Ponto Lago
Elevated Baja flavors along the California coast
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When you want to get an elevated taste of Baja California’s flavors, visit Park Hyatt Aviara Resort’s Ponto Lago. Debuted in 2020 as part of the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star hotel’s $50 million property-wide renovation, Ponto Lago offers Baja-inspired dishes at breakfast (like the conchas — a Mexican sweet bread — French toast with banana passion fruit custard) and dinner (like Ensenada fish tacos with pickled cabbage, aji amarillo crema and cucumber-tomatillo salsa tucked inside a hand-pressed blue corn tortilla).
At this Carlsbad, California, spot, overnight guests and North Country locals are wooed with equal fervor. It doesn’t hurt that service is impeccable and Batiquitos Lagoon views are nearly indescribable.
Getting There
7100 Aviara Resort Drive, Carlsbad, California 92011
TEL760-603-3773