Av. Lopez Mateos is ls also o known as First St., Only a couple blocks from the cruise ship terminal. and perfectly safe . It is never overcrowded with tourists. Parts of First street on the Southern end houses the better quality shops such as Los Castillos for silver and Casa Colonial for Mexican designer clothing and the Blue Shell... More

The shops had some cute stuff, but the incredibly aggressive salesmen and street vendors got to me after a while. I like to haggle, but when the sellers started touching me, pulling my arm, I almost lost my cool. I had gone shopping while my fiancé was enjoying Papas & Beer, but I cut it short once I had grown... More

My friends and I were pleasantly surprised by how clean the streets were and how safe we felt shopping up and down this avenue. We shopped and walked the 8 blocks from our ship had a massage and then shopped our way back. Don't expect to find anything but kitschy hats, silver, turquoise, blankets, great looking cowboy boots and tequila,... More

our taxi drop us off here after we went to Las canadas and La bufadora. here, you can just walk around, eat, drink or take pictures as much as you like with an african lion for $20. Poor cub just want to rest and people try to wake her up. if you are too tried to walk back to the... More

I live in Ensenada and the buldings are very ugly, like the tenants are very negligent. It's like they don't care about the city image...

I am always surprised by the number of people I know who are afraid to get off a cruise ship and walk through downtown Ensenada. Other than the amount of alcohol available (and a few sketchy "gentleman's clubs" near Ave. Miramar) the place is relatively sterile, with stereotypical Mexican shop owners selling belts, sunglasses, and any number of one-of-a-kind Mexican... More

I had a fun time exploring the street shops while my wife was getting a facial treatment at Massage & Facial Care on the same street. The locals warmed right up to me and we all had some laughs and they helped me with some great purchases. There are some GREAT ironwood sculptures up and down the street.

Lots of shops, restaurants and coffee shops. A great place to just walk and window shop.

There are so many shops and restaurants to look at and choose from. No one tries to pressure you--it's fun to shop and bargain. The food is fresh, tasty, and inexpensive.