Will be in Cancun for only 4 nights. Seeking authentic, local food.
Or any "do not miss" place to dine. In the hotel zone or downtown
please.

Thank you in advance for suggestions.


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On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:43:17 GMT, Lori Lee >
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>Will be in Cancun for only 4 nights. Seeking authentic, local food.
>Or any "do not miss" place to dine. In the hotel zone or downtown
>please.

Downtown, La Habichuela (Margaritas 25 · Cancun, 998-884-3158) is
superb by any standard. It's also pretty expensive. Many standard
dishes, but also regional oddities -- like a dish made from a fungus
that grows oin the corn plant. Excellent flambeed desserts. The one
"don't miss" place in Cancun for foodies.

There's also a very unpresuming restaurant right across the street
from Carlos and Charlies, at (I think) Plaza Kukulkan, 7km, in the
shopping center, which serves outstanding traditional Yucatan-style
whole fish.

Lorenzillo's, a little further down Kukulkan on the bay side, has
*excellent* seafood, a hangs out over the bay. Beautiful at sunset!

Savio's is southern Italian, possibly the best in Cancun, but not up
to the standards of Italian in any large US city. I wouldn't recommend
it. There is no really good Italian in Cancun (duh).

There are a few great places right on the beach (literally, in the
sand) on Isla Mujeres, too. Well worth the trip.

Have a good time!

-- Larry