Mexico

Angelopolitano is a very popular restaurant which serves classic Mexican dishes with a modern gourmet twist. The setting is trendy and intimate and the portions are generous and extremely tasty. Downstairs there is a restaurant store selling traditional Mexican preserves and sauces of high quality. They serve lunch and dinner daily. the restaurants open between 10am and 10pm, and stays open a little later on weekends.

Food Type :Mexican

Address :Puebla 371, Colonia Roma, Mexico City

For a stylish gastronomical experience in Cancun, Les Cepages is the favourite. The restaurant serves international cuisine, with a French influence, and meals are creatively and beautifully presented. Specialties include lamb chops with mint sauce, duck with honey caramelized apples and roasted quail. There is a good wine selection and the service is superb. This world-class restaurant is slightly off the beaten tourist track in Cancun but well worth seeking out. Les Cepages is open 6pm to 11pm on Monday, 2pm to 10pm from Tuesday to Saturday, and is closed on Sundays.

Food Type :French

Address :Plaza Nichupte Local 15, Downtown, Cancun

Café Tacuba has a very colonial atmosphere, dating back to 1912. Its décor features brass lamps, oil paintings and a mural of nuns working in a kitchen. The authentic Mexican menu offers traditional dishes including tamales, enchiladas, chiles rellenos and pozole, and their pastries and hot chocolate are legendary. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner; reservations recommended.

Food Type :Mexican

Address :28 Tacuba, Centro Histórico

Website :www.cafedetacuba.com.mx/en/

La Opera is a luxurious dining venue with dark wood booths and linen-covered tables. The décor features gilded baroque ceilings and beautiful oil paintings, and an added feature is the bullet hole which revolutionary general, Pancho Villa, supposedly put in the ceiling when he galloped into the restaurant on horseback. The menu offers an array of sumptuous cuisine including Spanish tapas and red snapper with olives and tomatoes. It's open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner, and Sunday for lunch. Reservations are recommended.

Food Type :International

Address :10 Cinco de Mayo, Centro Histórico

Website :www.barlaopera.com

Open since 1936, many celebrity diners have frequented the classic-European dining room of Restaurant Danubio, in the Centro Histórico. The restaurant's menu offers superb Spanish cuisine prepared on an ancient coal and firewood stove. The seafood at Restaurant Danubio is excellent - be sure to try the langostinos(baby crayfish). It's open daily for lunch and dinner, and reservations are recommended.

Food Type :Spanish

Address :3 Republica de Uruguay, Centro Historico

Website :www.danubio.com

This small, simple restaurant serves fantastic, authentic Mexican food in a friendly and laid-back setting. Tacun is great value for money - a rare thing in Cancun - and serves yummy food in liberal helpings. Locals and tourists alike consistently rate the spot highly. The restaurant doesn't accept credit cards so be sure to take cash. Tacun is open daily for lunch and dinner.

Food Type :Mexican

Address :Blvd. Kukulcan Km 11.5, Cancun

Consistently rated as one of the top restaurants in Cancun for many years, La Dolce Vita serves fresh seafood, pizza and home-made pasta in the Italian tradition, and has a good selection of international wines. One of their signature dishes is Boquinete Dolce Vita, which is local snapper topped with shrimp and mushrooms, enclosed in puff pastry, and served with lobster sauce. La Dolce Vita is elegant but friendly. The restaurant is open daily from 8am to 11pm.

Food Type :Italian

Address :Avenue Coba N. 87, Downtown, Cancun

Website :www.cancunitalianrestaurant.com