

The Puerto Vallarta restaurant scene is both tremendously diverse and very extensive.
With over 500 restaurants to chose from, we know the choices can be difficult so we have tried to demystify the process by listing those that we have had personal experiences with and can recommend without hesitation. Whatever your budget or dining taste you´ll find a restaurant that is your ideal match in Puerto Vallarta.
Ask us about our unique Dine Around Tour. Our Dine Around Tour was created to give you the opportunity to sample four of Puerto Vallarta wonderful 5 star restaurants in one single evening! Imagine a stop at River Café for a cold appetizer and cocktails then on to Café des Artiste for a warm appetizer then to De Santos for soup or salad with the evening culminating at Vista Grill for the main course and an amazing View of the city. Sounds like fun doesn’t it?
At Café des Artistes Bistro Gourmet, you can expect exceptional service and a menu that will intrigue the most exacting palate; Costantini Wine Bar, when you are looking for that cozy corner with live piano music and a complete list of wines available by the glass. Open daily for dinner, Cafe des Artistes offers an incomparable ambience that includes comfortable air-conditioned dining rooms, romantic corners, a high terrace under the stars, a lush outdoor garden that provides the perfect setting for birthday celebrations, special dinners or group events, and finally, to top off a perfect evening, an intimate cigar and cognac salon. Elegant surroundings encourage enjoyment of life at its finest. No matter which of the three distinctive areas you choose, fabulous food, a warm atmosphere and attentive service promise a magical experience that will spoil each and every one of your senses.
Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, La Palapa Restaurant and Beach Club's exceptionally warm service and comfortable, relaxing surroundings provide the perfect setting for a sunny afternoon at Los Muertos Beach or a cool evening enjoying delightful views and spectacular sunsets over Banderas Bay.
By night the tropical sophistication of La Palapa's intimate dining area is enhanced by live Latin Jazz and a spectacular view of the moonlit bay. Candle lit tables on the beach lend a romantic ambiance and offer the exquisitely enjoyable opportunity to enjoy fine dining with your toes in the sand. The feature savory entrees and appetizers complemented by deliciously prepared desserts and an impressive selection of wine & spirits. Using only the freshest ingredients, our chefs blend fresh seafood with regional fruits and spices to create innovative and imaginative dishes that have earned the restaurant international recognition and awards.
On the banks of the Rio Cuale is the River Café, one of the hidden treasures of Puerto Vallarta. Nights of music under the stars and trees bring one to heights of discovery as past and present create a timeless paradise. This romantic hideaway has a menu that reveals the best in the country with a staff of prizewinning chefs. Whether you dine in the morning noon or night, the river soothes to a rhythm that reveals authentic Mexico at its finest. Known for there delectable selection of stuffed crepes, sea food fettuccini, slowly baked duck leg, roasted filet mignon, charcoal grilled rib eye steaks, and crème brulee and cafe delightful desserts.
*Sit on the gazebo and enjoy your gourmet dinner at your table of 2 or 20!*
Restaurant Mestizo is an oasis in downtown Puerto Vallarta; a garden that embraces the spirit of an old town house and the delicious flavors of an unaffected Mexican menu, only full of the artful touch of its chef and an atmosphere created with love and attention to detail.
The restaurant’s original design catches the eye; and the imaginativeness, flavor and textures of each meal add to the pleasure of fine dining. Mestizo: a well balanced concept, which describes the tradition of Mexican cuisine with gourmet style and a proud participant of the XIII Gourmet Festival.
Incorporated only the season best offerings, ensuring that dishes liked stuffed calamari on grilled eggplant and Portobello mushrooms in a parsley-lime juice are always fresh and flavorful. The cuisine is fresh, energetic and healthy with a combination of classic dishes and traditional food of the region, cooked with detail and love.
Nestled high on the hillside of Colonia Alta Vista, in the privileged setting of the original Sr. Chico’s Restaurant, Vista Grill is one of the most popular restaurants with a view in Puerto Vallarta because of its unparalleled panoramas of Banderas Bay. Whether you choose to dine in the restaurants luxuriously appointed dining room or on the elegant multi-level terrace, you’ll enjoy picture-perfect views of Vallarta’s world-famous sunsets from virtually every table. While the setting will take your breath away, the gourmet cuisine will take you to another world! Vista Grill’s menu features the finest beef, poultry and fresh seafood creatively accented with regional flavors, accompanied by the freshest vegetables and complemented by delicious desserts and an unparalleled selection of fine wine and spirit.
Forget about fajitas. Brush aside burritos and chimichangas. The search for authentic and award-winning Mexican food in Puerto Vallarta ends at an intimate and comfortable restaurant an easy stroll from the Malecón; El Arrayán. The atmosphere is contemporary Mexican with accents reminiscent of times passed. The walls are colors traditionally used in haciendas of the La Sierra region in Jalisco: washed-down terracotta, brown, brilliant yellow and lively Mexican pink. The food is anything but boring - something to tickle everyone’s taste buds! Plantain empanadas, shrimp pozole, baby scallop and avocado ceviche, Chef Juan’s original crispy duck carnitas, a marinated goat cheese salad with smoked peppers or the cochinita pibil, a lean pork leg stew with achiote over a marinated banana leaf, the list goes on and on. From appetizers, soups, salads and desserts, each item is authentic Mexican. And don’t get me started on the fabulous cocktail options and wine list.
Sink your teeth into the most succulent steak of your life at the Alley Bistro, honored as “The Best Steak House in Old Town”. Come with a hearty appetite and enjoy the superb flavors of grilled steaks aged and cooked to perfection, mouth-watering prime rib, and lobster, pork chops, seafood- – all served up at affordable prices in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Open for dinner daily.
About the Steaks:
Proudly served Certified Angus Beef® steaks — the finest in the world. Even USDA Choice beef can't match its mouthwatering taste and tenderness. The fact is only the Certified Angus Beef® brand has the unique combination of exceptional leanness & fine marbling that makes it truly a cut above the rest.
Any Way You like It:
How do you want your steak? It's a question you'll get every time you order one of our Certified Angus Beef® steaks. Take a look below to figure out how you like your steak cooked, so they can fix it for you just right:
Rare (with a cool red center)
Medium Rare (with a warm red center)
Medium (pink throughout)
Medium Well (with a thin line of pink)
Well Done (dry, with no pink)
Its concept ´Because food tastes better with music ¨ reflects with exactitude the personality of the Restaurant- Bar. Enjoy the perfect fusion between music and gourmet food. You will be transported to a unique state that maximizes the perception of the gourmet taste, conveyed by the jazz, flamenco and lounge music atmosphere. The Mediterranean menu is the perfect fusion between the fine selection of ingredients and artistic style.
High quality dining at good price, accompanied with a large select wine cellar. You can choose from an interesting list of martini and cocktails, and specialties of the house.