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Desnuda serves oysters and civiches, but I think it makes mores sense to say they serve a creative array of seafood tartares.
The civiche classification is misleading because the idea isn't seafood cooked in an acidic marinade here. Rather, you have varieties of fish that are traditionally served raw, pre-seared scallops, lightly poached shrimp, and oysters on the half shell that are all creatively seasoned.
And if you're looking for an true oyster bar with a wide selection, this is not the place. You only have two options here: horseradish or apple mignonette. Both are more about the seasonings, which were tasty, but totally overpowering.
I had the tuna "ceviche" and enjoyed it, but the whole experience of the restaurant threw me off. I hear it's nice to sit and watch your meal being prepared, but a sushi-bar style refrigerated display case blocked our view. There was an intense smell of cooking rice that was slightly distracting before I discovered its origin. And a mechanically operated line of fans takes over the narrow space, but might make for interesting dinner conversation. Does it evoke giant fish fins, a rowing team, or a haunted house? You decide.
Overall, I like the idea of a restaurant that only serves a creative assortment of tartares, and the food was satisfactory, but as a package, Desnuda felt slightly JV.
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