SHOPPING
World Class Shopping in Puerto Vallarta
Shopping in Puerto Vallarta goes far beyond buying souvenir T-shirt and vacation keepsakes. In fact, shopping could be Vallarta's biggest attraction - and with most shopkeepers speaking English, prices in pesos and attractive exchange rates, it's easy and rewarding to explore your options... Downtown is your best bet: jewelry, art, handicrafts, clothes and souvenirs are all within a walking distance.

Distinctive art forms from all over Mexico await discovery in both ultra-modern and very traditional stores and galleries tucked intriguingly throughout Puerto Vallarta. Distinctive art forms from all over Mexico await discovery in both ultra-modern and very traditional stores and galleries tucked intriguingly throughout Puerto Vallarta. Some places are:
Mercado Municipal: An open-air market with clothing, handicrafts, food and more
Pueblo Viejo
Cuale River Island
Along the malecon (waterfront promenade)
The Marina
Downtown
Plaza Peninsula
Along Juarez and Morelos streets
Marina Plaza
Villa Vallarta
Plaza Caracol
Paradise Plaza-Nuevo Vallarta

RESTAURANTS
The Puerto Vallarta restaurant dining scene is so surprisingly diverse and extensive you would have to go to a different restaurant every day for over a year to try them all! Naturally, Puerto Vallarta is a great place to discover the amazing variety of Mexican dishes, as well as succulent seafood, fusions of popular cuisines like Mediterranean and Oriental, gourmet French; the list is endless. And whatever your mood and pocketbook, there’s an ambiance and location to suit, stellar views often accompanying memorable meals.

Planet Hollywood
Restaurant Café des Artistes 
Agave Grill
Archie´s Wok
El Set
Daiquiri Dick´s
Mark´s Bar and Grill — Italian
The Blue Shrimp
El Panorama
Le Bistro
Frascati — Italian
La Petite — French
Outback Steakhouse
Z Tai — Asian
Bogart's
Thierry´s Prime Steakhouse

Galleries
Vallarta's malecón is evidence of a very lively and active artist community. More than 30 galleries are established here, thanks to PV's international recognition as an important art outlet. Puerto Vallarta's Art Walk season begins in October and ends in April. The Art Walk season is a time to go from gallery to gallery enjoying the lastest art offerings with free wine and canapes.

Galeria Arte Latinoamericano
Art in Vallarta
Ada Colorina’s Review
Galería de Ollas
Literary Factory
Galerie des Artistes
Patrick Denoun Review
Malecón Poem
T Fuller Fine Art
Corona
Galería Dante

NIGHT LIFE
After dinner at one of about a thousand restaurants offering an astounding diversity of cuisines - many with live music - you can do pretty much whatever you feel like well into the wee hours. Catch a flick in English, score big at a state-of-the-art bowling alley, or shake your booty all night long. Loads of bars, discos, gentlemen's clubs, pool halls, sports bars and hard rock venues keep you hopping. And several salsa/merengue clubs give free dance lessons where you make new friends while warming up for rhythm-filled nights ahead.
When night takes over Puerto Vallarta, a broad variety of bars and nightclubs come to life, opening their doors to music lovers of all kinds, from romantic music to jazz, salsa and rock and roll, not to mention discos with state-of the- art sound and light equipment, where you can dance to the latest beats. The Malecon is without a doubt the best place to begin your late night gallivanting, for many of our town’s most fashionable clubs and restaurants are located there, bringing together people of all ages and interests.

Discotheques:;
Christine
Collage
Cactus
Friday Lopez
Mambo Café
Nikki Beach

Bars: 
Carlos O’Brian’s
Zoo
Hard Rock Café
La Bodeguita del Medio
Ztai
Las Palomas
Viejo Vallarta
Kalhua
No Name Café
Hilo
Señor Frogs
Mariachis Loco
La Pachanga