Roof-top dining, open-air, with a great metropolitan view of the city and the church above Hidalgo Park, just four blocks up from the Malecon. We recommend the braised pork shank in adobo sauce. Laylas has a cozy upstairs dining room, with attentive service and a nice choice of wines. LaylasĬhef Rodrigo Villar Martinez offers a fusion of Mexican and international flavors. You can also have a tasting of their mole in our original downtown food tour. We recommend the chile en nogada, a mild sweet poblano chile, stuffed with meat, vegetables, nuts, and pomegranates, bathed in a delicate walnut sauce and their mole. The upstairs garden patio overlooks the streets, Malecon, and Bay.Ĭhef Julio Castillon Perez, stays true to the traditional flavors and recipes, so perfectly prepared. With tables throughout the house and a charming garden patio upstairs, Gaby’s is an intimate, friendly, and inviting space. The family converted their home into a restaurant, thirty-one years ago, where three generations of Gaby’s family are still running the restaurant. Gaby’s is famous in Puerto Vallarta for its traditional Mexican cuisine. Calle Guerrero #264, El Centro 3 Here is their website Gaby’s Restaurant
We recommend the grilled rack of lamb, on eggplant and peppers, and zucchini-mint sauce. The menu is eclectic and you want to order everything. 3 Here is their website TrioĮuropean Chef-owners Bernhard Guth and Ulf Henriksson offer fabulous Mediterranean flavors blended with Mexican spices, in a gorgeous setting, just one block north of the River Cuale. We recommend the chile poblano stuffed with shrimp in a chipotle tomato sauce. The grounds are exquisite and you feel like you have stepped into old colonial Mexico.
The cuisine is International and Mexican. Mariachis play every night except Saturdays. The roof-top setting is perched over the red-tiled roofs of downtown Vallarta with commanding views of the Church and the Bay of Banderas. World-class dining with impeccable service. 3 Here is their website Hacienda San Angel We recommend the herb-crusted Chilean Sea Bass. A trio of violinists play, while you dine and the sunsets take your breath away. Perched on the hill behind Our Lady of Guadalupe church, the restaurant has an amazing view of the church and bay. We recommend the short rib, slow-cooked and glazed with hibiscus and jalepeño sauce, served over sweet potato puree. Mariachis play while you dine.Ĭhef Jesus Suastegui’s menu blends traditional Mexican dishes with modern culinary influences. The room is open-air and elegant with stunning views of jungle hillsides and coastline. The restaurant is situated in Casa Kimberly, a small boutique hotel and the former home of Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor. Here is their website La Iguana Restaurant Guadalupe Sanchez, 740, El Centro, Tel: 3.
We recommend the lobster tail in coconut and lemon emulsion. An exceptional dining experience in every way. Cafe des ArtistesĬhef and owner, Thierry Blouet, has brought french gourmet to Vallarta for over 29 years. Wildly creative, haute cuisine, in a charming garden setting, with an impressive wine list, and just a couple blocks off the Malecon in el Centro. Located at Paseo Díaz Ordaz 610 in Puerto Vallarta Centro Tel: 3.
Not just a great place for raw oysters, their entire menu is packed with seafood delights you’ll want to try. A romantic fine dining atmosphere, with low lighting, and a cozy casual interior, it’s perfect for date night or dinner with friends and family. Buen Provecho! Best Restaurants – Downtown Oyster Grill de La Docenaīeachfront on the Malecon is where you’ll find Oyster Grill, with some of the best people-watching and views in town. We have chosen the best restaurants in Puerto Vallarta and organized them by neighborhoods: Downtown, Old Town, Hotel Zone, Versalles, Marina Vallarta, North Shore and South Shore. And in this post, we’re sharing with you the 39 best restaurants in Puerto Vallarta, for fine dining, with brilliant and creative chefs, who represent the very best of international gourmet cuisine in Puerto Vallarta. At Vallarta Food Tours, we guide you to the best authentic Mexican food and street tacos in town.