Taco stands, long beach lunches and the late crowd. Our picks first, then everything we've mapped. Calmer streets behind the long north beach, palm groves and villas, with a flat walk into the plaza.
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Breakfast & coffee · North Side
A family café on Avenida Revolución on the north side, open Tuesday to Saturday from 8am to 2pm: espresso and pour-over, sourdough waffles and toasts from about MX$120, and vegan and gluten-free plates. Free wifi, air conditioning and a corner for kids.
Lunch & dinner · North Side
Candlelit jungle-garden restaurant with live music some nights. Good for breakfast (chilaquiles, birria with eggs) and evening margaritas.
Breakfast & coffee · North Side (by bridge)
Healthy café for avocado toast, poke bowls and smoothies, with tofu and soyrizo swaps for vegans.
Beach clubs · North Side
Trendy beach club with a pool, loungers and no roaming vendors. Music is loud, so it's more party than relaxation.
Beach clubs · North Side
Toes-in-the-sand spot serving breakfast to dinner: tacos, hefty burgers and cocktails, with warm staff.
Lunch & dinner · North Side
Tucked-away spot for craft cocktails, lemon-pepper wings, burgers and fresh sushi, with 2-for-1 rolls on Fridays. Bring cash.
2-for-1 sushi rolls Fridays
Bars & nights · North side
Long-running cocktail bar, now on Av. Revolución on the north side, mixing house drinks with local ingredients. Opens in the morning for coffee and breakfast, with a patio, board games and some live music.
Al pastor after dark, fish tacos by day. Bring pesos. Read our guide
Tacos & street food · North side
Colourful food truck on the corner of Manuel Rodríguez and Revolución making San Francisco-style burritos, plus tacos, quesadillas and three house salsas. Quick and cheap.
Chilaquiles, good espresso and somewhere to sit with a laptop. Read our guide
Breakfast & coffee · North Side
A family café on Avenida Revolución on the north side, open Tuesday to Saturday from 8am to 2pm: espresso and pour-over, sourdough waffles and toasts from about MX$120, and vegan and gluten-free plates. Free wifi, air conditioning and a corner for kids.
Breakfast & coffee · North Side (by bridge)
Healthy café for avocado toast, poke bowls and smoothies, with tofu and soyrizo swaps for vegans.
Breakfast & coffee · North side
Coffee bar pouring beans roasted by El Fortín in the mountain town of San Sebastián del Oeste, with açaí bowls, bags of beans to take home and street-side tables.
Breakfast & coffee · North side
Bistro and bar on a quiet lane to the north beach, open breakfast to late; big breakfasts, Mediterranean and Mexican plates, vegan and gluten-free choices, and live music some nights.
From family kitchens to a table you book ahead.
Lunch & dinner · North Side
Candlelit jungle-garden restaurant with live music some nights. Good for breakfast (chilaquiles, birria with eggs) and evening margaritas.
Lunch & dinner · North Side
Tucked-away spot for craft cocktails, lemon-pepper wings, burgers and fresh sushi, with 2-for-1 rolls on Fridays. Bring cash.
2-for-1 sushi rolls Fridays
A table on the sand, a cold drink, the sunset.
Beach clubs · North Side
Trendy beach club with a pool, loungers and no roaming vendors. Music is loud, so it's more party than relaxation.
Beach clubs · North Side
Toes-in-the-sand spot serving breakfast to dinner: tacos, hefty burgers and cocktails, with warm staff.
Mezcal, live bands off the plaza and the places open late. Read our guide
Bars & nights · North side
Long-running cocktail bar, now on Av. Revolución on the north side, mixing house drinks with local ingredients. Opens in the morning for coffee and breakfast, with a patio, board games and some live music.
Bars & nights · North side
Speakeasy-style cigar and cocktail bar on Miramar with whiskey, espresso martinis, cigars and an outdoor terrace; DJs on Thursdays.
Bars & nights · North side
Air-conditioned cigar lounge with a walk-in humidor, Cuban and other cigars, and a long list of rums from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and beyond.
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