Restaurants:
Best Coconut Shrimp Tacos - Claro's on Antonio Majeres Blvd (low cost)
Best Meat Tacos - El Fogon (low cost)
Taco Nene (low cost)
The Hangman (low cost)
Best Baja Tacos - Lateral (low cost)
Best Gourmet Tacos - La Lupita
Best Local, Good Priced Mexican food
Las Guacamayas (low cost)
Best Foodie Meal, Walkable - Phortal (note they only offer 3 or 5 course meals)
Best Foodie Meal, close but not walkable (quick Uber) - Semillonuj
Best all around, always consistent experience with food, ambiance and service
Flora Farms (not walkable, Uber/drive)
Best Mexican - Jazmin's and Los Tres Gallos (tourist prices)
Best Italian - Come a Casa or Osteria 107 (right across the street) or Casa Martin
Best Breakfast - Lolita Cafe, Es Por Ti Panaderia or NAO
Best Sunday Brunch - Jazmin's
Best Mariachi Band - Los Tres Gallos Best Coffee - Es Por Ti Panaderia
Best Pastries - Crust Best Pizza - Flavia'
Best Burger - Smashburger at Tropicana or on rooftop at El Ganzo Pool
Best Water View - 7 Seas Restaurant (not walkable and recommend drinks and apps only) and Zipper's (not recommended for food)
Best Sports TV Watching - walkable - Teo's or Shooters; driving - The District
Best Sushi - Omakai Sushi
Best Place to Meet Snowbirds / Expats during high season - Drinking Time or The District (uber or drive)
Best Market - Agricole (newly opened) Highly recommend the salsas, pestos, fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh juices and the strawberries and cream.
Best New all around hangout - Suelo Sur - Beer garden, Mexican BBQ, bar, game area, restaurant (walkable but down a dusty road. Definitely Uber but probably no more than 5 mins / drive)
Best Date Night - Acre Restaurant (quick uber/taxi ride); swanky, beautiful restaurant
Best Cocktails: Clandestinna, Santoro or Speakeasy in Baja Brewing
Things to do:
Walk along the beach
Enjoy Plaza Mijares at night
Best hotel pool: El Ganzo rooftop or Vidanta Reserve Beach Club Cabo
Adventures Luxury Sunset Sail in Cabo San Lucas
Whale watching with Salty Cabo (from November to end of March)
San Jose de Cabo Art Walk - every Thursday night in the main square (5p - 10p)
Pamilla Beach Valeros Beach Club
San Jose del Cabo Taco tour
Massages, facials and manicures / pedicures at Gypsy Soul House
Cooking class at Flora Farms or Tamarindo's
Pickleball at Club La Huerta
Farmer's market at Club La Huerta every Saturday (closed in summer)
Snorkeling at Palmilla, Santa Maria or Chileno beach. Or go to Cabo Pulmo.
Transportation Services: Juan Pablo (have him stop at the Chedraui at the roundabout for groceries on the way from the airport), Cactus Rental Car or Uber (you cannot Uber from the Airport so plan to arrange private transportation or take a shuttle from the Airport)
Boutique Hotels: Drift, El Encanto Inn, Casa Natalia, Marisol Boutique Hotel
Weekly Events
• Thursday Art Walk 6-9pm
• Friday Palmilla Market 9am-1pm
• Saturday Farmers Market 9am-2pm
• Sunday Brunch at Mama Mias
Pool Day Passes: Hotel El Ganzo Rooftop, Mar del Cabo, Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort
Live Music: Teo's on Thursdays, Eric Louis (plays at Osteria on Thursday, Mama Mias on Fri & Marina Inn on Sunday at 10:30am), Hangman for Jazz (Thurs-Sat), Totoy (Piano Bar over Lumbre)
Events: Cooking Classes, Movie Nights, Art Classes, Native Plant Tour
Coffee Shops: Doña Nena, Pez Gallo, Coffee Lab, Cream Cafe, Dr Coffee
Breakfast: Organik, Baja Sur Burrito, El Pancake House, Pan Springs, Ruba's Bakery & Bistro, Coffee Lab, Pez Gallo, Banana Bowls, Cream Cafe. Places near San Jose - Flora Farms, Acre, Vero Neo, El Ganzo, Cassanto, La Marina Inn (great on Sundays)
Lunch: Zippers, 7 Seas, El Merkado, Cynthia's, Lateral Crudo y Asado (Cheap tacos in AC), Claro Fish Jr, Koi Sushi, California Ranch Market (good sandwiches), Cream Cafe, Hook Up (Puerto Los Cabos)
Dinner: Come a Casa (Italian), Simaruba, La Lupita, Mama Mia, Santoro, Agave Kitchen, Habanero's Gastro Grill, La Dolce (Italian), Jardín Secreto Restaurante, Casa Don Rodrigo (Great tortilla soup!), La Osteria & Osteria 107 (Great Pizza), Lumbre, Los Tres Gallos, Mision
Drinks: Pescadito Break, Baja Brewing, Los Tres Gallos, Tap Deck, District, Drinking Time, Santoro
Restaurant Specials for Locals: 2 for 1 Pastor Tacos on Tuesday at La Lupita
Food Delivery Services: Optimum Food, Cabo Charcuterie, Cabo Eats
Fitness: Walking, Biking (bike paths around golf course), Pickleball, Swimming, Gyms (F45, Cabo Fitness Club, Vidanta Golf Club), Golfing, and more!
Utilities: You can go in and add credits on utility services to avoid anything ever being shut off.
Property Tax Payment: You get a discounted rate if property taxes are paid early - 20% off in January, 15% off in February, and 10% off in March
Paying Fideicomisio Annual Fees: Annual payment is due every year on the date when you closed (your fideicomisio date).
Internet: Starlink is great for home owners (MX$1,100/mo, with hardware cost of MX$8,300)
Receiving Mail & Packages (MailBoxes Cabo)
Health Insurance Specialists (Fredy Braverman, Katya Berci, Cathy Smith)
Money Transfers (Wise App)
Getting Pesos: Convert US or Canadian dollars to Mexican Pesos on your Wise Debit Card and then pull pesos out at the ATM @ La Comer using your Wise card (US expats use the Citibank ATM; Canadians use Scotiabank ATM)
Credit Cards (charge everything in pesos on a credit card with no international fees)
No State Taxes for US Expats: How does South Dakota compare to other top options?
Foreign Earned Income Exclusion: For US Expats it is $130,000 for the 2025 tax year. Must reside in Mexico for at least 330 full days during any period of 12 consecutive months.
Places to Bring Your Laptop: Coffee Lab, Koral
Getting Your RFC: It's a unique registration number issued by Mexico's tax collection agency, SAT. Required to claim capital gains tax exemptions on any property you own when you sell it, to open a bank account, purchase a car, or receive income from a Mexican company.
Establishing a Corporation & Accounting Services (connections coming soon!)
November 1 & 2 - Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos): Traditionally, November 1st honors deceased children and November 2nd honors deceased adults. The main plaza puts out beautiful alters (be sure to stop at Los Tres Gallos!) and Flora Farms does an event.
Christmas Eve: Viceroy
Christmas: Habeneros, La Marina Inn
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