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    The smell of cafe de olla hits before you sit down, cinnamon rising off clay pots while corn tortillas warm on the comal nearby. La Espadaña is an old-school Mexican breakfast and lunch spot in Tijuana where fried herbed potatoes and refried beans come alongside everything, from machaca ranchera to huevos rancheros to chilaquiles in chipotle cream. The room feels like the Mexico City of someone's fond memory, and Tijuanenses have been showing up for it since forever.

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    • Machaca ranchera

      “from the machaca ranchera, or beef jerky sauteed with tomatoes, onions, and peppers”

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    • Huevos rancheros

      “to tangy huevos rancheros, the house omelet bathed in a chipotle cream sauce”

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    Calle Escuadrón 201, Aviación, 22014 Tijuana, BC · Tijuana
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    • Monday 7:30 AM to 10 PM
    • Tuesday 7:30 AM to 10 PM
    • Wednesday Today 7:30 AM to 10 PM
    • Thursday 7:30 AM to 10 PM
    • Friday 7:30 AM to 10 PM
    • Saturday 7:30 AM to 10 PM
    • Sunday 7:30 AM to 9 PM
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The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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