El Merkado — Attraction in Baja California Sur

I find this place to be underwhelming. I went on an early Sunday evening and the vibe was very chill, not very busy at all and kind of deflated. I know Sundays are laidback here of course. Yes they now charge for parking as other reviewers noted. However there’s a machine that gives change. It’s 15 pesos to park for two hours; I put in a 20 peso bill and it gave change. There are Apple Pay symbols on it but didn’t really see a way to pay electronically— maybe I missed it. The options don’t really excite me and I recall feeling the same five years ago, with the exception of the Oaxacan place which continues to be solid. I also tried a Yami bowl (250 pesos) from Shakti Bowls and it was a very welcome combination of fresh and healthy food. The service was friendly and I took it to go. I’m happy they use compostable/biodegradable containers unlike the styrofoam ones a lot of other establishments use. El Merkado is worth checking out if you’re with a group that wants different foods but I don’t feel like it’s a must see. There’s indoor and outdoor dining and a good pharmacy...

Very nice and clean. Located along the corridor area. Many delicious tasty, restaurant choices. Very family friendly, with a hip, upscale feel. All people very nice. I ate in several different restaurants on several different days.This place had many different restaurant choices, two floors. Several restaurants with typical Mexican food, tacos, tosdados. Great ice-cream shop. Greek food available too. Wonderful sushi and another seafood restaurant, very fresh. Beer tasting shop and a nice wine shop too. Breakfast restaurant, yea...love breakfast! A burger restaurant that is dog friendly and outback. There are several nice shops to visit. Very casual place. Some days they have local vendors visit with charming items and some VERY tasty organic, healthy foods by Adriana. She makes homemade Almond Butter and has some interesting environmental items for sale. These local vendors are in addition to all the normal restaurants and shops. Great,...

One of the highlights of our trip is finding this gem! It is a 4 minute drive to where we were staying and we were looking for a pharmacy/convenience store nearby and chanced upon this place. I highly recommend

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Cantina! Their tacos are to die for (posting a photo of what we ordered). I just asked what their best sellers were and we got this. It IS AMAZING. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Oaxaca! We ordered the mix and asado and they are great. The price was way cheaper than the others. We also tried other ones in the area but I highly recommend these two. The gelato place is also great - coming from us who just came from Italy 2 weeks ago. Their gelato is great. We ordered chocolate and caramel. Our toddler loved it.

We also chanced upon a bakery called Bacca. Got the affogato and it’s neat.

Will come back if we get...