Best in Vallarta: Locals Secrets

There are great deals, great food and great fun to be had in Puerto Vallarta with the added excitement of knowing that you are seeing the favorite spots of Vallarta residents.

Once of the most delicious ways to explore Vallarta is to go for tacos.  For years, Puerto Vallarta residents have made the one hour trip to Punta Mita specifically to go for tacos at Tacos on the Street and now, Tacos on the Street has opened a second location in Vallarta.  Not located on the street at all, the restaurant is located in Los Tules, behind the Plaza Caracol shopping center.  There is no printed menu because Tacos on the Street only serves three things:  tacos, quesadillas, and stuffed potatoes.  The tacos and quesadillas are stuffed with the most deliciously tender and juicy meat that you are certain to order a second helping, and the stuffed potatoes are more than enough to be a meal on their own.  The staff is charming and will be happy to introduce you to a very traditional Mexican meal that’s a favorite with locals.

Med & Spa, located in the Plaza Neptune Shopping Center in the Puerto Vallarta Marina district, is another local’s secret.  Here you can find a beautifully designed spa that offers exclusive and intensive spa treatments and medical esthetics for a fraction of the cost that you would pay at home.  Microdermabrasion, Botox, Endermologie and Laser treatments are just some of the dermatological services available as well as a full spa menu.  Visit www.medspa.com.mx for more information.

For those who want a night out but aren’t interested in a huge nightclub on the Malecon, try La Isla located in Plaza Penisula in the center of the Hotel Zone, a local’s favorite for live salsa music and dancing. La Isla has a live salsa band on the weekends and free salsa lessons at 9pm so you can be dancing like a local in thirty minutes.

Your Luxury Beach concierge can give you more details on this local’s secrets as well as directing you to many more secret ways to enjoy Puerto Vallarta.