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Pescador
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Authentic Mexican Restaurant in La Paz?
Okay, is there a really good Mexican restaurant in La Paz. I had heard about El Zarape but seems that they have gone more to a buffet style and I
did not find the food very good on our last visit. Los Magueys was OK, but surely you guys who spend a lot of time there have found something else.
Help.
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David K
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Las Tres Virgenes, hands down!
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David K
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Jesse is a Mexican... his food is Mexican (well it isn't Italian or American)... I don't understand perhaps why the Baja regional food is not Mexican?
You want like only Burritos, Tacos, Tortas fast food?
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Taco Fish La Paz is my favorite for fish tacos, and there are a bunch of great tacos stands around but it's hard to say what's best for general
Mexican Cuisine...
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Rancho Viejo, a block off the malecon just up from Papas and Beer.
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Pescador
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thanks David, but Tres Virgenes is as far from authentic Mexican fare as McDonalds is from Ruth Chris Steak House. On the mainland, there are great
little restaurants on almost every other corner, but it is amazing that all of the good restaurants in La Paz avoid authentic Mexican fare. For
seafood there are lots of choices, but it clearly narrows out from there.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TecateRay
Rancho Viejo, a block off the malecon just up from Papas and Beer. |
I guess it depends on the definition of authentic, but for me Rancho Viejo for arrachera is the best. El Guero palapa on Abasolo for seafood is also
good and always crowded with locals.
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bajajudy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TecateRay
Rancho Viejo, a block off the malecon just up from Papas and Beer. |
Ditto
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If you drive south on the malecon, there is an authentic Mexican style seafood (+killer margaritas). It is about 1/4 mile south of the Applebees
restaurant (DO NOT EAT THERE!...enough said). The restaurant has indoor and sidewalk seating, an open kitchen and bar. There is a band stand on the
sidewalk, but I have yet to see the band. Fairly inexpensive, since the locals eat there. I found out several years ago from the panga tour captain
that took us for a snorkel to the large rock outcropping just west of Isla Espiritu Santo. I highly recommend that trip, buddy!
If you go north on the malecon, about 300 feet from the Applebees, there is a corner taco stand that serves clams in several styles, as well as
oysters. Oddly enough, it is next door to a real restaurant, which is always empty when we were there.
[Edited on 1-15-2014 by Udo]
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BTW...if you are the type to get lost in large cities, bring a GPS, such as a Garmin2565.
I have no idea what the plan was when they built La Paz, but streets go in every direction.
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Another thumbs up for Rancho Viejo. Quality and taste do it for me.
Or...the old 'Baja California' taco stand downtown.
You could also try 'Catrinas Cocina Mexicana' if you can find it. A little hideaway gem, down a one-way, just back from the malecon.
Hey, it's La Paz, you'll find plenty.
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North and south in La Paz are tricky, because La Paz is more or less upside down
because of the way it sits in the curve of the bay. So if you come from Loreto you are coming from the north, but you arrive in the more southern end
of La Paz, and you can watch the sun set over the bay, which you can't do in Loreto. So what is north and what is south according to pazeños as you
go on the malecon?
That was an aside, not a hijack
As for restaurants with Mexican food, maybe you would like La Fonda on Nicolas Bravo, up the hill from Hotel Lorimar, or Tamarindos, around the corner
from La Fonda, on Madero (?). Tacos el Poblano, across the street from Chedraui supermarket is about as Mexican as you can get-- best tacos ever.
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Fact is that as the world grows smaller, so-called authentic almost loses its meaning. No offense, Pompano. But whether you are in Montreal, Hanover,
Cairo, Yalta, or Istanbul, you will find Mexican food, as well as Chinese, Thai and Italian.
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Actually, the best authentic Mexican food is also hands down the cheapest. If you're really looking for traditional Mexican food cooked like
Mamacita, look no further than the Madero Market. (corner of Revolucion y Degollado) You just sit yourself down in the very first comedor on the
right of the entrance and order up chiliquilles con pollo. That is my personal favorite, but there are any number of authentic dishes. This is
handmade to order, not something sitting around in a steam table. I'll put her chiliquilles up against anyone anywhere. Five of us ate there just
today. La cuenta?? 205 pesos for the whole enchilada.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Fact is that as the world grows smaller, so-called authentic almost loses its meaning. No offense, Pompano. But whether you are in Montreal, Hanover,
Cairo, Yalta, or Istanbul, you will find Mexican food, as well as Chinese, Thai and Italian. |
Well, you've lost me again...but then, I don't have to keep up.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by weebray
Actually, the best authentic Mexican food is also hands down the cheapest. If you're really looking for traditional Mexican food cooked like
Mamacita, look no further than the Madero Market. (corner of Revolucion y Degollado) You just sit yourself down in the very first comedor on the
right of the entrance and order up chiliquilles con pollo. That is my personal favorite, but there are any number of authentic dishes. This is
handmade to order, not something sitting around in a steam table. I'll put her chiliquilles up against anyone anywhere. Five of us ate there just
today. La cuenta?? 205 pesos for the whole enchilada. |
+10 My sentiments exactly, though some may whine
about the wine list.
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David K
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What about Mar Y Peña (or is that not real Mexican food, either)?
Is there a Oaxaca style eatery there, like Ensenada's El Taco de Huitzilopochtli?
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La Paz is inconsistent with restaurants.
Rancho viejo has 2 locations at the moment. One on the malecon which serves food that seems cold/old and warmed up for customers and the original
which has two restaurants at the same location. Be careful, facing the restaurant the one on the right is not so great and in the original location
food/service is hit and miss though you should be able to get a taco. Still the original Rancho Viejo is among the more reliable restaurants but not
what it used to be.
At the moment, Toro Guero on M.Abasolo and Sinaloa is very popular.
La Fonda is always simple and good.
Olympic (olympia) is just up from Rancho Viejo and has traditional food like beans, skirt steak and rice and it's not fancy nor expensive.
Fish is excellent if they are open.
Many street-side taquerias exist which are likely the best option for a bite-two kinds exist, steak/chicken/pork meat and the cabeza, tongue, lengua
type-hard to know what you are getting.
The Dock at Marina La Paz is reliable but not exceptional. Service can be horrible and the food average but they do serve what they have on the menu.
Tres Virgenes is hit and miss depending on who is working. Hasn't been so great the last few times and we spent a few hundred dollars?
Azul in Costa Baja is nice and expensive.
Buffalo Grill is okay. Bizmarkcito on Malecon is usually good, I think there may two kitchens at the location so be aware...
A new restaurant opened on the beach at Posada Del Sol which is good for breakfast at about $150mn.
There are other places that offer traditional food but it is often hit and miss since timing is an issue, Mexicans and Gringos eat at different times
so they may not expect you to arrive for lunch at 12 noon and there won't be anything ready.
There are ton more-Please keep posting suggestions.
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La Panga in marina Palmira
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[The Dock at Marina La Paz is reliable but not exceptional. Service can be horrible and the food average but they do serve what they have on the menu.
Gnukid I beg to differ. I had absolutely the best octopus at The Dock, if that qualifies as true Mexican fare. So good that I sent a glass of wine
to the chef, which they promised they would give her when she finished her shift  As to service, well maybe it helps to be a rubia soltera, but for me it has always been excellent.
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