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This large, welcoming, thatched-roof eatery is open to the breezes of Playa Los Muertos and filled with wicker-covered chandeliers, art-glass fixtures, and lazily rotating ceiling fans. The menu meanders among international dishes with modern presentation: roasted stuffed chicken breast, pork loin, seared yellowfin tuna drizzled in cacao sauce. It's pricey, but the beachfront location and, in the evening, the low lights and romantic atmosphere, keep people coming back. Breakfast is popular with locals as well as visitors.
Calle Púlpito 103, 48350, Mexico
Known For
- Puerto Vallarta's original beach restaurant
- Seafood enchilada
- Beach club
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Wikari Beach Club is a cozy restaurant located on Quimixto Beach with great service and delicious food. You can spend the whole day at their beach club, enjoying access to all the services and cold cocktails served by very friendly staff. Their dishes are typical of Jalisco and Nayarit. Animals are welcome and Wi-Fi is available.
Known For
- Lobster with crustacean atole
- Swings and hammocks
- Weddings by the beach
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Wed. No dinner
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If you want to try birria de chivo, a delicious goat or beef stew very popular in Jalisco, Birriería Robles is the place to go. With four different branches in Puerto Vallarta, the Robles family has based its success on keeping the menu simple and focusing on serving the best birria in town.
Known For
- Tacos de birria
- Homemade queso fresco
- Traditional café de olla with refill
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Tues.
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An excellent traditional Mexican seafood restaurant, Boca del Mar is just steps from the sea. The food is extraordinary (you can also take it to go) but the service is even better.
Calle Pelicanos 535, 48392, Mexico
Known For
- Best restaurant at the Boca de Tomatlán Beach
- Delicious pescado zarandeado (grilled fish)
- Five-person mariscadas (seafood mixes)
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This trendy but casual café also offers lunch and dinner, but it's the breakfast people come here for. Patrons love the enchiladas, huevos al gusto, pastries, and good coffee, though the pizzas and salads served later in the day and into the night are also tasty. It's one of the few places that has a/c during the summer months. Did we mention they also have Italian-style ice cream?
Paseo de las Palmas 3, Mexico
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- Italian-style ice cream
- Enchiladas
- Pastries
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Repeat visitors swear by the enchiladas and carne asada at this earthy restaurant. A large tree extends from the dining-room floor through the roof, local artwork adorns the walls, and salsa music often plays in the background. Note that as soon as Café de Olla opens for the season, it fills up and seems to stay full. You may need to wait for a table, especially at breakfast and dinner.
Calle Basilio Badillo 168-A, 48350, Mexico
Known For
- Traditional Mexican cuisine
- Raicilla (moonshine)
- Packed at breakfast and dinner
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Tues. and Sept. 15–Oct. 15, Reservations not accepted
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Typical food of the countryside—enchiladas, tamales, pozole, beefsteak with beans and tortillas, and so on—is served in an equally typical family home that has been expanded to welcome guests. Straw-bottom chairs are comfortable enough, and the oilcloths shiny and new. The small bar is at the back behind the large, open kitchen. It's open for breakfast, too.
Calle Gral Aguirre 183, 46990, Mexico
Known For
- Friendly owner
- Small bar
- Serves breakfast
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner
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This restaurant is an institution among locals and visitors who know that there's more than just all-inclusive hotels in Nuevo Vallarta. Eddie’s Place is one of the few expat meeting points in the area. Go for the company, stay for the food.
Blvd. Nayarit 70, 63735, Mexico
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- Great marina views
- Coconut shrimp with mango sauce
- Exquisite kebabs (rare in PV)
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Locals come here for weekend brunch. They serve truly authentic huevos rancheros and all those delicious dishes that make traditional Mexican cuisine so hard to resist. They host live music on certain days.
Av. México 1358, 48350, Mexico
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- Murals depicting PV
- Diverse menu
- Favorite of tourists and locals alike
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El Patio de Mario serves traditional Mexican food in a clean, calm environment with a gorgeous open patio and friendly staff. Forget what you know about Mexican food; come here and try their birria or menudo, exquisite soups of pre-Hispanic origins. Open for breakfast or lunch, it also sells raicilla to go.
Calle Jalisco 6, 48400, Mexico
Known For
- Central courtyard (patio)
- The best menudo in town
- All main courses come with fried beans and rice (or salad)
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner
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Even in low season, Fredy's, next door to the Hotel Posada de Roger, is packed full of Mexican families, gringo friends, and local businesspeople. Your mug of coffee will be refilled without having to beg; service is brisk, professional, and friendly. Breakfast is the meal of choice, with pancakes and waffles, Mexican specialties, omelets, and eggs Benedict with thick slices of ham. The lunch menu is abbreviated but offers soups, salads, burgers, nachos, and quesadillas. Eat on the pretty covered patio, or inside, where big plate-glass windows let you keep an eye on busy Calle Basilio Badillo.
