Alta Baja Market

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Alta Baja Market Celebrating and cultivating the flavors above and below the US//MX border! Preorder our book "Beginne Open for breakfast everyday at 10am

Located in downtown Santa Ana, Alta Baja is a community market and cafe that celebrates the flavors of California, the Southwest and Mexico. We'll carry heritage chocolates, cheeses, kitchen items, specialty meats, chiles and spices, beer and wine. Alta Baja will also host classes, lectures and pop-up diners.

Our popular Dia de los Mu***os sugar skull take-home kits and in-store classes are back! Commemorate the holiday and you...
10/16/2026

Our popular Dia de los Mu***os sugar skull take-home kits and in-store classes are back! Commemorate the holiday and your loved ones by building your own altar and decorating it with calderas. Take a kit home or take our classes on 10/25 and 11/1, we will offer a lecture about the history of Day of the Dead. Link in bio to secure your spot!

Join us this Saturday 10/10 at Alta Baja at 1pm as author Leslie Priscilla talks with our gustavo_arellano about her imp...
10/07/2026

Join us this Saturday 10/10 at Alta Baja at 1pm as author Leslie Priscilla talks with our gustavo_arellano about her important new book! Presentation is free, and books will be available for purchase after — see you there!

Stay cool out there! In addition to our and cocktails, we sell canned and bottled juices, craft b**rs, sodas and miner...
10/03/2026

Stay cool out there! In addition to our and cocktails, we sell canned and bottled juices, craft b**rs, sodas and mineral water and brew our own iced chai and jamaica! Open 10-4 Wednesday through Monday!

Rise and shine — dragonfruit plant outside Alta Baja bloomed last night! It’s as big as a football but only blooms for 1...
09/25/2026

Rise and shine — dragonfruit plant outside Alta Baja bloomed last night! It’s as big as a football but only blooms for 12 hours before it starts to wilt — a reminder that you need to enjoy beauty when you find it! We’re open 10am-4pm Wednesday - Monday — come on by!

These tequila shooters from La Gritona Reposado are a hit! Strong double shot in a cute bottle, we have them for sale at...
09/17/2026

These tequila shooters from La Gritona Reposado are a hit! Strong double shot in a cute bottle, we have them for sale at our front counter — buy them to go, or drink while you’re having lunch with us!

09/10/2026

NEW BOOKS IN! We have a small but wonderful collection at Alta Baja, including the food preservation book by owner Delilah Snell and “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America” by her husband aka produce delivery guy gustavo_arellano ! We’re going to have author signings as well for new books by Leslie Priscilla and MacArthur genius winner Kelly Lytle Hernandez in October — sign up for our newsletter to learn more!

BACK IN STOCK!! Fervi Chocolate from Jerez, Zacatecas is a DELICIOUS with cinnamon, peanut and butter and always a bes...
08/24/2026

BACK IN STOCK!! Fervi Chocolate from Jerez, Zacatecas is a DELICIOUS with cinnamon, peanut and butter and always a best seller for us. Enjoy as a drink, for cooking or just tear off a square and enjoy!

Our small but wonderful collection of books for sale includes titles on food, Latino culture, essay collections, childre...
08/19/2026

Our small but wonderful collection of books for sale includes titles on food, Latino culture, essay collections, children’s lit and so much more! Open 10-4 Wednesday - Monday — check out our newest titles and longtime faves!

While we make our own cocktails, we realize people want to drink at home or at parties, too. So that’s why we carry Gold...
08/03/2026

While we make our own cocktails, we realize people want to drink at home or at parties, too. So that’s why we carry Golden Rule Spirits canned cocktails, which have been a hit from the moment we started to carry them. They taste just like an actual cocktail — the Old Fashioned is slightly sweet, the daiquiri is tart, the Negroni is sharp — and are all potent! Like we tell anyone who buys some, one is fun, two is FUN haha! Get some today!

We try to make as much stuff in-house as possible, from our seasonal jellies and ja@s to salad dressings to this tart, p...
07/27/2026

We try to make as much stuff in-house as possible, from our seasonal jellies and ja@s to salad dressings to this tart, peppery preserved lemon spread that goes on our Henninger toast! Some are available for sale right now so get the while you can!

Address

201 E 4th Street
Santa Ana, CA
92701

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 7pm
Friday 8am - 9pm
Saturday 8am - 9pm
Sunday 8am - 7pm

Telephone

(714) 783-2252

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