16 editor picks in Cancún.
16 seafood places in Cancún we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Cancún | Seafood across every city.
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.
Puerto Santo in Puerto Juárez, Cancún, is a sea-view seafood restaurant that buys from local fishermen, with tuna carnitas, crab flautitas and ceviches.
OrderCarnitas de atún for tacos, flautitas de jaiba and the Puerto Santo guacamole.
TipOpen 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.
Lorenzillo's on Boulevard Kukulcán km 10.5 in Cancún is a lobster house on stilts over Nichupté Lagoon, with seafood, soups and pastas beside the lobster.
OrderThe lobster bisque, then lobster with a poblano, ajillo or chipotle seasoning.
TipOpen daily from 13:00 to 23:00; the menu also has fish, shrimp, pasta, salads and meat and poultry dishes.
Navíos is a dockside restaurant on Nichupté Lagoon at Boulevard Kukulcán km 19.5 in Cancún, serving ceviche, tiraditos and fish in a Mexican fusion style.
OrderA tiradito of tuna in tortilla ash or the black aguachile, then the catch of the day.
TipOpen daily 12:00 to 22:00; book through the website for a palapa table on the dock.
Fred's on Boulevard Kukulcán km 14.5 in Cancún is a lagoon-side seafood house with a raw bar, ceviches, tacos, lobster quesadillas and cocktails.
OrderYucatan ceviche with shrimp, fish or octopus, then the lobster quesadillas.
TipOpen daily 12:00 to 00:00, so it works for a late lunch or a late dinner.
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.
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.
Mar-Bella is a seafood fish market and raw bar on the Punta Sam road in Cancún, with a seafront palapa where diners choose their seafood and how it is cooked.
OrderOysters, octopus and boquinete, picked from the display and cooked the way you ask.
TipOpen 12:00 to 20:00 every day, so go for lunch or an early dinner. Marco Beteta's guide recommends the oysters, the octopus and the boquinete.
Puerto Santo in Puerto Juárez, Cancún, is a sea-view seafood restaurant that buys from local fishermen, serving tuna carnitas, crab flautitas and ceviches.
OrderCarnitas de atún for tacos, flautitas de jaiba and the Puerto Santo guacamole.
TipOpen 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.
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.
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.
Lorenzillo's on Boulevard Kukulcán km 10.5 in Cancún is a palapa over Nichupté Lagoon whose menu centres on lobster from the group's own farm.
OrderLobster: the three carabelas plate has poblano, ajillo and chipotle seasonings, or try the Mayan-style one.
TipReserve through the website's table finder or call +52 998 883 1254; the menu also lists fish, pasta, salads and meat for anyone off lobster.
Navíos sits on a dock over Nichupté Lagoon at Boulevard Kukulcán km 19.5 in Cancún and cooks Mexican fusion seafood, from ceviche to catch of the day.
OrderChile xcatic stuffed with fish ceviche over passion-fruit sauce, then the tuna tartare.
TipAsk for a private palapa on the dock at sunset; the thatched tables are cooler than the unshaded ones.
Fred's Seafood & Raw Bar on Boulevard Kukulcán km 14.5 in Cancún serves lobster, ceviches and oysters from a terrace above Nichupté Lagoon until midnight.
OrderLobster, either the Drunk Lobster in white wine and light beer or the Rosarito with flour tortillas.
TipStart at the raw bar with green shrimp aguachile or Rockefeller oysters; the kitchen runs until midnight daily.
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.
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.
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