Hola chicos, I spent a few days at the end of June in beautiful Puerto Vallarta. It was my first visit. The weather was quite warm and humid during my stay, and I arrived around the beginning of the rainy season, which is the low season in terms of tourism. And it did rain a bit, but mostly late at night and in the early morning. Here’s a report of some of the places I visited.
But first, here’s a picture of the Playa de los Muertos from my hotel room.
Tacón de Marlin
My first stop in PV was at Tacón de Marlin, which is just outside the airport and across a street via a footbridge. Tacón de Marlin specializes in seafood burritos. In addition to this location near the airport, they have another one in the 5 de Diciembre neighborhood.
Outside
Inside
Some history - it started as a hamburger and hot dog stand.
The concise menu - in addition to the seafood burritos, there’s a fish “al pastor” option that looked interesting.
A bowl of limes and a salad of crunchy jicama, cucumber, and carrots, dressed in a creamy sauce, arrived after I ordered.
I had a Tacón Combinado ($165) with smoked marlin and shrimp. This was delicious. The soft flour tortilla was griddled on both sides and also on the cut part of the burrito. The marlin was meaty and a bit oily and a bit smoky, and the shrimp were nicely done and tender. There was also some melted cheese, lettuce, onions, and tomato, which made for a very juicy burrito. I put some of the spicy salsa from the table on it.
After paying (it’s cash only like many places in Vallarta - they even take US dollars) I took an Uber to the hotel I was staying at in the Zona Romantica. Uber conveniently had “Restaurant” as a pick up point option. FYI if you’re taking Uber from the airport this may be the closest point to pick up as I don’t believe they can pick people up from the airport itself.
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WLVQz6rDns3ocswM7
so I stopped there.
