The 39 Best Places to Eat in Cabo San Lucas
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The best places to eat in Cabo San Lucas, according to the experts: AAA, Forbes Travel Guide, and Michelin Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Cocina de Autor Los Cabos comes out on top.
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Mezcal and Comal hold the next two places. AAA shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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Bougainvillea climbs the walls of the Grand Velas resort around this Michelin-starred fine dining room, where a resort-formal dress code signals exactly how seriously the kitchen takes itself. Tasting menus lean global, threading Mexican instincts through unexpected flavor combinations, with a terrace that overlooks a koi pond for anyone who finds the interior too hushed. A AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Four Star round out the credentials on the wall.
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- AAA AAA: Five Diamonds
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 2. Mezcal
Mexican
The patio heaters keep the ocean chill at bay while the Pacific does its thing just beyond the railing. This is fine dining inside the Montage Los Cabos, built around a tasting menu that traces Mexico's regional mercado tradition, with an à la carte path for the less committed. Wines are sourced across Mexico, and the cooking follows suit, never straying far from its roots. A Michelin Selected Restaurant and on Mexico's Best 100 list.
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- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- MB100 MB100: Mexico's Best 100 Restaurants
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Rank 3. Comal
Mexican
The walk to get here is half the experience: you swing past lounge chairs and an oceanfront walkway before landing at this open-air contemporary Mexican restaurant inside the Chileno Bay Resort. The kitchen ranges across Mexico's regional traditions with some South American pull, so the menu has range without feeling scattered. A ceviche riff with octopus, pork belly, and plantain tortillas gives you a sense of how it thinks.
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- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- MB100 MB100: Mexico's Best 100 Restaurants
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Rank 4. Manta
Mexican
Floor-to-ceiling glass frames Land's End straight on, which is either a distraction or the whole point, depending on your priorities. This is a contemporary Mexican restaurant inside the Cape Hotel, operating under Enrique Olvera, where the kitchen folds in Peruvian and Japanese influences without apology: ceviche alongside bao, tempura alongside tacos. You can order à la carte or go tasting menu, and the room is dressed to match the ambition.
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- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- Sunset Sunset: Restaurants · Where to Eat and Drink
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 4. Manta - The Cape, A Thompson Hotel
Contemporary Peruvian
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Rank 6. Metate
Mexican
Down a dirt road off the hotel strip, this open-air Mexican restaurant earns its Michelin Bib Gourmand with antojitos and wood-fired grilled meats served on a stone patio strung with lights. The name refers to the flat stone used for grinding maize, which tells you where the kitchen's head is at. Blue corn tortillas and squid ink batter show the cooks aren't just playing it safe. Casual, affordable, and easy to miss if you're not looking.
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- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Eater Eater: The 15 Best Restaurants in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
- AAA Three Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Eater The 15 Best Restaurants in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
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Rank 7. El Farallon
Seafood
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Rank 9. Edith's
Baja
Sarape blankets drape the chairs and the handblown glasses have those colorful rims that always make you feel like the meal is already going well. Edith's is a Mexican restaurant in Cabo that ranges across the whole country on one menu, pairing Baja lobster taquitos with moles rooted in Guerrero. The room is festive in a way that earns it, and the cooking follows suit.
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Rank 9. Toro Latin Kitchen & Bar
Peruvian
The showstopping fountain in the center of the room tells you everything: Toro is a pan-Latin American restaurant that wants to be remembered. Large furniture, a buzzy atmosphere, and a menu that swings from Oaxacan cheese-smothered enchiladas to grilled cauliflower in pomegranate and red wine reduction. It's the kind of place where both the carnivores and the vegetarians leave satisfied, which is harder to pull off than the fountain makes it look.
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Rank 11. Don Manuel's
Modern Mexican
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Rank 12. La Frida
Mexican
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Rank 14. Bar Esquina Los Cabos
Seafood
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Rank 14. CAMPOMAR CABOS SAN LUCAS
Mexican Seafood
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Rank 14. Casa Martín
Mexican
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Rank 14. La Casona
Steakhouse
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Rank 14. Pitahayas
Seafood
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Rank 14. Romeo y Julieta
Italian
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Rank 14. STEAK Chops & Such
Steakhouse
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Rank 14. The Italian Job
Italian
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Rank 14. YAYA
Mediterranean
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Rank 28. Taqueria La Principal
Mexican
Plastic chairs, a warehouse room, and a grill doing all the talking: this no-frills roadside taqueria runs a beautifully short menu where you pick your meat (beef asada, adobada pork, or tripa if you're feeling bold) and your vessel, then watch it come together in front of you. The salsas are lively and the toppings are fresh, and the late hours mean it's ready when you stagger in after a long day in the sun.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 29. Chubby Noodle Cabo
Noodle Shop
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- AAA AAA: Approved
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Rank 29. Mi Casa
Mexican
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Rank 29. Roasted Grill & Bar
Steakhouse
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Rank 29. Roasted Grill & Bar
Steakhouse
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Rank 29. Salvatore G's
Italian
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Rank 29. The Office
Mexican
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Rank 36. Los Cabos Fish Tacos
Taqueria
Linoleum floors, bare yellow walls, and a trim menu that hasn't tried to impress anyone in years. This no-frills taco counter serves fish, fried or grilled, on homemade tortillas, with a toppings bar of coleslaw, pico de gallo, guacamole, and salsas so you can build as you see fit. Quesadillas are there if you wander off-script. Cheap, fast, and genuinely close to the water it's sourcing from.
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Rank 36. Mariscos Las Tres Islas
Seafood
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Rank 36. Raw Baja by Santa Maria
Mexican
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Rank 36. Tacos Gardenias
Baja Taqueria
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