Ever since that run to Ensenada in September, I've been all over fish tacos. And yet when places in neighboring California still had trouble getting it right, I had little faith in any establishments outside of Baja to be able to do a proper one. So I was surprised to find that Hombre Cantina (53 Boat Quay, 6438-6708) did one that was much better than I thought it would be, with a thin and freshly fried batter all wrapped up in corn tortillas that made these things go down in a jiffy. It wasn't without effort though; if I had followed the instructions listed on the wall, I would have ended up with a bunch of unnecessary fillers (they also make Mission-style burritos here, if it helps give some context). At least they had micheladas and even elote available.
And no, I didn't wasn't planning to get more fish tacos later. But after stumbling around to a few other places including Wrap & Roll as well Maison Ikkouku in Kampong Glam (nice cocktails!), I needed a little more food to seal the deal, and I stopped at Clarke Quay where I was intending to go to Shiraz for some koobideh. Instead, I ended up at Señor Taco on the other side, whose fish tacos were better than I thought they would be, especially when I dabbed on some of that potent orange-colored habanero sauce. I liked it enough that I even got a second one, which admittedly was overbattered, but nonetheless it still hit the spot.
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