Guidebook for Puerto Vallarta

Philip
Guidebook for Puerto Vallarta

Food Scene

Fun entertainment and good food
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Andale's Restaurant & Bar
425 Olas Altas
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Fun entertainment and good food
Great coffee shop but also the best burgers in Vallarta
30 (рекомендации местных жителей)
San Angel Burgers And Tacos
449 Olas Altas
30 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great coffee shop but also the best burgers in Vallarta
Great seafood and great views. Ask to sit upstairs.
La Langosta Loca
esq C. Fco. I. Madero
Great seafood and great views. Ask to sit upstairs.
Great seafood restaurant with variety of ceviches. Then spend some time walking around the marina.
96 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Mariscos 8 Tostadas
s/n Quilla
96 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great seafood restaurant with variety of ceviches. Then spend some time walking around the marina.
Best pastor tacos in town!
158 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Pancho's Takos
162 Basilio Badillo
158 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Best pastor tacos in town!
Best breakfast place in town!
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The Pancake House
289 Basilio Badillo
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Best breakfast place in town!
Great spot for mole and other traditional dishes.
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Mole de Jovita Vallarta
220 B Basilio Badillo
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Great spot for mole and other traditional dishes.
Great spot to have lunch and drinks at the beach.
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Swell Beach Bar
182 Amapas
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Great spot to have lunch and drinks at the beach.
Great beach club for food and drinks on the north end of the malecon. Quieter than the beach clubs on Playa Los Muertos.
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Mangos Beach Club
109 Uruguay
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Great beach club for food and drinks on the north end of the malecon. Quieter than the beach clubs on Playa Los Muertos.
Delicious food and views. Celebrating something special? This is the spot. Reserve a table on the beach.
474 (рекомендации местных жителей)
La Palapa Restaurant
105-3 Púlpito
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Delicious food and views. Celebrating something special? This is the spot. Reserve a table on the beach.
Absolutely the BEST panoramic view of the Bahia de Banderas. Be sure to arrive at least an hour before sunset. Plan on a 2 hour stay. Pre-arrange pick-up with your taxi or Uber.
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Las Carmelitas Restaurante Bar
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Absolutely the BEST panoramic view of the Bahia de Banderas. Be sure to arrive at least an hour before sunset. Plan on a 2 hour stay. Pre-arrange pick-up with your taxi or Uber.
Large "leave-a-book / take-a-book" library, and expat company.
28 (рекомендации местных жителей)
A Page In The Sun
169 Lázaro Cárdenas
28 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Large "leave-a-book / take-a-book" library, and expat company.
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The Coffee Cup
146 C. Rodolfo Gómez
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80 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Starbucks Malecón Puerto Vallarta
160 C. Zaragoza
80 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Best ceviche spot in all of Vallarta.
72 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Lamara
108 Hamburgo
72 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Best ceviche spot in all of Vallarta.
Great tiny spot for breakfast. Closed Sundays.
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Mi Cafe Restaurant & Coffee Shop
505 C. Fco. I. Madero
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Great tiny spot for breakfast. Closed Sundays.
Casa Nicole has a great restaurant for breakfast. Usually no line, but food is excellent and reasonably priced.
Casa Nicole Boutique Hotel
203 Pino Suárez
Casa Nicole has a great restaurant for breakfast. Usually no line, but food is excellent and reasonably priced.
Looking for something other than Mexican Food? Yeo has fantastic sushi and Japanese cuisine.
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Yeo Sushi & Bar
260 Av Fluvial Vallarta
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Looking for something other than Mexican Food? Yeo has fantastic sushi and Japanese cuisine.
Excellent Thai food. Locations in Old Town and Fluvial.
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Siam Cocina Thai
271 C. Fco. I. Madero
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Excellent Thai food. Locations in Old Town and Fluvial.
Great Thai food. Locations in Old Town and Fluvial.
Siam Cocina Thai De Los Tules
317 De Los Tules
Great Thai food. Locations in Old Town and Fluvial.
Great Chinese fusion restaurant with long history in Puerto Vallarta.
168 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Archie's Wok
130 Francisca Rodríguez
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Great Chinese fusion restaurant with long history in Puerto Vallarta.
Excellent breakfast spot in Versalles
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Cha'
148a Hamburgo
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Excellent breakfast spot in Versalles
Excellent dining experience in Versalles. Chef comes out and explains the menu. Best rib eye I have ever had.
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Barrio Bistro
305 C. España
45 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Excellent dining experience in Versalles. Chef comes out and explains the menu. Best rib eye I have ever had.
Great tacos and great alternative to waiting in line at Pancho’s Takos.
17 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Sonorita Olas Altas
232 Pino Suárez
17 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great tacos and great alternative to waiting in line at Pancho’s Takos.
Great lunch and dinner spot with healthy sandwiches and delicious potato salad.
60 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Natureza Restaurante
137 Francia
60 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great lunch and dinner spot with healthy sandwiches and delicious potato salad.
Looking for a touch of Mediterranean? Check out this beautiful roof top terrace.
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Restaurante Mykonos Cocina Griega y Mediterránea
199b Francia
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Looking for a touch of Mediterranean? Check out this beautiful roof top terrace.

