Eat & Drink
Where locals eat in San José del Cabo
San José feeds two populations on completely different schedules. Learn the local one and the town opens up.
La Lonja San José
A six-stool seafood counter behind the municipal market, cooking whatever came in that morning.
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Why we recommend them
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The test of a seafood counter is what happens when the boats have a bad morning. The good ones shorten the menu. The rest serve you something frozen and hope you are on holiday.
La Lonja shortens the menu. There is no printed list — there is a whiteboard, and by one o’clock half of it has been wiped off. Order the aguachile if it is written up, and ask what came in whole. The kitchen is three metres wide and everything is cooked in front of you, which is its own kind of guarantee.
Go at eleven, before the market’s lunch rush and while the ice is still deep.
What they offer
- Ceviche and aguachile made to order
- Whole fish, grilled or fried, sold by weight
- Chocolata clams and oysters when the boats have them
- Fish tacos through the lunch service
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