Guidebook for La Misión
Food Scene
Close to the L.A. Cetto vineyards and adjacent to Bruma, off a main highway. Overlooking a vineyard with wonderful ambiance, the food here comes in small plates. Perfect for lunch or dinner.
45 locals recommend
La Esperanza BajaMed
3 México 3Close to the L.A. Cetto vineyards and adjacent to Bruma, off a main highway. Overlooking a vineyard with wonderful ambiance, the food here comes in small plates. Perfect for lunch or dinner.
An excellent Italian restaurant helmed by a native Italian who left SF for Baja. Located a couple of blocks from the main tourist streets, the quality of food is impeccable and the prices very reasonable. Cash only. But note, the place is tiny....
34 locals recommend
da Toni
143 Av. RiverollAn excellent Italian restaurant helmed by a native Italian who left SF for Baja. Located a couple of blocks from the main tourist streets, the quality of food is impeccable and the prices very reasonable. Cash only. But note, the place is tiny....
A great go-to restaurants in Ensenada that serves until Midnight on Friday and Sunday, and 11pm on Wednesday and Thursday. It’s hidden away by the Naval yard, the first immediate right when you enter Ensenada. The food, wine and dessert are excellent and the prices are reasonable.
30 locals recommend
Manzanilla
139 Teniente AzuetaA great go-to restaurants in Ensenada that serves until Midnight on Friday and Sunday, and 11pm on Wednesday and Thursday. It’s hidden away by the Naval yard, the first immediate right when you enter Ensenada. The food, wine and dessert are excellent and the prices are reasonable.
Ollie's Brick Oven Pizza
Excellent wood-oven pizza joint; expect American prices.
A roadside stall selling amazing Sinaloa-style grilled chickens, about 8 USD to go, cash only. On the ocean-side of the Libre in Primo Tapia, directly across from the large chain restaurant Pollo Asil. I tend to stop here on my way down to grab a meal to bring to the beach house.
6 locals recommend
Pollo Asil
2 GuaymasA roadside stall selling amazing Sinaloa-style grilled chickens, about 8 USD to go, cash only. On the ocean-side of the Libre in Primo Tapia, directly across from the large chain restaurant Pollo Asil. I tend to stop here on my way down to grab a meal to bring to the beach house.
One of my favorite restaurants in the world. Off the main highway at the southern end of the Valle, this is a rustic fine-dining barbeque grill overlooking a vineyard location, perfect for lunch or dinner. There is also a separate sushi restaurant, Baja Omakase, serving a premium sushi experience (at a premium price point).
90 locals recommend
Deckmans
One of my favorite restaurants in the world. Off the main highway at the southern end of the Valle, this is a rustic fine-dining barbeque grill overlooking a vineyard location, perfect for lunch or dinner. There is also a separate sushi restaurant, Baja Omakase, serving a premium sushi experience (at a premium price point).
A world famous street cart serving fish tostadas and cocktails; the cart was featured on Anthony Bourdain's tv series. They also have a sister formal restaurant, Sabina, but oddly the street cart is better, in my opinion.
110 locals recommend
La Guerrerense
917 Av Adolfo López MateosA world famous street cart serving fish tostadas and cocktails; the cart was featured on Anthony Bourdain's tv series. They also have a sister formal restaurant, Sabina, but oddly the street cart is better, in my opinion.
The current high-end option in the Valle. The food is excellent and the ambience gorgeous, and the prices reflect this. Located in the Bruma resort. Book online through OpenTable.
46 locals recommend
Fauna
km #73 Carretera Federal 3The current high-end option in the Valle. The food is excellent and the ambience gorgeous, and the prices reflect this. Located in the Bruma resort. Book online through OpenTable.
Wine Tasting
They offer tours & tastings, and sell a large selection. Check their website in English for current offerings.
17 locals recommend
Bodegas L.A. Cetto
They offer tours & tastings, and sell a large selection. Check their website in English for current offerings.
A winery with a scenic view serving tastings at 12, 2, 4 and 6 pm.
97 locals recommend
Decantos Vinicola
A winery with a scenic view serving tastings at 12, 2, 4 and 6 pm.
An architectural gem to visit, conveniently off the main highway. Excellent stop for a sangria and a beautiful elevated view of the Valle.
24 locals recommend
Encuentro Guadalupe
75 México 3An architectural gem to visit, conveniently off the main highway. Excellent stop for a sangria and a beautiful elevated view of the Valle.
