Guidebook for Puerto Vallarta

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Guidebook for Puerto Vallarta

Food Scene

Great ambience. You can have drinks with your toes in the sand. Fairly priced. Have a cool bar next door for chilling at night.
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El Barracuda
1290 Paraguay
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Great ambience. You can have drinks with your toes in the sand. Fairly priced. Have a cool bar next door for chilling at night.
Fun beach club that offers beach beds and chaise lounges as well as a great weekend buffet.
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Mangos Beach Club
109 Uruguay
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Fun beach club that offers beach beds and chaise lounges as well as a great weekend buffet.
Simple and solid Veg buffet. Very inexpensive. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. You'll need amazed the fajitas aren't meat!
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Planeta Vegetariano
270 Iturbide
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Simple and solid Veg buffet. Very inexpensive. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. You'll need amazed the fajitas aren't meat!
Great views and very good food.
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Barcelona Tapas
906 C. Matamoros
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Great views and very good food.
I'm recovering from this place. I'm like a junky. I go and give them all my money. The pastries and quiche produced by French born Eric's team are amazing. Like you are back in Paris.
Paris Café Pâtisseries
158 Pino Suárez
I'm recovering from this place. I'm like a junky. I go and give them all my money. The pastries and quiche produced by French born Eric's team are amazing. Like you are back in Paris.
Great food! This is a solid place for a nice dinner.
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Tre Piatti
292 Lázaro Cárdenas
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Great food! This is a solid place for a nice dinner.
One of my favorite places for dinner and they have a great Raicilla bar next door.
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Barrio Bistro
305 C. España
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One of my favorite places for dinner and they have a great Raicilla bar next door.
Considered one of best restaurants in Mexico right now. Whatever you do, order the cheesecake for dessert. It's out of this world!
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Tintoque
445 Aquiles Serdán
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Considered one of best restaurants in Mexico right now. Whatever you do, order the cheesecake for dessert. It's out of this world!
Just two blocks from the condo, this is an inexpensive and fast restaurant with good traditional Mexican food. I'm a fan of the enchiladas myself. The pozole (corn hominy) soup is pretty solid as well.
Restaurant Lolita
Just two blocks from the condo, this is an inexpensive and fast restaurant with good traditional Mexican food. I'm a fan of the enchiladas myself. The pozole (corn hominy) soup is pretty solid as well.
OMG. Do you like seafood? This place serves up amazing tostadas (jumbo round tortilla chips) with shrimp, fish or even octopus. The flavor combos are next level.
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Lamara
108 Hamburgo
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OMG. Do you like seafood? This place serves up amazing tostadas (jumbo round tortilla chips) with shrimp, fish or even octopus. The flavor combos are next level.
Jonsing for some delicious bao, dumplings or noodles? This cozy Taiwanese hole in the wall has it all.
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Budaixi
155 Hamburgo
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Jonsing for some delicious bao, dumplings or noodles? This cozy Taiwanese hole in the wall has it all.
Located just steps away, Rio Grande is famed for their wood fire grilled red snapper. The seafood is good and a portions are generous.
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Restaurant Río Grande - Puerto Vallarta - Pescado Zarandeado
1175 Avenida México
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Located just steps away, Rio Grande is famed for their wood fire grilled red snapper. The seafood is good and a portions are generous.
A good number of clients recommend this nearby restaurant, it's open 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. So you can hit it up for early morning breakfast or late night snack.
Restaurant Rico Mac Taco
1139 Av México
A good number of clients recommend this nearby restaurant, it's open 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. So you can hit it up for early morning breakfast or late night snack.
With a beautiful view of the whole bay and ocean, La Traviata is a nice place to go for a nice meal that's not too expensive. The mezcal cocktail are delicious but pace yourself!
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La Traviata
309 Calle Honduras
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With a beautiful view of the whole bay and ocean, La Traviata is a nice place to go for a nice meal that's not too expensive. The mezcal cocktail are delicious but pace yourself!
This is one of my favorite restaurants in town. Good food, good portions. Excellent drinks. This would be a place for a fancy dinner. But you can wear shorts and flip flops because it's Puerto Vallarta LOL
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Barrio Bistro
305 C. España
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This is one of my favorite restaurants in town. Good food, good portions. Excellent drinks. This would be a place for a fancy dinner. But you can wear shorts and flip flops because it's Puerto Vallarta LOL
This is one of my favorite restaurants in town. Good food, good portions. Excellent drinks. This would be a place for a fancy dinner. But you can wear shorts and flip flops because it's Puerto Vallarta LOL
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Barrio Bistro
305 C. España
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This is one of my favorite restaurants in town. Good food, good portions. Excellent drinks. This would be a place for a fancy dinner. But you can wear shorts and flip flops because it's Puerto Vallarta LOL

Sightseeing

HIke up here for an amazing view of the city!
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Σκάλες Mirador La Cruz Del Cerro και Trolly
LB Abasolo
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HIke up here for an amazing view of the city!
Great walk, starts 3 blocks from the condo and is about 30 mins end to end.
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Malecon Puerto Vallarta
S/N Paseo Díaz Ordaz
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Great walk, starts 3 blocks from the condo and is about 30 mins end to end.

