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Taco stands, long beach lunches and the late crowd. Our picks first, then everything we've mapped. The heart of town: the plaza, taco stands, bars and the main beach a block away. Lively, and loud on weekend nights.

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Our picks

The ones we'd send a friend to.

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Seafood · Main Beach

Don Pedro's Restaurant & Bar

A two-level palapa on the main beach since 1994: Mediterranean cooking with Mexican touches off a mesquite grill, red beet ravioli, spicy tuna tostadas, and tables on the sand at sunset. Mondays bring a salsa class at 7 and a Cuban band at 8.

3 min from the plaza$$

Beach clubs · Main Beach

GOAT Beach Club Sayulita

A beach club where Calle Delfines meets the main beach, open daily 9am to midnight. A lounger is a MX$750 day pass, all of it credit for food and drink; cocktails run MX$200 to 320, with DJs at sunset and surf lessons from the sand.

3 min from the plaza$$$

Seafood · Main Beach

Maika Sayulita Seafood Grille

Recently renovated beachside grill for octopus, ceviche, fish tacos and mango margaritas. Can be slow when busy.

3 min from the plaza$

Tacos & street food · Main Beach

The Real Fish Taco

Tiny family-run stand for grilled fish tacos with a loyal following. No posted menu or prices, and it isn't fast.

2 min from the plaza$$

Tacos & street food

Al pastor after dark, fish tacos by day. Bring pesos. Read our guide

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Tacos & street food · Main Beach

The Real Fish Taco

Tiny family-run stand for grilled fish tacos with a loyal following. No posted menu or prices, and it isn't fast.

2 min from the plaza$$

Tacos & street food · Centro

Naty’s Cocina

Counter-service taco and guisado spot on Marlín, steps from the beach; chicken mole, chipotle chicken, machaca, pork with nopales and vegetarian fillings, with good salsas and agua de jamaica. Few seats.

1 min from the plaza$

Seafood

Ceviche, aguachile and the catch off the pangas. Read our guide

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Seafood · Main Beach

Don Pedro's Restaurant & Bar

A two-level palapa on the main beach since 1994: Mediterranean cooking with Mexican touches off a mesquite grill, red beet ravioli, spicy tuna tostadas, and tables on the sand at sunset. Mondays bring a salsa class at 7 and a Cuban band at 8.

3 min from the plaza$$

Seafood · Main Beach

Maika Sayulita Seafood Grille

Recently renovated beachside grill for octopus, ceviche, fish tacos and mango margaritas. Can be slow when busy.

3 min from the plaza$

Beach clubs

A table on the sand, a cold drink, the sunset.

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Beach clubs · Main Beach

GOAT Beach Club Sayulita

A beach club where Calle Delfines meets the main beach, open daily 9am to midnight. A lounger is a MX$750 day pass, all of it credit for food and drink; cocktails run MX$200 to 320, with DJs at sunset and surf lessons from the sand.

3 min from the plaza$$$

Beach clubs · Centro

Capitán Pablos

Beachfront restaurant on Gaviota with tables and loungers by the sand; fish and chips, chiles rellenos, ceviche and mango margaritas, with friendly English-speaking staff.

4 min from the plaza$$

Beach clubs · Centro

El Costeño

No-frills beach restaurant off Delfines with sand underfoot, grilled fish, shrimp cocktails and some of the biggest margaritas in town. Service can be slow when busy.

3 min from the plaza$$
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