Los Cabos Restaurants

Prepare yourself for a gourmand's delight. The competition, creativity, selection, and, yes, even the prices are utterly beyond comprehension. From elegant dining rooms to casual seafood cafés to simple taquerías, Los Cabos serves up anything from standard to thrilling fare.

Seafood is the true highlight here. Fresh catches that land on the menus include dorado (mahimahi), lenguado (halibut), cabrilla (sea bass), jurel (yellowtail), wahoo, and marlin. Local lobster, shrimp, and octopus are particularly good. Fish grilled over a mesquite wood fire is perhaps the most indigenous and tasty seafood dish, while the most popular may be the tacos de pescado (fish tacos): traditionally a deep-fried fillet wrapped in a handmade corn tortilla, served with shredded cabbage, cilantro, and salsas. Beef and pork—commonly served marinated and grilled—are also delicious. Many restaurants import their steak, lamb, duck, and quail from the state of Sonora, Mexico's prime pastureland, and also from the United States, though many of the high-end spots are only using local ingredients.

In San José, international chefs prepare excellent Continental, French, Asian, and Mexican dishes in lovely, intimate restaurants, and it's where the major portion of the area's explosion in new eateries has occurred. Following in the footsteps of Northern Baja’s Valle de Guadalupe, several restaurants on the outskirts of San José del Cabo are offering farm-to-table cuisine, as well as cooking courses and tours. This organic movement has spread from the Farmer’s Market in San José del Cabo to the luxury resorts along the coast that rely on the farms for their daily menu. The Corridor is the place to go for exceptional (and expensive) hotel restaurants, while intense competition for business in Los Cabos means many restaurants go through periodic remodels and reinvention, the Corridor restaurants included. With San José emerging as the hotbed of culinary activity, it’s fair to say that Cabos San Lucas lags somewhat behind. But Cabo has comfort food covered, with franchise eateries from McDonald's, Subway, Johnny Rocket’s, Domino's, and Ruth's Chris Steak House.

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  • 1. Alcaravea Gourmet

    $$$ | Centro

    Alcaravea Gourmet has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a tiny, off-the-beaten-path bistro, and is now considered one of Cabo's top stops for Italian and Mediterranean style cuisine. Enter through a flower-and-vine-garlanded opening into an intimate dining area. Chef Enrique Diaz's menu features salads, fresh pastas, chicken, seafood, and meat dishes. Try the pescado con champiñones (fresh catch of the day with mushrooms, garlic, herbs, lemon, and a touch of Parmesan), the rib-eye steak, or the scalloped beef with prosciutto. The wine list is modest but includes nice selections from México, Italy, Argentina, and the United States. Alcaravea also boasts the best lunch deal in town: soup or salad, entrée with veggies or pasta, plus dessert and drink, all for only $12.

    Zaragoza at 16 de Septiembre, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23410, Mexico
    624-143–3730

    Known For

    • Excellent $12 lunch deal
    • Delicious pescado con champiñones
    • Top-tier rib-eye steak

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun.
  • 2. Cocina del Mar

    $$$$

    Argentinean chef Guillermo Gomez delivers an elevated culinary experience at Cocina del Mar, the elegant restaurant in the exquisite Esperanza Resort. Using daily market ingredients and focusing on simple seafood, Gomez presents inventive dishes such as lobster macaroni, grilled Kumiai oysters, or the impressive seared totuaba. Grilled Angus is accompanied with a charred chili meat sauce. Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, the waiter delivers a banana soufflé in a cast-iron skillet, topped with homemade ice cream. Opt for a table on the cliffs where waves crash so close, you can feel the spray.

