NAOS

Description:

• A glass-paneled open kitchen and raw bar serve as the centerpiece of acclaimed chef Monica Patiño's NAOS restaurant, located in the fashionable Palmas neighborhood. Waiters in black ties and vests provide crisp, attentive service to the food-loving crowd. The contemporary dining room combines glass, marble, and hardwood floors with fascinating, if slightly spooky, wall sketches of katrinas (humorous skeleton representations celebrating death). Although the menu spans the gamut, seafood remains the specialty. Consider starting with a tuna carpaccio dressed up with fried capers and a citrus vinaigrette, followed by the mild sea bass prepared with three chilies. Fresh oysters and stone crabs from Baja California are offered, along with numerous creatively prepared fish and seafood dishes.

• © Frommer's 2012

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Highly Recommended 2010