If youre looking to stock up on the basics or buy cooking ingredients without breaking the bank, its worth taking the bus downtown to one of the groceries:

• Comercial Mexicana (downtown): Av Tulum and Uxmal, opposite the bus station Av Kabah at Av Yaxchilan, Sm 21, phone: 880-9164
• Costco (downtown): Av Kabah at Av Yaxchilan, Sm 21, phone: 881-0250
• Sams Club (downtown): Av Coba, Sm 21, Lote 2, phone: 884-1383
• Chedraui (downtown): Av Tulum, Sm 22 opposite Ki Huic market Plaza las Americas, Av Tulum, Sm 4 and 9, phone: 887-2111 A Mexican supermarket chain known for bulk items.
• San Francisco de Asís (downtown): Av Tulum 18, phone: 884-1155 Mercado 28 at Av Yaxchilan and Sunyachan
• Wal-Mart (downtown): Av Sayil and Coba (take R-2 or R-15 bus) The usual great deals, plus a grocery store.
• OXXO (hotel zone and downtown): Blvd Kukulcan, Km 9, on the lagoon side of Plaza DadyO Av Nader by Rincón Tango & Pasta restaurant A chain of 7-Eleven-type mini marts throughout Cancun.