Welcome to Reader's Choice
VirtualVallarta.com's Readers' Choice Poll results are here! Votes for Puerto Vallarta’s favorite eateries arrived steadily since this season’s balloting began in mid-December 2010. What makes this edition of the annual survey particularly enticing is the way restaurant owners are taking matters into their own hands by promoting voter participation through email campaigns, links on Facebook pages, their own websites and other creative methods. Increased awareness implies that they must also endeavor even more to deliver their goods, enhancing the experience for those who have discovered our destination’s spectacular restaurant diversity.
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Delicious contemporary Mexican cuisine featuring dishes such as “Sopa Montezuma,” inspired by a secret family recibe based on cactus soup, or the traditional “Chiles en Nogada” with a unique homemade touch.
Runners-Up: Daiquiri Dick's • Trio
Thierry Blouet, Maitre Cuisinier de France and a member of the Culinary Academy of France, has what is considered by many to be the best restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, Café des Artistes.
Runners-Up: Trio • La Palapa
Delicious contemporary Mexican cuisine featuring dishes such as “Sopa Montezuma,” inspired by a secret family recibe based on cactus soup, or the traditional “Chiles en Nogada” with a unique homemade touch.
Runners-Up: Vitea • El Arrayán
With funky, kitschy decor and an upbeat atmosphere, Joe Jack’s features high quality, fresh, local food, prepared very well, at affordable prices.
Runners-Up: Café de Olla • Cheeky Monkey
On the most popular beach in town, the kitchen of this casually elegant landmark perpetually reinvents itself.
Runners-Up: Trio • No Way Jose!
This casually elegant Bucerias landmark with a great bar, friendly personalized service and knowledgeable staff has been consistently voted Best Out of Town Restaurant
Taste restaurant@casacupula offers "Creative Food in Good Taste." Under the direction of Executive Chef Oscar Rito, Taste restaurant offers a dinner menu from four different cuisines: US, Mexican, Asian and South American, with almost all dishes available in half and full portions.
Thierry Blouet, Maitre Cuisinier de France and a member of the Culinary Academy of France, has what is considered by many to be the best restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, Café des Artistes.
When not just any brew will do, enjoy a great cup of coffee at Dee’s Coffee Company, located one block from Los Muerto’s Beach.
Since the early 80’s Freddy’s Tucan has been a popular breakfast stop in the heart of Emiliano Zapata, thanks to their great food at economical prices and the excellent service.
Haute cuisine and friendly service blend in this beautiful setting at Los Muertos Beach that offers the perfect balance of fine dining and exceptional service in a casually elegant atmosphere with the characteristic warmth and charm of Puerto Vallarta.
On the most popular beach in town, the kitchen of this casually elegant landmark perpetually reinvents itself.
Haute cuisine and friendly service blend in this beautiful setting at Los Muertos Beach that offers the perfect balance of fine dining and exceptional service in a casually elegant atmosphere with the characteristic warmth and charm of Puerto Vallarta.
Not only can The Deli cater to all your needs (pun inteded) from carefully prepared breakfast gift baskets to full-fledged dinner parties, this recently-opened venue fills the gap when it comes to gourmet-style deli takeout in the popular E. Zapata / Olas Altas neighborhood.
El Arrayan has become one of the hottest restaurants in town, winning “Best Mexican” for many years.
The rich aromas that emanate from this authentic Italian kitchen confirm owner Domenico (Mimmo) Lorusso’s, passion for the freshest and finest ingredients and his talent to meld them elegantly in his rich slow-cooked sauces, homemade pasta al dente, home-baked bread and extra virgin olive oil to season delectable dishes.
Sip a Mai Tai Thai in a serene asian garden as d’Rachael delights with harp, flute, and vocals while you await a feast of tropical flavors.
This avant-garde eatery by Thierry Blouet of Café des Artistes serves USDA Prime cuts and all the fixings in a contemporary ambiance.
With funky, kitschy decor and an upbeat atmosphere, Joe Jack’s features high quality, fresh, local food, prepared very well, at affordable prices.
