A nice way to get to know a city is by tasting its classic food, in the case of a beach destiny is the one where you can find a little food stand on the street, by the beach or at an amazing restaurant of high cuisine with  delicious seafood.

The truth is regardless “street or gourmet food”, options are countless, delicious and for any kind of palate. Not to mention that Puerto Vallarta hosts the “International Gourmet Festival” that has been taking place for more than 20 years in November.

Make sure to enjoy unless one of the following dishes in your next visit to this beautiful destiny. Enjoy!

Puerto Vallarta food that you can´t left behind

Starters

Ceviche

The seafood prepared  with Ceviche is just marvellous because all the dishes are made of fresh products that are easily found in this region of the Mexican Pacific.

Aguachile

Some people say that the best aguachiles are found in Puerto Vallarta, therefore, the amount and variety of places to enjoy this fresh and  spicy dish are countless.

Camaron embarazado 

The name comes from a mixture of Spanish words “ vara= stick and asado: grilled” , unless in Spanish sounds funny. This snack is about pieces of fish or shrimps that are stuck into a wooden stick, seasoned with lime and Huichol Sauce if you fancy.

Main courses

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Fish, shrimp or marlin tacos.

Wrapped in a homemade tortilla, grilled or breaded are incredible delicious.

Shrimp Pozole

The “pozole” is a famous Mexican dish made of  nixtamal maize . This dish also comes with it plus dried shrimps, small shrimps, spices,  guajillo and ancho chili, topped with  fresh shredded lettuce, sliced radish,  diced onions and a dash of lime.

Shaken grill fish  

It could be one of the simplest dishes but having one in Puerto Vallarta gives it a special flavor. People are used to marinate it with huichol sauce to make it finger-licking good.

Dessert time

Fresh Coconut

Eating snacks or a dessert as you are walking on the beach or street is classic. Street food stands, wheeled stands or even established restaurants offer delicious coconut water and its pulp seasoned with chili, lemon and salt is just great.

Posi

Traditional dessert made of maize dough, sugar and prickly -pear fruit.

Cuala

Made of milk, mashed  coconut, maize dough, sugar and cinnamon. It is so traditional in Puerto Vallarta!,  

Having an ice cream in the malecon

It may not be the most classic dessert in Puerto Vallarta but it is a tradition walking down on the Malecon and watching the sunset as you are having a delicious ice cream.

Get your vacations ready and enjoy these delicacies!

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