You can never go wrong with the Campechana Grande, a cooked, mixed seafood cocktail of shrimp, abalone, squid, & octopus served in a giant goblet with cucumber, tomato, onion, cilantro & more. Read more.
The rice bowl at this cute new cafe is healthy and delicious with toasted nori and citrus-y ponzu on a mix of seasonal vegetables anchored by a sturdy bottom of sushi-seasoned brown rice. Read more.
Executive chef Jeremy Pacheco gives his smooth, bright gazpacho a little sex appeal by topping it with a clump of crab and shrimp ceviche. So pretty and so easy to feel virtuous about eating it. Read more.
Hana's version of Hiyashi Chuka is a summer treat you won't want to miss, combining ramen noodles, slivers of omelet, pickled ginger, cucumber, & chasu (slow-cooked pork seasoned with honey and soy). Read more.
Weird & strangely delicious, the Vitello Tonnato brings together the richness & delicacy of veal with a sauce that bears the briny tang of the sea, both nicely offset by a smattering of salty capers. Read more.
There are plenty of eclectic but classic ways to chillax at Searsucker, our fave being the bright, lemony beef tartar, sided with taro chips, plus a quail egg filled with creamy, yellow yolk. Read more.
Get there early for the made-fresh-daily poke, served with charred jalapeño and candied tomato, which often sells out. Read more.
The kobe carpaccio with hearts of palm and shiitake bacon is is undeniably satisfying and one of our faves for cooling off in the summer months. Read more.
The tuna tataki, which combines lightly seared albacore with a variety of cucumbers, watermelon radish, avocado mousse & tangerine gastrique, manages to be utterly decadent but light & healthy. Read more.
The deconstructed spin on the Nicoise, made with black tiger shrimp, grilled eggplant, piquillo pepper, confit potato, haricots vert, & quail egg, makes classic versions seem pedestrian by comparison. Read more.
When you want something a little lighter, try the green bean jelly with vegetables, ham, and egg, a heap of glass noodles surrounded by mung bean sprouts, wood-ear mushrooms, carrots & cucumbers. Read more.
Nobody makes a better cheesecake, built upon a thick, buttery graham cracker crust filled with silky, Amaretto-spiked mascarpone. Read more.
The show-stopper is surely the merenghata -- a classic Italian dessert that encases semifreddo (a "half-cold" mixture of ice cream & whipped cream) in thick, crispy layers of baked meringue. Read more.
