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This cart is pretty famous by local (and not so local) standards. Anthony Bourdain had this cart and the restaurant a couple doors down as one of his favorites. I was planning on eating at the restaurant but there was no parking four blocks because of some race that was going on. We double parked by the cart and ate there. Service was awesome but they only take cash here. I got two tostadas: the campechana and Bacalao with octopus. Dang they are great; even while eating standing up.
We were wandering around Ensenada and stumbled upon this food stand. I have to admit, the enormous banner with Anthony Bourdain's shining review of the stand helped. After stopping, we checked the Yelp score, and decided to take the plunge. Ok, maybe it was more of a wade than a plunge since we were still a little full. The stand was packed, but the line wasn't too bad for a weekday lunch. My guess is the line was tempered a bit due to the rain. After about 8 minutes, we got to the front and ordered one tostada - Fish with Pineapple & Habanero (they were out of mango for their typical menu item). It was crunchy, fresh, and packed with flavor - sweet + heat + acid. Definitely making this a stop next time we're in town. Another stop where it's better to have your pesos on you. They accept dollars, but at a premium.
Walked here directly right off our cruise boat. It's about half a mile after you pass the main gate with all the tent vendors (about a mile from the cruise ship). It was a bit before noon but even then, there was already a line. Cash only and they took USD. What we swallowed: *SHRIMP TOSTADA: Crisp and delicious. I hit mine up with a bit of hot sauce (from the plentiful cart they have to the left after you order). The citrusy flavors with the juiciness of the shrimp and toppings, my mouth is watering as I type this. My group wasn't a big fan of seafood but I could easily have ordered another one to try. Don't miss this spot up! Anthony Bourdain gave his blessing to this place for a reason!
One of those famous food channel places for ceviche tostadas. Definitely a popular place but the ordering and getting your food moves along quickly. If you're not sure what to get, just ask. They're super friendly and help you out. I think prices have gone up. About $10 usd for one tostada. But it is a pretty good size and packed with ingredients. I got their #5 which has most everything and is spicy. It carries good heat and was filling. Worth a stop if you're visiting Ensenada and like ceviche. About a 15-20 minute walk from the cruise port.
Away from all the noise and street hustling - this spot is a gem. We ordered the shrimp tostadas, and they were refreshing and flavorful - perfect balance of lime, cilantro, onion, and all the good stuff. Tried the guava juice too, though it was a bit too thick for my taste. But that may just be me! Everyone working there was super friendly and helpful, and they even threw in avocado for free (which feels like a rare miracle these days). Heads up: it's cash only and it's a stand, not a restaurant, so don't roll up expecting tables and waiters. Just great food & fast.
Located within walking distance from the Cruise Ship Port of Ensenada, La Guerrerense (meaning from the Mexican state of Guerrero) serves up delicious, filled to the edge seafood tostadas. It has been in business since 1960 (with current chef and owner taking over in 1976), with the original and current owner being internationally recognized for the use of fresh seafood, prepared with celebrated expertise and generosity. It's still served out of a modern street cart, and there is no seating...you have to eat it standing up. My brother and I found it to be well worth it. There is a ton of online content for La Guerrenrense, with enough positive posts to make this our most important stop during a cruise port day in Ensenada. Maps clearly indicates the location, but before the scheduled opening time, there is no indication of any sort of food event on that corner. We arrived around 9:15, with posted online hours indicating a 10:00 opening time. We ended up wandering around a bit, and noticed a storefront about one block north with signs indicating that we were in the right spot (it's the building with the billboard advertising notary services). It also gave the hours for La Guerrenrense (10:30) and its sister sit-down restaurant, Sabina, being 10. We later learned that this storefront is where all the supplies and signage for the food truck is stored overnight. By 9:45, it was clear where the food stand was going to be, and we could see all the fresh seafood for the day being brought in containers. While we waited for