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As soon as you cross the bamboo bridge, you’ll be instantly transported from a strip mall to an ocean-side Zen garden where the fish is bought fresh from the boats. Try a frozen mojito and start with a seaweed salad and steamed dumplings, then dive into the sashimi and sushi.
In the center of Playa Carmen, this trendy sushi place off a dusty dirt road is one of the most popular restaurants in the area. Fabulous sushi, sashimi, and tempura are carefully crafted, and there's a daily QR-code menu featuring hand rolls and wraps. About 30 wood tables are scattered around a gravel-bottomed, Zenlike garden, with mango trees and a stand of bamboo. The decor is mainly votive candles and hanging market lights. There's also tempura shrimp, beef sukiyaki, and ginger-pork main dishes. With veggies coming from the owner's garden, vegetarians can order spring rolls and steamed vegetables with quinoa, but it hardly seems worth it to make the trip here unless you are going to chow down on fish and seafood. To wash it down, there is homemade ginger beer, sake, Costa Rican craft beer, and notably expensive wine.
