Tatemó’s dining room is small, lit only by a few candles and extremely dim wall sconces. You can barely see anything here, except your date across the table, and, well, the incredible small plates in front of you. Eating at this tasting menu restaurant in Spring Branch feels like dining at one of those new age, minimalist resort spas, but if it was exclusively focused on interior Mexican cuisine and heirloom corn varieties. Everyone working there seems focused on you and maintaining a cocoon of calm around you. Plus, paying in advance when making a reservation ensures you never have to do something as unsexy as fiddle with your credit cards. They’re only open for dinner on Friday and Saturday, so plan ahead, and get intimate, starting with Tatemó’s house-nixtamalized corn tortillas.