Ceviche & Seafood Starters in Silver Spring, MD

El Golfo sits at 8739 Flower Avenue in the Long Branch end of Silver Spring, five minutes east of the Ellsworth Drive crowds downtown. Flower Avenue is the quieter restaurant row — El Gavilan is two doors up at 8805 — and the lot beside the building holds 30 to 40 cars, which downtown Silver Spring cannot say about anything.

From Silver Spring we're 5 min · 1.6 mi from downtown, which makes ceviche a short trip rather than a whole day's errand.

Ceviche & Seafood Starters done properly

Ceviche Mixto is white fish, shrimp and squid cured in lime juice with red onion, jalapeño and cilantro ($19) — a recent Google reviewer called it simply “a hit.” The starters list runs deep for a neighborhood spot: gambas al ajillo in garlic and white wine ($18), mussels in sherry and fresh ginger ($12), and yuca con chicharrón with curtido ($12).

What's included

• Ceviche Mixto — fish, shrimp & squid in lime, $19
• El Golfo Salad topped with ceviche mixto — $20
• Gambas al Ajillo — garlic shrimp in white wine, $18
• Mussels al Jengibre in sherry and ginger — $12
• Yuca con chicharrón with curtido — $12