"This is renowned Arca chef José Luis Hinostroza’s other Tulum restaurant, which now counts an additional branch inside the new Tulum Airport. Under the direction of executive chef Daniken Ramón, Mestixa effortlessly blends the street food traditions of Mexico and Asia. Wooden chairs and tables with wrought-iron frames contrast with inlay brick arches and eggshell-white walls, which feature a mural of a face-off between Quetzalcoatl and a Chinese dragon. East meets Yucatán in dumplings stuffed with cochinita pibil over a habanero sauce, or in Baja tacos loaded with shrimp tempura, furikake, mayonnaise, and ponzu sauce. On Bao Sundays, brilliant colors burst out of buns filled with pork belly or soft-shell crab, best paired with a mango and passionfruit daiquiri." - Bill Esparza
