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bajajurel
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Cafe El Triunfo, outside of La Paz
Cafe El Triunfo is in the town of El Triunfo on Mex 1 between San Antonio and La Paz. The cafe is run by a Gringo and has a great menu. They are
open only fro 9 AM till 5 PM. I had the pulled pork sandwich on home made bread with a nice salad and cerveza. Big portion and great taste!!!!! I
highly recommend this place - you wont go wrong.
Pics of the restaurant, meal, and menu of the day at this link.
https://plus.google.com/photos/113389988821727729729/albums/...
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They make a mighty fine wood oven pizza too.......dt
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That is one great looking restaurant, in one of the coolest small towns in BS. Have added it to my list.
El Triunfo is one of the small towns in Baja I can't drive through without stopping.
Thanks for the review bajajurel.
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And a killer salad!!
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I second that temptation! Excellent restaurant all around. Mark Spahr ran the Cafe Todos Santos for about 10yrs. Take some of their bread home,
too! Thanks for the pics, amigo. I have friends that eat lunch there on the way home to Pescadero from La Paz!!  Buen Provecho. Tio
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This review is so timely. I'll be heading back to La Paz in September and El Triunfo is on my list of places to explore. Glad to hear about the cafe.
Is it open daily?
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Park at the town square in San Antonio and enjoy a walk to El Triunfo and back on an old cobblestone mining road. Pleasant way to spend part of a day
and earn lunch.
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
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Hola,
thanks for the info. i have driven through el triumfo so many times and never stopped to eat. i did however, stop at the church to say a few words for
a very ill friend.
would this be the restaurant across the street from the church on the main drag ?
i thank you in advance,
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT
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Siiiiiiii!
Windgrl is right on; a great walk through the hills connecting these two towns followed by pizza and beer in the awesome garden cafe makes for a
perfect day out.
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And don't forget to check out the museo in El Triunfo. It is amazing and has a piano that was put in a cow hide and buried in the desert during the
Revolution.
And if the Maestro is in town and at the museo - he will play for you.
http://www.bajainsider.com/baja-california-travel/baja-desti...
[Edited on 7-19-2012 by Mula]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJA.DESERT.RAT
Hola,
would this be the restaurant across the street from the church on the main drag ?
i thank you in advance,
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT |
It's one block south of the main drag. If you are coming in from La Paz, turn right towards the mine stack. You will see the back entrance before the
bridge to the mine. If you are coming from San Antonio, look for the poster board on the side walk and turn left.
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
~ I-Ching
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Frank
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That's on my list of places to stop and eat now, thanks!
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Drove by it today, had already ate, but it looked nice from the street!
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bajajurel
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Coming from the south you will see a giant picture of a Bandido painted on a wall. Turn left there and go down about one block and then turn right.
The Bandido is his logo. I don't know if he has the same painting coming from the north or not - didn't go that far.
| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJA.DESERT.RAT
Hola,
thanks for the info. i have driven through el triumfo so many times and never stopped to eat. i did however, stop at the church to say a few words for
a very ill friend.
would this be the restaurant across the street from the church on the main drag ?
i thank you in advance,
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT |
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bajajurel
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I am pretty sure they are open daily but NOTE: only 9 AM till 5 PM!!!
| Quote: | Originally posted by danaeb
This review is so timely. I'll be heading back to La Paz in September and El Triunfo is on my list of places to explore. Glad to hear about the cafe.
Is it open daily? |
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bajajurel
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Great link you posted - interesting history of the town.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mula
And don't forget to check out the museo in El Triunfo. It is amazing and has a piano that was put in a cow hide and buried in the desert during the
Revolution.
And if the Maestro is in town and at the museo - he will play for you.
http://www.bajainsider.com/baja-california-travel/baja-desti...
[Edited on 7-19-2012 by Mula] |
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Cafe El Triunfo
We Dirt bike in from La Ventana and eat here quite often on our trip thru. It's a really funky spot and the contrast of riding back country and then
eating in a restaurant with great food, that we can ride right up to, is always a hit with our first time ride companions.
I believe El Triunfo used to be one of the most populated towns in Baja, or something like that, but is pretty tiny now.
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that little town has an incredibly rich history...gustave eiffel designed the huge smelter chimney and i mean HUGE!...the music museum is really
magical and the maestro is almost always there and willing to play beethovan's moonlight sonata and other wonderful classics...we bought his cd..a
really really unique baja character, to say the least!......it appears he had experienced a stroke or the like many years ago and his head is tilted
hard to the right...we took a peek at his sheet music and he has it all written out on an angle too so he can read it..wonderful time!!
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the trumpet
Wow,,I know its was a smelter town for the silver mine (plata) but never knew the eiffel guy had any ties...unlike the church further north..thats a
great story that cant be confirmed on how/why that church ended up there !!
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Mula
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KW,
Sure the Eiffel Church story can be and is confirmed.
Just read about it not too long ago, but can't remember where.
But I'm pretty sure it is all documented.
Also the Boleo Bakery in Santa Rosalia started when the French showed up to put the church up.
David K probably has it.
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