The restaurants of Cancun offer a wide variety of cuisine and dishes. In addition to offering Mexican food, many restaurants specialize in different international cuisines: Cajun, Chinese, Japanese, Polynesian, Greek, Moroccan, French, Italian, Caribbean, and Spanish. You can also find restaurants that serve dishes native to Quintana Roo and Campeche. Here are a few dishes favored locally:

• Guacamole & tortilla chips
• Tacos filled with: Mexican sausage, potato, beef, pork skin in green sauce, and Mexican sauces.
• Quesadillas:  Folded fried tortilla stuffed with cheese and potatoes, garnished with Mexican sauces.
• Tik-in-xic fish:  Marinated with achiote -sour orange juice- and baked with banana leafs.
• Tamales: steamed cornmeal stuffed with beef, chicken, pork, and sweet flavored.
• Nachos: tortillas with cheddar cheese and jalepenos.
• Lima Soup:  Chicken broth enhanced with lime juice, shredded chicken, & tortilla chips.
• Eggs Motulenos:  Eggs served on top of a fried tortilla with tomato sauce, green peas, and fried banana.
• Panuchos:  Fried tortillas stuffed with Mexican beans, with shredded turkey or pork on top.
• Salbutes:  Fried tortillas with shredded turkey, pork, and purple onions.

Nightlife in Cancun usually begins with a sunset cruise or happy hour in a local hotel or bar, followed by dinner. Many restaurants have live music.  Afterwards, you can catch a show at the convention center, perhaps a ballet or a Flamenco show. Of course, there are also lots of discos that stay open all night

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