Where to eat in Todos Santos.
Farm tables in the fields of El Pescadero, oysters in an old sugar mill, dinner barefoot on the sand and three-dollar fish tacos. A curated, independent selection — the MICHELIN Guide picks first — organised by neighbourhood, because every table here is also a way to know where you might live.
- In this guide
- 26Restaurants, cafés, markets
- MICHELIN Guide
- 5Restaurants it recommends here
- Bib Gourmand
- 1Cocina de Campo by Agricole
- Reserve
- Dec – MarHigh season
- Homes for sale
- —Updated from our catalogue
The selection
Seven tables worth planning a day around — from a Bib Gourmand in the fields to a resort bar on the Pescadero coast.
Chef tables · El Pescadero
Cocina de Campo by Agricole
MICHELIN Bib Gourmand
The only Bib Gourmand on this coast: a farm-to-table kitchen in the fields of El Pescadero where, in the MICHELIN Guide's words, "cooking is simplified to allow the ingredients to take center stage." Tables sit in the garden, under umbrellas and palms; lunch is the moment.
- Known forProduce from the farm, cooked simply
- Price$$$$
- StyleFarm-to-table · Mexi-Cali · Garden
The long lunch that convinces people El Pescadero is a place to live, not just to pass through.
Chef tables · Todos Santos
DŪM
In the MICHELIN Guide
Modern Mexican cooking whose menu, as the MICHELIN Guide puts it, "changes with the moon cycle, reflecting a deep connection with the natural surroundings." Expect oxtail with a red-wine reduction and steamed potato ravioli with smoked mackerel — and a table set in the garden.
- Known forOxtail in red wine; potato ravioli with smoked mackerel
- Price$$$$
- StyleModern Mexican · Lunar menu
Chef tables · Centro
Oystera · Santa Terra
In the MICHELIN Guide
An elevated oyster bar inside Santa Terra, the creative compound built around the old sugar mill. The MICHELIN Guide praises "excellent oysters that range from meaty and juicy to tender and minerally," served with several sauces. Ask for the back patio.
- Known forOysters with a choice of sauces; the back patio
- Price$$$$
- StyleOysters · Seafood · Old sugar mill
Walkable from anywhere in the centre. The evening spot after a gallery opening.
Eat like a resident
Sundays are for the market at Baja Beans; early afternoons for the pangas at Punta Lobos; December to March, reserve.
Chef tables · Todos Santos · the fields
Tenoch · Paradero
In the MICHELIN Guide
The restaurant of Paradero, open to non-guests. Local farm ingredients lead — soft-shell crab, and a manchamantel mole the MICHELIN Guide describes as "spicy, sweet, and fruity" — cooked partly in a Oaxacan clay oven. Dinner, after the light goes, is the moment.
- Known forSoft-shell crab; manchamantel mole
- Price$$$$
- StyleMexi-Cali · Farm ingredients · Hotel restaurant
Where to take visiting family to show them the "new" Todos Santos.
By the sea · Punta Lobos
Benno · Hotel San Cristóbal
In the MICHELIN Guide
Hotel San Cristóbal's "breezy indoor/outdoor spot for all-day fare with an enviable coastal view" (MICHELIN Guide), on the sand at Punta Lobos. The catch of the day comes with an herb and pumpkin-seed sauce; the churros are made in house.
- Known forCatch of the day in herb and pumpkin-seed sauce; house churros
- Price$$$$
- StyleCoastal · All day · Oceanfront
Breakfast here is how many residents start a day off.
By the sea · La Pastora
The Green Room
At the end of the dirt road on Playa La Pastora, next to Villa Santa Cruz: barefoot service, tables in the sand, tostadas and ceviche, cold beer and margaritas while the sun drops into the Pacific. In winter, whales from your chair.
- Known forTostadas, ceviche, margaritas at sunset
- Price$$$$
- StyleBarefoot · Tables on the sand · Sunset
This is what living north of town looks like: sand, no signal, sunsets.
By the sea · El Pescadero
Kimpton Mas Olas · restaurants & bar
The resort on the Pescadero coast — formerly Rancho Pescadero — runs three restaurants and an oceanfront bar (MICHELIN Guide). The hotel is adults-only; if you are not staying, call ahead about tables.
- Known forLong lunches by the sea; cocktails under the stars
- Price$$$$
- StyleThree restaurants · Oceanfront bar · Adults only
Everything we recommend
Chef tables, beach tables, taco counters, coffee and the Sunday market. Filter by kind of meal.
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Cocina de Campo by AgricoleEl Pescadero $$$$
The only Bib Gourmand on this coast: a farm-to-table kitchen in the fields of El Pescadero where, in the MICHELIN Guide's words, "cooking is simplified to allow the ingredients to take center stage." Tables sit in the garden, under umbrellas and palms; lunch is the moment.
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DŪMTodos Santos $$$$
Modern Mexican cooking whose menu, as the MICHELIN Guide puts it, "changes with the moon cycle, reflecting a deep connection with the natural surroundings." Expect oxtail with a red-wine reduction and steamed potato ravioli with smoked mackerel — and a table set in the garden.
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Oystera · Santa TerraCentro $$$$
An elevated oyster bar inside Santa Terra, the creative compound built around the old sugar mill. The MICHELIN Guide praises "excellent oysters that range from meaty and juicy to tender and minerally," served with several sauces. Ask for the back patio.