opening, I had a chance to walk across the street to Sabina's. People there were being served in a nice outdoor courtyard after 10, and we considered going there instead but ultimately decided to get the original food cart experience. We ended up being the 2nd group in line, and they opened a bit early at 10:20. You order and pay upfront. Everything is made to order, with ingredients being mixed in front of you as you move thru the line. The line had gotten to be 10 groups deep by this time, and it took patience to navigate. We got six of their most popular tostadas (each being MX$180, or about $10 USD), and I got my seafood cocktail (Large for MX$290). Because it is made in front of you, you can completely customize the ingredients (service is good), and in one case, they had to change the ingredients to replace a missing item...this ended up being my favorite bite. Tostadas: #1 Singapur (crab salad with shrimp, octopus, and scallops). #2 Ceviche de erizo con almeja (sea urchin ceviche with clam) #3 Guerrerense con camaron (tuna cubes marinated in Orange Juice and Shrimp) #4 Campechana (tuna ceviche with shrimp, octopus, snail, scallop, and clam. #5 Edy Power (Tuna, mango, and habanero cebiche with sea snail) #7 Pate pescado con callo (fish pate with scallop) Coctel: choice of up to eight different seafood choices, with me choosing shrimp, octopus, scallops, clam, oyster and sea snail and skipping the black clam and mussels. The blend is made in front of you, using clamato as the base and squirts of different ingredients (including ketchup and hot sauce). One caveat: a large piece of shell from the sea snail almost took out a filling...eating freshest seafood can be dangerous? This experience also confirmed my thought that perfectly ripe avocado slices (sliced thinly) is a must for cold seafood dishes like this. Here medium ripe avocados were expertly prepared to go on top. There was space for 3 tostada on each reusable plastic plates, which ended up being fortuitous since you have to eat standing up and one plate per person is probably the least risky to carry around. I did put all six salsas to sample, but ended up not needing any of it. So....my favorite was an improvised dish: They were out of clams, so I asked them to replace it with octopus. So the dish (I think) was the fish pate (made with marlin), topped with cooked octopus. My brother said I made an involuntary groan as I took my first crunchy bite...it was that hard hitting. The octopus is the best I've eaten at this price point. It had been tenderized and cooked in such a way that it was as tender as shrimp or scallops. The fresh mexican shrimp is also very good here in all the dishes, served whole in the cocktail and diced in big chunks in the tostadas. The standard size of the tostada is the base for how much seafood is piled on top, just enough so it doesn't topple over. Typical fillers like cucumbers and onions are used as enhancers, not fillers. If one is visiting Ensenada, it clearly indicates how fresh the sourced seafood can be here, with spectacular dishes if prepared in the right hands. It became my gateway to seafood restaurants here, making me want to visit others to see what food creativity/flavors exist. The possibilities seem limitless.
There was a long waitlist (about 40min and we didn't have the time for that as this was a few hour stop for our cruise). We were able to order to go and just ate outside. However when you do to go - they put everything on the side instead of inside the taco shell which was a little annoying since I was eating it right then. You can also get drinks to go. Strawberry marg 10/10 - they put taijin on the rim or something similar. Fish taco 8/10 Shrimp taco 10/10
Talk about gourmet street food!! Where the heck am I? Near a stop sigh on a busy party street. We heard about this place thanks to Anthony Bourdain (RIP). He never steered me wrong. It was a busy food truck and well worth it. It was so incredibly fresh and full of all the flavors!!! Near America prices but still worth the flavor and experience. The hard part is picking which flavors!!!
We sat at the restaurant across the street from the popular street stand and got seated right away. The complimentary chips and salsa were great. We ordered 8 tostadas and margaritas (mango and strawberry) to share amongst the 4 of us. Our favorite tostada was the singaporean one. Unfortunately the sea snails tostada and the specialty tostada with sea urchin on it were extremely fishy. For the price - which is a bit expensive for tostadas, we expected fresher seafood since we were close to the ocean. Was good to try it out though, maybe the stand outside has fresher seafood since the line goes by faster.
