La Carreta Taco Shop

Long-running Tijuana taco stand in Zona Centro, claiming over 50 years in business. Charcoal-grilled meats on handmade tortillas at a small, cash-only spot with limited outdoor seating.

Tijuana spot serving traditional Mexican home cooking with standouts like basket tacos, café de olla, chilaquiles tortas, enchiladas rojas, and pozole.

Tijuana corner stand near Mercado Hidalgo specializing in tacos varios from guisado pots, with standouts like milanesa with chicharrón, chile relleno, and Tijuana-style birria.

Sinaloan-style seafood restaurant in Tijuana's centro fish-market district, known for pescado zarandeado (grilled whole fish) in varieties like snook, sea bass, red snapper, mullet, and corvina, plus shrimp aguachile tostadas.