4 editor picks in Cancún.
4 mexican modern places in Cancún we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Cancún | Mexican Modern across every city.
María Dolores, inside ATELIER Playa Mujeres beyond Cancún's Hotel Zone, is in the MICHELIN Guide, with a tasting menu from chef Edgar Núñez.
OrderThe signature tasting menu, or à la carte the tempura shrimp taco and mole coloradito with quail.
TipThe room is reservation-led and open 18:00 to 23:00 daily; guests must be 16 or older.
Porfirio's at Boulevard Kukulcán km 14.2 in Cancún is a contemporary Mexican restaurant on Nichupté Lagoon, with esquites, quesabirria and aguachile.
OrderQuesabirria on a blue-corn tortilla, esquites tiernos, or the aguachile verde de camarón.
TipOpen daily 13:00 to 01:00; the terrace faces the lagoon, and live mariachi plays at dinner.
María Dolores serves chef Edgar Núñez's contemporary Mexican tasting menu in ATELIER Playa Mujeres, beyond Cancún's Hotel Zone, and is in the MICHELIN Guide.
OrderThe seasonal tasting menu, which has included a beetroot course and a buñuelo topped with caviar.
TipGuests must be 16 or older and dress resort elegant; the gated Atelier entrance adds a security check, so allow extra time.
Porfirio's at Boulevard Kukulcán km 14.2 in Cancún reworks Mexican street food, from esquites to aguachile, on a terrace facing Nichupté Lagoon.
OrderAguachile de New York flamed with mezcal, then blue-corn gorditas with crisp pork belly.
TipMariachis play live at dinner; book ahead for weekends, when the terrace over the lagoon fills first.
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