Where to eat
In Rosarito you eat facing the sea: the legendary Puerto Nuevo lobster, fresh-caught seafood and the fish tacos that travelled the world.
🦞 Puerto Nuevo, the lobster village
A few minutes south of Rosarito, Puerto Nuevo is a village devoted entirely to lobster: around 100,000 are served a year. The signature dish is split-and-fried lobster with handmade flour tortillas, beans, rice and lime. Here are our picks, in and around the village.
Villa Ortega's
The Puerto Nuevo classic, perched on the cliff with an ocean view.
La Casa de la Langosta
Lard-fried lobster and handmade sobaquera tortillas in a traditional setting.
Tacos El Yaqui
The carne-asada "Perrones" — ranked by TasteAtlas among the best in the world.
Mariscos La Estrella
Fresh seafood in the picturesque fishing village of Popotla.
El Nido
Rustic steakhouse since 1971, wood-fired cuts next to the Rosarito Beach Hotel.
Splash Baja
Fresh, affordable seafood on a terrace hanging over the ocean at Km 52.
La Flor de Michoacán
Michoacán-style carnitas and a historic paleta shop: Rosarito's oldest food business, since 1950.
Ortega's Buffet
A Mexican buffet from Puerto Nuevo's lobster family — downtown Rosarito's breakfast institution.
Popotla Fish Market
Sea to plate: pick the day's catch on the beach and have it cooked on the spot.
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