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A trip to Mexico is not complete without experiencing Aztec tortilla soup, Chile Nogales and a good margarita. In Todos Santos they make it all and make it right – including mango margaritas made from locally grown produce. Todos Santos is an oasis with a tremendous artesian flow of water running through the lush valley on the northwest side of town. Organic and non-organic crops are grown nearby including chilies, tomatoes, strawberries, lettuces, nopales, corn, mangoes, limons, and more. Todos Santos has been a provider of produce and seafood for Baja Sur tables for over 250 years.
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In Todos Santos one can enjoy foods ranging from street side tacos under a palapa to fine dining in restaurants written up in the New York Times. One could venture this “Magical Pueblo” has more quality restaurants per capita than just about anywhere in Mexico. Sadly, one mainstay eatery – Santanas (and the Hotel Todos Santos) is no more, having been reconverted to its former use as a privately owned casa.
Upper tier standbys like the Café Santa Fe, La Coronela in the Hotel California, and Los Adobes remain for their faithful clientele. A new addition to this triumvirate of haute cuisine is Ristorante Tre Galline – located at Topete and Benito Juarez. Opened by recent immigrants from Northern Italy - the family makes their own pastas, sausage, raviolis, and imports their wines, anchovies and oils from Italy. They do it all like your mama did back in Tuscany when you were a child.
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Los Adobes – another fine dining favorite, has creative Mexican cuisine much favored by restaurant critics loaded with delectable sauces and spices while Las Fuentes and Tequila’s Sunrise Bar and Grill offer the more standard Mexican fare of Tacos, Enchiladas, local seafood, and tender Arrachera beef. If you rode your Harley into town and have an iron stomach- try the ever rowdy, ever popular Shut-up Franks Sports bar on Degallado. The Hummer and Escalade crowd gravitate towards Swiss chef owned El Gusto! At Posada La Poza Resort on the lagoon in Todos Santos while folks strolling downtown in the art district stop in at the Caffé Todos Santos on Calle Centenario for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Bon Appetit!
For an evening respite and some lively conversation, drop into the La Copa Wine Bar on Legaspi behind the Galleria Todos Santos. Here you may meet local artists, writers and photographers who will regale you with stories of life in Baja’s version of Santa Fe New Mexico.
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Art & Beer - Pescadero. This cluster of palapas found on our way to Todos Santos, on Mexico 19 about 6 miles south of Pescadero. Run by Lourdes Campos and her partner Alfredo Ruiz, the simply named Art & Beer is known for its “chocolate clams”—marinated in 17 ingredients and served raw in their Hershey-brown shells.
Buena Vida - Pizeria & Bar. #40 Calle Centenario, downtown.
Café Santa Fé - Restaurant - Bar. A first-rate, authentic northern Italian restaurant in a beautifully renovated 1850’s heritage building, this bistro-style eatery has an international following, and has received raves from the L.A. Times and Travel and Leisure magazine. Open 12 noon to 9 pm. Closed Tuesdays. Phone: (612) 145-0340.
Caffé Todos Santos - Restaurant - Bakery - Bar - "Home grown" fresh. A very comfortable respite with a street-side covered patio, indoor seating and a lovely hacienda-style courtyard in the rear. Calle Centenario #33. Open Tuesday to Sunday 7:00 am. - 9:00 pm; Monday 7 am to 2 pm for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Phone: (612) 145-0300.
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Cerritos Beach Club - A new restaurant on the beach, just opening the end of January 2007, Cerritos Beach Club serves breakfast, lunch and dinner on the beach at Playa Los Cerritos.
Café D'licia - off the Playitas road, past Super Mercado El Sol II. Open Friday to Monday from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm for Breakfast and Lunch. Phone: (612) 145-0862.
