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Our picks

The ones we'd send a friend to.

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Breakfast & coffee · Centro

Alto Alto Rooftop Restaurant

A two-level rooftop over Avenida Revolución serving Mediterranean plates with Mexican touches: mezze, spanakopita, zarandeado snapper, and Sayshuka at brunch. Two-for-one spritzes from 5pm and live music most evenings; come up for sunset. Brunch closed Wednesdays.

2-for-1 spritz 5–11pm

2 min from the plaza$$

Breakfast & coffee · East (Av. Revolución)

Cafetería Northswell Sabor Natural

Hearty vegan food in a surf-themed upstairs room: soy chorizo burritos, vegan omelettes and smoothie bowls.

9 min from the plaza$$

Lunch & dinner · Centro

Hula Sayula Sushi & Gyozas Bar

Stylish upstairs lounge for bao buns, gyoza and cocktails. Music can be too loud for conversation.

1 min from the plaza$$

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.

2 min from the plaza$$

Breakfast & coffee · North Side

Northside Cafe

Breakfast institution since 2012 with fluffy pancakes, house salsas and fresh juices; now open for dinner too. Cards carry a 5% surcharge.

8 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$$

Tacos & street food

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

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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 · 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.

2 min from the plaza$$

Breakfast & coffee

Chilaquiles, good espresso and somewhere to sit with a laptop. Read our guide

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Breakfast & coffee · Centro

Alto Alto Rooftop Restaurant

A two-level rooftop over Avenida Revolución serving Mediterranean plates with Mexican touches: mezze, spanakopita, zarandeado snapper, and Sayshuka at brunch. Two-for-one spritzes from 5pm and live music most evenings; come up for sunset. Brunch closed Wednesdays.

2-for-1 spritz 5–11pm

2 min from the plaza$$

Breakfast & coffee · East (Av. Revolución)

Cafetería Northswell Sabor Natural

Hearty vegan food in a surf-themed upstairs room: soy chorizo burritos, vegan omelettes and smoothie bowls.

9 min from the plaza$$

Breakfast & coffee · North Side

Northside Cafe

Breakfast institution since 2012 with fluffy pancakes, house salsas and fresh juices; now open for dinner too. Cards carry a 5% surcharge.

8 min from the plaza$$

Lunch & dinner

From family kitchens to a table you book ahead.

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Lunch & dinner · Centro

Hula Sayula Sushi & Gyozas Bar

Stylish upstairs lounge for bao buns, gyoza and cocktails. Music can be too loud for conversation.

1 min from the plaza$$

Bars & nights

Mezcal, live bands off the plaza and the places open late. Read our guide

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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

Don Pato

The long-running upstairs bar on Calle Marlín, up a spiral staircase off the plaza: two levels with an open deck over the dance floor, live bands most nights and a DJ on Fridays. It fills after 10pm and stays open until 3am, 4am at weekends.

2-for-1 drinks, a different one each night Sundays and Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Thursdays

1 min from the plaza$

Bars & nights · Centro

El tigre

Small upstairs bar next to the pool hall, looking over the plaza; known for snacks with drinks and a good view of plaza life.

1 min from the plaza
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