What to order at Lonchería El Pocito

Must order
Queso relleno in tomato broth, papadzules, and the black-bean and pork tamal.
Signature dishes
Queso relleno, Papadzules, Poc chuc, Panuchos, Sopa de lima
The dish to know
Queso relleno, papadzules and poc chuc
Editor tip
Closed Tuesdays, and lunch crowds clear the chalkboard, so arrive early; it opened in 1988 as La Cabañita.
CuisineYucatecan
Price$
NeighborhoodSupermanzanas
HoursMon, Wed-Sat 08:00-20:00, Sun 08:00-17:30. Closed Tue.
The dishQueso relleno, papadzules and poc chuc
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Location

Address: Calle 31 Norte, Supermanzana 63, 77513 Cancún, Quintana Roo

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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.

El Tatich ★ 4.0

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El Tatich, beside Walmart Gran Plaza in Cancún, sells cochinita pibil and oven-roast lechón as tacos and tortas until the pork runs out each afternoon.

OrderTacos or a torta of cochinita pibil or lechón al horno, and relleno negro on Sundays.

TipTables close at 15:30 and takeaway at 16:00, or when the cochinita and lechón run out; there are no other branches.

Los Parejas ★ 4.0

$ TaqueriaSupermanzanas

Los Parejas reopened in January 2026 at its original site on Avenida Tecnológico in Cancún, selling bistec, pastor and costilla tacos from the afternoon.

OrderTacos de bistec and al pastor, then a costilla or tripa taco, with an agua de horchata or jamaica.

TipOpens at 16:00 and runs to 01:00. In January 2026 bistec and pastor tacos cost 35 pesos each and tripa 45, according to Revista BE.

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Carnitas Don Enrique ★ 4.3

$ TaqueriaSupermanzanas

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.

El Tatich ★ 4.0

$ YucatecanSupermanzanas

El Tatich, beside Walmart Gran Plaza in Cancún, sells cochinita pibil and oven-roast lechón as tacos and tortas until the pork runs out each afternoon.

OrderTacos or a torta of cochinita pibil or lechón al horno, and relleno negro on Sundays.

TipTables close at 15:30 and takeaway at 16:00, or when the cochinita and lechón run out; there are no other branches.

Flor de Lis ★ 3.9

$ MexicanCentro

Flor de Lis on Avenida Tulum in Cancún cooks Mexican and Yucatecan antojitos from 07:00, from cochinita pibil empanadas to rajas tacos and green chilaquiles.

OrderThe cochinita pibil empanadas, then rajas poblanas tacos or green chilaquiles with a glass of horchata.

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Los Parejas ★ 4.0

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OrderTacos de bistec and al pastor, then a costilla or tripa taco, with an agua de horchata or jamaica.

TipOpens at 16:00 and runs to 01:00. In January 2026 bistec and pastor tacos cost 35 pesos each and tripa 45, according to Revista BE.

El Polilla ★ 4.0

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OrderTacos de carnitas, the house classic; order one first and add more, as the servings are generous.

TipIt closes at 14:00, so go for breakfast or an early lunch, and arrive about 15 minutes before you are hungry because a queue forms at midday.

Los de Pescado ★ 3.9

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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.

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