Zama San Diego in downtown San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter fuses Latin American and Japanese cuisines inside a 3,600-square-foot, Amazon-jungle-inspired dining room at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Island Avenue. The sushi bar — helmed by a chef trained at Nobu and Lumi — turns out nigiri and specialty rolls alongside Peruvian-style Trio of Ceviche and Agua Chile, a dual-cuisine range broader than the single-tradition menus at Rustic Root up Fifth Avenue. Interior design by the Tucker Sadler firm — the same studio behind the Portside Pier and the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park — fills the space with 20-foot ceilings, natural wood and stone, copper finishes, and lush greenery. The craft-cocktail program builds tropical and spirit-forward drinks around the Latin-Asian theme, pairing with live music sets that distinguish the evening format from the classic Gaslamp bar scene at Dobson's Bar & Restaurant. Group dining packages for convention-center delegations and private events scale the full ceviche-and-sushi menu across the space's multiple seating configurations.