El Gusto! Restaurant at Posada La Poza Resort - where you’ll be treated to gourmet European-Mexican cuisine. Elegant dining room, bar terrasse, whale deck. Specialties include seafood, scallops on adobado orange sauce and fettuccini with white oil sauce. Serving lunch, dinner and snacks. Open Friday to Wednesday 11:30 am to 9:00 pm. Located at the Posada La Poza Resort, La Poza, Col. La Poza, A. P. 10, Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, CP 23305 Mexico. Open Friday to Wednesday 11:30 am to 9:00 pm. Phone: (612) 145-0400 | Fax: (612) 145-0461 - (from USA and Canada dial 011 52 first).
Fonda El Zaguán - Mexican Seafood and vegetarian Tacos. Juarez between Topete and Jidalgo, Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, CP 23305 Mexico. Phone: 612-131-6769.
IL Girdino Pizzeria Trattoria - Pizza, pasta, salads, wine and fresh specials. Gianni Borghini. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 1 pm to 10 pm. Calle Degollado entre Olachea y Carrillo, Todos Santos. Phone: (612) 151-9874 | (612) 155-8106 | Email: giannicheffmx@hotmail.com
La Copa Wine Bar - Open Tuesday - Sunday from 5 pm. Located at The Todos Santos Inn, Calle Legaspi # 33, downtown.
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La Coronela Restaurant and Bar at Hotel California - Breathe in the fragrance of tropical flowers; listen to live Mexican music with a backdrop of softly tinkling fountains. Sample exotic fare such as baked oysters with soy, wasabe and fried ginger, fettuccini with arrachera, mushrooms in a spicy chipotle sauce, or jumbo shrimp in bacon with chevré-pineapple salsa. Hotel California, Calle Juarez (downtown) Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Phone: 612-145-0525.
Las Fuentes Restaurant Bar - Large menu of traditional Mexican specialties. Seafood, meat and chicken dishes. Outdoor palapa and patio seating. Full bar service. Corner of Degollado & Militar (at the stoplight, across from Pemex). Visa and MasterCard accepted. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner, 7:30 am to 10:00 pm. Phone: (612) 145-0257.
Loncheria Karla - Calle Militar across from the park. Simple Mexican breakfasts and fresh juices. Opens at 6:30 a.m. for breakfast and lunch.
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Los Adobes de Todos Santos Restaurant - features continental food with a Baja twist. Calle Hidalgo between Juárez and Militar. Open Monday - Saturday 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sundays 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Phone: (612) 145-0203. From USA dial 011-52 first; from Mexico dial 01 first. Email: losadobes@prodigy.net.mx | www.losadobesdetodossantos.com
Mariscos Rickle - Calle Degollado between Morelos & Zaragoza. Seafood. Open daily.
Miguels Restaurant - Corner of Degollado and Rangel. "Best Chile Rellenos" Traditional Mexican dishes and seafood featuring fresh catch of the day. Fish tacos. Soft drinks and beer. Across from Pemex station. Open 8 am to 9 pm for breakfast, lunch & dinner.
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Pancho Banano - Restaurante, Cafeteria y Pasteleria - Bakery, cafe and restaurant serving vegetarian and Mexican food. Maria de Jesus Casas Jaime and Luis Barcia. Hidalgo #11, entre Benito Juarez y Colegio Militar, Col. Centro, Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Phone: (612) 145-0885. Email: panchobanano@hotmail.com
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Ristorante Tre Galline - The Italian family makes their own pastas, sausage, raviolis, and imports their wines, anchovies and oils from Italy. Topete y Benito Juarez. Phone: 01152 (612) 145-0274
Shut Up Frank’s - a popular sports bar and grill near the Pemex gas station serving ice-cold cervezas, hamburgers and burritos. This joint is about as rambunctious as Todos Santos gets. Barrio San Vicente, Todos Santos, BCS, Mexico - (612) 145-0146 | USA - 011 52 (612) 145-0145.
Super Pollo - Char-Broiled Chicken, Hamburgers, Carne Asada and Turkey Burgers. Daily specials. Degollado y Olachea, Todos Santos. Phone: (612) 145-0078.
Tequila's Sunrise Bar and Grill - Mexican food and drinks. Calle Juarez (downtown) Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Phone: (612) 145-0073.
Tres Hermanos - Calle Márquez de León and Juárez. Tacos and tortas. Open most days for lunch.
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