There are so many great restaurants in PV. Here are a few of our favorites.
Cafe de Olla - margaritas are good but strong: good Mexican food: yummy rellenos. Right off of Los Muertos Beach. We eat here several times. Closed Tuesdays. The taco stand right next door, Takos Pancho, is great, too.
Casa Isabel - spectacular view and real nice restaurant; get a table on the edge for a view. We watch football games there. Food is very good, not excellent, but the view is worth it!
Barcelona Tapas - 80 steps and view of city.
Archie's Wok- Asian and very good. Archie was the former chef of John Huston, the director Closed Sundays
Gaby's - on Mina near the Guadeloupe cathedral. Excellent Molcajete!!
La Palapa - make a sunset reservation on the beach. Romantic! Good food...overpriced maybe but such a nice place if you reserve a table in the sand at sunset. Romantic.
El Brujo - great salsa. I like the shrimp and onions delivered wrapped in a foil packet.
Daiquiri Dick's - patio near beach, great food and really great daiquiris 2 for 1 four to six
Joe Jacks Fish Shack - mojitos!!! Try the fresh Ginger mojitos. Excellent battered or grilled fish tacos. 2 for 1 mojitos during the day.
Tony's La Choza - in the town of Mismaloya; we take the bus there and a taxi home; walk through the dirt street in Mismaloya and the children will guide you to Tony's; it is upstairs with a sand floor and a jungle view. Great shrimp wrapped in bacon.
Cafe Bohemio - so great! Sol makes homemade soup with each entree; Shrimp Imperial is great. Sol, the owner, is really a hoot!
Sea Monkey - beach restaurant under Vista del Sol condos near bridge over Cuale River to the Malecon. $1 drinks and beers. Drinks not great but cold beer is a dollar.
Encanto - LOVE this family run place. It is near Naranja and Aquiles Serdan; kind of far from the beach. Love the fish in banana leaves and coconut shrimp. Get a Garbage Salad to share. They give you free appetizers and after dinner kahlua and cream. Our favorite. Piano is the main server.
Cuates y Cuetes - near the pier on Los Muertos Beach - webcam there - wave to it as you pass by. Great 2 for 1 drinks Happy Hour. Good sunset viewing.
El Arrayan - Allende #344 off the Malecon- voted Best Mexican Restaurant in Vallarta. Really great flavors. Traditional dishes from different regions of Mexico. Excellent! The duck is excellent and I love the Chile en Nogada.
Hacienda San Angel - wonderful for a special meal. Mariachis are the best ever. 11 pieces La Joya de Mexico. The building is a home Richard Burton bought for his wife, Susan
El Mole de Javita on Basilio Badillo. Family recipe mole. Owned by Sergio and Javita is his mom. Have not been but have sampled the mole. Excellent!
La Playita is the restaurant at Lindo Mar which is south of town a little ways. Great weekend brunch. Good food at other times, too. Happy Hour at noon and five. Ask for a "window seat". Open air with a lovely view of the little, rocky beach area.
