What to order at Puerto Santo

Must order
Carnitas de atún for tacos, flautitas de jaiba and the Puerto Santo guacamole.
Signature dishes
Guacamole Puerto Santo, Carnitas de atún, Flautitas de jaiba, Castaña de pescado o pulpo
Editor tip
Open daily 12:30 to 23:00; the whole catch of the day is sold by the kilo and can be cooked zarandeado, the house speciality.
CuisineSeafood
Price$$
NeighborhoodPuerto Juarez
HoursDaily 12:30-23:00
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Location

Address: Avenida José López Portillo, Puerto Juárez, 77505 Cancún, Quintana Roo

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Kiosco Verde ★ 4.6

$$ SeafoodPuerto Juarez

Kiosco Verde, a family seafood palapa in Puerto Juárez, Cancún, open since 1974 and in the MICHELIN Guide, serves lobster empanadas and pulpo zarandeado.

OrderPulpo zarandeado and the lobster empanadas, then the Cozumel-style conch ceviche.

TipClosed on Tuesdays; the blackboard specials follow the market catch, so ask what came in that day.

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El Fish Fritanga ★ 3.8

$$ SeafoodZona Hotelera

El Fish Fritanga, on the Nichupté lagoon by La Isla in Cancún's Hotel Zone, is known for fried fish, aguachiles and a Louisiana-style seafood bag.

OrderPescado frito or fish tacos, an aguachile, and the Louisiana-style seafood bag if you are sharing.

TipTwo fish tacos cost about 180 pesos and a meal runs 300 to 500 pesos a head; the lagoon-facing terrace is the draw at sunset.

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Taco y Tequila Grill & Bar ★ 3.7

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Taco y Tequila Grill & Bar at Plaza La Isla in Cancún's Hotel Zone serves handmade-tortilla tacos, pulpo and pastor enchiladas in a casual family room.

OrderThe pibil pastor taconazo or the enchiladas pastor, then pulpo espantado or camarones ich-aju to share.

TipOpen 11:00 to 22:00 daily. This is the Plaza La Isla room at km 12.5; the group's other branch is at the Party Center, km 9.5.

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Kiosco Verde ★ 4.6

$$ SeafoodPuerto Juarez

Kiosco Verde, a family seafood palapa in Puerto Juárez, Cancún, open since 1974 and in the MICHELIN Guide, serves lobster empanadas and pulpo zarandeado.

OrderPulpo zarandeado and the lobster empanadas, then the Cozumel-style conch ceviche.

TipClosed on Tuesdays; the blackboard specials follow the market catch, so ask what came in that day.

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Flor de Lis ★ 4.0

$ 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.

TipOpen 07:00 to 23:00 daily, so it covers breakfast to late dinner; the Avenida Tulum room is one of two branches, the other at Cumbres.

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El Timón de Cancún ★ 4.1

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El Timón de Cancún runs a seafood dining room on Avenida Chichén Itzá in Supermanzana 58, with mariscadas, breaded shrimp by the kilo and a morning taquería.

OrderA mariscada for two or breaded shrimp by the kilo; the taquería window serves tacos from 07:00 to 13:00.

TipThe Chichén room closes at 19:00, so go for a late lunch. It says it opened in 1978 and also has branches on Avenida Nichupté and in the Hotel Zone.

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Mero 18 ★ 3.9

$$ SeafoodCentro

Mero 18 is a seafood and sushi room on Calle Mero by Avenida Nader in downtown Cancún, serving oysters by the piece, aguachiles, ceviches and sushi rolls.

OrderShrimp aguachile (MXN 200), cold oysters at MXN 50 each and the two tunas roll, the menu's house favourite.

TipIt sits inside Mezcal Boutique Hotel but is open to everyone from 07:00 to 23:00; breakfast runs until 12:30 and the booking form opens WhatsApp.

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