17 editor picks in Cancún.
17 upscale places in Cancún, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Cancún: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Cancún food.
Côt Winehood on Boulevard Cumbres in Cancún is a wine bar with a central bar, a terrace and a cellar room, pouring French, Italian and Mexican labels.
OrderA three, five or eight glass tasting flight, with the duck tacos or the bourguignon.
TipThe bar opens Monday to Saturday from 17:00 and is closed on Sundays; it lists live music on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Grupo Anderson's Nicoletta, at Boulevard Kukulcán km 13.5 in Cancún, is an Italian kitchen with handcrafted pasta, stone-oven pizza and a tableside Alfredo.
OrderFettuccine Alfredo prepared tableside in a Grana Padano wheel, or the lobster and shrimp ravioli.
TipOpen 13:00 to 01:00 daily, so a late pasta dinner works; chef Tomás Kalika helped rework the menu.
Peter's Restaurante is a small chef-run dinner room on Avenida Bonampak in downtown Cancún, with dishes from bouillabaisse to tamarind pork ribs.
OrderThe bouillabaisse, then pork ribs in tamarind sauce.
TipDinner only, Tuesday to Saturday from 18:00; the room is small, so book through the contact details on its website.
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.
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.
Cenacolo at La Isla, Boulevard Kukulcán km 12.5 in Cancún, cooks Romagnola Italian with hand-rolled pasta and a view across Nichupté Lagoon.
OrderCappelletti verdi stuffed with ricotta and Parmesan, then La Tagliata of Prime beef with Grana Padano.
TipWhite truffle season runs October to December, so ask about truffle dishes; a second room is at Marina Puerto Cancún.
Gustino Italian Grill, inside the JW Marriott at Boulevard Kukulcán km 14.5 in Cancún, serves handmade pasta in a candlelit room with windows onto water.
OrderBavette ai frutti di mare with mussels, clams, shrimp and lobster, and a cannoli to finish.
TipDinner only, 17:30 to 23:00, smart casual; you walk in through the JW Marriott lobby.
KAI at Plaza La Isla 2, Boulevard Kukulcán km 12.5 in Cancún, serves contemporary Japanese food with Kumamoto oysters, soft-shell crab tacos and a nigiri bar.
OrderKumamoto oysters, the soft-shell crab tacos, and nigiri from the sushi bar.
TipOpen daily 13:00 to midnight; martini nights and omakase evenings are listed on the website's events page.
Funky Geisha at Boulevard Kukulcán km 15 in Cancún is a Thai and Japanese room on a floating deck over Nichupté Lagoon, with pad Thai, curries and robata.
OrderPad Thai or a Thai curry, sashimi of the day, and robata-grilled meat or seafood.
TipGuests reach the deck through a mangrove tunnel; there are taiko drum shows and a shisha lounge, so expect noise.
Bodega Argentina, in Plaza Marina at Puerto Cancún, is a Grupo Anderson's Buenos Aires-style steakhouse with parrilla cuts, empanadas and a wine list.
OrderA bife de chorizo from the parrilla with smoked provoleta, then crêpes with cajeta.
TipOpen 13:00 to 01:00 daily; a kids' club on the upper floor makes it suit family lunches.
Taboo is a Mediterranean seafood and pasta restaurant at Boulevard Kukulcán km 13.5 in Cancún, with a lagoon terrace, a DJ, live sax and a fireworks show.
OrderWood-fired octopus or the salt-baked fish finished at the table, with burrata to start.
TipBook an early table for sunset over the lagoon; later seatings turn into a DJ party with sparklers and bottle parades.
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