Diced raw fish (typically rockfish or shrimp) cured in lime juice with white onion, cucumber, tomato, cilantro and a single Serrano chile, served on a tostada with avocado and Mexican hot sauce.

Ceviche crossed the border from the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, where Sinaloa-style and Ensenada-style preparations differ on whether the fish is diced fine or chunked, and whether cucumber and tomato belong. San Diego's Mariscos German truck and Oscar's Mexican Seafood codified the local style in the early 2000s: lime-cured rockfish, cucumber and Serrano on a fried tostada. El Pescador in La Jolla runs the Mexican-American fish-counter version.

3 editor picks for Baja-style ceviche in San Diego, ranked by editorial score. All San Diego signature dishes · Baja-style ceviche across every city.

Oscar's Mexican Seafood ★ 4.5

$Street foodPacific Beach

Oscar's Mexican Seafood on Emerald Street in Pacific Beach, San Diego, the local-vote fish-taco champion with smoked and battered options for under five.

OrderBattered fish taco, smoked fish taco

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Mariscos German ★ 4.4

$Street foodEncanto

Mariscos German truck on Federal Boulevard in southeast San Diego, the Tijuana-style aguachile and Gobernador-taco lifer that brought west-coast mariscos.

OrderShrimp Gobernador taco, fish ceviche tostada, aguachile

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El Pescador Fish Market and Restaurant ★ 4.4

$Street foodLa Jolla

El Pescador on Pearl Street in La Jolla, San Diego, the day-boat fish counter pulling local catch into grilled sandwiches and ceviche just blocks.

OrderGrilled fish sandwich, ceviche, smoked fish tacos

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