La Nacional is a Mexican cantina on Third Avenue in downtown Chula Vista, from the same team behind National City's Machete Beer House. The room mixes traditional Mexican cooking with a late-night bar energy, and it stays open late enough to be a South Bay hangout for dinner, drinks and weekend brunch.
The kitchen is known for birria tacos, carnitas, cabeza, flautas and other classic plates, while the bar leans on Mexican spirits with craft cocktails, mezcal, tequila and Baja draft beer. It's family-friendly earlier in the evening, then shifts toward a 21-and-over crowd later at night.
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- Website: www.instagram.com/lanacionalcv
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La Nacional serves Mexican restaurant and bar fare, including birria tacos, Sonora-style ribeye tacos, carnitas, cabeza, chicken flautas, chilaquiles and other traditional dishes. Brunch runs on weekends, and weekday happy hour covers selected drinks and tequilas.
The cocktail program focuses on Mexican spirits, with mezcal and tequila cocktails, premium agave pours and Baja California draft beer. Guests can dine in for dinner, late-night food and drinks, or weekend brunch.
Opening hours
Mo-Th 15:00-00:00; Fr 12:00-01:30; Sa 09:00-01:30; Su 09:00-00:00
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- Currency: Bitcoin (BTC)
- Network: Lightning
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General Reviews
Google rates La Nacional 4.4 stars from 139 reviews.
Yelp rates La Nacional 4.1 stars from 114 reviews.
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