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Also serving as a culinary school, Camille (9a Avenida 15-27 Zona 10, tel. 2368-0048
or 2367-1525, noon-3 P.M. and 7-10 P.M. Tues.-Fri., 7-10 P.M. Sat., $10-15) serves creat-
ively prepared fish, chicken, and seafood dishes. The steak in chipotle sauce served on a
cheese pupusa (Salvadoran cheese-filled tortilla) is truly extraordinary. The atmosphere is
pleasantly cozy with carbon sketches etched on the white plaster walls and also on ripped-
out pages from spiral bound notebooks framed and hung.
On the list of runners-up for distinction by Travel and Leisure's Latin American Top
10 list is Tamarindos (11 Calle 2-19A Zona 10, tel. 2360-2815, reserva-
ciones@tamarindos.com.gt,12:30-3P.M.and7:30P.M.-1A.M.Mon.-Sat.,$10-20),which
makes some fine sushi and does an excellent job of combining Thai, Italian, and Guatem-
alanflavorsintosomeirresistibledishes.Thereispleasantindoorandoutdoorgardenpatio
seating and the hip ambience is set by postmodern decor and electronica music on the ste-
reo. Try the vegetarian pad thai or the four-cheese gnocchi.
A welcome arrival on the Guatemala City fusion cuisine scene is Misso (16 Calle 6-17
Zona 10, tel. 2368-0175, noon-3 P.M. and 7-11 P.M. Mon.-Sat., $13-25). In addition to
well-prepared sushi, there are a variety of creative dishes on offer. The crowning achieve-
ment is the duck in cinnamon-raspberry-peach chutney sauce. You can dine in the hip
lounge(whichalsoincludesoneofthecity'sswankiestbars)oroutsideontheterraceover-
looking the bustling Zona Viva.
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