Calle Basilio Badillo 245, 48380, Mexico
Known For
- Great breakfast
- Fruit smoothies
- Closes at 3 pm daily
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner, Reservations not accepted
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Ivy climbs blond, hacienda-style columns, and chandeliers bathe in a romantic light in the second-floor dining room of this stunningly restored boutique hotel and restaurant. The chef has a restrained hand when it comes to salt and spices; recipes are straightforward yet neither bland nor boring.
Calle Miramar 336, 48300, Mexico
Known For
- Cabrería (a choice cut of beef on the bone)
- Breathtaking sunset views
- 12-piece mariachi
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed July–Sept., Reservations essential
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Viennese entrées dominate the menu, which is modified each year when the restaurant participates in PV's culinary festival. The adjacent café has sandwiches, excellent desserts, and 20 specialty coffees—all of which are also available at the main restaurant. To avoid the stream of street peddlers off the patio, eat in the charming, European-style dining room.
Av. Olas Altas 380, 48350, Mexico
Known For
- Classic European cuisine
- Apple strudel
- Stylish setting
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun.
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La Cascada y Bosque, simply known in town as “Cascada,” is a wonderful place for breakfast or lunch even when the waterfalls are just a water drop. The jungle setting here is spectacular and begs for a stroll before or after your meal. For breakfast you can choose typical Mexican dishes or the American-style breakfast with bacon and eggs. For lunch, you should try their fish and empanadas.
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- Great waterfall views
- Live music
- Delicious ceviche
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner
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La Coscolina is a stylish restaurant with gorgeous Mexican decor and Moroccan flavors. Its atmosphere changes several times during the day: fresh-pressed juices and salads dominate the early hours, vegan options and handmade gelatos are served in the afternoon, and cocktails are enjoyed at night.
Paseo de los Artesanos s/n, 48892, Mexico
Known For
- The main café in town
- Weekend DJs during high season
- Delicious smoothies
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Wed.
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During breakfast the cuisine is typically Mexican, while at lunch it goes more Mediterranean, and after 4 pm, La Duna becomes a sunset bar and social club. The atmosphere is a bit more relaxed than in other establishments inside the Costa Careyes development. La Duna is right in front of Playa Careyes.
Carretera Barra de Navidad–Puerto Vallarta, Km 53.5, 48892, Mexico
Known For
- The best ceviche in Costa Careyes
- Local produce
- Memorable sunset views
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Right on the beach just north of the pier at Playa Los Muertos, Langostinos is a great place to start the day with a helping of Mexican rock music, cranked up to a respectable volume. For lunch or dinner, the house favorite at this professional and pleasant place is surf and turf (called mar y tierra), and the three seafood combos are a good value. The kids can play on the beach while you linger over coffee.
M. Dieguez 109, at Los Muertos Beach, 48350, Mexico
Known For
- Beachside dining
- Good music
- Ceviche
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Aug. 20–Sept. 15
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You can spend the whole day here on loungers enjoying the beach, the ocean, delicious food, and refreshing micheladas. They specialize in seafood, pescado zarandeado, ceviche, and obviously coconuts, but you can order absolutely anything and won’t be disappointed. You can also rent a kayak or play beach volleyball. The owner, Oscar, is always ready to help. No stress, no pressure.
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- Delicious coconuts
- Beach volleyball court
- Loungers and kayaks for rent
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Los Conos Restaurant and Bar serves Latin and Mexican dishes and drinks and specializes in seafood. Their tasty lemonade or cold beer will save your life if you decided to hike to Las Ánimas from Boca de Tomatlán. Their fresh sierra ceviche is highly recommended, and shrimp come in very decent sizes (try the coconut ones). The waiters are attentive but not imposing, and the place is really neat and clean.
Camino Playa Las Ánimas s/n, 48400, Mexico
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- Right on the beach
- Lounge chairs for rent
- Tasty seafood
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner
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Chilaquiles, pancakes, waffles, baked goods, omelets … whatever you want for breakfast, they have it. This Nuevo Vallarta newcomer has been a total success and a great excuse to leave your nearby hotel to eat good food any given morning. It tends to be full on Sunday, so reservations are a good idea.
Paseo de las Palmas 3, 63735, Mexico
Known For
- Busy on Sunday
- Loved by locals and tourists
- Classic breakfast spot
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner