Restaurants & Casual Dining in La Paz, Mexico

Traditional Mexican cooking since 1988, with a big buffet, moles and chile en nogada

El Zarape has been cooking traditional Mexican food in La Paz since 1988. It began, in its own telling, with a small kitchen and a single cook, and grew into a family restaurant at the corner of Calle México and Oaxaca i…

Traditional Mexican food, steaks and margaritas in the Centro, with a rooftop

Los Magueyes is a traditional Mexican restaurant on Ignacio Allende in the Centro, between Guillermo Prieto and Ramírez. Google describes it as a colorful tavern with vintage fittings, and it has rooftop seating as well …

La Paz's classic seafood restaurant on the Malecón, known for lobster

Bismarkcito is the classic seafood restaurant on the Malecón, on Paseo Álvaro Obregón between Constitución and Hidalgo, with a large terrace looking over the bay. It is a family business with roots going back to the late…

Seafood restaurant on the Malecón, by the beach, with live music

Estrella del Mar is a seafood restaurant on the Malecón, on Paseo Álvaro Obregón at the corner of Márquez de León, with tables outside facing the water; reviewers on Tripadvisor describe eating right on the beach. It cal…

Battered fish and shrimp tacos on the Malecón and in the Centro — a family business since 1992

Taco Fish La Paz makes fish and shrimp tacos, the battered kind La Paz is known for. It is a family business going since 1992, with branches in Guadalajara and two in La Paz. The Malecón branch is on the corner of Paseo …

Bakery-café on the Malecón for cinnamon rolls, coffee and breakfast

CinnaRolls is a bakery and coffee shop on the Malecón, on Paseo Álvaro Obregón in the Centro, named for the cinnamon rolls it bakes. It works as both a coffee stop and a place for a sit-down breakfast or brunch, which is…

Rooftop restaurant and bar across from the Malecón, with SUP and kayak rentals

Harker Board Co. is a restaurant, bar and board shop in a historic house on Paseo Álvaro Obregón, across the street from the Malecón in the Centro. Its two-level rooftop terrace looks straight out over the Malecón and th…

Food stalls in the municipal market: fish and shrimp tacos, ceviche, guisos and regional empanadas.

The Mercado Bravo, the city market in the Centro since 1964, is where locals eat breakfast and an early lunch. Most food stalls take cash only and start to close in the early afternoon; the market is open daily 6 AM to 4 PM.

Salad shop in Plaza Náutica, formerly City Salads

Pick it Salads is a salad shop in Plaza Náutica, on Calzada Mariano Abasolo in El Manglito. It used to be City Salads La Paz, so you may still see that name in older reviews and posts.

Sit-down restaurant inside the Liverpool department store at Galerías La Paz

Restaurante Liverpool is the sit-down restaurant inside the Liverpool department store at Galerías La Paz, a place to stop for a meal in the middle of a shopping trip without leaving the store.

Breakfast-to-dinner restaurant on the water at Marina de La Paz

The Dock Café is a restaurant right at Marina de La Paz, on Topete in El Manglito, with a view over the marina. It says it has been a local restaurant at the marina for more than 33 years, and it is open every day from b…