Mexican restaurants in Puerto Vallarta
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Café de Olla
This well-loved traditional Mexican restaurant nurtures a lively atmosphere with its sidewalk grill and open kitchen.
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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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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. House specialties include crispy duck carnitas with orange sauce – scrumptious! – and rib-eye steak marinated in Mexican spices and tequila. Raise a toast to a truly memorable meal with a shot of fiery raicilla, a rare agave distillate produced in Jali…
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Planeta Vegetariano
This gem of a place with only 10 tables eschews 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 cause many Vallarta visitors to forget about all that culinary din and return again and again.
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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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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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Época
A civilized option overlooking Playa Olas Altas, Época has quickly taken its place among Vallarta’s top tier of beach restaurants. Dine on chipotle crab cakes, mixed citrus salad or mahi mahi in tequila-lime sauce with roasted nopales (cactus), rice and vegetables.
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Esquina de los Caprichos
This tiny little place has only six tables and a lot of class. Most of the dishes you would expect to find at a tapas bar in Barcelona – delicious gazpacho, fried calamari, garlic shrimp and paella (Saturday only) – are served here on charming handmade plates.
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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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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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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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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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