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Restaurante El Caracol

Name: Restaurante El Caracol
Address: Playa Las Animas Tercero A La Izquierda Del Muelle Principal, Cabo Corrientes Jalisco 48440 Mexico, AW
Rating: 5

★★★★★5.0 out of 5 · 4 reviews

beachfront

seafood

mexican

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Restaurante El Caracol is a $$ seafood & mexican beachfront restaurant in Cabo San Lucas rated 5.0/5 by 4 TripAdvisor reviewers; walk-ins welcome.

About

Restaurante El Caracol is a beach palapa in Las Animas, a cove on the Cabo Corrientes coast south of Puerto Vallarta — so not in Cabo San Lucas or the Los Cabos corridor at all. You reach it by boat from Boca de Tomatlán or Quimixto, and the beach is the point. The restaurant serves what's typical for these remote spots: grilled fish, ceviche, cold beer. With a 5/5 rating from four reviews and perfect food and service scores, it's clearly doing something right for the visitors who make the water-taxi trip. The value subrating is a half-point lower, which usually means fair pricing for the setting but not a bargain — expected when you're captive on a beach with no road access. Atmosphere is also 5/5, which tracks when you're eating under a palapa with your feet in the sand. If you're planning a Cabo trip and stumble on this listing, just know it's several hours north by boat or rough road. Las Animas is Jalisco, not Baja.

At a glance

Area: Cabo San Lucas
Vibe: beachfront
Price: ●●○○
Reservation required: –
Kid friendly: ✓
Cuisine: seafood
mexican
Dietary options: —

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