Nick San Japanese restuarants in Los Cabos craft culinary marvels like these lobster rolls at both locations – in Cabo San Lucas just off the marina and one in the Palmilla area in the corridor between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. (photo courtesy of Nick San)
A wide variety of restaurants line the marina in Cabo San Lucas.
DINING IN CABO SAN LUCAS, LOS CABOS Thirty years ago, most of the restaurants in Cabo San Lucas and the Los Cabos region just served local Mexican dishes. With the unparallelled growth the area saw during the nineties and into the new century, the dining options here have exploded. Now, you can find cuisine from every corner of the globe - Italian, French, Asian, Brazilian, Swiss, good old-fashioned American, and of course, some of the freshest seafood restaurants you're likely to find anyplace on Earth.
You also have a lot of options when it comes to the location and type of atmosphere you're looking for. The marina area offers up great people watching along with great views of the yachts and sport fishing boats tied up to the docks. Restaurants in the marina area range from casual, lower priced fare to high-end gourmet restaurants. Here you'll find the Baja Cantina, Tiki Bar, Solomon's Landing, Alexander's, Pochos, Ruth Chris Steakhouse, the Baja Lobster company and many, many more. For some of our favorite restaurants on the Marina, you should take a look at our TOP TABLES IN CABO listings.
Venture off the marina and into town and you in store for more treats. Along these narrow streets you'll encounter some of our favorites like Spencer Moore's Mama's and Felix, Salvatore's Italian Ristorante, the Brazil Steakhouse, Mi Casa, and the newly transplanted Gordo Lele's Tacos. Trust us when we tell you that you could spend a month wandering these streets and probably still not have enough time to check them all out.
Heading towards the Medano Beach area and the streets that surround it, we highly recommend a stop at Gardenia's which has, in our opinion, the best Shrimp Mocajete's in Baja. There's also La Golondrina that some of you may remember as the Trailer Park - a terrific place to go if you have a huge appetite for seafood. La Golondrina is an open air restaurant with delightful garden landscapes and trees strewn with lights to brighten up the atmosphere. Big portions offset the prices, they're not cheap but you get a tremendous amount of food!
Along Medano Beach you'll find more restaurants including the Baja Cantina Beach restaurant (sister to Baja Cantina in the marina), Edith's, The Office and the Tabasco Beach Club, a casual beachfront burger and fries type of place that also serves Mexican fare and seafood.
Venture up the coast and you'll find a plethora of restaurants from the home of "slow cooking" Don Emiliano to El Chilar in San Jose del Cabo. Whatever you tastebuds desire can be found in Los Cabos. For listings and information about Los Cabos restaurants, see our CABO SAN LUCAS/LOS CABOS RESTAURANT DIRECTORY.... Buen Provecho!
VIDEO REVIEW OF MI CASA RESTAURANT IN CABO SAN LUCAS
MARIA CORONA RESTAURANT NOTHING SAYS TRADITIONAL LIKE A MEXICAN GRANDMOTHER'S AGES-OLD RECIPES
If you're a baby-boomer, you'll remember the show "Father Knows Best" where Robert Young's role was that of the all-knowing, all-caring dad of dads. Well, when it comes to truly traditional Mexican fare in Cabo San Lucas, Abuela (spanish for grandmother) is the one who knows best. The grandmother I'm referring to is Maria Corona, namesake of Jorge Gonzalez Sanchez's latest culinary project and Jorge's muse when it comes to authentic Mexican cooking. READ THE COMPLETE REVIEW OF MARIA CORONA WITH PHOTOS AND VIDEO
LET'S TALK TACOS..... CABO SAN LUCAS STYLE There's so many choices of where and what to eat when in Cabo San Lucas that it gets tough to choose. That's why we at Cabo's Best try and visit new restaurants every time we visit. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it!!
Every where-to-eat list needs to have a down-to-earth, honest-to-goodness street taco spot on it and ours has to include the Cabo Cantina on it. For me, the fish taco’s are the best in town and the prices are cheap, the beer cold and the tequila pour generous. Located right on Marina Blvd. in the center of town next to the Wide Open Baja offroad racing office - just look for the desert racer on the sidewalk and you’ve found it - Cabo Cantina is an excellent choice for breakfast, lunch or dinner as they're so much more than just a Great taco spot!
