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Frommer's Highly Recommended

Locals know that El Amigo Miguel is a standout among downtown seafood restaurants -- you can easily pay more elsewhere but not eat better. Impeccably fresh seafood reigns; the large, open-air dining room, 3 blocks west of the zócalo, is usually brimming with seafood lovers. When it overflows, head to a branch across the street, with the same menu. Try delicious camarones borrachos (drunken shrimp), in a sauce made with beer, ketchup, and bits of fresh bacon -- it tastes nothing like the individual ingredients. Filete Miguel is a fresh fish filet (often red snapper or sea bass) stuffed with seafood and covered in a wonderful chipotle pepper sauce. Grilled shrimp with garlic and mojo de ajo (whole red snapper) are served at their classic best. Meat dishes are available, as well.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Mexico 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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