LA PALAPA DE DON MARGARO

Don Margaro's palapa runs on the kind of hospitality that opens the kitchen half an hour early because you showed up hungry: an outdoor room kept comfortable by fans everywhere, an owner and staff who explain the menu like they're feeding relatives, and authentic Mexican seafood that earns the repeat visits. The fried fish has its devotees, the cantaritos arrive huge, and, the sleeper feature, they'll cook your fishing-charter catch to taste if you bring it in. A broad menu, clean bathrooms (noted with gratitude by everyone who mentions them), and drinks that hold their own round out one of the friendlier mariscos stops in town.