$$$$ • Mexican • Mexicali
Restaurante Cenaduría Selecta has served traditional Mexican food in Mexicali since 1945: breakfast, lunch and dinner made with Doña María's recipes, plus a weekend buffet. Dinner is served Tuesday to Sunday from 5 to 10 PM, and Fridays are Noches Boleras: live saxophone and boleros from 6 to 9 PM, no cover charge. Private dining room available for groups and celebrations.Our story: Don José Vieyra and Doña María Robles, from Irapuato, Guanajuato, arrived in Mexicali in 1935 to work in the cotton fields. Doña María started with a food stand in La Chinesca and, thanks to her cooking, the family opened a dining room in their garage. In 1945 they built the restaurant at Arista and Calle G in Colonia Nueva and opened it as Cenaduría Selecta. It was remodeled in 1989, keeping its original atmosphere. Today the family still cooks Doña María's recipes for Mexicali.