Restaurants Overview

First-time travelers come for the sun and sea, but it's PV's wonderful restaurants -- mostly in Centro and Zona Romántica -- that create legions of long-term fans. As the destination has grown in popularity and dozens of excellent chefs have opened restaurants, the culinary outlook has improved exponentially. In fact, PV's level of culinary chic is clearly reflected in November's International Gourmet Festival, when dozens of guest chefs bring new recipes and ideas from around the globe. It's not just foreigners and Cordon Bleu-trained chefs, however, that keep the foodies fat and happy. Seaside family-owned eateries grill fish right off the boat, and tiny city cafés have great eats at bargain prices. And a number of streetside stalls are as hygienic as five-star-hotel restaurants.