; it opened in 1988 as La Cabañita.
Carnitas Don Enrique, a covered-patio taquería on Avenida Tikal in Cancún, has sold pork carnitas by the cut as tacos and tortas since 1974.
OrderA surtida of mixed cuts as tacos or tortas, with the pickled green habanero salsa.
TipIt closes early afternoon and all day Monday; Saturday and Sunday it shuts by 13:00, so go for breakfast.
