Where To Eat?

Venture out to enjoy the best restaurants Puerto Vallarta has to offer. A dazzling array of Puerto Vallarta Restaurants now rival Mexico city restaurants for top honors in gastronomy. Over the years, the city has successfully reinvented itself as a thriving vacation destination to become the number two beach resort in Mexico, thanks in part to its variety of award-winning restaurants, cafes, sport bars and late night eateries.

Puerto Vallarta restaurants enjoy more accolades than any other Mexican beach resort. Eating in Mexico is an art form and a favorite Puerto Vallarta pastime as evidenced by the hundreds of beach-front restaurants and bars that now populate the city.

Puerto Vallarta restaurants joined forces over a decade ago to launch the Festival Gourmet, an internationally recognized culinary extravaganza that is held every year in November. During the month Vallarta residents welcome the arrival of the tourist season as award winning chefs from around the world take up temporary residence and join forces with leading Vallarta restaurants and their head chefs to create new culinary masterpieces.

Following closely on its heels, Puerto Vallarta Restaurant Week offers visitors the opportunity to savor the very best in Vallarta restaurants while enjoying great savings of up to 50% off on three course meals during the month of May.

Vallarta restaurants include every kind of international cuisine ranging from Modern Mexican, French, Italian and Asian flavors. For those preferring simpler fare, the Puerto Vallarta restaurant scene offers bustling sidewalk cafes, family eateries, cafe-book stores, delis, fondas and cenadurķas (small restaurants serving typical Mexican food).

Restaurants in Puerto Vallarta are known for their creativity and quality. The last decade has seen an explosion of new flavors emerge from the resort city with local chefs invited to travel the world promoting modern Mexican and fusion cuisine to an international fan base.

For those seeking a more adventurous meal, we recommend Mole Negro, a chocolate and chili sauce served over breast of chicken. Birria is a favorite dish in Puerto Vallarta, served as tacos or consommé. To transport yourself back in time try Huitlacoche, Mexico's answer to the Italian truffle, a delicacy often served with game and found at leading Puerto Vallarta restaurant.

View a complete guide of restaurants in Puerto Vallarta.