Puerto Vallarta holds a gourmet festival yearly (http://www.festivalgourmet.com/), expect fabulous dining, not only at participant restaurants but throughout the area.
Contributors September 18, 2006
Miquel Angels
Just north of Puerto Vallarta is a small town named Bucerias. In this town we had a most amazing meal and experience. The restaurant of Miquel Angels is a rare gem, with the owner Miquel as your host, and his wife in the kitchen we experienced a meal of a lifetime.
The seafood platter with fresh lobster, jumbo prawns garlic shrimp and wood roasted red snapper was exquisite. We highly recommend a stop at Miquel Angels and say hi to Lala.
type: International
accessibility: taxi.
address: Bucerias Mexico
PriceOfMenu: Mid range
Le Kliff Restaurante Bar
Le Kliff advertises itself as the "most beautiful restaurant in Mexico" - and it just might be. Built on a sea cliff overlooking the Pacific, the restaurant is made up of a series of palapas linked by winding staircases. The tables line each palapa and many have a 180 degree or wider view of the ocean and nearby coast.
Most places with views like this have disappointing food, the thought being that you're really just there for the view - but Le Kliff has some wonderful, inventive dishes. We enjoyed fire-roasted lobster and wonderful ceviche on our last visit, as well as a delicate huachinango (red snapper) grilled with local herbs. Reserve a sunset table on one of the lower palapas for the best view.
type: Mexican
accessibility: Terrible - steps required to enter all parts of restaurant
tel: 3222280666
url: www.lekliff.com
address: South Coast - Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
PriceOfMenu: Expensive
email: Le Kliff Restaurante Bar
Ecole de Cuisine Le Fort
If you spend one evening outside of Puerto Vallarta while visiting Banderas Bay, make it a point to have dinner chez Margarita and Gilles Le Fort.
The show begins at 8 p.m. with you and a few select others sitting at the counter around M. Le Fort's kitchen sipping kir royale and eating housemade paté. You have a sheet of recipes for the evening's meal to reference as Gilles begins to work his magic.
After preparing the three courses for the evening, you'll adjourn to the dining room to taste the creations. The Le Forts pour two more kinds of wine selected to match the dishes, and the evening winds down with cheese, dessert and unhurried conversation around a single shared table.
type: French
tel: (329) 298.1532
url: www.lefort.com.mx
address: Lázaro Cardenas No. 71-A, Bucerías, Nayarit, Mexico
PriceOfMenu: US $55 pp prix fixe, wine incl.
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