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Discover the city's best restaurants. From fresh seafood and traditional Mexican food to the legendary Chinese food of La Chinesca.
Mexicali is known as one of the culinary capitals of northwest Mexico, with food influences ranging from Sinaloa-style cooking to the Cantonese tradition that arrived with Chinese immigration in the early 20th century.
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Pescado zarandeado, shrimp cocktails, aguachiles, ceviches and more. The best of the sea in Mexicali.
View restaurantsFondas, buffets and traditional Mexican food. Chilaquiles, machaca, pozole, menudo and authentic antojitos.
View restaurantsSteakhouses and grill restaurants. New York, arrachera, rib eye, filet and the best premium cuts in the city.
View restaurantsCarne asada, birria, adobada, fish tacos and more styles that make Mexicali taquerías famous.
View restaurantsChilaquiles, machaca, huevos rancheros and the classic Mexicali breakfasts to start the day right.
View restaurantsMexicali's legendary Chinese food, the city with the most Chinese restaurants in the country. Cantonese cooking born in La Chinesca.
View restaurants18 restaurants listed in our guide
The most-rated breakfast in Mexicali: 6,729 reviews across its 3 locations and 4.7 at the flagship. White or red menudo with hominy, tamales and flour tortillas, inside a Wild West museum with a dirt street and wooden buildings.
Mexicali grill-taquería with nearly 10,000 reviews and a Travellers' Choice badge: big tacos on hand-made flour tortillas, charcoal-grilled adobada and carne asada, grilled platters and a salsa bar to build your own taco. From morning into the early hours. 2 locations.
The most-reviewed restaurant in Mexicali: 16,141 Google reviews at 4.5. Carne asada tacos on flour tortillas with beans, and a topping tray with more than ten salsas. Open 24 hours, with a drive thru.
The most-reviewed Chinese restaurant in Mexicali: 4,666 reviews at 4.5 on Google. White-tablecloth Cantonese cooking with set meals for sharing, carnitas coloradas, chow mein and fried rice. Open daily 11 AM to 9 PM.
Traditional Mexican restaurant since 1991, famous for its chiles rellenos and breakfasts. Classic atmosphere with piano, mission-style building on Calz. Justo Sierra.
A Mexican home-cooking institution since 1971, across from UABC. Famous for its beef broth, daily set lunches and the Sara's torta with fries. Free coffee refills.
Family-run charcoal taquería since 2005, famous for its carne asada stuffed-chile taco. Tacos of asada, al pastor, suadero, cabeza and tripe, plus queso fundido, burros and aguas frescas. A late-night spot, "tacos go with everything!"
Steakhouse-grill with grilled platters, asada and arrachera tacos, al pastor and burritos. 24-hour drive-thru and home delivery. 2 locations.
Steakhouse-grill with 20+ years: charcoal-grilled carne asada tacos, al pastor, grilled platters, cheese-gratin stuffed chiles and queso fundido. 3 locations.
Charcoal-grilled tacos since 1976. The famous Súper Taco Huarachón (asada, tripe and al pastor), huaraches and vampiros. Open until the early morning.
The steakhouse with the longest tradition in Mexicali. Premium grilled cuts, breakfast and afternoon buffets, a wine cellar and live music. A Centro Cívico institution.
A Mexicali dining tradition with 3 buffets (breakfast, grill, cenaduría). Premium cuts, Friday paella, and a private room for events.
A Mexican institution since 1903. A restaurant with iconic Swiss enchiladas, molletes, chilaquiles a la Sanborns, tacos al pastor, its own coffee, and sweet bread. Live music in the evenings.
The most renowned Pacific seafood restaurant since 1977. Rated 4.7, with valet parking and a supervised kids area.
Casual sharing-plates spot by Grupo Los Arcos. Fire show, creative cocktails, and a beach-lounge vibe.
Pacific cuisine: tostadas, ceviches, grilled octopus, and mezcal cocktails. Born in Tijuana.
Sinaloa-style Pescado Zarandeado grilled over coals. Kids play area, sushi bar, and nighttime karaoke.
American all-you-can-eat buffet with grill, tepanyaki, USDA Choice cuts, pizza, pasta, Mexican food and an in-house bakery stations. A family franchise at Plaza El Caballito.
Mexicali is a city where culinary traditions from all over Mexico and the world come together. The Sinaloa influence brought seafood and pescado zarandeado, while Chinese immigration in the early 20th century created the famous Chinesca, the largest Chinatown in Mexico with more than 200 restaurants.
Charcoal-grilled carne asada tacos are an emblem of the city, as is machaca with eggs for breakfast. Mexicali cooking is a unique fusion you will not find anywhere else in the country.
More than 200 Chinese restaurants with Cantonese recipes that have been in the city for over a century.
Sinaloa-style pescado zarandeado, aguachiles, cocktails and ceviches with fresh catch from the sea.
Home-style fondas and buffets: chilaquiles, pozole, menudo, machaca and authentic antojitos.
The quintessential Mexicali taco: flour tortilla, charcoal-grilled carne asada and salsa.
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