Guidebook for Puerto Vallarta

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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
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San Angel Burgers And Tacos
449 Olas Altas
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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.
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Mariscos 8 Tostadas
s/n Quilla
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Great seafood restaurant with variety of ceviches. Then spend some time walking around the marina.
Best pastor tacos in town!
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Pancho's Takos
162 Basilio Badillo
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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.
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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.
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A Page In The Sun
169 Lázaro Cárdenas
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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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Starbucks Malecón Puerto Vallarta
160 C. Zaragoza
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Best ceviche spot in all of Vallarta.
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Lamara
108 Hamburgo
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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.
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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
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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.
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Sonorita Olas Altas
232 Pino Suárez
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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.
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Natureza Restaurante
137 Francia
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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
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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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Malecon Puerto Vallarta
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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Baybayin ng Yelapa
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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
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Wonderful beach spot only accessible by boat.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great local gay spot to get your drink on early.
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Reinas Bar
361 Lázaro Cárdenas
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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.
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Paco’s Ranch
278 Ignacio L. Vallarta
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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.
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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.
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Mandala Puerto Vallarta
633 Paseo Díaz Ordaz
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Late night dance club on the Malecon. Most popular spot. Mixed crowd.
Mixed crowd bar with rock and roll
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Roxy Rock House
217 Ignacio L. Vallarta
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Mixed crowd bar with rock and roll
High end nightclub. Dress up for this one.
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Strana
2125 Blvd. Francisco Medina Ascencio
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High end nightclub. Dress up for this one.
Popular dance club on the Malecon
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Zoo Bar
630 Paseo Díaz Ordaz
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Popular dance club on the Malecon
Great re-creation of the Cuban favorite. Often with live music and dancing. Located on the Malecon.
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La Bodeguita del Medio
858 Paseo Díaz Ordaz
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Great re-creation of the Cuban favorite. Often with live music and dancing. Located on the Malecon.
Dress to impress
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La Vaquita
610 Paseo Díaz Ordaz
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Dress to impress
Famous exclusive night club. Dress to impress.
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La Santa
2468 Av. Francisco Medina Ascencio
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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.
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Mr. Flamingo
247 Lázaro Cárdenas
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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
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Newest mall in PV. Outdoors, high end stores and luxury movie theater.
Large indoor shopping mall with theater and casino.
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Galerias Vallarta Shopping Mall
2920 Av. Francisco Medina Ascencio
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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
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Costco Wholesale
134 Av Fluvial Vallarta
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Similar to a Rite-Aid, has many of the essentials
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Farmacia Guadalajara
261 Insurgentes
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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
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CMQ Hospital Puerto Vallarta
365 Basilio Badillo
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Close hospital
Most iconic Catholic Cathedral in Vallarta, known for its crown tower.
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Parokya ng Aming Panginoon ng Guadalupe
370 Hidalgo
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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.
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La Comer Fluvial
63 Av Fluvial Vallarta
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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.