El Jardín

This charming restaurant facing Zicatela Beach is generally packed. It's known for its generous use of fresh, healthy ingredients, including lots of olive oil, tomatoes, and Italian vinaigrette. The service is relaxed, if sometimes extremely slow. The choices are delicious: New York-style pizza, vegetarian sandwiches, crepes, pastas, and large creative salads, such as the Rey de Reyes, with spinach, tomato, avocado, pickled eggplant, brown rice, and tofu. Try the Ensalada Caprichosa, with fresh-cut tomatoes, savory pesto, and salty anchovies atop crisp grilled eggplant slices. There's also a selection of fresh fish and seafood. Under a palapa roof, El Jardín's extensive menu includes fruit smoothies, Italian and Mexican coffees, herbal teas, and a complete juice bar. The restaurant makes its own tempeh, tofu, pastas, and whole-grain breads. The rich tiramisu is to die for.

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