Guidebook for Rosarito

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Guidebook for Rosarito

Food Scene

Local hangout, full 2-story restaurant & bar, breakfast to late-night! Great for watching sports, a big group meal, or just relaxing. English speaking! Get the brunch or Chile Rellenos.
44 locals recommend
Charly's Place
Km 37.5 Rosarito - Ensenada
44 locals recommend
Local hangout, full 2-story restaurant & bar, breakfast to late-night! Great for watching sports, a big group meal, or just relaxing. English speaking! Get the brunch or Chile Rellenos.
Best tacos in the area, and closest to our place! Small stand, just a few seats, BYOB if you like. If they're making al pastor, highly recommend.
14 locals recommend
Taco Surf
14 locals recommend
Best tacos in the area, and closest to our place! Small stand, just a few seats, BYOB if you like. If they're making al pastor, highly recommend.
Seafood spot w/views! Famous for lobster, ceviche, etc. Get the lobster quesadilla.
Angel Del Mar
Seafood spot w/views! Famous for lobster, ceviche, etc. Get the lobster quesadilla.
High-end seafood. Absolutely get the aguachile and the scallops! Even the rice & beans will blow your mind. You won't regret it.
18 locals recommend
Sandra's Restaurant
10 Chinchorro
18 locals recommend
High-end seafood. Absolutely get the aguachile and the scallops! Even the rice & beans will blow your mind. You won't regret it.
Some of the best Rosarito tacos, second only to Norteño, next door.
8 locals recommend
Tacos El Poblano
532 Parque Baja California Sur
8 locals recommend
Some of the best Rosarito tacos, second only to Norteño, next door.
#1 legit local taco spot in Rosarito! Don't miss it! Open late!
Tacos El Norteño
639 Boulevard B. Juárez
#1 legit local taco spot in Rosarito! Don't miss it! Open late!
Hands down the best birria in Baja. Small little street-style stand for a quick in and out meal. Also great if you're feeling a little sick (or hungover..)!
Birrieria Alex III
5 Boulevard Popotla
Hands down the best birria in Baja. Small little street-style stand for a quick in and out meal. Also great if you're feeling a little sick (or hungover..)!
Dollar fish tacos! Huge menu, huge drink selection, great ocean views, and right on the border wall, above the boardwalk. A go-to in Playas. Often a live band - can get loud!
9 locals recommend
Los Arcos
347 Av Del Pacifico
9 locals recommend
Dollar fish tacos! Huge menu, huge drink selection, great ocean views, and right on the border wall, above the boardwalk. A go-to in Playas. Often a live band - can get loud!
A different style, slightly bigger and juicer TJ street taco. Compare this legit spot if you need a taco fix! Try the lengua and the cabeza.
13 locals recommend
Taqueria Franc
9257 Blvrd Gral Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada
13 locals recommend
A different style, slightly bigger and juicer TJ street taco. Compare this legit spot if you need a taco fix! Try the lengua and the cabeza.
Arguably some of the best TJ tacos. Trust the locals!
12 locals recommend
Taconazo
2416 Av Guanajuato
12 locals recommend
Arguably some of the best TJ tacos. Trust the locals!
Located below the Hotel LaFayette, this vibey spot offers craft Mexican-inspired cocktails and gastropub-quality eats. Get the mezcal watermelon cocktail and the octopus tostadas!
16 locals recommend
LA JUSTINA
930 Av. Revolución
16 locals recommend
Located below the Hotel LaFayette, this vibey spot offers craft Mexican-inspired cocktails and gastropub-quality eats. Get the mezcal watermelon cocktail and the octopus tostadas!
Best sushi & Japanese food in Tijuana.
14 locals recommend
Saketori-Ya
7 Av. Tapachula
14 locals recommend
Best sushi & Japanese food in Tijuana.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great local beers & rotating taps. Multi-story, ocean views, outdoor patios. Often live music.
12 locals recommend
Sin Fronteras Brewing
12 locals recommend
Great local beers & rotating taps. Multi-story, ocean views, outdoor patios. Often live music.
Extensive seafood & tapas menu, tons of local craft brews, plus outdoor patio for live music, games, etc.
30 locals recommend
Surf Brewing Company
30 locals recommend
Extensive seafood & tapas menu, tons of local craft brews, plus outdoor patio for live music, games, etc.
Iconic Papas & Beer is the Rosarito staple of beach party scenes. With multiple bars, levels, and extensions onto the beach, it can hold over 5,000 people and often hosts concerts, DJs, and events. Expect to pay "gringo prices," a cover charge in high season/weekends, and a rowdy younger scene. In off-season or mid-week, it can be pleasant and not as wild.
318 locals recommend
Papas & Beer
400 Coronado
318 locals recommend
Iconic Papas & Beer is the Rosarito staple of beach party scenes. With multiple bars, levels, and extensions onto the beach, it can hold over 5,000 people and often hosts concerts, DJs, and events. Expect to pay "gringo prices," a cover charge in high season/weekends, and a rowdy younger scene. In off-season or mid-week, it can be pleasant and not as wild.
Set on 200 acres amidst the wine vineyards of the beautiful Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California, the Bruma winery is a locally-sourced restaurant and a working winery. To set foot here is to experience a sensory connection with nature, amazing architecture, with Mexico, and with new adventures. Make reservations, and have the octopus.
33 locals recommend
Bruma Valle de Guadalupe
33 locals recommend
Set on 200 acres amidst the wine vineyards of the beautiful Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California, the Bruma winery is a locally-sourced restaurant and a working winery. To set foot here is to experience a sensory connection with nature, amazing architecture, with Mexico, and with new adventures. Make reservations, and have the octopus.
Gourmet dishes but still casual and reasonable, in a covered open-air winery setting, with stunning ambiance and well executed dishes.
45 locals recommend
La Esperanza BajaMed
3 México 3
45 locals recommend
Gourmet dishes but still casual and reasonable, in a covered open-air winery setting, with stunning ambiance and well executed dishes.
A classy, high-end winery good for a tour and weekend lunch stop, family friendly.
106 locals recommend
El Cielo Valle de Guadalupe
106 locals recommend
A classy, high-end winery good for a tour and weekend lunch stop, family friendly.
Simply put, best introduction to mezcal tasting bar in TJ. Only open at night, the backyard can become a packed scene on weekends. Order the crickets to snack on while trying a mezcal tasting flight.
21 locals recommend
La Mezcalera
8267 Ricardo Flores Magón
21 locals recommend
Simply put, best introduction to mezcal tasting bar in TJ. Only open at night, the backyard can become a packed scene on weekends. Order the crickets to snack on while trying a mezcal tasting flight.
Specialty craft beers in a vibey, fresh bar made from shipping containers. Well worth the drive!
125 locals recommend
Microbrewery Aguamala
125 locals recommend
Specialty craft beers in a vibey, fresh bar made from shipping containers. Well worth the drive!
Great craft beer selection and a solid brewery-style menu to go with ocean views. Relaxed atmosphere, and dogs welcome!
19 locals recommend
Baja Brews
19 locals recommend
Great craft beer selection and a solid brewery-style menu to go with ocean views. Relaxed atmosphere, and dogs welcome!
A whole group of bars, breweries, shot bars, and nightclubs all in one. Relatively new, a must visit for the up & coming TJ nightlife.
31 locals recommend
Plaza Del Zapato
9450 Erasmo Castellanos Q.
31 locals recommend
A whole group of bars, breweries, shot bars, and nightclubs all in one. Relatively new, a must visit for the up & coming TJ nightlife.
One of the most iconic views of the entire Valle de Guadalupe wine scene - El Cielo has amazing tapas-inspired dishes, top notch wines, and sweeping vistas. Sits below individual hillside tiny villa hotel rentals. Highly recommended.
24 locals recommend
Encuentro Guadalupe
75 México 3
24 locals recommend
One of the most iconic views of the entire Valle de Guadalupe wine scene - El Cielo has amazing tapas-inspired dishes, top notch wines, and sweeping vistas. Sits below individual hillside tiny villa hotel rentals. Highly recommended.
Iconic structure is one of the first wineries along the Valle de Guadalupe wine route, and a must-see interior and view of the vineyards. Highly recommended stop!
19 locals recommend
AlXimia Vino Elemental
Km 3 Camino las Lomas al Tigre
19 locals recommend
Iconic structure is one of the first wineries along the Valle de Guadalupe wine route, and a must-see interior and view of the vineyards. Highly recommended stop!

