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Frascati is friendly and intimate while simultaneously sophisticated, with a lively soundtrack. Choose your pasta (several are house-made) and one of 12 toppings, including traditional sauces such as Bolognese, pesto, four-cheese, and pomodoro, or something chef-inspired like the Arturito, a sauce of fresh tomatoes, cream, chicken, and basil. The mixed seafood combo, served in an oversize martini glass, is a must-try. In addition to lightly battered and deep-fried denizens of the deep, the appetizer comes with batter-fried julienne zucchini and crispy fried parsley.
Calle Marlin 39, 48315, Mexico
Known For
- Mixed seafood combo
- Upscale setting
- Romantic ambience
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon.
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Chic, fancy, and delicious, Jardin Nebulosa seems to be out of place for its environment. Unusual dishes—many of Aztec origin—are made with mostly seasonal and locally harvested ingredients. Wash everything down with a craft beer.
Calle Gral Aguirre, 46990, Mexico
Known For
- Craft beer
- Tortillas with assorted insects
- Rabbit tacos
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Fresh seafood including ceviche, tuna, and shrimp are to be found in this relaxed restaurant. The friendly staff and owners and surf decor (and sand that's often dragged in by surfers from the beach) makes for a relaxed vibe.
Paseo de las Palmas 8, Mexico
Known For
- Chill atmosphere
- Tuna toast
- Sashimi
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. No dinner
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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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Porfirio's is a sophisticated restaurant that reinvents traditional Mexican cuisine by adding modern accents and flavors. The food is excellent and the atmosphere is even better, with on-site mariachis, sparklers, and all kinds of iconic Mexican characters.
Francisco Medina Ascencio 2485, Mexico
Known For
- Exquisite tortilla soup
- Dinner with a show
- Great kids' club with video games
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Combine prime cuts from Sonora (Mexico's finest meat-producing state), a chef that has found the secret to grilling the perfect barbecue, and affordable rates, and you'll get this local favorite. The restaurant now has an indoor area with a/c, making it a comfortable place where to eat year round.
Blvd. Nuevo Vallarta 64, Mexico
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- All-you-can-eat buffet
- Local favorite
- Delicious barbecue
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One of the most sophisticated restaurants in Puerto Vallarta and a favorite of meat lovers, Sonora Prime is a renowned chain that serves high-quality steaks, imported directly from the northern Mexican state of Sonora.
Paseo de la Marina 121, 48335, Mexico
Known For
- The best steaks in town
- Impressive international wine list
- Veggie carpaccio
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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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One of the best all-around restaurants in El Centro, this place offers great food and excellent service. The paella Valenciana has no equal in the Banderas Bay area, and if you come for the tapas then you can't miss the spicy garlic shrimp or the Galician-style octopus. The restaurant is air-conditioned in summer; the rest of the year the windows are taken off to let the breeze in.
Calle Matamoros 906, 48300, Mexico
Known For
- Best tapas in town
- Outstanding view of the bay
- Fresh sangria
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Reservations essential
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Barramar Beach Club is both the best beach club in town and one of the very best restaurants in the whole Barra de Navidad–Melaque area. Locals come for the swimming pool and stay for the seafood.
Av. Miguel López de Legazpi 250-A, Mexico
Known For
- Variety of shrimp dishes
- Lively happy hour
- Large infinity swimming pool
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Wed.
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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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Originally a coffee-and-dessert stop and fashionable hangout for Mascotans, this snug little eatery serves big breakfasts and now main dishes at lunch and dinner, too. Sit on the small street-facing patio, in the small dining room, or facing the glass case featuring fantastic-looking cakes, pies, and tarts. You can get wine and beer as well as pizza, barbecue, spaghetti, and other Italian food.
Calle Hidalgo 105, 46900, Mexico
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- Local hangout
- Beer and wine
- Italian dishes
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Cande’s is the best dining option in the whole Mayto-Tehuamixtle area. It enjoys an enviable location overlooking Tehuamixtle Bay, just a few steps from the pier, and serves just-caught seafood. It pretends to have Wi-Fi and accept credit cards, but the reality is this place is too far away from civilization to get any kind of signal, and well, that’s its charm, isn’t it?
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- Freshest seafood in the region
- Stunning ocean views
- Cold beer always available
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This steak house also serves grilled chicken and seafood. Under a roof but open on all sides and with an incredible view, it's highly recommended by visitors and locals. In fact, it’s a popular place for locals’ reunions and family parties.
Panorámica 11, 48200, Mexico
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- Pollo asado
- Fish of the day
- Arrachera (skirt steak)
Restaurant Details
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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
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- Friendly owner
- Small bar
- Serves breakfast
Restaurant Details
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Fine Italian food can be found at any of the three locations of this well-known local business. Casual attire is expected, with the location in Nuevo Vallarta being somewhat fancier and ideal for either romantic dinners or family reunions.
Paseo de las Palmas 2, 63735, Mexico
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- Thin-crust pizzas
- Excellent service
- Gluten-free pasta
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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