Known to locals as simply Ernesto’s this traditional style, open air eatery lives up to its name and consistently serves “good grub" to its customers.
How do you recognize a great place to get delicious, authentic Mexican tacos? Simply follow the locals. Pepe’s Tacos, located just six blocks from the north end of the Malecon, is a taqueria with a menu consisting of various types of tacos and other authentic Mexican “street food”.
With funky, kitschy decor and an upbeat atmosphere, Joe Jack’s features high quality, fresh, local food, prepared very well, at affordable prices.
Ideal for sharing, appetizer-sized servings of Spanish flavors are served with a bird’s-eye view.
Pie in the Sky was founded over 20 years ago when the original owners started baking pies to raise money to fix a marooned sailboat.
Pianeta Gelatto offers up to 40 different flavors of rich, creamy and delicious ice cream.
On the most popular beach in town, the kitchen of this casually elegant landmark perpetually reinvents itself.
This popular gay friendly, but not exclusively gay bar, is located close to the beach on the south side El Centro.
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Outback Steakhouse has always been known for its delicious food, impeccable service and atmosphere.
The 7th Annual Puerto Vallarta Lifestyles 2008 Readers' Choice Awards votes have been tabulated, and results show some repeat winners but also some new faces taking home the top honors in this locally coveted award competition.
The managers of the restaurant Sirloin Stockade won the category, All You Can Eat, in the Reader's Choice 2008, less than a year after opening their franchise in Puerto Vallarta.
Just ask Debbie Eagan, whose popular Banana Cantina won Best New Restaurant hands down last year.
The 2009 Virtual Vallarta Readers’ Choice Awards votes have been tabulated, and results show some repeat winners but also some new faces taking home the top honors in this locally coveted Puerto Vallarta award competition.
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Readers’ Choice Awards 2009 ceremony took place last November 4 at Trio.
The more time goes by, the more Readers' Choice winners, along with Puerto Vallarta visitors and locals, are realizing that the Readers' Choice logo is synonymous with quality.
This popular gay friendly, but not exclusively gay bar, is located close to the beach on the south side El Centro.
On the most popular beach in town, the kitchen of this casually elegant landmark perpetually reinvents itself.
Synonymous with quality ice cream around the world, Haagen Dazs is clearly a popular of choice in Puerto Vallarta.
Thierry Blouet, Maitre Cuisinier de France and a member of the Culinary Academy of France, has what is considered by many to be the best restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, Café des Artistes.
Los Chatos has been a local favorite for years offering delectable baked goods created by family recipes passed down for generations.
On the most popular beach in town, the kitchen of this casually elegant landmark perpetually reinvents itself.
For delicious vegetarian food only two blocks up from Vallarta’s main plaza, Planeta Vegetariano offers economically priced breakfast, lunch and dinner in a tranquil and cozy atmosphere.
Seafood lovers rejoice. Ocho Tostadas offers a great variety of dishes at very affordable prices and is popular by locals and visitors alike.
How do you recognize a great place to get delicious, authentic Mexican tacos? Simply follow the locals. Pepe’s Tacos, located just six blocks from the north end of the Malecon, is a taqueria with a menu consisting of various types of tacos and other authentic Mexican “street food”.
This popular chain featuring American Tex-Mex cuisine has found a new and popular home in Puerto Vallarta.
Known to locals as simply Ernesto’s this traditional style, open air eatery lives up to its name and consistently serves “good grub’ to its customers.
What started as a California hotdog cart in the 1940’s has evolved an international chain featuring delicious charbroiled burgers.
This avant-garde eatery by Thierry Blouet of Café des Artistes serves USDA Prime cuts and all the fixings in a contemporary ambiance.
The rich aromas that emanate from this authentic Italian kitchen confirm owner Domenico (Mimmo) Lorusso’s, passion for the freshest and finest ingredients and his talent to meld them elegantly in his rich slow-cooked sauces, homemade pasta al dente, home-baked bread and extra virgin olive oil to season delectable dishes.
The fact that this healthy favorite keeps cropping up in more and more Puerto Vallarta restaurants, it is at Tsunami that it’s best enjoyed.
