Restuarants
Tourist hot spots definitely have a good investment in restaurants and food services to sustain their thriving tourist crowd, and provide endless avenues for socialization. All sorts of cuisine are available in this beautiful city, to cater to every taste, and to satisfy even the pickiest diners. French, Italian, Fusion, Mexican, Asian, Fast food, that quaint coffee shop you want to relax in — you name it, Puerto Vallarta has it. With over 250 restaurants scattered around the city, it’s nigh on impossible to not find anything to suit your tastes.
For those craving the local fare, Puerto Vallarta only offers the finest Mexican food. Try out Abadia Cafe, a gourmet restaurant located at downtown Vallarta, and check out their specialty of spicy Mexican pasta and grilled fish. Or you could head over to Cuates Y Cuetes, also located downtown, for those classic Mexican dishes, such as tortilla and avocado soup and Filete a la Rosarito. If you still crave mexican but you’re not really into meat, then Fiesta Zapata is the perfect restaurant for you. It features several varieties of grilled sea food. Finally if you’re the type who’s paranoid about what gets into your food, Juanita is the restaurant that will put your mind at ease. Juanita cooks your food on the spot, with the cuts cooked according to your preference. They also have reasonable prices and have this fantastic seafood soup that customers adore.
Aiming for a romantic dinner with international cuisine? Wow her with a French-Mexican Fusion over at Café de Artistes and get a taste of their famous traditional lobster (langostino) with cream & pumpkin. Or if you prefer a more casual fare, head over to Daiquiri Dicks, an American-Mexican fusion, which serves a variety of Californian dishes along with steak and shellfish.
In dire need of cheap nourishment, fast and quick? Fast food is also plentiful in Puerto Vallarta. There’s the ubiquitous McDonald’s for that quarter pounder and fries fix. Then there’s the quaint Tuti Fruti, a deli serving sandwiches, jerky eggs, spicy chicken, fruit salad and other fast food. Pollo Feliz, on the other hand is everything chicken, so if you don’t mind poultry go right ahead.
Lastly, if you’re the type who finds the tantalizing aroma and warmth of brewed coffee with the subdued atmosphere of a coffee shop, Puerto Vallarta offers many choices for you. 100% Natural is a coffee shop specializing on fine coffee beans and vegetarian delicacies. Cafe San Angel, on the other hand, offers a variety of pastries, cakes, sandwiches and sweets, apart from their strong, robust but utterly divine coffee. And if you want to have dinner and coffee but only have enough time to go to one place, Carlos Obrians is just the thing for you. They offer international cuisine, with world-famous chicken, seafood, meat and shrimp fajitas, shrimps in coconut sauce and other original fare. They have excellent coffee too, which is perfect for that post-dinner wind-down.
These are just some of the many choices you may take in your visit to this wonderful city. Explore Puerto Vallarta, and you’ll definitely find more.