Sightseeing

This is a restaurant and bar under the largest palapa in North America. Great views! I recommend going for a drink and having dinner elsewhere.
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Le Kliff
82 (рекомендации местных жителей)
This is a restaurant and bar under the largest palapa in North America. Great views! I recommend going for a drink and having dinner elsewhere.
The main boardwalk of Puerto Vallarta. Starts at the end of Olas Altas and continues over the pedestrian bridge and ends at the McDonalds. Be sure to spend Sunday evening between about 7pm and 10pm here when all the locals come out.
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Набережная в Пуэрто-Вальярте
S/N Paseo Díaz Ordaz
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The main boardwalk of Puerto Vallarta. Starts at the end of Olas Altas and continues over the pedestrian bridge and ends at the McDonalds. Be sure to spend Sunday evening between about 7pm and 10pm here when all the locals come out.
Great little village located at the end of the Orange line (catch in front of Costa Sur). Many great restaurants and small local beach.
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Boca de Tomatlan
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Great little village located at the end of the Orange line (catch in front of Costa Sur). Many great restaurants and small local beach.
This "pueblo magico" is a great day trip to the north. By car it's about a 1 hour drive. To take the bus, catch the orange bus back into town. Then catch the blue bus to Wal-Mart. Then catch the bus to Sayulita. Great little surfing village with many local shops and restaurants and beautiful beach.
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Sayulita Playa bungalows
playa los muertos
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This "pueblo magico" is a great day trip to the north. By car it's about a 1 hour drive. To take the bus, catch the orange bus back into town. Then catch the blue bus to Wal-Mart. Then catch the bus to Sayulita. Great little surfing village with many local shops and restaurants and beautiful beach.
Yelapa has a very pretty beach and a cute small town only accessible by boat. Take the orange bus AWAY FROM TOWN to the end of the line (Boca de Tamatlan) then catch the water taxi. Get to the water taxi by 9:30am to catch the 10am boat. Be sure while you are there to either hike or rent a horse up to the waterfall.
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Пляж Йелапа
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Yelapa has a very pretty beach and a cute small town only accessible by boat. Take the orange bus AWAY FROM TOWN to the end of the line (Boca de Tamatlan) then catch the water taxi. Get to the water taxi by 9:30am to catch the 10am boat. Be sure while you are there to either hike or rent a horse up to the waterfall.
Great place to get a quick history of tequila, see how it’s made and sample the product.
Mister Tequila
Great place to get a quick history of tequila, see how it’s made and sample the product.
Wonderful beach spot only accessible by boat.
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Quimixto
20 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Wonderful beach spot only accessible by boat.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great local gay spot to get your drink on early.
18 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Reinas Bar
361 Lázaro Cárdenas
18 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great local gay spot to get your drink on early.
Most popular gay night club. Doesn't get busy until after midnight. Drag shows at 12:30 and 3:00am.
148 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Paco’s Ranch
278 Ignacio L. Vallarta
148 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Most popular gay night club. Doesn't get busy until after midnight. Drag shows at 12:30 and 3:00am.
Mixed crowd with live music nightly.
139 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Piano Bar & Jazz Garbo
142 Púlpito
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Mixed crowd with live music nightly.
Late night dance club on the Malecon. Most popular spot. Mixed crowd.
222 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Mandala Puerto Vallarta
633 Paseo Díaz Ordaz
222 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Late night dance club on the Malecon. Most popular spot. Mixed crowd.
Mixed crowd bar with rock and roll
104 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Roxy Rock House
217 Ignacio L. Vallarta
104 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Mixed crowd bar with rock and roll
High end nightclub. Dress up for this one.
129 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Strana
2125 Blvd. Francisco Medina Ascencio
129 (рекомендации местных жителей)
High end nightclub. Dress up for this one.
Popular dance club on the Malecon
35 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Zoo Bar
630 Paseo Díaz Ordaz
35 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Popular dance club on the Malecon
Great re-creation of the Cuban favorite. Often with live music and dancing. Located on the Malecon.
154 (рекомендации местных жителей)
La Bodeguita del Medio
858 Paseo Díaz Ordaz
154 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great re-creation of the Cuban favorite. Often with live music and dancing. Located on the Malecon.
Dress to impress
57 (рекомендации местных жителей)
La Vaquita
610 Paseo Díaz Ordaz
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Dress to impress
Famous exclusive night club. Dress to impress.
168 (рекомендации местных жителей)
La Santa
2468 Av. Francisco Medina Ascencio
168 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Famous exclusive night club. Dress to impress.
Local favorite for drinks and singing karaoke.
Kinky Karaoke Bar
315A Lázaro Cárdenas
Local favorite for drinks and singing karaoke.
Get ready to dance! Fun open air place to dance to the best hits of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Always a fun party.
67 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Mr. Flamingo
247 Lázaro Cárdenas
67 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Get ready to dance! Fun open air place to dance to the best hits of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Always a fun party.