    Carretera Transpeninsular, Km. 7, The Corridor, Baja California Sur, 23410, Mexico
    624-145–6400

    Known For

    • Romantic location on the cliff
    • Delicious banana soufflé
    • Whole fish encased in salt and herbs

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Reservations essential
  • 3. El Farallon

    $$$$ | Pedregal

    Atop a bluff at the Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal, El Farallon provides one of the most breathtaking vantage points in Cabo San Lucas. Chef Gustavo Pinet presents a seafood-heavy menu with a "fresh fish market" displaying the catch of the day. Customize your dish from an array of fish and meats—from yellowtail, parrotfish, spiny lobster, rib-eye steak, and sea bass to the irresistible local chocolate clams. All dishes come with a tasting of the day's three appetizers, which can include anything from tuna ceviche to crab-and-chipotle soup, as well as two sides that range from asparagus to grilled corn to cilantro-infused rice. Fish and meats are simply prepared on a flat grill with fine herbs and a drop of butter, and are so well executed that you may forego the accompanying sauces. It's challenging, but save room for desserts like apple and banana cobbler, then digest over an after-dinner drink at The Champagne Terrace while you ogle the view.

    Camino Del Mar 1, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23455, Mexico
    624-163–4300

    Known For

    • Irresistible local chocolate clams
    • The Champagne Terrace
    • Dishes come with a tasting of the day's three appetizers

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Reservations essential
  • 4. Flora's Field Kitchen at Flora Farms

    $$$$ | Las Animas Bajas

    This alfresco dining experience is built right in the center of the self-sustaining Flora Farms. It's a charming oasis featuring a farm-to-table restaurant, spa, gift shop, cooking school, organic market, and culinary cottages (private homes), all under the Flora Farms brand. Meals are homemade including produce and meat (chicken and pork) grown on the property and bread baked on-site. Wholly organic meals include favorites like fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, massive pork chops fired in the wood-burning oven, butternut squash ravioli, and a selection of pizzas and seasonal salads. Even the sausages served with sweet potato chips are homemade. The adjacent Farm Bar serves unique takes on classic cocktails delivered in Mason jars, like the ginger and beet margarita or the Farm Julep (watermelon juice with basil, mint, and rum). Flora's is a wonderful learning experience for families by day and a romantic spot for couples by night. There's live music nightly at 7:30 and cooking classes Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:30 to 2 pm (cost $115 includes lunch).

    Flora Farms, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, 23450, Mexico
    624-142–1000

    Known For

    • Wood-fired pizzas
    • Farm setting with live music
    • Produce raised on-site

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and daily 2:30–5 pm
  • 5. Laja

    $$$$

    Set aside three hours for this extraordinary dining experience inside a cozy little house. Celebrity chef Jair Téllez's ambitious prix-fixe menus (there are four-course and eight-course versions) change frequently, but may include chione clam soup, yellowtail tartare, and braised beef with butternut squash and cauliflower purée, all served with excellent regional wines. After the main entrée, cleanse your palate with refreshing orange-carrot-mint sorbet, and then sink your teeth into one of their savory desserts like churros with carob tree ice cream. Don't be surprised if a bonus course suddenly appears at some point throughout your meal. If you aren't satisfied with the portions, simply ask for more at no extra charge. Polished woods and windows overlooking the valley make the dining room and outdoor plaza as sleek as the menu. A meal here is well worth the drive.

    Highway 3, Km 83, Baja California Norte, 22750, Mexico
    646-155–2556

    Known For

    • Eight-course wine pairing
    • Twist on Mexican and international flavors
    • Farm-to-table with everything local

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted, Closed Sun.–Tues. and late Nov.–early Jan. No dinner Wed. Last orders taken at 8:30 pm Thurs.–Sat, Reservations essential
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  • 6. Las Tres Vírgenes

    $$ | Centro

    Poll locals on their favorite restaurant in La Paz, and Las Tres Vírgenes is likely to be the runaway winner. Chef and Tijuana native Jesús Chávez has endeared himself to Paceños over the past dozen years with consistently excellent mesquite-grilled fare, from seafood and enormous burgers (try the Baja 1000 with “double beef, double cheese, double everything”) to slow-braised Angus short ribs, Tomahawk bone-in rib eye, and Brazilian-style picaña. The foliage-framed courtyard dining area is perfect for romantic moonlit dinners, and the resident mixologist serves cocktails and postprandial liqueurs and espresso drinks from an old-fashioned wooden bar.

