Eat & do

The pub on the plaza, with tables outside and a second floor looking over the square: four big screens showing whatever game is on, Angus burgers and wings from MX$240, poutine for the Canadians, and a long tequila and mezcal list. Kitchen until 11pm.

1 min from the plaza$$

Bar & grill · Centro (near beach)

Aloha Sayulita

Small two-storey bar a few steps from the beach, with tuna sashimi and ceviche at good prices. Takes cards.

3 min from the plaza · $$

Bar & grill · Centro (Plaza)

La Katrina Restaurant & Bar

Tequila bar with a big selection and tastings, sports on TV, smoked wings and ceviche. Check your order and bill.

1 min from the plaza · $

Bar & restaurant · Centro

Maddux Sports Bar

Friendly sports bar in the middle of town with good drinks, pub food and a resident dog.

2 min from the plaza · $$

Bar & grill · North Side

Pineapple Paradise

Casual bar with bold, spicy food like patatas bravas and Mexican pierogies. Drink specials, sports, live music and Wednesday karaoke.

8 min from the plaza · $$

Bar & restaurant · Centro (near arroyo)

Hidden Cove Tiki Hut

Sayulita's one tiki bar, tucked down Calle Gaviotas near the arroyo: Hawaiian decor, rum cocktails in tiki mugs and pupu starters from about MX$160. Come for the 5 to 7pm happy hour with appetizers.

Happy hour 5–7pm

2 min from the plaza · $$

Bar & grill · North Side

Samadhi Zen Garden

Small, welcoming corner bar and restaurant with great-value drinks and passion fruit margaritas.

10 min from the plaza · $$

Bars & nights · North side

Coco's Beach Club

Thatched-roof beach club on the main beach with loungers on the sand and a roof deck over the surf; fish tacos, tostadas, black aguachile and burgers. A per-person minimum spend covers the loungers.

4 min from the plaza$$

Bars & nights · North side

Escondido Bar

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.

5 min from the plaza$$$

Bars & nights · Up the valley

Sayulita Sandbar

Evening bar and burger joint on Av. Revolución built around games: pickleball, beer pong, cornhole, ping pong, karaoke and fire pits, plus live music and a love-lock wall. Iguanas in the trees by the veranda.

8 min from the plaza$$

Bars & nights · Centro

Wild Iris Bar

Small cocktail bar on Gaviota known for fresh-fruit margaritas; the pineapple-basil is the favorite.

2 min from the plaza$$

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