Tacos Gardenias

"Fine dining in Cabo is becoming more of a thing, but it’s really the casual seafood spots that the area is known (and loved) for. Tacos Gardenias, a small mom-and-pop restaurant with kitschy gamefish mounted on the walls, has been a local favorite for 30 years and is famous for serving quintessential Baja dishes. Go for things like the fish and shrimp tacos (either breaded or grilled, doused in lime and wrapped in a warm flour tortilla), ceviche, seafood soup, and the shrimp molcajete: a house specialty red stew of shrimp, peppers, cheese, and onion served in a Mexican mortar and pestle. " - nili blanck

"Fine dining in Cabo is becoming more of a thing, but it’s really the casual seafood spots that the area is known (and loved) for. Tacos Gardenias, a small mom-and-pop restaurant with kitschy gamefish mounted on the walls, has been a local favorite for 30 years and is famous for serving quintessential Baja dishes. Go for things like the fish and shrimp tacos (either breaded or grilled, doused in lime and wrapped in a warm flour tortilla), ceviche, seafood soup, and the shrimp molcajete: a house specialty red stew of shrimp, peppers, cheese, and onion served in a Mexican mortar and pestle." - Nili Blanck

"You can’t come to Mexico without eating at least one, or 20, tacos. The Mexican staple has an addictive quality, especially with its many preparations at the legendary Tacos Gardenias in downtown Cabo San Lucas. This no-nonsense, frills-free taqueria has been around for more than three decades, perfecting family recipes that go beyond what you might expect. This being Baja, of course there are fish and shrimp varieties. Moving along, you’ll find shredded chicken, beef, carnitas (braised pork), cactus, chicharrón (fried pork rinds), and cochinita pibil (slow-roasted pork) iterations. There’s no wrong time to eat a taco, of course, so Gardenias opens early, at 8 a.m., with all the toppings on hand to get you eating."

"You can’t come to Mexico without eating at least one, or 20, tacos. The Mexican staple has an addictive quality, especially with its many preparations at the legendary Tacos Gardenias in downtown Cabo San Lucas. This no-nonsense, frills-free taqueria has been around for more than three decades, perfecting family recipes that go beyond what you might expect. This being Baja, of course there are fish and shrimp varieties. Moving along, you’ll find shredded chicken, beef, carnitas (braised pork), cactus, chicharrón (fried pork rinds), and cochinita pibil (slow-roasted pork) iterations. There’s no wrong time to eat a taco, of course, so Gardenias opens early, at 8 a.m., with all the toppings on hand to get you eating."