This long-running dining room is from Guadalajara native Chef Francisco "Paco" Ruano. Located in the neighborhood of Vallarta Norte, the multistory space features a slender ground floor and an upper-level dining room with an open kitchen. Rich-toned wood tables, white-washed exposed brick, colored glass globe ceiling pendants and a wall lined with Talavera ceramic platters set a stylish tone. The tasting menu is comprehensive and shares a contemporary vision, featuring local Jalisco and Mexican products. A seafood presentation may include a plump local oyster dressed with coconut palm sap, a s

1.8km

PalReal

Mexican · Bib

PalReal is the kind of restaurant where no matter the time of day, you're always guaranteed to get a satisfying meal. Climb a small set of stairs to arrive at this glass-encased patio surrounded by plants. This Guadalajara spot, led by Chef/partner Fabián Delgado, offers a little bit of everything on its contemporary Mexican menu. It's comfort food forward, with everything from starters like quelites tacos with avocado salsa, to entrees such as cochinita pibil with xnipec and blue corn tortillas. While the food alone makes them a great spot for brunch, their coffee makes it even better. Of cou

2.8km

Xokol

Mexican · ★ Michelin

$$$

There's something very personal about Xokol, from Chefs/owners Óscar Segundo and Xrysw Ruelas Diaz. All guests are seated at a communal table that seats just over 40, and a light smokiness from the wood-fire oven, plancha and comal gently scents the air in a space. Sip a house cocktail (their fermentation program produces some interesting offers) and nibble on a fresh tortilla with spicy salsa before enjoying the chefs' traditional Mexican food, available as an à la carte or as a tasting. Kombucha-cured kanpachi is tinted with red beets and blue spirulina for a visually arresting presentation,

4.4km

Allium

Mexican, Contemporary

$$$$

Some chefs tout their use of local products, but Chefs Adolfo Galnares and María Ortega are truly committed at their restaurant, Allium, where nearly 100% of their ingredients are Mexican. A rooftop garden provides hyperlocal produce, while Nayarit seafood is the star of the show. Sit indoors or out and enjoy dishes like the tiradito de pina, a fish of the day layered with charred pineapple and finely diced chiles in a soy marinade. Main dishes like crisp-skinned, pan-seared pescado with a tomatillo pistachio mole verde never disappoint. Neither does their dulce de leche panna cotta with guava

4.3km

La Docena

Mexican, Seafood

$$$

La Docena has been making a name for itself since 2012. Known throughout Mexico for their upscale but far from fussy style, this Guadalajara restaurant has a rustic charm thanks to brick walls and tile floors set with wood tables and chairs. Seafood is the focus here, though there are plenty of other options, and many dishes are kissed by the flames from their live-fire grill. The kitchen shows careful restraint, letting the quality ingredients stand on their own. Start with a plate of oysters, served raw or cooked over the grill, before moving on to tacos like the taco de jaiba with softshell

4.3km

Dairy Queen

Restaurant

Fast food

407m

Sushi Factory

Restaurant

Sushi

509m

Los Arcos

Restaurant

Seafood

555m

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