Baja California
Carretera Tecate Km 93.5, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Michelin-starred Valle de Guadalupe restaurant pairing strictly seasonal Baja seafood like aguachiles, ceviches, and seared abalone with Casa de Piedra sparkling wines at communal outdoor tables.
Haven't been here myself — came recommended from someone I trust.
Three-story Puerto Nuevo seafood restaurant founded in 1985, specializing in Puerto Nuevo-style lobster served steamed, ranchera, or thermidor with handmade flour tortillas and margaritas.
An Ensenada seafood spot outside the tourist zone known for sea urchin dishes, geoduck, and sophisticated ceviches, tostadas, and cocktails.
A Michelin Bib Gourmand Tijuana farm-to-table restaurant where corn is nixtamalized and ground in-house for tacos and tostadas, with standout chilaquiles in salsa borracha and a daily tamal in banana leaf.
Sinaloan-style seafood restaurant in Tijuana's centro fish-market district, known for pescado zarandeado (grilled whole fish) in varieties like snook, sea bass, red snapper, mullet, and corvina, plus shrimp aguachile tostadas.
Ensenada seafood restaurant named for the port's historic lobster cooking plant, serving live-tank lobster grilled, boiled, or Puerto Nuevo style alongside modern Baja ceviches, aguachiles, and soy-dressed tiraditos.