Local Convenience Stores
Convenience store just north of the Hotel La Fonda that is open 24 hours; you can grab ice, milk, soda, aspirin, etc.
7 locals recommend
OXXO
1058 Av. Lázaro CardenasConvenience store just north of the Hotel La Fonda that is open 24 hours; you can grab ice, milk, soda, aspirin, etc.
Convenience store just south of the home on the Libre, towards the Valle de Guadalupe and Ensenada. Open 24 hours; you can grab ice, milk, soda, aspirin, etc.
7 locals recommend
OXXO
1058 Av. Lázaro CardenasConvenience store just south of the home on the Libre, towards the Valle de Guadalupe and Ensenada. Open 24 hours; you can grab ice, milk, soda, aspirin, etc.
EL JEFE
The closest ATM to La Misión. Dispenses pesos or dollars. KM 47.5 on the Libre.
Big Box Stores
The closest supermarket to the home, with good selection of products.
20 locals recommend
Calimax Puerto Nuevo
15 BarracudaThe closest supermarket to the home, with good selection of products.
An upscale Walmart with an ATM in store, open until 11pm. At the northern end of Rosarito.
101 locals recommend
Walmart Playas de Rosarito
300 Carr. Libre Tijuana-RosaritoAn upscale Walmart with an ATM in store, open until 11pm. At the northern end of Rosarito.
At the southern end of Rosarito, carries the same selection as the U.S. stores.
32 locals recommend
Smart & Final
79 Boulevard B. JuárezAt the southern end of Rosarito, carries the same selection as the U.S. stores.
Located on the outskirts of Ensenada, good source for long term supplies. There is also another location in Tijuana.
39 locals recommend
Costco Wholesale
4179 México 1Located on the outskirts of Ensenada, good source for long term supplies. There is also another location in Tijuana.
Local Quick Bites
Restaurant and bar less than a 5 minute drive from the home. I recommend this location for convenience.
26 locals recommend
Dmytri's Original La Fonda Resturant
Km. 59.5 Escenica Tijuana-EnsenadaRestaurant and bar less than a 5 minute drive from the home. I recommend this location for convenience.
Adjacent to the other La Fonda hotel....the two hotels exist in competition to each other, the result of a business dispute. Also have a restaurant and bar.
37 locals recommend
Gary's La Fonda Hotel & Restaurant
Adjacent to the other La Fonda hotel....the two hotels exist in competition to each other, the result of a business dispute. Also have a restaurant and bar.
A very spartan roadside diner, south of the home on the Libre. A convenient place to pick up a breakfast burrito on a drive south.
7 locals recommend
Maganas Restaurant-Bar
20 20 De NoviembreA very spartan roadside diner, south of the home on the Libre. A convenient place to pick up a breakfast burrito on a drive south.
Quaint pizzeria at KM 62. Expect Los Angeles prices. Worth the visit because it’s close by and there’s no noisy band or loud tourists.
Archer's Pizza
Quaint pizzeria at KM 62. Expect Los Angeles prices. Worth the visit because it’s close by and there’s no noisy band or loud tourists.
The funnest "affordable" dining spot close to the home. The views here are wonderful. There is a bar next door called Los Portales that is great.
27 locals recommend
Encanto
1015 Carr. TranspeninsularThe funnest "affordable" dining spot close to the home. The views here are wonderful. There is a bar next door called Los Portales that is great.
Emergency
The Red Cross “Cruz Roja” Hospital is open 24 hours a day in Rosarito. It offers affordable emergency care. Located in Rosarito, north of the Rosarito Beach Hotel on the Libre highway (which is named “Benito Juárez” while in Rosarito). Driving north on Benito Juárez, take the first right after the HSBC bank onto Cliofas Ruiz, then take the next left onto Mar del Nte. In 700 meters, make another left onto Rene Ortiz Campoy. The address is René Ortiz Campoy #100, Zona Central, 22710 Rosarito.
Cruz Roja Hospital
100 René Ortiz CampoyThe Red Cross “Cruz Roja” Hospital is open 24 hours a day in Rosarito. It offers affordable emergency care. Located in Rosarito, north of the Rosarito Beach Hotel on the Libre highway (which is named “Benito Juárez” while in Rosarito). Driving north on Benito Juárez, take the first right after the HSBC bank onto Cliofas Ruiz, then take the next left onto Mar del Nte. In 700 meters, make another left onto Rene Ortiz Campoy. The address is René Ortiz Campoy #100, Zona Central, 22710 Rosarito.