El Pescador Fish Market
Seafood market · San Diego ·
Fresh fish market & restaurant offering sandwiches, tacos, salads
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Fresh fish market & restaurant offering sandwiches, tacos, salads
"El Pescador is a San Diego institution that’s been serving fish to the neighborhood for over 40 years. The best way to get the daily catch is on a sandwich—pick a fish and enjoy it on a torta slathered in a tangy tartar sauce and loaded with lettuce, tomato, and onion. You might even see a cook pull whatever snapper or salmon you requested from the display case before filleting it in the back. Avoid the evening and weekend shrimp-frenzied crowds by coming on a weekday afternoon when it’s more relaxed." - sabrina medora
"When El Pescador Fish Market opened in 1974, it was selling shrimp cocktails and lemonade for $1. In the 50-plus years since, the restaurant has expanded its offering significantly with dishes like locally caught grilled fish sandwiches, tacos, seabass, oysters, crudo, and salads topped with fresh seafood. Make sure to check for the daily burro, a burrito packed with seafood like Alaskan halibut and shrimp. El Pescador also sells freshly-caught fish to prepare at home." - Helen I. Hwang
"A popular local seafood market and casual eatery where cases are stocked with fresh catches from Baja and San Diego; offers a straightforward menu of salads, sandwiches, and grilled fish plates favored by locals." - Kelly Bone
"This longtime community mainstay is a bustling space that doubles as a fish market and a sit-down restaurant. Starting with the freshest of mostly local seafood, its grilled fish plates, sandwiches, and salads are always a hit. Don’t pass on the legendary grilled fish sandwich, choosing sea bass or halibut, served “borrego-style” with cabbage, tomato, green onion, and vinaigrette." - Helen I. Hwang
"Only the freshest local seafood passes through El Pescador’s kitchen and onto your tortilla. This longtime La Jolla restaurant and seafood market’s take on the fish taco is simple but elegant: grilled local fish topped with a crisp cabbage salad, pico de gallo, and creamy wedges of avocado. The burritos include local yellowtail, squid, and sea bass as filling options." - Candice Woo