    Calle Francisco I. Madero 1130, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23000, Mexico
    612-123–2226

    Known For

    • #1 favorite among locals
    • Romantic courtyard dining
    • Great cocktails
  • 7. Lolita Café

    $ | Centro

    In a relaxing garden filled with retro decor, waiters in mesh trucker hats and black T-shirts deliver remarkable urban Mexican cuisine with a dash of Grandma’s secret recipes. Under the shade of a mango tree, start with the trio of salsas infused with orange and chipotle, served with a basket of freshly fried tortilla chips. Local breakfast favorites are the French toast and Costa Azul (baked eggs with a Dijon cream sauce). Or go straight to the lunch menu, featuring the pork shoulder sandwich, jicama mango salad with citrus cream dressing, and a cheese-and-vegetable stuffed poblano sandwich. All pastries are crafted in-house, including the sinfully divine churros, served with sweet milk.

    Manuel Doblado 24, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, 23400, Mexico
    624-130–7786

    Known For

    • Delightful breakfast under the shade of a mango tree
    • Yummy churros and gourmet coffees
    • Fresh squeezed juices and healthy smoothies

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. No dinner
  • 8. Los Tres Gallos

    $$$ | Centro

    A romantic courtyard shaded by fruit trees, classic rancheras (Mexican folk music), and traditional preparations of regional Mexican specialty dishes are the hallmarks at Los Tres Gallos. Discover their delicious heritage dishes such as cochinita pibil (slow-roasted pork) and molcajetes (stone bowls) filled with flank steak, shrimp, chorizo, nopal, and panela cheese. The downtown eatery's name pays tribute to three of the greatest stars of Mexico's golden age of cinema. Photographs of Jorge Negrete, Pedro Infante, and Javier Solís—collectively referred to as "the three roosters"— adorn the walls of one of the dining areas, and their music often plays softly in the background, adding to the restaurant's old-fashioned charm. A second location has recently opened in San José del Cabo.

    Calle Leona Vicario at 20 de Noviembre, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23469, Mexico
    624-130–7709

    Known For

    • Old-fashioned charm
    • Delicious flan for dessert
    • Tribute to stars of Mexico's golden age of cinema
  • 9. Mi Casa Supper Club

    $$

    What began as an underground supper club in the home of Dennis and Bo Bendana is now the leading restaurant in Rosarito. Inspired by the founders' international travels, the decor reflects their love for Morocco and Bali while the menu from chef Guillermo Trexo celebrates the Mediterranean and Mexico. The menu changes regularly, but you might find dishes incorporating local fish, such as yellowfin tuna with almond mojo. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the coastline, making it a popular brunch spot on weekends. Grab a table in the formal dining room or on the rooftop terrace where dishes like slow-cooked lamb with Oaxacan mole coloradito are served. Locals often drop by for live music and fresh-baked pastries served with a cup of sweet Moroccan tea.

    Estero 54, Rosarito, Baja California Norte, 22560, Mexico
    664-609–3459

    Known For

    • Red velvet churros with dark chocolate
    • Sunday brunch and live music
    • Seven-course tasting menu

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon.–Wed. No breakfast or lunch Thurs.–Fri, Reservations essential
  • 10. Nick-San

    $$$ | Marina San Lucas

    Nick-San may very well be Cabo San Lucas's top restaurant. Owner Angel Carbajal is an artist behind the sushi counter (he also has his own fishing boats that collect fish each day), and his creative fusion menu of Japanese and Mexican cuisines truly sets his masterpieces apart. The sauce on the cilantro sashimi is so divine that some say diners sneak in bread to sop up the sauce (rice isn't the same), while all of the tuna specialties—from seared sashimi with sesame seeds to tuna tostadas—are exquisite. Beware; you can run up a stiff tab ordering sushi here, though it's worth the splurge. The mahogany bar and minimalist dining room are packed most nights, but the vibe is upbeat. If you're staying in the Corridor, you're in luck; there's also a second Nick-San in Las Tiendas de Palmilla shopping center. Reservations are recommended, especially on weekend nights and during high season. Otherwise, be prepared for a wait.

