Casamarte

Casamarte is a seafood restaurant and oyster bar on the malecón in La Paz, Baja California Sur, set in an old house at 16 de Septiembre No. 7, on the corner of the waterfront Paseo Álvaro Obregón. Its full name is Casamarte Oyster Bar & Grill, and the restaurant calls itself La Casa del Mar, the house of the sea. The kitchen is led by chef Héctor Palacios, who was born and raised in La Paz, and the menu is built on oysters from farms in Baja California Sur waters, local clams and fish from responsible fisheries. It opens every day from 8:00 AM to 11:30 PM, so the same tables serve breakfast, a long seafood lunch and dinner, with terrace seating that faces the malecón and the bay. Oysters are 25 pesos a piece, tacos run from 80 to 150 pesos, and most plates from the sea and the grill fall between 190 and 770 pesos.

The restaurant describes its chef as a paceño who knows the sea is served fresh and without disguise, who chooses sustainable products and who works to support fishing communities across Baja California Sur and Baja California. Food & Pleasure, which profiled Casamarte in September 2026, calls him an ambassador for the Pesca con Futuro movement and names two of his suppliers: kampachi from the Omega Azul farms in the Sea of Cortez, and red snapper and oysters from Santomar. Sunset magazine, which ran his recipes in June 2024, described how he dry-ages local kampachi, and the current menu lists an aged fish sashimi over smoky morita salsa. The logo reads amor al mar, amor al arte, love of the sea and love of art. At the oyster bar the shells are opened to order and served with lime, with morita, aguachile or fermented habanero salsa as extras.

Why Casamarte Stands Out

Chef Héctor Palacios — born and raised in La Paz, he cooks the catch of Baja California Sur and works with the fishing communities of the peninsula.

The oyster bar — oysters from farms in Baja California Sur waters, opened to order, sold by the piece and served raw, fried or off the grill.

Named suppliers — kampachi from Omega Azul and snapper and oysters from Santomar, with fish aged in house for sashimi and crudo.

On the malecón — a house on the corner of 16 de Septiembre and the waterfront, with terrace tables facing the bay from breakfast to late dinner.

Must-Try Dishes

Ostión Buenavista — five oysters with butter, lemon and the house red oil, served with bread.

Almeja Tatemada — two chocolata clams grilled and stuffed with salsa mexicana, ham and cheddar, on a flour tortilla.

Aged Fish Sashimi — 150 grams of house-aged fish over salsa de picaditos, with onion, cucumber, morita chili and oils.

Aguachile Casamarte — octopus and cured shrimp in green aguachile with serrano, red onion, cucumber, sesame, morita and leek.

El Zarandeado — a 400-gram kampachi grilled zarandeado style, with fried rice, cucumber salad, guacamole, salsas and tortillas.

Taco La Paz — battered fresh fish with avocado salsa, cabbage and carrot slaw and crema, the Baja fish taco of the house.

Hours & Reservations

Hours: Monday to Sunday, 8:00 AM to 11:30 PM. Confirm late seatings when booking.

Reservations: Book through the OpenTable form on the restaurant's website, or send a WhatsApp message to +52 612 155 6929.

Good to know: Oysters are sold by the piece, and the kitchen opens at 8:00 AM for breakfast.

Best time: Late afternoon for oysters on the terrace with the bay in view, or from 8 AM for chilaquiles and huevos marineros.

Reviewed by What's In Cabo Editorial Team, 2026-09-28. Sources: casamarte.mx (concept, chef, menu and prices, hours, address, contact, map location, photos, logo), Food & Pleasure (profile of Casamarte and chef Héctor Palacios, 25 September 2026), Sunset (chef feature and recipes, 13 June 2024), OpenTable (reservations).