"Since 2019, chef Sheyla Alvarado has offered six- and eight-course tasting menus that are stunning visual feasts but also deeply rooted in the popular and regional traditions of Ensenada and Valle de Guadalupe. The simple daily menu lists dishes by principal ingredient: duck, crab, mushrooms, clam with sea bass. Cryptic descriptions become clear once an Ensenada-inspired kanpachi tostada arrives with a spread of tomato confit, or a soft-shell crab taco with raw salsa verde hits the table. From fun antojitos to classics such as chile guajillo stuffed with mushrooms to expertly cooked beef rib with reduction sauce, Alvarado shows off an impressive culinary range." - Bill Esparza