Los Angeles’s Most Beloved Mexican Seafood Restaurant Opens in Hermosa Beach | Eater LA

"A cozy, tavern-like outpost steps from the beach, this third location brings Coni’Seafood’s Nayarit-style mariscos to Hermosa Beach with dark wood booths, oak-glazed floors, patterned ceiling tiles, and seating for 80, plus a brick facade with accordion windows and convenient plaza parking. The full menu spans barra fría, barra caliente, and the grill, where a gas-powered lava stone charbroiler turns out the famously buttery pescado zarandeado—whole butterflied robalo that pulls apart easily and can be dressed with soy-and-lime–marinated red onions and the house salsa verde. From the cold bar, aguachile showcases high-quality imported Mexican shrimp from Sinaloa and Nayarit arranged in a crown and bathed in a tart, spicy jalapeño-lime broth; ceviche de camarón tosses raw chopped shrimp with red onion, cucumber, and tomato; and the ceviche marinero pops with mango and salsa negra. Hot-side favorites include grilled tacos de marlín with melted cheese; boozy camarones a la borracha made with tequila; smoky, spicy camarones al diabla; camarones culichis in a creamy jalapeño sauce; and camarones a la pimienta, an original peppery riff created by founder Vicente “Chente” Cossio and inspired by his Bay 90’s kitchen days, with richness rooted in the butter-forward style he learned in the 1970s. Backed by a 38-year family legacy that’s earned Los Angeles Times 101 Best recognition, TV appearances like Leguizamo Does America, and Michelin Recommended status—plus Connie Cossio’s 2023 Chopped stint—this South Bay opening fulfills her wish to be close to home while keeping the family recipes front and center. Open Monday through Thursday from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m." - Bill Esparza