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Tenoch · ParaderoTodos Santos · the fields $$$$
The restaurant of Paradero, open to non-guests. Local farm ingredients lead — soft-shell crab, and a manchamantel mole the MICHELIN Guide describes as "spicy, sweet, and fruity" — cooked partly in a Oaxacan clay oven. Dinner, after the light goes, is the moment.
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Benno · Hotel San CristóbalPunta Lobos $$$$
Hotel San Cristóbal's "breezy indoor/outdoor spot for all-day fare with an enviable coastal view" (MICHELIN Guide), on the sand at Punta Lobos. The catch of the day comes with an herb and pumpkin-seed sauce; the churros are made in house.
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The Green RoomLa Pastora $$$$
At the end of the dirt road on Playa La Pastora, next to Villa Santa Cruz: barefoot service, tables in the sand, tostadas and ceviche, cold beer and margaritas while the sun drops into the Pacific. In winter, whales from your chair.
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Kimpton Mas Olas · restaurants & barEl Pescadero $$$$
The resort on the Pescadero coast — formerly Rancho Pescadero — runs three restaurants and an oceanfront bar (MICHELIN Guide). The hotel is adults-only; if you are not staying, call ahead about tables.
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JazamangoLas Tunas $$$$
Chef Javier Plascencia's garden restaurant: a wood-fired menu (the roasted bone marrow is a classic) among the vegetable rows. Reservations required.
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HierbabuenaEl Pescadero $$$$
A garden restaurant in El Pescadero where most of what you eat was picked a few metres away. Lunch under the trees is the classic.
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Siempre VivaCentro $$$$
Argentine cooking around a wood-fired hearth in the centre: meats, empanadas and a slow asado.
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Ristorante Tre GallineCentro $$$$
The town's Italian: salads, wood-fired pizza and homemade pasta.
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Los Adobes de Todos SantosCentro $$$$
Traditional Mexican cooking on a central patio with a serious cactus garden.
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Hotel CaliforniaCentro $$$$
The town's best-known building, on Calle Juárez: courtyard lunch, a mezcal at the bar, a shop of Mexican design.
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BarracudaCentro $$$$
Featured on Netflix's Taco Chronicles: beer-battered fish tacos, tuna tostadas, a raw-seafood bar.
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Fish Tacos Santo ChiloteCentro $$$$
Fish, shrimp and octopus tacos, a coconut-battered shrimp taco and house salsas (mango, pineapple-habanero).
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Carnitas MachínTodos Santos $$$$
Carnitas for breakfast, the local way — a Bon Traveler pick.
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Santos PecadosCentro $$$$
A block from Hotel California: uncomplicated Mexican food and people you know.
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El Burguer ShackCentro $$$$
Smash burgers visitors keep ranking among their best anywhere.
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La EsquinaTodos Santos $$$$
The brunch address — eggs, juices and a long table on a slow morning.
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Taller 17Centro $$$$
A small coffee and pastry house — croissants, salted walnut chocolate-chip cookies — that Bon Traveler calls the best coffee in town.
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DoceCuarentaCentro $$$$
Coffee and pastries in a garden of palms, wine in the evening — the de-facto office of the town's remote workers.
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Baja BeansEl Pescadero $$$$
A coffee roaster with a big garden; in high season it hosts the Sunday farmers market — produce, bread, crafts and half the valley.
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Same Same But DifferentLos Cerritos $$$$
Smoothies and a quick bite near Playa Los Cerritos, after a surf.
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Cerritos Beach DogsLos Cerritos $$$$
A community coffee shop whose profits fund a local dog rescue. Walk a dog, adopt one.
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Desierto AzulLas Tunas $$$$
Plant-based bakery and "conscious cooking" classes at the eco-hotel north of town.
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El Refugio · cooking classCentro $$$$
A three-hour Mexican cooking class in the heart of town; reservation required.
In the MICHELIN Guide
Eat by neighbourhood
Where each table is — and how many homes are for sale around it.
Historic centre— homes for sale
Walk to dinner, coffee on the plaza.
- Oystera · Santa Terra
- Siempre Viva
- Ristorante Tre Galline
- Los Adobes de Todos Santos
- Hotel California
- Barracuda
- Fish Tacos Santo Chilote
- Santos Pecados
- El Burguer Shack
- Taller 17
- DoceCuarenta
- El Refugio · cooking class
Las Tunas · La Cachora— homes for sale
La Pastora · North Pacific— homes for sale
Punta Lobos · Las Playitas— homes for sale
El Pescadero— homes for sale
Fields, chefs and the long beach.
- Cocina de Campo by Agricole
- Tenoch · Paradero
- Hierbabuena
- Baja Beans
Los Cerritos— homes for sale
The surf beach and the condos on the hill.
- Kimpton Mas Olas · restaurants & bar
- Same Same But Different
- Cerritos Beach Dogs
Where to stay in Todos Santos
Three MICHELIN Key hotels, a resort on the Pescadero coast and casitas in town — each one a week-long test drive of a neighbourhood.
Liked the neighbourhood? Live in it.
Every home for sale in Todos Santos, El Pescadero and Cerritos — searchable by neighbourhood, updated from our catalogue.