How To Experience Tecate, Mexico as it Celebrates its 130th Anniversary

The municipality of Tecate, in Baja California, celebrates the 130th anniversary of its foundation in 2022. One of the best ways to get to know this destination is through a weekend visit with an itinerary full of varied experiences.

Start your visit with breakfast at Malinalli, a restaurant based on a Mexican concept of pre-Hispanic inspiration. The menu features local flavors and ancestral ingredients such as chapulines, chimichangas, mole, tlacoyos, huaraches, huazontles, quesadillas, memelas and enchiladas.

The next activity should begin in the heart of the Pueblo Mágico Tecate, the only town with this distinction on the border, in a tour of the Miguel Hidalgo Park, one of the most famous plazas in the area. There are authentic traditional town letters for your best photos, spaces to play chess, and benches to lounge around and take in the clear blue skies.

Follow the route a few meters from this plaza for a must-stop at Casa Paris, a beautiful coffee shop decorated with elegant, antique, and dark touches to enjoy the classic tecatense coffee.

You can order a Pumpkin Latte in October, served in an authentic mini pumpkin or on the rocks. This drink is made with a unique blend of pumpkin pulp that pairs perfectly with a crepe, slice of pie, or dessert of your choice.

Your next visit can be to the Tecate brewery, the company that owns one of the most consumed beers in the country, founded in 1943 and named after the municipality. Be sure to drink a beer here as it will undoubtedly taste much better.

Tecate's gastronomy will stick in your memory since all of Baja California is going through a critical culinary transformation. Some of the can't-miss places to fall in love with are our Asao restaurant, where diners can't go wrong with the sautéed mussels with fine herbs, and the T-bone steak in dark beer sauce. El Lugar de Nos has delicious candied hibiscus tacos or tuna tostadas with a sesame crust.