Blanco Cocina + Cantina at 1301 Orange Avenue in Coronado opened July 17, 2024, as the ninth location in the Blanco chain and the second in San Diego County, operated by Fox Restaurant Concepts — the same Sam Fox group behind The Henry further down Orange Avenue. The menu centers on Sonoran-style Mexican cuisine: cheese crisps, chimichangas, street tacos, ceviches, enchiladas, and chile rellenos built around a tequila-and-margarita program that squeezes citrus fresh throughout the day for drinks including a jalapeño-and-pineapple margarita with chile verde liqueur and habanero bitters. Fox Restaurant Concepts operates across 16 states, and the Coronado location occupies the former Bistro d'Asia space at the north end of Orange Avenue's commercial strip in the 92118 ZIP code. The design-forward interior features large booths, plant-heavy décor, and a prominent bar built around tequila flights and frozen palomas with blood orange, grapefruit, and blanco tequila — a cocktail-forward format that pulls evening traffic from the same Coronado Mexican food corridor anchored by Miguel's Cocina at El Cordova Hotel. The bar program stocks over 50 tequila and mezcal expressions organized by region and agave varietal, with flight builds progressing from blanco through reposado to añejo alongside seasonal cocktail rotations tied to the Sonoran menu.