The New #1 Reason to Plan a Trip to Mexico

Oliver Strand discovers fresh seafood, a roaring fire, and the ultimate destination restaurant in Tulum, Mexico
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Mya Henry coowner of Hartwood is in charge of the bar. Photograph by Dean Kaufman

Mya Henry, co-owner of Hartwood, is in charge of the bar.
Photograph by Dean Kaufman


You'll find the beach restaurant of your dreams on an overgrown road in Tulum. It may lack walls, stoves, and a reservationist, but the fish is impeccably fresh and the open-fire cooking smart and soulful. And it all happened because two New Yorkers went on a vacation and decided it shouldn't have to end.

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