Guidebook for Cancún
Food Scene
This place is a great sea food option! From the outside it doesn't look like anything other than a local convenience store, but once you get to the back and climb up to the second floor there is a beautiful palapa-style restaurant right by the beach with great views and above all great sea food!
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Fish Market Mar-Bella Raw Bar Grill
86 San MiguelThis place is a great sea food option! From the outside it doesn't look like anything other than a local convenience store, but once you get to the back and climb up to the second floor there is a beautiful palapa-style restaurant right by the beach with great views and above all great sea food!
Navíos is a somewhat upscale restaurant located right on the lagoon. And when I say on the lagoon I mean on it! Like literally, the whole restaurant is set on a set of beautiful palapas which sit out on the water and are interconnected with wooden bridges. The views are spectacular (at sunset in particular) and the food is nothing short of amazing!
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Navíos
Km. 19.5 Blvd. KukulcanNavíos is a somewhat upscale restaurant located right on the lagoon. And when I say on the lagoon I mean on it! Like literally, the whole restaurant is set on a set of beautiful palapas which sit out on the water and are interconnected with wooden bridges. The views are spectacular (at sunset in particular) and the food is nothing short of amazing!
Hands down the best sushi in town. Our favorite order includes a mixed yakimeshi with tampico, a large mixed teppanyaki appetizer, shrimp and cream cheese kushiages, and a nevadito roll with fried shrimp instead of salmon. Oh! And try the lichi sorbet, it's amazing!
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Irori
VientoHands down the best sushi in town. Our favorite order includes a mixed yakimeshi with tampico, a large mixed teppanyaki appetizer, shrimp and cream cheese kushiages, and a nevadito roll with fried shrimp instead of salmon. Oh! And try the lichi sorbet, it's amazing!
This place started out as a local jucery and bakery shop, then expanded into a full-on traditional Mexican-food restaurant. It is really one of a kind. We love going to this one. It's traditionally decorated yet modern, and it really serves some amazing traditional Mexican food. I love their quesadillas and their enchiladas!
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El Huerto del Edén
17 Avenida YaxchilánThis place started out as a local jucery and bakery shop, then expanded into a full-on traditional Mexican-food restaurant. It is really one of a kind. We love going to this one. It's traditionally decorated yet modern, and it really serves some amazing traditional Mexican food. I love their quesadillas and their enchiladas!
Sea food by the beach, amazing restautant where you can have sea food on the table and sand on the feet, ceviche is really good.
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Puerto Santo
s/n López PortilloSea food by the beach, amazing restautant where you can have sea food on the table and sand on the feet, ceviche is really good.
Shopping
Marina Town Center is one of the newest and most luxurious shopping centers in Cancún. It's mostly outdoors. It's located in a new exclusive development called Puerto Cancún. And it also features our favorite cinema branch, Cinépolis VIP, where you'll find reasonable prices for a remarkably high-end movie experience featuring large leather recliners, waiter service, drinks, and a wide selection of foods including sushi.
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Marina Puerto Cancún
1 Blvd. KukulcanMarina Town Center is one of the newest and most luxurious shopping centers in Cancún. It's mostly outdoors. It's located in a new exclusive development called Puerto Cancún. And it also features our favorite cinema branch, Cinépolis VIP, where you'll find reasonable prices for a remarkably high-end movie experience featuring large leather recliners, waiter service, drinks, and a wide selection of foods including sushi.
La Isla is another wonderful shopping center. It's outdoors mostly and it's a bit touristy, but it makes up for it with stunning views since it's right by the lagoon and a great vibe. It features a nice boardwalk by the lagoon with a variety of restaurants ranging from Hooters all the way to the very classy Thai Lounge
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Plaza La Isla Cancun
km 12.5 Blvd. KukulcanLa Isla is another wonderful shopping center. It's outdoors mostly and it's a bit touristy, but it makes up for it with stunning views since it's right by the lagoon and a great vibe. It features a nice boardwalk by the lagoon with a variety of restaurants ranging from Hooters all the way to the very classy Thai Lounge
Plaza Malecón Americas is probably the most popular shopping center in Cancún. And it also features our favorite cinema branch, Cinépolis VIP, where you'll find reasonable prices for a remarkably high-end movie experience featuring large leather recliners, waiter service, drinks, and a wide selection of foods including sushi.