5 years ago
This spot is a must when you visit Ensenada. Do not leave without trying. If you love seafood, you will be licking your fingers with this one. A tad messy, but so worth it. It's an outdoor cart. You have 3 people hustling to prepare your food so you can enjoy the deliciousness of these great tostadas. They also have a restaurant down the street. If you like salsa, they have many to choose from. And for $100 pesos, you can take your very own salsa home. Try it, you will not be disappointed. read more
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YUM YUM IN MY TUM TUM! My fiancee and I try to make it out to Ensenada once a year for Carnaval, which happens in February. There are a lot of good eateries here, and this is one of them that we like to frequent. This place was featured on No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain, and there's a reason why! Their ceviche is soooooo delicious (I'm literally craving for one as I write this). On the menu, you will find that they've won first place for a few of their items on the menu. I ordered the 'Ensalada de Jaiba con Camaron, Pulpo, Y Callo' or otherwise known as the 'Crab Salad with Shrimp, Octopus, and Scallop'. It was honestly the best ceviche I have ever had! We also went for a few of the other stuff whcih was on the menu, and all was delicious! Prices are extremely reasonable as well for fresh seafood! I would definitely recommend this place for anyone making a stop in Ensenada! read more
4 years ago
Out of this world experience.. perhaps the best thing Ive ever eaten in my life. Sea Urchin Ceviche with fresh clam tostada. Lot of hype about this food cart and it's well deserved. read more
4 years ago
Literally the best food I've had in Mexico so far. The flavor and freshness of the campechana are out of this world. Campechana was 140 pesos as of 11/2022. They also sell bottles of sauces to take home (about $6.3 per bottle). I stocked up a bunch of bottles to eat at home. The sauce by itself tastes good with fish tacos imho. I can't wait to come back and get that delish campechana tostada again. read more
Wow; amazing tostadas! Sabina's family started out with a cart in the 1960s. She got world-wide notoriety with Anthony Bourdain, and is still at the cart nearly every day serving up her famous tostadas! We tried the campechana with an assortment of seafood, the Singapur, and the fish with mango tostada, and they were all excellent. Always a line, but today there were even mariachis for entertainment. She also has a sit down restaurant, Sabina's across the street that has a broader menu, and serves wine, beer and cocktails. read more
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I came here on Christmas Day afternoon and there was no line, only 4 person eating next to the stand. The stand is most known for the celebrity chef and TV channel for their fresh tostadas. I believed they won first and second place in the world. You order and eat, pay after your done eating. The tostadas with sea urchin and clam was good, but I don't think it is the best in the world. You have to added the spicy sauce on the stand to make it flavorful. The clams itself was not good, they add to much lemon that made it super sour. Overall, I would definitely come back if I ever in the area again for the Carnival Cruise. It is a 15 minutes walking distance from the Cruise port. read more
4 years ago
Soo good the best service really nice recommend the pulpo con pate have a famous chef board and really good fdiffernt variety fish read more
Pretty expensive for Mexican street food but gosh dang their tostadas were incredible. All of the specialty tostadas are 70 pesos, so we opt for the one with the most seafood: campechana! This beautiful concoction consisted of: tuna ceviche, shrimp, octopus, scallops, mussels, and clams. It was piled high! The seafood tasted so fresh but it was super messy to eat while standing on the sidewalk without a fork. Worth it. Crazy busy here but I loved the vibe! Honor system of paying. After you get your food, you tell the people in the back of the cart what you ordered/ate and just pay for what you got. Overall really nice people here and the seafood was amazing! read more
4 years ago
The staff is not friendly and it takes 15 minutes to get your drink order in. I ordered something simple and it took 45 minutes to get my order. Finally got fed up and told the waiter if food doesn't show up in the next 5 minutes I would leave. It wasn't during peak hours so don't know why it took so long. Highly do not recommend this place. Finally when food arrived the fish that was suppose to be fried came out raw in the middle. read more
