El Gober
Owner's pickSeafood restaurant with rooftop grill9 min walk
A seafood restaurant, also listed as El Gobernador, with ceviche, aguachiles and tacos. It is open from noon to midnight, so lunch and dinner both work.
Fresh seafood in a place where locals eat.
Isaac, owner of PH 315
- Price
- $$, about MXN 400 to 700 per person for a main dish and a drink.
- Hours
- Daily 12 pm to midnight.
- Best time
- In the hot months, go later in the evening or ask for a ground floor table, since the upstairs can feel stuffy.
- From Aldea Thai
- About 9 minutes on foot (about 2,100 ft). Estimated from street numbers, not a live route.
- Where
- Calle 16 Norte at 1st Avenue, Centro.
- Booking
- Book ahead for dinner, since it can fill; reservations go through OpenTable, WhatsApp or phone.
Known for
- Chef Esteban Calletano cooks seafood with a Mexican accent over two floors, with a bar downstairs and a rooftop with its own grill and bar.
- Sharing plates are a feature: the menu lists a seafood tower to share, and the house ceviche tower is big and made for a group.
- Aguachiles come in several styles, including green, black ink, Sinaloa style and a spicy one called Levanta Muertos, plus a seafood broth called Caldo Quita Penas.
- Grilled octopus, soft shell crab tacos, shrimp tacos, fried whole red snapper and lobster risotto come up often, and the cocktails and friendly staff stand out.
- The upstairs and the rooftop can get hot in summer.
Stay a short walk away
Penthouse 315 at Aldea Thai is about 9 minutes on foot from El Gober. It sleeps 10, with a private heated rooftop pool and ocean views. The penthouse is also for sale.