Lunch & dinner · North Side
Chaman Mexican Creative Kitchen
Candlelit jungle-garden restaurant with live music some nights. Good for breakfast (chilaquiles, birria with eggs) and evening margaritas.
Eat & do
Taco stands, long beach lunches and the late crowd. Our picks first, then everything we've mapped.
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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.
Lunch & dinner · Centro (Plaza)
Kabuki
Treehouse-style upstairs dining over the plaza with creative rolls (dragon, plantain) and excellent cocktails.
Bars & nights · Centro (Plaza)
Sayulita Public House
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.
Seafood · South end of main beach
The Dock Sayulita
A deck three metres above the sand at the calm south end of the main beach, run by a family of local fishermen: ceviche, seared tuna and the day's catch, cocktails made with house shrubs, and a 3 to 5pm happy hour.
Happy hour 3–5pm
Seafood · Centro
Tierra Viva Restaurant y Bar
Long-running spot that will cook the fish you catch, with a strong tequila list and sopa de mariscos.
Bars & nights · 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.
Lunch & dinner · North Side
Luna's
Friendly spot on a quiet street known for burritos, chicken mole, queso fundido and happy-hour margaritas.
Seafood
Ceviche, aguachile and the catch off the pangas. Read our guide
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.
Seafood · South end of main beach
The Dock Sayulita
A deck three metres above the sand at the calm south end of the main beach, run by a family of local fishermen: ceviche, seared tuna and the day's catch, cocktails made with house shrubs, and a 3 to 5pm happy hour.
Happy hour 3–5pm
Seafood · Centro
Tierra Viva Restaurant y Bar
Long-running spot that will cook the fish you catch, with a strong tequila list and sopa de mariscos.
Lunch & dinner
From family kitchens to a table you book ahead.
Lunch & dinner · North Side
Chaman Mexican Creative Kitchen
Candlelit jungle-garden restaurant with live music some nights. Good for breakfast (chilaquiles, birria with eggs) and evening margaritas.
Lunch & dinner · Centro (Plaza)
Kabuki
Treehouse-style upstairs dining over the plaza with creative rolls (dragon, plantain) and excellent cocktails.
Lunch & dinner · North Side
Luna's
Friendly spot on a quiet street known for burritos, chicken mole, queso fundido and happy-hour margaritas.
Bars & nights
Mezcal, live bands off the plaza and the places open late. Read our guide
Bars & nights · Centro (Plaza)
Sayulita Public House
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.
Bars & nights · 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.
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.
Bars & nights · Centro
Cava
Small mezcalería on Av. Revolución with dozens of mezcals from Oaxaca, Puebla and beyond, plus pulque and fresh-juice cocktails from skilled bartenders. Open late.
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