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Look up "Must Eat" in Ensenada and you will undoubtedly find La Guerrerense.. and once you try it you will know why! Freshness and flavors of the ceviche is unbeatable. Dont let the unsuspecting little stand fool you! This place packs a powerful unforgettable punch that will leave you wanting more! read more
Believe ALL THE HYPE. This is a gem of not only Ensenada, but all of Mexico. La Señora Sabina is what it means to be a chef. She is the sweetest lady I might have ever met. The first time I was there, I went to say hello and wasn't sure where to order. She stopped what she was doing and started our order herself and made sure it came out right away. She acted like we were her family straight up. Try her award winning tostadas, they are sublime. I started with sea urchin and raw Pismo clam with her recommended salsas over top. She also recommended urchin with raw scallop. Both of these were probably the best seafood items ive ever had. I also ended up trying the urchin with sea snail that was amazing. All of these with a generous portion of avocado, lime, and her own homemade salsas. This place was on my bucket list for a reason. The late Anthony Bourdain sure wasn't lying when he said "This is some sophisticated fucking food here" and "This woman is a genius." As her many awards in Los Angels and Singapore may allude to, this honestly may be the best street cart in the world. read more
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I didn't know what to order here so I just pointed at the picture. Turns out they spoke English lol! I ordered the , Campechana, which is a tostadas with a bunch of seafood ( tuna, shrimp, octopus, sea snail, scallops, mussels, clams) it was good! Don't forget to add their speciality salsa! Too bad i didn't see the peanuts there. I heard good things about peanuts there read more
I LOVE this spot. The ceviche tostadas are so delicious and we absolutely love stopping by here when we are in Ensañada. The staff working the cart are always so kind and fun. When we are in town we absolutely HAVE to drop by here! read more
3 years ago
After seeing this food stand on the Anthony Bourdain show I knew I had to come here on my trip to Ensenada. We came around 3pm and some of the stuff was sold out but between the workers, owner and myself we came out with two amazing delicious ceviches on tostadas. To be honest I don't even remember what I ate or which one had what. All I know was that I had shrimp, octopus, clams, snail and other things. I don't know which ceviche was better because they were both out of this world. My boyfriend and I couldn't stop raving about how great the food is here. Another thing that I found super nice was that once we got our order we asked how much and they were like don't worry sit down eat it and you pay once you are done. Talk about service and trust. I don't remember how much we paid but I do know it was super cheap. The quality and freshness of the food here is unbelievable and if you are in Ensenada a must stop. read more
2 years ago
Was in Ensenada for a wedding and was blessed to eat at Senorita's Sabina's La Guerrerense. But even more blessed to sit down and have a great conversation with owner Sabina Bandera. The street cart was clean and the products were kept fresh. The line gets long at time with influx of people but it moves fast. The food was great. They over a variety of options and all priced at a good price point. If when in Ensenada it's a must stop for your seafood cravings. read more
holy moly my friends and I were just adventuring around Ensenada and we asked around where to get ceviche, and they led us here. Just have to say that it was AMAZZZZINGGGGG. it gets super busy on a weekend so prepare to wait, but it's well worth it! They do NOT skimp on seafood. This was probably the best tostada I've ever had in my life. It's so cool to see the seafood being chopped up and shucked right in front of you as well! So fresh so yummy. read more
So this place is kind of famous I heard. Couldn't leave Ensenada without giving a good try, and I'm glad I did. I can say it lives up to the hype. There are two places you can order from. There's the street stand and there's a sit-down restaurant across the street. We went to the restaurant, because they serve drinks there as well. We didn't know what to order, so we got a little bit of everything. My favorite was the cod fish ceviche & octopus tostada. Soooo fresh and delicious. It was all good though. This spot is definitely worth trying out if you like seafood. read more
