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Mexico

Seafood Ensenada

Muelle Tres: Binding Mediterranean Flavors to Baja Seafood

La Guerrerense ignited a four-meal seafood firestorm that showcased Ensenada’s bounty. We feasted on tostadas at La Guerrerense and devoured shark tacos that were double-fried in lard at Tacos El Fenix before hitting Muelle...
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Seafood Ensenada

La Guerrerense: Eating Ensenada’s Oceanic Riches

Sabina Bandera has been producing mind-blowing tostadas from an Ensenada street cart for 33 years, topping her corn crisps with jewels of the sea. Street Gourmet LA founder Bill Esparza considers La Guerrerense “the...
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Barbacoa Tijuana

Barbacoa Ermita: Hidalgo-Style Barbacoa in Tijuana

Every weekend, Hidalgo native Victor Torres opens up his house’s covered patio so people can indulge in barbacoa, a popular breakfast feast from his hometown. Technically, his “restaurant” doesn’t have a name, but it’s...
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Restaurant Sign Tijuana

Villa Saverios: Arriving at Alta Cocina in Tijuana

We’d already devoured eight meals and worked our way through a beer festival, so the idea of eating dinner was laughable. Our stomachs were on auto-pilot, but this wasn’t an ordinary group. This was...
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Pastries Tijuana

L’Abricot: Taking a Taste of Paris Back to Tijuana

A French patisserie in Baja seemed like a throwaway meal, but the Tijuana Convention and Visitors Bureau seemed to think enough of L’Abricot that we stopped anyway during our Baja bender. I probably should...
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Mexican Food Tijuana

Cien Anos: More Mainstream in Tijuana, But Still Vital

We arrived at meal six and the sun was still high in the sky. At this rate, we were on our way to doing permanent damage and it was hard to generate much excitement...
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