Good food in La Paz and surrounding area?

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We will be honeymooning in La Paz at the end of April.  What is good?  From searching the boards, Las Tres Virgenes seems to be most frequently mentioned.  What else?  Tacos (carnitas, al pastor, carne asada, various kinds of fish) and beer are one of our favorite meals at home.  Thanks in advance!

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We spent some time in La Paz in 2005/2006; here's a link to my blog food report (sorry for the link--I'm typing one-handed). In summary, La Fuente (ice cream), arrachera tacos or pozole at Rancho Viejo, and fish tacos from the "elaborate" taco stand mentioned are the big recs. I think the asada stand I mention as being my favorite is no longer there sadly. The market is fun too; food there is usually quite good and filling but not standout great. Link: http://sv-timemachine.net/2006/01/the-food-in-la-paz-it-is-tasty/

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Yes, Tres Virgenes is hands-down the best in southern Baja. Be sure you go to the Bismark on the malecon and have smoked marlin tacos. (Not the Bismark in the center of town.) Another very good restaurant is Milano's - about one block up from the Malecon just off 16 de septiembre. Let me know if you are planning a day trip to Todos Santos and I will give you more suggestons. I live here in TS. Be prepared for hot weather in la paz. It will still be cool in Todos Santos in April.

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If you are interested in trying Mexican wines from northern Baja the best selection are Buffalo B.B.Q wich serves great steak and Tanino that serves mexican tapas . My experience in Las tres Virgenes was very far away from being the best food in southern Baja ; but then again maybe I should give it another try . Moyeyo very low key for great agua chile , almeja reina and almeja chocolata. Biskmarcito great smoked marlin tacos clam tacos . Señor Camaron sells local shrimp by the kilo either fried or boiled both excelent , with Pacifico Ballenas no tourist. In Todos Santos there is a place called Santa Fe Cafe that serves fantastic Italian food.

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Just got home from La Paz and didn't eat a single meal that wasn't good! Highlights: Rancho Viejo - their "special" guacamole was some of the best guacamole I've had, the arrachera (skirt steak) tacos were phenomenal, and the fish and shrimp tacos were really good too, with a very different (much lighter) batter than at any of the other places we tried. Bismark on the Malecon was good - smoked marlin tacos were great and we enjoyed the shrimp cocktail, too. Super Tacos de Baja California Hermanos Gonzalez, the taco stand across the street from Mas (about three or four blocks inland from the Malecon), had out-of-this-world shrimp, fish, and scallop tacos, although it was very busy so we ate standing up. The straight-from-the-shell chocolata clams at Mariscos El Carrito were great with a squeeze of lime and some salsa, although the rest of the food there was just fine, not spectacular. Ice cream at La Fuente was a nightly treat - the best flavors we tried were the coconut and the lime sorbet. The only thing we tried there that we didn't like at all was the mango ice cream. The food in La Paz did not disappoint!

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