Though named for one of the most flamboyant of pheasants, Peacocks in downtown Cabo San Lucas is decidedly understated. Don’t get me wrong: The restaurant’s layout is divine, and you can dine indoors, outdoors, or around a fire pit. But the team behind Peacocks the same that helms Mi Casa and La Panga Antigua has chosen to eschew flash in favor of flavor. Its menu is flawless: compact, market driven, and whimsical. And the restaurant is so dedicated to fresh, responsibly raised produce that it sprouts its own greens on-site.

Several other produce items are grown at Peacocks own farm in nearby Pescadero, and local fishermen catch almost all of its seafood. The menu changes regularly, but recent highlights include scallop carpaccio, shrimp with a ricotta-spinach stuffing and squash blossom sauce, and steak in mole sauce. Paseo del Pescador, near the entrance to ME Cabo, Cabo San Lucas, (624) 143-1858, www.peacocksrestaurant.com. Nightly 5 p.m.–11:30 p.m. AmEx, MasterCard, and Visa accepted. $$–$$$$

Contact page in Los Cabos Guide: www.loscabosguide.com/peacocks/