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
Hula Sayula Sushi & Gyozas Bar
Stylish upstairs lounge for bao buns, gyoza and cocktails. Music can be too loud for conversation.
Beach clubs · North Side
Ancla Sayulita
Loungers right in front of the main surf break, with board rentals and a tuna tostada people come back for. Look over the bill before you pay.
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.
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
Hula Sayula Sushi & Gyozas Bar
Stylish upstairs lounge for bao buns, gyoza and cocktails. Music can be too loud for conversation.
Lunch & dinner · North Side
Luna's
Friendly spot on a quiet street known for burritos, chicken mole, queso fundido and happy-hour margaritas.
Beach clubs
A table on the sand, a cold drink, the sunset.
Beach clubs · North Side
Ancla Sayulita
Loungers right in front of the main surf break, with board rentals and a tuna tostada people come back for. Look over the bill before you pay.
Bars & nights
Mezcal, live bands off the plaza and the places open late. Read our guide
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 · 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.
Bars & nights · Centro
Bar el Mezcalito
Tiny mezcal bar on Gaviotas with live music and room for a few couples to dance salsa; the crowd spills out to sidewalk tables.
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