Baja California
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Family-run Ensenada restaurant with Aztec-themed murals and a menu blending traditional Mexican cooking with pre-Hispanic dishes. Signature pit-cooked Texcoco-style lamb barbacoa, plus tlacoyos and quesadillas with squash blossom, huitlacoche, and rajas.
Dishes: huitlacoche quesadillas lamb barbacoa
Haven't been here myself — came recommended from someone I trust.
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