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La Esperanza

Sometimes it's fun to try "the original", and La Esperanza is the place where Baja Med cuisine was born. The menu is heavy on the seafood, with entrees like a grilled octopus and favorites like a Baja style ceviche, but there are beef and lamb dishes as well. The beef tongue carpaccio is a house specialty. The restaurant grills their meats over wood and offers pairings of dishes with matched local wines.

Address: MEX 3, KM 73.5, Francisco Zarco
Hours: Thu-Sun 13:00 - 22:00
Website: es-la.facebook.com (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Valle de Guadalupe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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