Entertainment & Activities

Fun place to see tropical fish!
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Vallarta Undersea
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Fun place to see tropical fish!
Super popular place to visit. Beach scene, surfers with amazing bodies. Pretty commercialized so I would suggest the next town up of San Francisco/San Pancho to get the more laidback experience. The way Sayulita used to be "they" say...
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Sayulita
88 Avenida Revolución
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Super popular place to visit. Beach scene, surfers with amazing bodies. Pretty commercialized so I would suggest the next town up of San Francisco/San Pancho to get the more laidback experience. The way Sayulita used to be "they" say...
3500 ft elevation. Old 1700s silver mining town lost in time. Love this place! Catch a bus or ask for my driver to take you.
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San Sebastián
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3500 ft elevation. Old 1700s silver mining town lost in time. Love this place! Catch a bus or ask for my driver to take you.
Palo Maria is a easy and fast hike along a river up to two waterfalls. Maybe 30-45 mins to the first waterfall Take the Boca Tomatlán bus to the bridge and walk up the RIGHT side of the river initially. On the way back, you can walk UNDER the bridge to the ocean.
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Palo Maria waterfall
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Palo Maria is a easy and fast hike along a river up to two waterfalls. Maybe 30-45 mins to the first waterfall Take the Boca Tomatlán bus to the bridge and walk up the RIGHT side of the river initially. On the way back, you can walk UNDER the bridge to the ocean.
This bus will take you SOUTH of PV to: Palo Maria Waterfall Hike Nogalitos Waterfall Hike or Ziplines Mismaloya/El Eden Waterfall Hike or Ziplines Mismaloya beach town/Puerto Vallarta Zoo/water taxi stop Boca de Tomatlán beach town/water taxi stop Vallarta Botanical Gardens El Tuito farm town with (Mexican moonshine!) and a jumping off point to Mayto and Tehaumixtle Beach towns
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Parada de Camiones a Mismaloya
363-383 C. Constitución
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This bus will take you SOUTH of PV to: Palo Maria Waterfall Hike Nogalitos Waterfall Hike or Ziplines Mismaloya/El Eden Waterfall Hike or Ziplines Mismaloya beach town/Puerto Vallarta Zoo/water taxi stop Boca de Tomatlán beach town/water taxi stop Vallarta Botanical Gardens El Tuito farm town with (Mexican moonshine!) and a jumping off point to Mayto and Tehaumixtle Beach towns
This is a wonderfully remote quaint beach town that you visit by water taxi either from Old Town or via the bus stop link we have below. You arrive and get dropped off at the dock off at walk up to and then back down across down to the beach where your water taxi will pick you up and take you back. Try to get out here earlier in the day to enjoy your time as the last water taxi leaves around 4: 00pm
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Παραλία Γιελάπα
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This is a wonderfully remote quaint beach town that you visit by water taxi either from Old Town or via the bus stop link we have below. You arrive and get dropped off at the dock off at walk up to and then back down across down to the beach where your water taxi will pick you up and take you back. Try to get out here earlier in the day to enjoy your time as the last water taxi leaves around 4: 00pm
This is a fun but simple beach that has some good restaurants on it. the water taxi goes to Yelapa and beaches in between from here.
Παραλία Μισμαλόγια
This is a fun but simple beach that has some good restaurants on it. the water taxi goes to Yelapa and beaches in between from here.
A fun coastal hike! Get here by taking the south side bus to Boca de Tomatlán, cross the pedestrian bridge and keep to the coast. Depending on your speed, this may only 30 mins away. Continue on from here along the beach hike to Las Animas beach to catch a water taxi back to Boca or Mismaloya. Hike to Las Animas is 2-4 hours depending on your speed.
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Παραλία Κολομίτος
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A fun coastal hike! Get here by taking the south side bus to Boca de Tomatlán, cross the pedestrian bridge and keep to the coast. Depending on your speed, this may only 30 mins away. Continue on from here along the beach hike to Las Animas beach to catch a water taxi back to Boca or Mismaloya. Hike to Las Animas is 2-4 hours depending on your speed.
You can do an incredible coast hike here from Boca de Tomatlán (catch the sound side bus. see link above). Depending on your speed, the hike will take 2 to 4 hours. You can catch a water taxi back to Boca de Tomatlán or Mismaloya. Or just catch a water taxi here and enjoy the beach and food and drinks!
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Παραλία Λας Άνιμας
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You can do an incredible coast hike here from Boca de Tomatlán (catch the sound side bus. see link above). Depending on your speed, the hike will take 2 to 4 hours. You can catch a water taxi back to Boca de Tomatlán or Mismaloya. Or just catch a water taxi here and enjoy the beach and food and drinks!
This tiny lowland ranch town about an hour from PV makes you feel like you stepped back in time. Good for a day trip piggybacked on top of the botanical gardens. Or keep going through Tuito to the isolated and majestic Mayto beach.
El Tuito
This tiny lowland ranch town about an hour from PV makes you feel like you stepped back in time. Good for a day trip piggybacked on top of the botanical gardens. Or keep going through Tuito to the isolated and majestic Mayto beach.

