We went for a quick getaway last weekend in Mexico.
It is the first time that i'm in Mexico. It's ironical that it was not safe to go into Mexico for 4 years due to drug lord war and yet i'm only a border away.
Anyway, we decide to follow Andrew Zimmerin episode of Baja Mexico and visit some of the places that he recommended. http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Bizarre_Foods/Episodes_Travel_Guides/ci.Episode_Baja_Mexico.map We crossed the border at 11am, after getting insurance for the car near the border.
After that, it's a 1.5 hours drive across Tijuana down the coast to Ensenada.
Traffic is really good and we got to Ensenada and checked into the hotel by 130pm.
The first place that we went is Mariscos Navolato. It's a good place for Cerviche.
A medium cup full of yummy shell fishes, oysters etc etc for $7 USD. It's so good that we went back for breakfast the next morning =)
A medium cup full of yummy shell fishes, oysters etc etc for $7 USD. It's so good that we went back for breakfast the next morning =)
After a good cerviche, we walked around the port and went into the fish market and saw fishmongers selling shrimps, oysters, fishes, clams, geoduck and more for a very low price.
They also have nicely arranged shrimps that's really interesting.
They also have nicely arranged shrimps that's really interesting. We went for a really good
fish taco near the port, followed by 
Hussong Cantina for a 
margaritha and then a nice churro with caramel/choclate filling. 
Best churro i ever had.
fish taco near the port, followed by 
Hussong Cantina for a 
margaritha and then a nice churro with caramel/choclate filling. 
Best churro i ever had. 
That night, after some trouble, we located Manzanilla and it was a great place to eat. Had 6 oysters as appetizers (herb butter and pate vinegarrete), 
2 grilled portabello mushroom with cheese that's local to Baja Mexico, a seafood Risotto (that's sadly a little undercooked but amazing flavours) and a molten lava choclate cake (we got comped on the chocolate souffle cake as it burst =))The next morning, we drove down the vineyard Road in Ensenada on the way to Tecate. Stopped at LA Cetto winery for wine tasting and bought a couple of bottles of wine and olive oil.
In Tecate, we stop at a place with excellent bread and brought a whole box of pastries back =)
All in all, a good trip to Mexico. Looking forward to my next trip!