If I could give it 10 Stars I would. As many new places it could be overwhelming ordering but take your time and pick and choose what you want on your tostada, cocktail or dish. We had 3 tostadas of mixed seafood, a large clam cocktail, clam in its shell and 2 sodas for $29. What a deal! If in Ensenada read more
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Food was amazing, we had ceviche, shrimp tacos and kids has the chicken tenders of course. Very clean, comfortable seating and the service was amazing. read more
SOOOOOOOOOO MUUUCCCCHHHHH YESSSSSSSSS I've been to Ensenada a couple times and have always been weary of the street food especially stands but this place knocks the socks off of everyone! I first had the sea urchin special one... oh man... the sea urchin was super fresh! it was like they just went diving in the morning. it was worth every 80 peso we paid for it. It comes with super fresh avocado on top and a clam mix between the tostada. It was so good we went back for the mixta one. Fresh, shrimp, clams and octopus was allllll super fresh. Most of all, no stomach ache after! Will be back soon! read more
4 years ago
I mean, these guys don't need another 5 star review but here it is. Anthony Bourdain appreciated it, and so do I. Special shout out for the clams - RIDICULOUSLY fresh and good. read more
7 years ago
Such amazing and delicious ceviche! The portions are generous and the proportions of protein to veggies was spot on! From the cruise port we hopped into a white van and told them to take us to the best ceviche place. This was it! I was not disappointed. My favorite was the shrimp but the fish was delicious too! The hot sauces were spicy and had an amazing taste! The seasoning is on point! We had to buy one! You don't have to pay until you finish eating, which made sense, because we ended up ordering more. And more horchata! The horchata was great too! We will definitely be back for this!! read more
3 years ago
Featured on Anthony Bourdain's show No Reservations, this is definitely one of the best street ceviche tostadas I ever had! Open at around 10am this empty street corner gains life when the cart is dropped off and customers from all walks of life start lining up. If you are lost look for the street marker in one of my photos. Workers need time to prepare so the actual cart did not open until ~10:40, but get here early before popular items run out. I would say to get there within an hour after opening, but better be safe than sorry. Prices here are really affordable like about 18 pesos (~$1) per ceviche tostada and specialty ones are about ~$2-3. The process is as follows: queue in line, order at the front, eat as many as you desire, and pay after (look for a cashier behind the cart). There were barely any seats beside a few chairs and table so expect to eat standing up. Also, it really helps if you speak Spanish when ordering. I got 3 ceviche tostadas and that was enough to satisfy me. The green salsa is very good and there are prepackaged jars of salsa at the front for you to buy and take home. Note the there are peanuts in some of the ceviche tostadas so if you have an allergy be sure to ask! I got the Ensalada de Jaiba (crab salad), Guerrerense, and Pescado (fish). The crab salad was super creamy and soft and my favorite, but it is hard to go wrong with any of them. All of them were super juicy and tasted very fresh. read more
Last stop of our Carnival cruise was Ensenada, Mexico! Our tour guide had nothing but amazing things to say about this authentic Mexican food truck. He was telling us that they were going to travel all the way to New York to open up shop there. Me and the beau just had to find this place. We decided to just walk until we found it, we needed to do some souvenir shopping anyways. We finally found it tucked on a street corner. Very small with people crowding around. We ordered 4 ceviche tostadas. And omg best thing I ever had. They had many many different salsas and spices you can add to your food. I went a little over board and made our ceviche extra spicy. That's the one thing I regret. I wanted to savor the taste more without the heavy heat. They have a few chairs on the side where you can have a seat and eat but other wise you're just standing around trying to eat. They had different drinks like horchata which we got, yum! authentic horchata! The best part was the Ceviche was only around $1.50! You can't even beat that! I wish i could have tried more on the menu but I just did not come with an appetite. I really should have at least tried more items. Writing this review, I'm really missing Mexico and the food! read more
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