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Archie's Wok
This elegant, urbane restaurant has long showed Puerto Vallarta a thing or two about good eating. The menu changes but it's always Asian fusion, with savory fish in rich tropical sauces as the highlight. There's live music Thursday through Sunday.
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Barrio Sur
This spacious alfresco dining retreat is gorgeously lit at night, and the international latin cuisine served up by the hunky chef - coupled with the cool world music - might make a friendly date turn passionate. The menu reinvents several standard South American dishes, adding a touch of Euro-Asiatic influences here and there.
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Café de Olla
This well-loved traditional Mexican restaurant nurtures a lively atmosphere with its sidewalk grill and open kitchen. Mariachis stroll through it all as the owner greets everyone who walks through the door like old family.
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Café des Artistes
Many consider this to be Vallarta's finest restaurant. Whether or not you're prone to superlatives, you're sure to enjoy its romantic ambience and exquisite French cuisine. The service is formal but unobtrosive, and reservations recommended.
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Casa de Pancho
It couldn't be more simple: a few plastic tables set up in a mostly-bare room. But the economical pozole , enchiladas and other basic dishes are simply splendid. Carlos, the genial waiter/cook/owner, loves to spread the gospel of salsa.
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Cenaduría Doña Raquel
You can smell the richness of the traditional Mexican basics served here from a block away. Friendly atmosphere and friendly prices.
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Chez Elena
Back in the martini era this small, atmospheric restaurant was a meeting place for the likes of Liz Taylor, Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole and other famous appetites. Without having ever let down its culinary standards, it's still imbued with gracious allure. Try the savory Mayan pork dish called cochinita pibil with achiote chile sauce. And by all means, take in the view from the rooftop lounge.
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El Arrayán Cocina Tradicional
Owner Carmen Porras takes special pleasure in rescuing old family recipes from obscurity and finding new converts for real traditional Mexican cuisine. Her restaurant, with its open kitchen and romantic courtyard, emphasizes local ingredients: the delicious panela cheese comes straight from the small dairy south of Puerto Vallarta and the corn used for the tortillas is locally produced and comes directly from the mill.
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Época
A civilized option overlooking Playa Los Muertos, Época has quickly taken its place among Vallarta's top tier beach restaurants. Dine on duck breast tostadas, Oaxacan pork with green mole, grilled nopal (cactus) salad, and fried bananas.
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Esquina de los Caprichos
A tiny little place with only six tables and a lot of class. Most of the dishes you would expect to find at a tapas bar in Barcelona - delicious garlic-heavy gazpacho, buttery grilled scallops, fava bean stew - are served here on charming handmade plates.
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Guero's Sea Food
Come to this unsassuming little hole-in-the-wall for delicious inexpensive crustaceans.
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Joe Jack's Fish Shack
Seafood aficionados flock to this joint for fish and chips and dishes like whole sea bass, garlic shrimp and great slabs of mahi mahi. Large groups are graciously accommodated on the pleasant rooftop terrace. The service is jovial and quick, and the music classic rock.
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La Dolce Vita
A cheerful, often crowded spot for wood-fired pizzas, well-priced pastas, and people watching. There's often live jazz music. Request a table upstairs by the window for great views .
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La Hormiga Feliz
Madero has several open-late taco stands, and every one of them brags about their freshly-made salsa. The salsa here is so good that Miguel - who's been chopping it up and mashing it down since 1998 - just lets it speak for itself. Slather it on an adobado (marinated pork) taco and then do it again.
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La Palapa
Elegant beach dining at its best. Tables are positioned to take full advantage of the sea views, making this a particularly marvelous spot for breakfast or a drink at sunset. Chilean sea bass with blonde miso and pickled ginger is just one of the delicacies on the menu.
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Las Tres Huastecas
This is the place for delicious Mexican favorites in a friendly atmosphere, at local prices. The charming owner, a poet who calls himself 'El Querreque', recites verse as readily as he recites the house specialties.
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Los Xitomates
This innovative restaurants targets younger diners with its hybrid alta cocina Mexicana (gourmet Mexican) cuisine, which takes pre-Hispanic and Mexican recipes and rounds them out with Mediterranean, Asian or Caribbean influences. It can be noisy when busy, but the service is always top notch.
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Oscar's Bar & Grill
Inhabiting a beautiful setting on the peaceful seaward tip of Isla Cuale, this restaurant is a fine choice for a romantic meal. Enjoy dishes like fish carpaccio with soy cilantro sauce or Chihuahua cheese fondue.
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Planeta Vegetariano
This gem of a place with only 10 tables eschews the cheese for fresh, dairy-free dishes like soy enchiladas, banana lasagna (yes, that's right) and a wide range of creatively conceived salads. The economical buffet and homey atmosphere causes many Vallarta visitors to forget about all that culinary din and return again and again.
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Red Cabbage Café
Though the atmosphere is casual, with fabulous eclectic and bohemian artwork, the food is serious and features old recipes and uncommon indigenous sauces. The soups - including a cream of peanut and a piquant tortilla soup - are to die for. It's a pleasant 10-minute walk from the Zona Romántica; from Cardenas turn right on Rivero del Río where the road crosses the river.
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Restaurant Gilmar
The young owner brings a lot of verve to the table, along with tasty Mexican dishes and seafood at reasonable prices.
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Spaggia
Overlooking Playa Camarones, this cosmopolitan beach restaurant knows how to make an impression. Even in the heat of the afternoon the feeling is breezy and contemporary. Dine on rack of lamb, seafood pozole , tuna sashimi, baked oysters, or pan-fried duck - but be sure to wait at least 20 minutes before taking a dip.
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Uncommon Grounds Buddha Lounge
Part restaurant, part women's social club, this welcoming café is an agreeable place to spend an evening. Beautifully presented dishes with amiable names (anyone for a 'Planet Utopia Salad'?) are trotted out from the kitchen with panache by hosts Lydia and Anne. Vegetarians are well taken care of, as are those in need of a cocktail. You can also get a chair massage and shop in the small boutique.
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