Founded in 1892 by Johann Hussong, a German immigrant who came south from San Francisco during the Baja gold rush, Hussong's Cantina is the oldest and most famous bar in Baja California. The interior has barely changed: sawdust on the floor, mariachis playing for tips, beer-sign neon, and walls papered with photographs and memorabilia going back generations.
It is a genuine working-class cantina that happens to be a tourist institution. Locals and visitors mix without too much friction, especially on weekday afternoons before the cruise ship crowds arrive. The margaritas are good; the beer is cold; the atmosphere is irreplaceable. At Avenida Ruiz 113, a block from the Malecon.