Mario's Restaurant
A family seafood restaurant under a huge palapa at the town entrance, said to be the largest palapa in Baja California Sur and consistently ranked first locally.
Run by Mario's family, the restaurant is at kilometre 217 of Federal Highway 1 (Transpeninsular Highway), at the town entrance south of the military base, and is a classic stop for drivers passing through. The huge thatched palapa keeps its character after being rebuilt, and the interior displays a gray whale. The restaurant also runs whale-watching tours. Signature dishes include the seafood platter, shrimp and pineapple skewers and guacamole. Meat dishes and breakfast are also served. No reservations are needed. The average cost is about 250 pesos per person, you can drive straight there from the highway, and there is parking at the entrance.
Opening hours
Daily, roughly 7:00–22:00 (sources vary slightly)
Nearby sights
- Eagle Monument, 28th Parallel
- Guerrero Negro Dunes
- Old Pier Birdwatching (Muelle Viejo)
- Exportadora de Sal Salt Works
- Laguna Manuela
- Ojo de Liebre Lagoon Gray Whale Watching
- El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve