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RECOMMENDED
RESTAURANTS
Close
to your next Las Gaviotas Rental Home
For
your Baja ‘Dining Experience’ — we
suggest the following outdoor stands and restaurants.
These are ‘tried and true’ establishments
that serve good, safe and quality food.
Restaurants
South of Las Gaviotas
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Turn RIGHT outside the Gate of Las Gaviotas, drive
south on the ‘free road’, gauge your odometer
for distance.
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TAMALES
‘LAS GAVIOTAS’
.5
mile SOUTH of Las Gaviotas
Handmade
Tamales for take out, very good, $1.00 each
for lunch or dinner.
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BOBBY’S
by the Sea
1.3
miles-South
Restaurant
& bar; American food;
breakfast,
lunch, dinner; live music on weekends.
Bobby
MacMurray — owner, lives in Las Gaviotas
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BAHIA
CANTILES
1.4 miles-South
Local
restaurant & bar; good homemade chili rellenos,
lunch & dinner; live music on weekends,
behind
Virgins
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EL
PESCADOR
1.5 miles South of your Las Gaviotas Rental
Mexican
food, breakfast, lunch & dinner
bar
& restaurant; live music on weekend
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PUERTO
NUEVO — 2 miles - South of your Las Gaviotas
Rental
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ORTEGA’S
PATIO
Known
for lobster & Mexican dishes; outdoor patio
seating; lots of parking behind restaurant;
the most restaurant ambience in Puerto Nuevo;
open for lunch & dinner
Music:
Traveling Mariachi’s
Owner,
Juan Carlos Ortega is a former Las Gaviotas
resident and homeowner.
He
is also owner of ‘Ortega’s —
A Mexican Bistro’ in Hillcrest, San Diego
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VILLA
ORTEGA’S
Puerto Nuevo
Known
for lobster & Mexican dishes;
outdoor
patio seating; lots of parking; restaurant overlooks
the ocean; open for lunch & dinner; Music:
Traveling Mariachi’s
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NUEVA
YORK DELI
2.4 miles-South
Good
sandwiches, soup,
Breakfast
& Lunch
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THE
PALM GRILL
2.6 miles- South
American,
ribs, steaks, Mexican;
sports
bar & restaurant; breakfast, lunch &
dinner; live music on Sunday afternoons; outdoor
seating
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PIZZA
Y POLLO
3.7 miles South
Roasted
chicken & pizza (will deliver );
lunch
& dinner
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LA
FONDA
11.3 miles South
Breakfast,
lunch, dinner; excellent Sunday Brunch; American,
Mexican, seafood; popular with locals &
tourists;
dining
on the oceanfront & outdoor patio
—
Music & dancing on weekends
Early
Bird dinners weeknights: Tues, Wed & Thurs
from 4 to 6pm
This
is the farthest south we recommend dining and
La Fonda is always worth the drive — approximately
20 minutes from Las Gaviotas entrance.
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Be
prepared most restaurants and stands "do not"
accept credit cards — ‘cash’ is the
name of the game in Baja.
Restaurants
North of Las Gaviotas
Turn
LEFT outside the Gate of your Las Gaviotas Rental,
drive north on the ‘free road’, towards
Rosarito. Gauge your odometer for distance.
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TACO
SURF
1.8 miles North of Las
Gaviotas
Popular
with the surfers & tourists; taco stand
with carne asada tacos & ‘tortas’;
reasonably
priced.
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ANA
MAR
1.8 miles North of Las
Gaviotas
Next
to Taco Surf — quiet, local restaurant;
order off lunch menu even for dinner; stick
with Mexican food — it is good and reasonable.
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THE
CASTLE
2.5 miles North of Las
Gaviotas
Fine
dining $$$ on ocean side of road
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ARCEL’s
2.6 miles North of Las
Gaviotas
New
outdoor restaurant serving breakfast and lunch;
tacos, seafood, burritos — limited menu
but very good and under $5. Owner Arcel was
a caterer in California and moved back to Baja.
Past
the Castle on the right side of road.
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CHA
CHA’s CAFÉ
6.4 miles North of Las
Gaviotas
As
you approach the traffic signal you will see
the building on the left side. Cha-Cha’s
is on end, ocean side. Owner is Marsha, ‘Cha-Cha’,
who is a nurse who opened her own ‘Coffee
House’. Marsha has also started the In-Care
- a home health care system for the American
Seniors in Rosarito and is loved by everyone.
Restaurant
only serves American food, homemade deserts,
home cooking & coffee specialties. A great
treat in Baja when she is there !
She
is from Boston, with that strong Bostonian accent
and always has a story to tell when your food
is being served.
Be
sure to ask her about her once owning the ‘Million
Dollar Baseball Bat’ from Babe Ruth
Breakfast,
lunch & dinner — under $5.
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ROSARITO
BEACH
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ROSARITO
BEACH HOTEL
On
left side (ocean side) of street at first stop
sign entering Rosarito.
The
Rosarito Beach is one of the oldest establishments
in town and is worth stopping, touring and possibly
having a meal. Special music & shows on
weekends; Sunday Brunch
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TACOS
YAQUI
Rosarito Beach
The
best carne asada tacos in town — very,
very popular with the locals and any full time
American. $2.00 each and written up in gourmet
magazine. Off the main street; a must if going
to Rosarito Beach.
Directions
are:
At
the stop sign where the Rosarito Beach Hotel
arch is on left, turn right. Travel one block,
turn left; go two blocks. Yaqui’s will
be on right side of street across from all the
parked Taxi’s.
Yummmmmmm
!
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SUSANNA’S
Pueblo Plaza - Rosarito
Restaurant
down the little outdoor boutique mall with entry
water fountain.
Fine
dining $$$ and excellent gourmet.
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Pueblo
Plaza is a few doors south from El Nido Restaurant.
A more upscale — boutique mall.
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EL
NIDO
8.8 miles North of Las
Gaviotas
Restaurant
very popular, very Mexican, tastefully decorated
& unique.
On
main street in Rosarito, 2 blocks north of Rosarito
Beach Hotel — on the corner. Look for the
wagon on the roof.
Homemade
tortillas, steaks, seafood; delicious.
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Del
Mole
9 miles North of Las
Gaviotas
Excellent
chicken dishes, homemade dessert tamales - reasonable
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THAT’S
AMORE
9.6 miles North of Las
Gaviotas
On
the main street, Benito Juarez. The best Italian
food in Rosarito Beach — gourmet. At the
signal, it is on right side.
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LA
ESTANCIA
9.8 miles North of Las
Gaviotas
One
block (stop sign) north of Waldo’s Dollar
Store. Turn left at stop sign, travel down 2
blocks. One of the nicest Mexican restaurants
in North Rosarito.
Similar
to El Nido, but less expensive; good steaks,
rack of lamb, Mexican Combination; full bar;
where the local Mexican and Americans choose
to dine.
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