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Awacate

Name: Awacate
Address: Paseo Malecón San José Lot 8, Hotel Zone, San Jose del Cabo Baja California Sur 23405 Mexico, AW
Rating: 5

★★★★★5.0 out of 5 · 4 reviews

upscale

international

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Awacate is a $$$ international upscale restaurant in San José del Cabo rated 5.0/5 by 4 TripAdvisor reviewers; walk-ins welcome.

About

Awacate is on the malecón in San José del Cabo's hotel zone, which puts you right on the water with the marina at your back. It's upscale international — the kind of place where the kitchen moves across continents on a single menu — and the service and atmosphere subratings both hit perfect marks. Four reviews isn't a deep sample, but when service scores that high, it usually means someone's paying attention to the floor. The value subrating at 4.5 is worth noting for a tier-three spot. You're paying for the setting and the polish, but it doesn't feel punitive. Food comes in at 4.3, which is solid but not transcendent — this is more about the full package than chasing a signature dish. The restaurant takes kids, so it's not trying to enforce a strict mood, but the vibe skews mature anyway. If you're walking the malecón at sunset and want something more composed than a taco stand, this works.

At a glance

Area: San José del Cabo
Vibe: upscale
Price: ●●●○
Reservation required: –
Kid friendly: ✓
Cuisine: international
Dietary options: —

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