Located in the Koral Center (Merkado) above Carbon Cabron is Nao Cabo, an upscale Mediterranean restaurant. The creation of Chef Alex Branch, Nao is named after the ships that used to sale the Mediterranean. It is also coming full circle for Chef Alex, whose first job as a Chef de Cuisine was at a restaurant in Mexico City name Naox. Chef Alex has been in Los Cabos since 2007, when he came to work at the Palmilla Hotel. As the recession hit, he was tasked with traveling to other hotels owned by the group to troubleshoot and improve their performance. Alex spent two years at the Cape and many of the key staff with him at Nao have been with him at other properties for years. Nao opened on January 17, 2022 and has been building its followers quietly since then.

The restaurant has a very large bar that is matched by its specialty cocktail menu. There is an open kitchen where you can watch the food being prepared. Depending on your preference, you can dine indoors on on the terrace, with an outdoor bar.

Climbing the stairs to the restaurant, you immediately get the Mediterranean theme. Primarily bright white, the ceiling and some walls have large oval and round sculptures created in the shape of the pebbles from the beaches of Greece (they do not have sand). The menu is broken into Vegetables, Pasta, Sea, Land and Desserts. The vegetables are shareable appetizers like hummus, roasted beets, charred cauliflower and roasted carrots. There is also a roasted garlic, herbs and parmesan dip with Tuscan chips. the pasta offers gnocchi or lamb raviolis. From the sea there are oysters, octopus, fish carpaccio and a Isolana stye fish. If you are interested in meat, there are two tenderloin dishes as well as a Persian lamb shank.

With such a diverse menu, Bea Naidoo (of All Access Cabo, Cabo 4 Locals and Picnic Cabo) and I just had to share a variety of these dishes. Our meal started off with a refreshing gin mojito and fresh bread. Our first course started with the hummus, roasted beefs, the Persian Cucumber Salad and the fish carpaccio. It was served an airy bread loaf. The flavors were amazing. I could see having a group of people and sharing these items like tapas.