GregN
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Puerto Nuevo Calimax
https://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajafever/calimax.p...
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John Harper
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I was told the original lobster "port" was in Campo Lopez (K55) and that they moved north to the "new" port back in the 1950's.
John
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bajaguy
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Calimax or lobsters??
Not much info about the Calimax, seems like a cheerleader story for lobster restaurants
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David K
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Great article about Puerto Nuevo history... The Calimax is just the latest addition there, I guess?
When we first went to Puerto Nuevo... it was called New Port or Newport so this was funny to read about the cigarette add. I remember a 7-Up bottle
painted on the side of a building which was the easy to spot mark for the turn off into the lobster village.
We learned about the place from Tom Miller (The Baja Book and Western Outdoor News author) in his Mexico West newsletter... late 1970s.
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TMW
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What is your (anyone) favorite restaurant in Puerto Nuevo. I'd like to stop and eat there on my next trip south.
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del mar
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Quote: Originally posted by TMW  | | What is your (anyone) favorite restaurant in Puerto Nuevo. I'd like to stop and eat there on my next trip south. |
Sandra's! 
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bajaguy
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Casa de La Langosta
Been going for 20+ years. Great food, great service, killer margaritas
| Quote: Originally posted by TMW | | What is your (anyone) favorite restaurant in Puerto Nuevo. I'd like to stop and eat there on my next trip south. |
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David K
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It was the place upstairs, first or second left cross-street, on the right, Chela's?... Last went there with Doug, Baja Nomad, many years ago. All the
guacamole and ceviche you wanted.
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Hook
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I first went to the area with my parents in 1969. We were staying at the Hotel Cantamar and going to the Newport lobster fishing village was
recommended by the hotel staff.
I dont recall any actual restaurants. It was just the family homes of the lobster fishermen. We ate with other folks at picnic tables along the side
of their house. It was 5.00US for all you can eat. Beers and sodas were extra.
It was the first time any of us had had deep fried lobster. Before that, our family did nothing but steam or boil them. The lobster were much larger
back then, compared to when I went to the restaurants in the 70s and 80s. Even as a teenager, I could only eat 3-4 halves, with all the oil content.
It also came with frijoles, arroz and tortillas.
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