| Widely recognized as the second-best culinary | | | | prestigious annual culinary events, including Puerto |
| destination in Mexico behind the much-larger | | | | Vallarta Restaurant Week and the International |
| capital, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta represents the | | | | Gourmet Festival. |
| ideal locale for travelers hoping to experience | | | | Within the city, foodies can experience innovative |
| world-class cuisine alongside incredible coastal | | | | restaurants such as La Palapa and Vista Grill. La |
| scenery. Recently, eight of the city's top | | | | Palapa is located on picturesque Los Muertos |
| restaurants received the prestigious Five Star | | | | Beach, one of the area's most popular |
| Diamond Award, the top honor from the | | | | destinations for recreation and relaxation. Known |
| American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. | | | | for its sophisticated, but casual atmosphere, and |
| Additionally, each of Puerto Vallarta's | | | | regular live jazz performances, La Palapa has |
| award-winning restaurants are consistently ranked | | | | become a favorite hangout for jet setters and |
| within the top 50 eateries in all of Mexico. The top | | | | locals alike. La Palapa is open throughout the year |
| restaurants are located in all areas of the city, but | | | | for breakfast, lunch and dinner - serving a rotating |
| each offers unique views of everything from | | | | menu of international favorites and local creations, |
| Banderas Bay and the surrounding mountain | | | | alongside one of the best wine selections. Vista |
| landscape to some of Mexico's best beaches and | | | | Grill, located in the south end of Puerto Vallarta, |
| the city's historic architecture. The cuisine of | | | | offers contemporary European cuisine with a local |
| Puerto Vallarta is just as diverse as the scenery, | | | | flourish. The restaurant features an elegant |
| as foodies will have no trouble finding haute | | | | art-deco interior and terraced outdoor dining area |
| European cuisine, traditional Mexican fare and | | | | that provides excellent views of Banderas Bay |
| everything in between. Throughout the year, | | | | and Puerto Vallarta's historic downtown area. |
| Puerto Vallarta also hosts several exciting culinary | | | | Other Five Star Diamond Award-Winning |
| events that highlight the best dishes the city has | | | | restaurants in the area include Café des |
| to offer, while welcoming award-winning chefs | | | | Artistes, Kaiser Maximilian, Los Xitomates, |
| from throughout the world. | | | | Thierry's Prime Steakhouse and Tikul. |
| One of Puerto Vallarta's most impressive, | | | | The city is also home to several exciting events |
| award-winning restaurants is Le Kliff, named for | | | | that allow visitors to sample the best dishes the |
| its stunning location atop a cliff overlooking | | | | city has to offer, as well as culinary creations |
| Banderas Bay. Since 1983, Le Kliff has consistently | | | | from around the world. The most prestigious |
| earned awards for both its cuisine and setting, | | | | event is the International Gourmet Festival, a |
| including recent recognition as "The Most Beautiful | | | | 10-day culinary celebration that is staged at the |
| Restaurant in Mexico." The restaurant features an | | | | beginning of high tourism season in mid-November. |
| open-air layout with sections of the dining area | | | | Now in its 15th year, the International Gourmet |
| covered by a large palapa-style roof. Despite the | | | | Festival welcomes talented chefs from throughout |
| large seating area, every table at Le Kliff offers | | | | the world for cooking demonstrations, special |
| views of Banderas Bay - where humpback whales | | | | dining opportunities and rousing parties. Puerto |
| can be spotted throughout the winter and spring | | | | Vallarta Restaurant Week, held each year during |
| months and remarkable nightly sunsets add to the | | | | late May, shifts the culinary focus onto local |
| unique ambiance. The talented, award-winning | | | | eateries. As several of the city's award-winning |
| chefs at Le Kliff serve up adventurous | | | | restaurants feature special fixed price menus for |
| contemporary cuisine, incorporating advanced | | | | the course of Puerto Vallarta Restaurant Week, |
| culinary techniques rarely seen outside of | | | | the event stands as one of the most affordable |
| cosmopolitan dining destinations such as New York | | | | ways to experience some of the best cuisine |
| City and Paris. Though Le Kliff's regular menu is | | | | Mexico has to offer. |
| known for its worldly approach, the restaurant | | | | As the city boasts an incredible culinary culture |
| also utilizes an impressive array of local seafood | | | | amongst a small-town environment and |
| and native flavors. Le Kliff, owned and operated | | | | unmatched scenery, there are few destinations |
| by natives, is located 25 miles south of the | | | | that can match the experience of dining in Puerto |
| downtown area and is open for lunch and dinner | | | | Vallarta. |
| throughout the year. Le Kliff can also be found at | | | | |