Shopping

Newest higher end mall in Vallarta.
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La Isla
2479 Blvd. Francisco Medina Ascencio
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Newest higher end mall in Vallarta.
Older mall, has movies in english (pick movies marked "SUB")
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Plaza Caracol
Avenida Francisco Medina Ascencio
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Older mall, has movies in english (pick movies marked "SUB")
It's the flea market. Barter away!
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Δημοτική αγορά
s/n Agustín Rodríguez
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It's the flea market. Barter away!

Essentials

The unforgettable scent when you enter is quintessential mexico for me. They have almost everything you need. If not, check upstairs just in case. Keep an eye on your valuables during high season.
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Casa Ley, S.a. de C.v.
No. 1150 Avenida México
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The unforgettable scent when you enter is quintessential mexico for me. They have almost everything you need. If not, check upstairs just in case. Keep an eye on your valuables during high season.
Just a laundry around the corner. Here's where to go to get everything washed, dried and folded for you. Cost is very affordable 3 kilo min and turnaround is next day. Reputable.
Lavandería Del Refugio
175 Panamá
Just a laundry around the corner. Here's where to go to get everything washed, dried and folded for you. Cost is very affordable 3 kilo min and turnaround is next day. Reputable.

Arts & Culture

Every Wednesday or anytime really for that matter.
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Puerto Vallarta Art Walk (Start Point)
esquina Calle Allende
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Every Wednesday or anytime really for that matter.
Cheap and educational.
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Ναυτικό Μουσείο Γραμματέας του Ναυτικού του Μεξικού
4 C. Zaragoza
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Cheap and educational.

Drinks & Nightlife

The food is bad. Go for the live band and salsa dancing. Free with a drink. Free lessons Thurs and Sat at 7pm I believe. Stop by and ask first.
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La Bodeguita del Medio
858 Paseo Díaz Ordaz
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The food is bad. Go for the live band and salsa dancing. Free with a drink. Free lessons Thurs and Sat at 7pm I believe. Stop by and ask first.
Fun scene. Small dance area. More see and be seen and get drunk. Upscale.
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Bar Morelos Mezcaleria
589 Morelos
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Fun scene. Small dance area. More see and be seen and get drunk. Upscale.
Great views and beer selection.
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La Cervecería Unión
610 Paseo Díaz Ordaz
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Great views and beer selection.
Next to Barracuda. Get your drink on.
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El Solar
1294 Paraguay
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Next to Barracuda. Get your drink on.
Oh my! Live music, food, video poker, and lots of older drunk Canadians on a budget. It's like partying with your aunt and uncles (that might chain smoke).
Captain Don's
126 C. Honduras
Oh my! Live music, food, video poker, and lots of older drunk Canadians on a budget. It's like partying with your aunt and uncles (that might chain smoke).
Dark, dank, wild music.
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Roxy Rock House
217 Ignacio L. Vallarta
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Dark, dank, wild music.
Oh man, you'll never forget place where you got everyone getting pretty plastered as they sing along and dance on the bar. It's wild. Donkey rides are optional.
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Andale's Restaurant & Bar
425 Olas Altas
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Oh man, you'll never forget place where you got everyone getting pretty plastered as they sing along and dance on the bar. It's wild. Donkey rides are optional.