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Mexican modernCosta MujeresChef Edgar Núñez
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.
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SeafoodZona Hotelera
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.
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SeafoodZona Hotelera
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.
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Mexican modernZona Hotelera
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.
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SeafoodZona Hotelera
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.
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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.