Here are a few more restaurants we have eaten at that we can recommend. Please remember that we haven’t eaten at every restaurant in Puerto Vallarta and that some of our favorites have closed in the last few years. Also, not all restaurants are open year-round. Some are only open during the tourist season which runs from November through April. One of our favorite pizza restaurants was closed from May through October as the owner returned to Cananda for the summer. Unfortunately, he is no longer open since the pandemic.
Restaurants – El Centro/Romantic Zone. This is a section of Puerto Vallarta that includes the old town and the Romantic Zone.
Puente Cuale Restaurant and Bar/ La Fuente Del Puente – Puente Cuale is on the one-way road headed north from the Romantic Zone toward the Hotel Zone and the airport. You can recognize it by the statue of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton just inside of the fence. The reason for the statue is that Taylor and Burton stayed up the hill in an area known as Gringo Gulch while filming the movie Night of the Iguana. Whether or not they ever ate there I don’t know. The restaurant is airy and open and allows good people watching opportunities. We had both breakfast and lunch there and they were both very good. The cuisine is Mexican, and the prices are very reasonable. It is a good place to take a break after shopping in either the flea markets or on the island. Here is their TripAdvisor page with reviews.
Vallarta Chocolate Factory Restaurant and Bar – The Vallarta Chocolate Factory Restaurant and Bar is almost directly across the street from the Puente Cuale Restaurant and Bar. Again that is on the one-way road headed north from the Romantic Zone toward the Hotel Zone. This is a small restaurant that does include chocolates and a cigar area. We held a welcome dinner there for one of the groups we took to Puerto Vallarta a few years ago. The cuisine is a mix of Mexican and Italian, again with reasonable pricing. They have a distillery and do make some of their own liqueurs. Two of our group found a liqueur that they couldn’t find elsewhere. They also make a wide selection of chocolates, pastries, and in-house ground coffees. Here is their website.
Restaurants – Marina. There have been many changes in the stores and restaurants in the marina but there are two still there we like.
La Tavola di Vittoria – For us this is a recent addition to our list. It is close to the end of the road but not quite as far as El Callejon Mexicano that I covered in the first post. Both of them are on the marina side of the road. We happened to be across the road from where we were staying on our last trip. This location has gone through several changes over the last few years. When we first started going there it was called Pizza and Beer on one side and Tacos and Beer on the other. Hopefully, this version is here to stay because we enjoyed it so much we eat there twice in two days. This is also a higher end restaurant serving Italian food.. Here is their website.
Restaurants – Other.
La Palapa – While this restaurant is technically in the Romantic Zone, I put it in a category of its own. While they serve meals all day, this is the place for classic, romantic dinner on the beach. A spot for you to share with your significant other to build memories. Sharing a dinner and a glass of wine while watching the sun set. It is pricier than some of the others on my list, but you are going here for the experience as much as the food. The cuisine is upscale local with a lot of fish options. Here is their website.