Shopping

La Isla Rio Cuale is the island located within the river. Lots of local vendors and a few good restaurants and bars.
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Río Cuale
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La Isla Rio Cuale is the island located within the river. Lots of local vendors and a few good restaurants and bars.
Newest mall in PV. Outdoors, high end stores and luxury movie theater.
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La Isla
2479 Blvd. Francisco Medina Ascencio
283 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Newest mall in PV. Outdoors, high end stores and luxury movie theater.
Large indoor shopping mall with theater and casino.
245 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Торговый центр Galerias Vallarta
2920 Av. Francisco Medina Ascencio
245 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Large indoor shopping mall with theater and casino.

Essentials

Of course
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Walmart
2900 Av. Francisco Medina Ascencio
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Of course
156 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Costco Wholesale
134 Av Fluvial Vallarta
156 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Similar to a Rite-Aid, has many of the essentials
56 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Farmacia Guadalajara
261 Insurgentes
56 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Similar to a Rite-Aid, has many of the essentials
Closest hospital
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Hospital Medasist
360 Manuel M. Dieguez
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Closest hospital
Close hospital
20 (рекомендации местных жителей)
CMQ Hospital Puerto Vallarta
365 Basilio Badillo
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Close hospital
Most iconic Catholic Cathedral in Vallarta, known for its crown tower.
105 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe
370 Hidalgo
105 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Most iconic Catholic Cathedral in Vallarta, known for its crown tower.
High-end grocery store with full service: bakery, meat, deli and seafood. Also a great selection of gourmet and imported items.
65 (рекомендации местных жителей)
La Comer Fluvial
63 Av Fluvial Vallarta
65 (рекомендации местных жителей)
High-end grocery store with full service: bakery, meat, deli and seafood. Also a great selection of gourmet and imported items.

Entertainment & Activities

Luxury seating
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Cinepolis VIP La Isla
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Luxury seating

Getting Around

DO NOT use this company under any circumstances. They are crooks who will steal your credit card information.
Thrifty Car Rental
7926 Blvd. Francisco Medina Ascencio
DO NOT use this company under any circumstances. They are crooks who will steal your credit card information.
Book your car rental online for very cheap rates (excluding taxes and insurance). BY LAW, all car rentals have minimum liability insurance as required my Mexican law. Granted, it's very minimal and may not be enough if you cause a major accident. If you pay with your AMEX card, you can decline all other coverages as well, but they will place a hold on your card of about $3,000 USD. I used my AMEX Platinum which has no spending limit and so its not a problem. Verify first with your credit card company that their coverage extends to Mexico. Note: the credit card only covers damages to your car and your passengers and does not cover additional liability.
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National Car Rental
4172 Blvd. Francisco Medina Ascencio
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Book your car rental online for very cheap rates (excluding taxes and insurance). BY LAW, all car rentals have minimum liability insurance as required my Mexican law. Granted, it's very minimal and may not be enough if you cause a major accident. If you pay with your AMEX card, you can decline all other coverages as well, but they will place a hold on your card of about $3,000 USD. I used my AMEX Platinum which has no spending limit and so its not a problem. Verify first with your credit card company that their coverage extends to Mexico. Note: the credit card only covers damages to your car and your passengers and does not cover additional liability.
Closest gas station.
PEMEX
380 Carr. Costera a Barra de Navidad
Closest gas station.