    Blvd. Marina, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23450, Mexico
    624-143–2491

    Known For

    • Tuna specialties
    • Reservations recommended
    • Divine sauce on the cilantro sashimi

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
  • 11. Sano's

    $$

    This elegant restaurant, with its white linens, open trusses, and soft candlelight is the best steak house in Baja California. Prepared on mesquite wood, the steak is divine and tender, almost as if it's been marinated in butter (though the chef swears salt and a little love are the secret). Aged for 21 days, the rib eye is the star of the show—juicy, flavorful, and served with a side of asparagus and baked potato. Preempt the experience with local oysters, a Baja beer tasting, and the romaine wedge doused in blue cheese. They also serve homemade pastas, grilled lamb, and a lovely chicken in plum sauce. Service is impeccable and the wine list extensive. The chocolate truffle cake will leave you asking, “Did I really just eat that whole thing?”

    Carretera Tijuana–Ensenada, Km 108, Ensenada, Baja California Norte, 22880, Mexico
    646-174–4061

    Known For

    • Aged rib eye
    • Dishes cooked to perfection
    • Excellent service

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted, Closed Mon.–Wed
  • 12. The Cabo Coffee Company

    $ | Centro

    Many of the area's best restaurants source their coffee blends from Cabo Coffee Company. The café, just off the Plaza Amelia Wilkes town square, serves a wide array of espresso drinks made from organic beans grown in Oaxaca's cloud forest. The café is a popular meeting place for locals, who appreciate the comfortable couches and complimentary Wi-Fi, as well as the fresh pastries.

    Calle Miguel Hidalgo at Francisco I. Madero, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23450, Mexico
    624-105–1754

    Known For

    • Local hangout
    • Free Wi-Fi
    • Tasty fresh pastries
  • 13. 7 Seas Seafood Grille

    $$$

    It's quite soothing to sit in this restaurant at Cabo Surf Hotel, at the ocean's edge under the shade of a palapa while watching the surfers. For breakfast munch on their machaca con huevos (eggs scrambled with shredded beef) washed down with a fresh-fruit smoothie. Later in the day, grab some fish tacos or a Mediterranean tuna wrap with a blueberry mojito. Burgers are piled high with jalapeños and caramelized onions. For something light, try the crab cakes on a bed of tomato chutney with arugula. Drop in to watch the sunset and dine on fresh fish with a flavorful mango sauce. With a focus on healthy cuisine, the kitchen uses all local organic ingredients, cooks with olive oil (instead of butter), uses soybean oil for deep-frying, and will not serve marlin, mahimahi, or parrotfish due to commercial overfishing. Your entertainment is simple: a wonderful view that never stops changing.

    Carretera Transpeninsular, Km 28, The Corridor, Baja California Sur, 23401, Mexico
    624-142–2666

    Known For

    • Gluten-free and vegetarian options
    • Inventive seafood cuisine with eclectic style
    • Regional organic vegetables

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
  • 14. Alexander Restaurant

    $$$ | Marina San Lucas

    Ideally located along Cabo San Lucas's busy marina walkway, Alexander's is where Switzerland meets México. Pull up a chair at one of the sidewalk tables and start with a meat-and-cheese fondue, a treat for which Swiss chef and owner Alex Brulhart is known. You could finish with the chateaubriand for two in a rosemary demi-glace, or the filet mignon and lobster surf and turf combo—but it's the flambéed tequila shrimp and sake lobster that draw wonder and awe.

    Cabo San Lucas Marina, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23450, Mexico
    624-143–2022

    Known For

    • Meat-and-cheese fondue
    • Incredible flambéed tequila shrimp
    • Delicious sake lobster

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
  • 15. Baja Beans

    $

    Although Los Cabos and Baja are not coffee-growing regions, the folks in the town of El Pescadero roast the finest beans from the Sierra Norte mountains in the Mexican state of Puebla. They turn them into the area's best gourmet coffee drinks, which may be enjoyed at tables in the adjoining garden. Baked goods and light fare headline the daily menu offerings, with more filling options—such as vegetarian frittatas—available for Sunday brunch. Other Sunday specials include live music and a farmers' market.

