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Restaurants, Shopping & More

Daiquiri Dick's Restaurant: Popular with the locals and tourist alike, simply one of the best all-around restaurants in Vallarta. On the lunch menu, try the Club Sandwich, it's as good as they say it is.
La Palapa: An excellent restaurant, right on the beach. A bit pricey, but worth it, especially for dinner. Excellent service, outstanding food, all in a very romantic atmosphere.
Kaiser Maximilian: Located in the popular Romantic Zone, Café Maximilian offers upscale entres in a European atmosphere. Chef Andreas Rupprechter combines extensive experience in Europe and Mexico to create dishes that fuse new and old world cuisine.
River Café: On the banks of the Rio Cuale is the River Café, one of the best restaurants in Puerto Vallarta. Great service, international dishes such as steak, lobster, and pasta. There's a small bar area if you want to stop by for just a drink.
Vista Grill: If you rate fine dining in a gourmet restaurant as one of the necessary ingredients for magical vacation memories, then go to the Vista Grill , possibly the finest views in all the City.
Joe Jacks Fish Shack: Love this place! Specialties: Cevicie in big pieces and five different fish ($55-65 pesos); Octopus pozole ($85), Manta Ray in banana leaf with green sauce, and chicken marinated in axiote ($95). They offer all of the cocktails.
Banderas Bay Trading Company: Contemporary design gallery featuring Mexican primative and religious collectibles, art, antique wooden doors, cantera stone carvings, Talavera Pieces, custom metal and wood furniture including lamps and chandeliers and countless other one-of-a-kind accessories.
Mundo de Azulejos: Manufacturer of artistic tiles and talavera. The process is 100% handmade. Official page of world famous Talavera Ibarra.
Galeria de Ollas: Dedicated to displaying and selling the works of the finest Mata Ortiz potters.
BanderasNews.com Puerto Vallarta's Liveliest (& most useful) website, offering Puerto Vallarta news, editorials, articles, event calendars, activities info, & insight into the Banderas Bay area, Mexico.
StudySpanish.com Learn Spanish for free, via the Internet. Check out their "Word of the Day".
Vallarta Adventures: Vallarta Adventures offers the ultimate wildlife experience on their Whale Watching expeditions and the rare opportunity to swim or play with a bottle-nose dolphin in their Swim with Dolphins program.
SCUBA Republic: Great, knowledgeable staff. Small groups, unlike the cattle cars typical of a resort town. They are located on Lazaro Cardenas No. 230, Phone (322) 223-4103.
Vallarta Discorvery: Affordable and discounted land, air, water, eco tours and excursions in Puerto Vallarta.
Lewis Drake Boating: Deep sea fishing, whale watching, snorkeling and more on this twin engine boat for hire. Spanish and English spoken, $45 US dollars per hour.
Call 044-322-205-4246.
Puerto Vallarta Tours: Discounts of up to 30% on tours, activities, and cruise shore excursions in Puerto Vallarta. Custom-designed private tours, boat trips, canopy tours, and other fun day trips. Also offering convenient pre-reserved airport transfers.
Puerto Vallarta Fishing: World-class deep sea fishing trips in Puerto Vallarta. Private sportfishing expeditions target marlin, tuna, sailfish, roosterfish, mahi mahi and wahoo. Shared trips available
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