Fondas del Crucero is a street-food stop in Supermanzanas, Cancún.
Editorially verified October 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Parque del Crucero, Avenida José López Portillo at Avenida Tulum, Cancún, Quintana Roo
Taquería El Campeón on Avenida Comalcalco in Cancún sells pastor tacos, tortas, burritos and gringas from 18:30 until 02:00, or 03:00 at weekends.
OrderAn order of tacos al pastor, then a gringa or a torta if you are hungry.
TipThe griddle starts at 18:30 and runs to 02:00, or 03:00 on Friday and Saturday, so it suits the hours after the bars.
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.
Taquería El Campeón on Avenida Comalcalco in Cancún sells pastor tacos, tortas, burritos and gringas from 18:30 until 02:00, or 03:00 at weekends.
OrderAn order of tacos al pastor, then a gringa or a torta if you are hungry.
TipThe griddle starts at 18:30 and runs to 02:00, or 03:00 on Friday and Saturday, so it suits the hours after the bars.
Los Taquitos de la Yaxchilán, in the Punta Nicchehabí alley off Avenida Yaxchilán in Cancún, has served tacos since 1994 and stays open until 04:00.
OrderTacos al pastor and tripa, with a torta or a gringa if you want more.
TipIt opens at 16:00 and runs to 04:00 on every day except Tuesday, so it suits a taco long after the bars and clubs have closed.
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.
El Polilla is a breakfast-and-lunch taquería at Avenida Carlos Nader 8-9 in downtown Cancún, where carnitas tacos are the classic order, with a midday queue.
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 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.
Mercado 23 fondas are the lunch counters of the Mercado Javier Rojo Gómez in downtown Cancún, cooking cochinita pibil, salbutes, papadzules and relleno negro.
OrderCochinita pibil tacos or a plate of salbutes, then papadzules or relleno negro if the fonda has them.
TipGo between 08:00 and 11:00, when the best food is served; the market slows down by 14:00. Bring small peso notes.
