Located downstairs from Cabo Wabo, Taco Loco is a great little taco stand/restaurant with great Baja fish tacos. TL doesn’t take credit cards, so that means it has pretty authentic food, right???
Taco Loco is a great place to hang out and people-watch.
Four tacos and a beer for 110 Pesos (about US$7).
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Taqueria “El Paisa” is another local’s joint. In fact, you’ll likely be the only gringos dining. But, don’t let that dissuade you, as the food is excellent (for a very inexpensive restaurant). This is the exact opposite of the typical “marina” dining experience; very authentic and very inexpensive.
The prices are right, so have fun and experiment. Order a lot of variety, have fun, and give the menu items a try. Menu items include grilled tacos of arrachera and beef, potatoes, quesadilas, vampiros, gringas and more.
A family of four can probably eat for US$30 (and still leave food on the table).
On Leona Vicario (the one-way main street heading south), about five blocks north of Lazaro Cardenas.
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Very affordable chicken, ribs and fantastic fish burritos. The ambiance is “local Mexican joint” (in fact, we heard it was a former covered basketball court). The prices are right (typically less than US$6 per person) and the food is usually pretty good. While we usually eat here once per visit for lunch or dinner, breakfast was so-so and as a result, we can’t recommend it for that meal.
Located on Morelos and 20 de Noviembre, just north of the marina/mall area by about three blocks.
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For fish tacos, a place called Gordo Lele’s is great (just north of the “Corner Bar” on Lazaro Cardenas and south of the Los Milagros Hotel). He also makes a great flank steak for 15 pesos (about US$1.50). A typical meal, with a Corona, is around US$7, but is flank steak healthy?
Javier, the owner, has been known to put on a blonde wig and sing Beatles tunes (see video below).
Lots of people just LOVE Javier. In 2008, Javier lost his lease on a spot he used to occupy and was forced to shut down. In the depths of the huge US recession, a bunch of wonderful folks on the Cabo forum on Tripadvisor banded together, located Javier and raised $5000 to get him back in business at his current location. They also renovated the place with the help of experts like Restaurant Fit Out.
It’s a great story — and so are his fish tacos. 
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Gardenias — Incredible fish and shrimp tacos. Not a lot of ambiance, just great food for few pesos. Very cold beers!
Camino al Hacienda and Niños Heroes. Daily 8am-5pm. ($)
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