The 20 Essential Restaurants in Valle de Guadalupe
"Malva, whose chef Roberto Alcocer also operates the Michelin-starred Valle in Oceanside, is the first serious restaurant you’ll find as you round the sinusoid curve at kilometer 96, heading into Mexican wine country. Treat yourself with four, seven, or 10 oysters from Bahia Falsa, or an octopus sope with a glass of sauvignon blanc by oenologist Veronica Santiago of the Mina Penélope winery. If you’ve only got time for a quick snack before a day of wine tasting, order Alcocer’s juicy borrego birrioso (lamb birria) with refried beans. Or get one of the variations on the Valley classic, fish of the day, which comes either encircled by swirls of sweet compote and beet puree, or with roasted onions and mushrooms." - Bill Esparza
