What Are Gobernador Tacos?

By Niam Hocaine, founder and food writer · Updated August 31, 2026

Gobernador are Sinaloa (Mazatlán) tacos: shrimp and cheese, griddled quesadilla-style, on flour or corn tortillas.

Gobernador Tacos

Gobernador (Tacos Gobernador) is a seafood taco from Sinaloa (Mazatlán), Mexico. The filling is shrimp and cheese, specifically shrimp sautéed with peppers and melted cheese, griddled quesadilla-style.

It is served on flour or corn tortillas, usually with salsa, lime. In the US it turns up most in San Diego, Phoenix.

Created in Mazatlán in the 1980s; named for a state governor.

Gobernador (Tacos Gobernador) are Sinaloa (Mazatlán) tacos made with shrimp sautéed with peppers and melted cheese, griddled quesadilla-style, served on flour or corn tortillas.

Also called: Tacos Gobernador
Family: Seafood
Filling: Shrimp and cheese
Cut / main ingredient: Shrimp sautéed with peppers and melted cheese
How it is cooked: Griddled quesadilla-style
Tortilla: Flour or corn
Usually topped with: Salsa, lime
From: Sinaloa (Mazatlán), Mexico

Created in Mazatlán in the 1980s; named for a state governor

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