The Best Seafood Near Humo&Sal, by the Record

A white-tiled open kitchen anchors this sleek seafood restaurant just off the Tijuana-Ensenada highway, where the menu is short and the cooking is confident. The bar wall runs local beers and mezcal sours; the food runs from tiradito and oysters into pasta, octopus pizza, and a tuna al pastor taco that swaps pork for spice-rubbed fish with pickled onion and avocado. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

1. Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand

The tostadas here are the same ones that made Sabina Bandera's mariscos cart, La Guerrerense, a culinary landmark across the street, so the full-service restaurant around the corner is a natural next step for anyone who wants to sit down. Seafood runs the menu, from cold preparations to a pozole loaded with hominy and avocado. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks when even the tortilla chips come with house-made salsa.

1. Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand

Communal tables, café lights, and a playlist that knows when to stay out of the way set the tone at this outdoor seafood dining room in the Valle de Guadalupe wine country. The Michelin-starred kitchen, a collaboration between the Deckman's crew and winery Casa de Piedra, leans into raw and barely-touched preparations, aguachiles, ceviches, and oysters paired with the house Blanc de Noir. An à la carte option means you set the pace.

1. Michelin Guide 1 Star