Parque de las Palapas — Attraction in Cancún

You might wonder what to do in Cancún at night, besides going to the bar or club in the hotel zone. Well, parque de las palapas is a great place to get street food and arts and crafts. They also have music, and the park is very lively, especially on the weekend. One of the must tries that everyone on the internet talks about is marquesita. It is basically a waffle roll with cream cheese, nutella, and some kind of shredded cheese, and fruits. I think it tastes okay, but it's not my favorite dessert here. My favorites are the churros and the flan. Idk what ingredients they put in or how they mix the dough, but the churro is crunchy outside but soft inside, and very moist. I have never had any churros in the US that is good like that; I think churros of a random food cart in Havana was very good like this one. The flan is delicious as well; I wish they give us more caramel sauce tho. The drink is probably my least favorite. We have the mango chamoyada and the taste is interesting, very different. I'm not really a fan because it is sour and spicy, and I don't really like either one. The people who sells the food don't really speak english so you might have a hard time communicating if you have extra requests for food or need more...

Marquesitas ... (thin waffer..wrapped around with your favorite sweets ) to order how you like... cheese or no cheese.. simple or complex.

Open safe space .. rent a remote controlled car for the little ones to ride.. 50 pesos.

Local musicians come here to play.. some times they'll have community events here as well.

During holidays it will be super packed !

But typically, it has a decent amount of people. Locals and tourists alike.

They have a playground with kids of varied ages. Most kids are courteous, nice, friendly and play well with toddlers, but you do have some older kids .. kids will be kids 😃

@ Lupitas.. try their chile relleno.. 😋 comes with rice and beans. A small soup, salsa and torillas for only 100$ pesos.. Great deal. Their passionfruit (maracuya) drinks are good also.

My little one, (under 2) enjoyed getting soaked in the colored water works.

The made fresh coffee #coffee place is pretty good also.. they offer a varied ways of making coffee. Owner is a nice person.

Local artist also sell their artwork here. My son loves air dry clay .. and we bought several things from him.. a very...

Lots of food stalls and circular tables with seats where you can consume. Stalls offer genuine Mexican street food.

There are also sweets and snacks, like churros, prepared right on the spot.

Be sure to come in the evening, for the full experience. The offer is reduced during the day, yet on the other hand, it is not busy at all.

Some street artists are also there. Some good some bad, but the experience is nice. No one is going to hunt you down for some change.

There is also a kids area. I do not like to be around those electric noisy small vehicles, but the good part is that it is separated from the food area.

There is also a performance stage. Seen some people practicing something during the day, but no events.

The public toilet is available, located on the left side of the food area. Prepare 5 pesos for that pleasure. It is decent.

Lots of bars around the square.

Parking is also available and should be free. It is located south of the square. Some guys in fluo wests are running around in the evening, never figured out their purpose. They never really asked for money, but I also...