Parks & Nature

Very long stretch of sand, some rock & cliff features. Great place to have a beach jog, lay around, walk a dog, or take the kids. Always uncrowded. Some surfable waves, as well! Go through the hotel area and down their central outdoor stairs.
12 locals recommend
La Misión Beach
12 locals recommend
Very long stretch of sand, some rock & cliff features. Great place to have a beach jog, lay around, walk a dog, or take the kids. Always uncrowded. Some surfable waves, as well! Go through the hotel area and down their central outdoor stairs.
K38 beach is the standard for Baja California surfing, unless you go a lot further south. Expect a rocky walk out and generally experienced surfers, as well as sometimes a small traveler/backpacker type scene.
6 locals recommend
K38 Surf House
6 locals recommend
K38 beach is the standard for Baja California surfing, unless you go a lot further south. Expect a rocky walk out and generally experienced surfers, as well as sometimes a small traveler/backpacker type scene.
Iconic Rosarito beach is the playground South of Tijuana - have a group meal, a romantic drink, a beach bonfire, or ride horses under the pier. Take a dip, grab a tan, buy a couple souvenirs from the beach hustlers, and enjoy a slower pace of life.
29 locals recommend
Rosarito Beach
29 locals recommend
Iconic Rosarito beach is the playground South of Tijuana - have a group meal, a romantic drink, a beach bonfire, or ride horses under the pier. Take a dip, grab a tan, buy a couple souvenirs from the beach hustlers, and enjoy a slower pace of life.

Arts & Culture

Hidden, covered alley walkway in Tijuana with coffee shops, gems and oddities, local art, music, and boutique clothing. See if you can find it!
19 locals recommend
Pasaje Rodríguez
Pasaje Rodríguez
19 locals recommend
Hidden, covered alley walkway in Tijuana with coffee shops, gems and oddities, local art, music, and boutique clothing. See if you can find it!

Essentials

Standard Walmart!
101 locals recommend
Walmart Playas de Rosarito
300 Carr. Libre Tijuana-Rosarito
101 locals recommend
Standard Walmart!
$6 complete hand-wash. Enjoy the animals. Affectionately called "Goat Wash" among friends.
The Rams car Wash and detailing
2918 P.º Playas de Tijuana
$6 complete hand-wash. Enjoy the animals. Affectionately called "Goat Wash" among friends.

Sightseeing

Few blocks of iconic TJ tourism - shops, bars, restaurants. A must-see if you're a first time visit.
71 locals recommend
Avenida Revolución
Avenida Revolución
71 locals recommend
Few blocks of iconic TJ tourism - shops, bars, restaurants. A must-see if you're a first time visit.

Getting Around

Airport!
22 locals recommend
Tijuana International Airport
S/N Aeropuerto
22 locals recommend
Airport!