From taco stands our staff actually eats at to candlelit fine dining over Banderas Bay — the restaurants worth planning your trip around.
Puerto Vallarta's dining scene punches far above its weight. Within a fifteen-minute radius of Casa Las Amapas you'll find Michelin-recommended tasting menus, third-generation taquerías, and beach clubs serving some of the best seafood on the Pacific coast. These are the ones our concierge books first.
Fine dining
- Tintoque — modern Mexican on the Pitillal river, Chef Joel Ornelas's tasting menu is a destination in itself
- Café des Artistes — the grande dame of PV dining, French-Mexican in a tropical garden
- Bravos — small, ingredient-driven, neighborhood favorite in Zona Romántica
- La Leche — bold, surprising, all-white room with a daily-changing menu
Beachfront and sunset
- Mantamar Beach Club — long lunches, infinity pool, perfect Aperol Spritz
- La Palapa — toes-in-the-sand classic on Playa Los Muertos, since 1959
- El Dorado — laid-back, exceptional ceviche, sunsets you'll text photos of
- Le Kliff — perched on a cliff south of town, save it for an anniversary
Tacos and street food
- Pancho's Takos — al pastor cut from the trompo, lines for a reason
- Marisma Fish Taco — the original fish taco stand, lunch only
- El Carboncito — late-night carne asada in Zona Romántica
- Birriería Robles — weekend birria de res that rivals anything in Jalisco
Cafés and breakfast
- Page in the Sun — bookshop café across from Los Muertos beach
- A Page in the Sun — espresso, pastries, expat people-watching
- Coexist — third-wave coffee, great avocado toast
- Fredy's Tucán — institution for chilaquiles after a late night
Want a private chef instead? Casa Las Amapas works with several of the chefs above for in-villa tasting menus. Ask the concierge at least 48 hours in advance.