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Plaza Malecon Americas
7 Avenida BonampakPlaza Malecón Americas is probably the most popular shopping center in Cancún. And it also features our favorite cinema branch, Cinépolis VIP, where you'll find reasonable prices for a remarkably high-end movie experience featuring large leather recliners, waiter service, drinks, and a wide selection of foods including sushi.
Normally I wouldn't recommend this place since it's basically become a nasty tourist trap, so fair warning. However, it's probably still the easiest way to buy traditional souvenirs for you to remember Cancun or as gifts. Again, fair warning that this is a tourist trap and you'd do well to stay sharp and bargain for lower prices.
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Mercado 28
Mz 13 Xel-haNormally I wouldn't recommend this place since it's basically become a nasty tourist trap, so fair warning. However, it's probably still the easiest way to buy traditional souvenirs for you to remember Cancun or as gifts. Again, fair warning that this is a tourist trap and you'd do well to stay sharp and bargain for lower prices.
Essentials
Walmart
Mz.2 Av CobaSam's Club Cancún
Lote 2 KukulkanCostco Cancún
24 Av YaxchilánOxxo is a local brand of convenience stores. Similar to a 7 eleven, or a summa or carrefour express.
OXXO Pepe Market
Avenida XcaretOxxo is a local brand of convenience stores. Similar to a 7 eleven, or a summa or carrefour express.
Getting Around
This is the main bus terminal in Cancún where you can find buses that will take you to every major day-trip destination including: Xcaret, Chichen-Itzá, Tulum, Mérida, etc.
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Terminal Autobuses ADO Cancún
This is the main bus terminal in Cancún where you can find buses that will take you to every major day-trip destination including: Xcaret, Chichen-Itzá, Tulum, Mérida, etc.
Entertainment & Activities
This is our favorite brand of movie theaters, Cinépolis VIP, where you'll find reasonable prices for a remarkably high-end movie experience featuring large leather recliners, waiter service, drinks, and a wide selection of foods including sushi.
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Cinépolis VIP Cancún
260 Av. Tulum SurThis is our favorite brand of movie theaters, Cinépolis VIP, where you'll find reasonable prices for a remarkably high-end movie experience featuring large leather recliners, waiter service, drinks, and a wide selection of foods including sushi.
Sightseeing
This lookout is where the iconic "Cancun" sign is located. It also gives a great view of the Caribbean sea and it's beautiful white sandy beaches. This beach is on the side of the Cancun island which is not protected by Isla Mujeres, so the waves are a bit rougher than in most other beaches.
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Mirador Playa De Los Delfines
This lookout is where the iconic "Cancun" sign is located. It also gives a great view of the Caribbean sea and it's beautiful white sandy beaches. This beach is on the side of the Cancun island which is not protected by Isla Mujeres, so the waves are a bit rougher than in most other beaches.
Parks & Nature
The Presidente hotel offers the.best.beach.in.all.of.Cancun. Only problem is, accessing it can be a bit tricky. Beaches are supposed to be public, but things aren't always perfect and hotels get away with a lot of tricky stuff. What we recommend is asking if the hotel is offering a day pass. Depending on demand and the season, they sometimes offer very reasonably priced day-passes and even offer to get the day-pass fee back in consumption at the bar and restaurants. If the day pass is available, it is highly recommended to go for it! Just one last thing, the ocean at this beach is particularly calm and has a nice shallow section, don't expect big waves but more of a relaxing beach experience
Presidente InterContinental Cancún Resort
Km 7.5 Blvd. KukulcanThe Presidente hotel offers the.best.beach.in.all.of.Cancun. Only problem is, accessing it can be a bit tricky. Beaches are supposed to be public, but things aren't always perfect and hotels get away with a lot of tricky stuff. What we recommend is asking if the hotel is offering a day pass. Depending on demand and the season, they sometimes offer very reasonably priced day-passes and even offer to get the day-pass fee back in consumption at the bar and restaurants. If the day pass is available, it is highly recommended to go for it! Just one last thing, the ocean at this beach is particularly calm and has a nice shallow section, don't expect big waves but more of a relaxing beach experience