Fairmont Mayakoba Best Mexican (Restaurants) (10 Overall Closest) Metro: Cancún, Mexico 100% Natural (Restaurants - Mexican) 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. Checándole (Restaurants - Mexican) 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. Club Grill (Restaurants - Mexican) Retorno del Rey 36 Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Cancún  77500 • 998-881-0808         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. Elegance and refinement are distinct qualities of Club Grill, which offers a Continental menu that mixes world favorites with a little local flavor. The tasteful décor features wood trimmings and an anteroom furnished with comfortable couches where customers can relax with a cocktail and Cuban cigar before dinner. Entrées like grilled lamb and peppered scallops are top menu choices, and those looking for a touch of Mexican cuisine will not be disappointed by the bean and lentil soup spiced by habañero chili. El Cejas (Restaurants - Mexican) 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 Shrimp Bucket (Restaurants - Mexican) 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. Hacienda Sisal (Restaurants - Mexican) Blvd Kukulcán, km 13.5, Cancun  • 998-848-8220         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. Not all Mexican food is about tacos and burritos. At Hacienda Sisal, like at most of the area's Mexican restaurants, you can get lobster and shrimp enchiladas or chicken fajitas, but you could opt for something a tad more unusual, like sautéed mushrooms with guajillo chiles and tequila, or filet mignon with a kicky three-chile sauce, or tamarind shrimp. After your meal, head next door for a lively evening of dancing and live music. Alternatively, choose the dinner-show combo, which includes a buffet meal and a fun folk music and dance production. La Casa de las Margaritas (Restaurants - Mexican) Paseo Kukulkán Km 12.5 La Isla Shopping Village, Cancún  • 998-883-3222 • 998-883-3054         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. Mexican arts and crafts, patios abloom with colorful flowers, festive music, plentiful margaritas – what more could you ask for! This is Mexican dining at its most celebratory. Stuff yourself with tortilla soup, tamales, marlin tostadas, shrimp tacos, beef filet with cuitlacoche and sun-dried pepper sauce, chicken mole and pozole; wash it all down with a fruity margarita or an ice-cold beer. Olé! La Destilería (Restaurants - Mexican) 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. La Fisheria (Restaurants - Mexican) Blvd Kukulkán, km 8.5 Plaza Caracol Shopping Center, Cancún  77500 • 998-883-1395         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. Diners who happen upon La Fisheria in the Plaza Caracol Shopping may want a wood-oven pizza or a rack of ribs, but those-in-the-know return time and again to this restaurant for the seafood. Menu items include steamed mussels, grouper in lobster sauce, shark fingers, sword fish with garlic butter, and ceviche, a dish of marinated fish bites in a tomato, onion and cilantro sauce. Make sure to ask about the catch of the day to see what new dish the chefs have prepared. La Habichuela (Restaurants - Mexican) Margaritas 25, Cancún  77500 • 998-884-3158         Description: DOWNTOWN. For over 20 years, La Habichuela has given patrons one of the best seafood dining experiences in Cancún. The restaurant's soft lights and music set a romantic mood, but even lovers consumed with each other will have a hard time pulling their attention away from dishes like shrimp in a ginger and mushroom sauce. A couple of other favorites include lobster in a curry sauce and Crema La Habichuela (string bean soup). Ask to sit in the garden area for a particularly romantic setting. Copyright ©2001 10Best Inc. All rights reserved.