South of Puerto Vallarta Restaurants

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  • 1. Wikari Beach Club

    $$$

    Wikari Beach Club is a cozy restaurant located on Quimixto Beach with great service and delicious food. You can spend the whole day at their beach club, enjoying access to all the services and cold cocktails served by very friendly staff. Their dishes are typical of Jalisco and Nayarit. Animals are welcome and Wi-Fi is available.

    Playa Quimixto, Mexico
    322-351--3054

    Known For

    • Lobster with crustacean atole
    • Swings and hammocks
    • Weddings by the beach

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Wed. No dinner
  • 2. Boca del Mar Restaurante and Bar

    $$

    An excellent traditional Mexican seafood restaurant, Boca del Mar is just steps from the sea. The food is extraordinary (you can also take it to go) but the service is even better.

    Calle Pelicanos 535, 48392, Mexico
    322-130--7905

    Known For

    • Best restaurant at the Boca de Tomatlán Beach
    • Delicious pescado zarandeado (grilled fish)
    • Five-person mariscadas (seafood mixes)
  • 3. El Patio de Mario

    $

    El Patio de Mario serves traditional Mexican food in a clean, calm environment with a gorgeous open patio and friendly staff. Forget what you know about Mexican food; come here and try their birria or menudo, exquisite soups of pre-Hispanic origins. Open for breakfast or lunch, it also sells raicilla to go.

    Calle Jalisco 6, 48400, Mexico
    322-269--0604

    Known For

    • Central courtyard (patio)
    • The best menudo in town
    • All main courses come with fried beans and rice (or salad)

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No dinner
  • 4. La Cascada y Bosque

    $ | South of Puerto Vallarta

    La Cascada y Bosque, simply known in town as “Cascada,” is a wonderful place for breakfast or lunch even when the waterfalls are just a water drop. The jungle setting here is spectacular and begs for a stroll before or after your meal. For breakfast you can choose typical Mexican dishes or the American-style breakfast with bacon and eggs. For lunch, you should try their fish and empanadas.

    Mexico
    322-209--5146

    Known For

    • Great waterfall views
    • Live music
    • Delicious ceviche

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No dinner
  • 5. Le Kliff

    $$$ | Mexican

    You'll find the best views at a series of open-air patios under a huge palapa roof at Le Kliff, south of PV.

    Carretera a Barra, Km 17.5, South of Puerto Vallarta, Yelapa, Jalisco, Mexico
    322-228–0666
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  • 6. Le Kliff

    $$$

    Perched on a hill overlooking the Boca de Tomatlán little cove, Le Kliff has an extraordinary setting; couples choose to get married here because of the views. Though a bit stuffy, this is a great place to impress a date. The menu includes exotic delicacies such as oysters zarandeado style and satay shrimp with coconut and cream cheese. 

    Carretera a Barra de Navidad, Km 17.5, 48394, Mexico
    322-121--4935

    Known For

    • Great views
    • Lobster tail with avocado emulsion
    • Wedding venue
  • 7. Los Cocos Restaurant and Bar

    $

    You can spend the whole day here on loungers enjoying the beach, the ocean, delicious food, and refreshing micheladas. They specialize in seafood, pescado zarandeado, ceviche, and obviously coconuts, but you can order absolutely anything and won’t be disappointed. You can also rent a kayak or play beach volleyball. The owner, Oscar, is always ready to help. No stress, no pressure.

    Playa Quimixto, Mexico
    322-111--9209

    Known For

    • Delicious coconuts
    • Beach volleyball court
    • Loungers and kayaks for rent
  • 8. Los Conos Restaurant Bar

    $

    Los Conos Restaurant and Bar serves Latin and Mexican dishes and drinks and specializes in seafood. Their tasty lemonade or cold beer will save your life if you decided to hike to Las Ánimas from Boca de Tomatlán. Their fresh sierra ceviche is highly recommended, and shrimp come in very decent sizes (try the coconut ones). The waiters are attentive but not imposing, and the place is really neat and clean.

    Camino Playa Las Ánimas s/n, 48400, Mexico
    322-122--3852

    Known For

    • Right on the beach
    • Lounge chairs for rent
    • Tasty seafood

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No dinner
  • 9. Mismaloya Grill

    $

    For a fancy lunch with panoramic views of the bay and beach, visit Mismaloya Grill inside the La Jolla de Mismaloya condo complex. Formerly known as María Bonita Restaurant, this place has a long history in the area and arguably is the best restaurant in town. As a starter, calamari fritti is one of the best options, and among the main dishes try the orange-glazed salmon, which is simply delicious. 

    Carratera a Barra de Navidad, Km 11, 48390, Mexico
    322-262--8058

    Known For

    • Gorgeous outdoor terrace overlooking the Mismaloya Bay
    • Gourmet seafood
    • Great shrimp tacos

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and during summer
  • 10. Restaurant Bar Las Gaviotas

    $

    Las Gaviotas is the perfect place to enjoy seafood and a cold beer with the Pacific ocean in the background. The tables and chairs are right on the beach.

    Paseo del Río, Km 12, on the beach, 48294, Mexico
    322-113--0380

    Known For

    • Grilled fish
    • The best guacamole in Mismaloya
    • Location steps from the ocean

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No dinner
  • 11. Restaurant La Hacienda de Oro

    $$

    Located in the second floor of the main building in the Gardens, guests dine in an open-air terrace that overlooks the cliff below all the way to the river and the mountains in the background. The food is typically Mexican, with handmade corn tortillas and exquisite but spicy sauces.

    Carretera a Barra de Navidad, Km 24, Mexico
    322-223--6182

    Known For

    • Scenic views
    • Only restaurant inside the Botanical Gardens
    • Shrimp-stuffed avocado
  • 12. Restaurant Valle Azul

    $

    This quaint restaurant is small but cozy, and serves traditional homemade dishes and wood-oven pizzas. Sit at the outside tables and get a good view of the quiet life in the main square.

    Calle Primero de Abril 6, 48400, Mexico
    322-269--0646

    Known For

    • Exquisite chiles rellenos
    • Cold beer
    • Handmade tortillas

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Tues.
  • 13. Restaurante Los Girasoles

    $$

    This oceanfront restaurant has seen better times, but it still has a reputation as one of the best spots to eat in South of PV. Part of the Girasoles Condominium Complex, it's right on the beach, offering customers extraordinary views of the Pacific Ocean and the legendary sunsets of the region. The seafood is good but lacks originality.

    Carretera a Barra de Navidad 2354, 48390, Mexico
    322-228--0350

    Known For

    • Great ocean views
    • Seafood salad
    • Delicious margaritas
  • 14. Yelapa Yacht Club

    $

    The Yacht Club is a restaurant and bar on the town beach—it's not a yacht club at all. Their breaded fish fillet is famous among the villagers and tourists, as are their chicken dishes. The place is always full. At 10 pm the disco starts and it lasts until 2 am.

    Bacalao 11, 48440, Mexico
    322-305--6846

    Known For

    • Lively spot in Yelapa
    • Great parties
    • Beautiful ocean views

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