    Hwy. 19, Km 64, Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, 23300, Mexico
    612-130–3391

    Known For

    • Area's best gourmet coffee drinks
    • Live music on Sundays
    • Farmers' market on Sundays

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No dinner
  • 16. Baja Brewing Company

    $$$ | Playa El Médano

    A branch of the established San José del Cabo microbrewery, the beers are brewed in San José, meaning what you get here is "20 minutes fresh." No quibbles with the system; the eight house brews and seasonal additions are a flavorful change from the ubiquitous Tecate. The location of this outpost on the rooftop of the Cabos Villas resort on Médano Beach, however, ups the ante with a semi-open-air venue and view of the ocean.

    Callejon del Pescador, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23450, Mexico
    624-143–9166

    Known For

    • Ocean views
    • Open-air dining
    • Fresh brews

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
  • 17. Baja Brewing Company

    $$ | Centro

    Baja's popular brewery is right in the middle of San José del Cabo's Art District. Fun and upbeat, this brewpub has great music and serves filling pub meals. Craft burgers, mixed greens, and mesquite-fired pizzas—and more elegant entrées such as tuna tartare and ceviche tostadas—should be accompanied with a pint of any of eight special San José cervezas, along with seasonal offerings, all brewed within sight of the bar and restaurant. Another branch of the brewery is located on the rooftop of the Cabovillas Resort in Cabo San Lucas.

    Morelos 1277, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, 23401, Mexico
    624-142–5294

    Known For

    • Wood-fired pizza
    • Customers watching behind-the-scenes brewing while enjoying beers at the bar
    • Baja beer on tap

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
  • 18. Baja Cantina Marina

    $$ | Marina San Lucas

    This large, casual, sportfishing-oriented cantina, just around the corner from the Tesoro Los Cabos Resort, draws crowds with its all-day drink specials. Boasting a top marina location near L-M-N Dock, an excellent view of the sportfishing and mega yachts, $2 cervezas all day, affordable eats, and American sports on multiple TVs, it's a favorite of the sportfishing deckhands and boat captains. You can enjoy a Captain's breakfast special for under $8, a budget-friendly afternoon appetizer menu, or splurge a bit more for daily seafood and steak specials. Most meals can be had for under $20. Saturday night is Ladies' Night—ladies drink free from 8 to 10 pm—and if you stay late, you'll catch the live DJ and dancing. Free Wi-Fi is accessible throughout the restaurant.

    Dock L-M-N, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23450, Mexico
    624-143–1111

    Known For

    • Late-night DJs and dancing
    • All-day drink specials
    • Budget-friendly eats

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
  • 19. Bandido's Grill

    $ | Centro

    Bandido's has come a long way since opening nearly a decade ago with three plastic tables and a grill fixed under the hood of an old pickup truck. The unique truck-grill is still around, but the restaurant's latest alfresco setting suggests it may be transitioning from working-class pit stop into romantic burger joint. Red-and-white checkered tablecloths are scattered amid dozens of palm trees festooned with lanterns, and tropical breezes blow in past the nearby marina. Bandido's is very popular with locals, who crowd the place nightly for enormous half-pound burgers and barbecue ribs, ice-cold cervezas, and old-time rock and roll.

    Calle Navarro at Topete, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23060, Mexico
    612-128–8338

    Known For

    • Popular with locals
    • Hearty burgers and ribs
    • Old-time rock and roll
  • 20. Bar Esquina

    $$$$ | Playa El Médano

    Set in Cabo San Lucas's boutique Bahia Hotel, Bar Esquina is making a name for itself as one of Médano Beach's best restaurants. Whether you're craving eggs Benedict in the morning to help you absorb last night's party, a wood-fired pizza, or a burger on a pretzel bun, Bar Esquina is the neighborhood's top option for expertly prepared American-style comfort food. For dinner try the highly recommended tuna tartare, short rib, or beef fillet. With tall cocktail tables in the bar, an open-air dining room, chalkboard menus written on columns that front an open kitchen, and frequent live music, this place offers a cool atmosphere and great dining just off the beach. For a quick refuel, there's Esquina Coffee Shop right next door. Open at 7 am, it sells juices, coffee, and smoothies for takeaway.

    Av. El Pescador, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23453, Mexico
    624-143–1890

    Known For

    • Delicious tuna tartare
    • Live music
    • Good food after a night out

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