Fairmont Mayakoba Best Lunch (Restaurants) (10 Overall Closest) Metro: Cancún, Mexico 100% Natural (Restaurants - Lunch) Ave Sunyaxchen 63, Cancún  77500 • 998-884-0102         Description: DOWNTOWN. Vegetarian visitors to Cancún don't have to settle for just rice and beans, especially if they select 100% Natural as their dining destination. This trendy restaurant serves fresh fruit, yogurt and granola, salads, and a variety of soups. Although burgers are available, the focus is definitely more toward the health-conscious. For dessert, patrons can cool off with some sugar-free ice cream. Cambalache (Restaurants - Lunch) Blvd Kukulcán, km 9 Forum By the Sea Mall, Cancún  77500 • 998-883-0902 • 998-883-0897 User Rating: 9.75 / 10         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. If you want a list of reasons why diners choose Cambalanche, then the top three would be steaks, steaks, and steaks. The chefs here bring all their experience to bear in transforming fine Argentinean beef into tender delicacies that can be cut with a fork. If you need more reasons to show up, then try the restaurant's famous short ribs or expertly prepared seafood and chicken dishes. For dessert, order crêpes with caramelized milk or a freshly baked pastry. Captain's Cove (Restaurants - Lunch) Blvd Kukulcán, km 16.5, Cancún  77500 • 998-885-0016         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. Captain's Cove provides diners with an opportunity to get away from the busy Hotel Zone area and enjoy great cuisine at reasonable prices. The main focus is on such seafood dishes as fresh fish, lobster, and shrimp, but diners can also order ribs or steak. Hang around for a while to let your meal settle, and then enjoy a dessert like key lime pie or a sweet crêpe before again facing the tourist crowds. Casa Rolandi (Restaurants - Lunch) Blvd Kukulcán, km 8.5, Cancún  77500 • 998-883-1817         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. Don't let the fact that Rolandi is a chain of restaurants fool you into thinking that you'll be served cookie-cut dishes without pizzazz. The romantic, upscale atmosphere at Casa Rolandi is made to order for dining with your mate, and the freshly baked bread, lamb chops lightly sprinkled with thyme, lobster pasta, and many other entrées ensure optimal pleasure for your palate. Cenacolo (Restaurants - Lunch) Blvd Kukulcán, km 13.5 Kukulcán Plaza, Cancún  • 998-885-3603         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. This is a favorite Italian-dining destination for locals and visitors alike. Cenacolo has excellent outdoor dining for people-watching-that is, if you can keep your eyes off the food. Order mesclun salad or another mixed green salad to start, and then dive into a delicious entrée like lasagna with béchamel, ricotta ravioli, or filet mignon marinated in balsamic vinegar. With the great food, romantic atmosphere, and soft music wafting on the air, you are sure to feel "amore" more than once during your meal. Checándole (Restaurants - Lunch) Xpuhil Ave No. 6 Mercado 28, Cancún  • 998-884-7147         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. Mexican style home cooking, and fast! What it lacks in atmosphere, Checándole more than makes up for in food quality and affordable prices. A great place to fill up on tacos, tampiqueña, enchiladas, guisados and beans. El Cejas (Restaurants - Lunch) Mercado 28, Cancún  77500 • 998-887-1080         Description: DOWNTOWN. When you're in Cancún, it's easy to get caught up in the festive atmosphere and maybe overdo it a little. If you find yourself in this scenario, then pull it together and head to El Cejas for lunch and their renowned cocktail, Vuelva La Vida (Return to Life). After you rejoin the world of the living, settle in for some of the best and freshest seafood in the city. Favorites include ceviche, a piquant seafood cocktail, shrimp soup, and, of course, the grilled fish selections. El Pescador (Restaurants - Lunch) Ave Tulipanes 28, Cancún  77500 • 998-884-2673         Description: DOWNTOWN. Whether you dine on the street-side patio or enjoy your meal while people-watching over Tulipanes street, you will certainly be treated to some superb seafood dining at El Pescador. Some of the menu highlights include charbroiled lobster, Creole shrimp, and red snapper in garlic sauce. Diners may also opt for something a little more extravagant, like octopus or conch meat. The lines may be long to get in, but once you're seated, you will not regret the wait. El Shrimp Bucket (Restaurants - Lunch) Blvd Kukulcan, km 5, Cancún  77500 • 998-883-1722         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. You may not have to use your imagination to guess the specialty of the Shrimp Bucket, but the restaurant's chefs waste no creativity in coming up with ways to serve you this fruit of the sea. The spectacular view of the lagoon only makes seafood lovers' mouths water for the shrimp, fish fillets, lobster, octopus and oysters Rockefeller covered with melted cheese. The three-chili shrimp is another favorite that keeps patrons returning for more. La Destilería (Restaurants - Lunch) Blvd Kukulcán, km 12.6 Kukulcán Plaza, Cancún  77500 • 998-885-1087 • 998-885-1086         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. When people think of Mexico, they may picture sunny beaches, haciendas, and sombreros, but the owners of La Destilería have some other images to highlight-excellent Mexican cuisine and tequila. Start with a dish like spiced corn soup or stuffed pastries that feature chicken, cream cheese, and mushrooms. After you've had your fill, head to the bar and ask for a margarita created with one of the more than a hundred tequilas on hand. If you're not interested in at least sampling some of the country's finest concoctions, at least visit the tequila museum located inside the restaurant. Copyright ©2001 10Best Inc. All rights reserved.