Mazatlan Restaurants
That local charm makes Mazatlan restaurants among the most delightful in Mexico. Mazatlan restaurants feature fresh seafood daily along side excellent native treats. The Mazatlan restaurant scene has all the usual national chains and fast food joints, but part of the fun of traveling is sampling the local cuisine. Nothing compares to the flavor of the north Pacific offered by Mazatlan, especially regarding fish and seafood as Mazatlan is the capital of that type of cuisine and flavor.
This Mazatlan dining guide offers choices for those who crave comfort food and those who savor more international flavors, fans of out-of-the-way spots as well as proponents of stylish, upscale dining rooms. The following is a list including some of the restaurants in the city.
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Angelo's
Even locals consider this hotel restaurant one of the best in town, as much for its ambience as for its food. Beveled glass doors reveal a dining room gleaming with brass, polished wood, and crystal chandeliers. A pianist plays in the background as formally dressed waiters present menus featuring homemade pastas; shrimp dishes, including superb scampi; and a large selection of imported wines. The dress code forbids beachwear, jeans, tennis shoes, and flip-flops.
Restaurant Cuisine: Italian Restaurant Price Range: $$$ Tel: 989-8900, ext. 8608
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Canucks
The restaurant / bar is located in old town, near to the cliff divers platform and the Mujer Mazatleco Statue. It is nestled at the base of a large cliff and faces the ocean. Canucks offers a unique setting to its clientele with ample parking and spectacular sunsets.Once inside, you will discover four distinct areas for dining, dancing, and recreation. The "Prairie Room", "Snowbird Lounge", "Rockies Patio", and "Niagara Patio" are open to the entire family and each offers its own ambiance and personality.
Restaurant Cuisine: International Restaurant Price Range: $$ Tel: 981-8508
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Casa Loma
Casa Loma works from two simple principals: please the patron and create an agreeable dining atmosphere. Quietly elegant, this converted home gives diners an intimate experience in which the staff is personable (don't be surprised if the owner drops my your table to chat) and the food is superb. Plenty of Mexican entrees are available as are many renowned fresh seafood dishes.
Restaurant Cuisine: Mexican Restaurant Price Range: $$$ Tel: 913-5398
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Copa de Leche
This shaded sidewalk cafe on the waterfront at Playa Olas Altas feels the way Mazatlan must have in the 1930s, and the food is consistently as good as the ocean view. The menu includes pechugas en nogada (chicken breast in pecan-and-pomegranate sauce); shrimp in tamarind sauce; traditional alambre barbecue (beef cooked with onion, peppers, mushrooms, ham, and bacon); wonderful seafood soup loaded with squid, shrimp, and chunks of fish; and great shrimp with chipotle sauce. Inside, the decor is updated Mexican, the bar is an old wooden boat, and the dining tables are covered with linen cloths. They also have live music on Friday and Saturday nights.
Restaurant Cuisine: Mexican Restaurant Price Range: $$ Tel: 982-5753
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El Shrimp Bucket
El Shrimp Bucket is among the most popular restaurants in town. The specialty is Mazatlan's famous shrimp, in the air-conditioned dining room or under umbrellas in the center courtyard. For wining, dining, and dancing, this is a great place for a rousing time. Live piano music on weekend nights. Good food and great sunsets.
Restaurant Cuisine: Mexican Restaurant Price Range: $$ Tel: 981-6350
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Fiesta Mexicana
For nearly 40 years, Fiesta Mexicana has been packing the house with an all-inclusive evening of dazzling folk entertainment from all corners of Mexico, gourmet Mexican buffet and unlimited domestic drinks... It's a night the whole family can share in, with live music and dancing for everyone! Thrill in exciting performances, like the dramatic Fire and Machete Dances, magic shows, comedians, the classic Mexican Hat Dance, folk dancing and much more.
Restaurant Cuisine: Mexican Restaurant Price Range: $ Tel: 1-800-762-5816
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Gus & Gus Restaurant
Gus Gus has an excellent location right on the main drag across from Hulahan's which is a shopping area for clothing, pottery,jewelry & tringkets. It's a good spot to stop for a light lunch, or for supper. The drinks are also very good and the prices are reasonable. It's also a good spot to sit & have a few beers while your spouse is across the street shopping.
Restaurant Cuisine: Tacos-Steaks-Seafood Restaurant Price Range: $ Tel: 914-4501
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Jungle Juice
This comfortable patio and upstairs bar has a definite Mexican flair that gives the partially open-air restaurant a festive touch. Grilled meats and lobster are the specialties at this juice-and-smoothie joint, which has evolved into a full-fledged grill and bar. Smoothies and juices are still the specialties, as are vegetarian plates and meat dishes grilled over mesquite on the patio. This casual spot also serves good breakfasts and makes a nice stop after shopping in the Zona Dorada. Look for daily specials on the blackboard.
Restaurant Cuisine: Mexican Restaurant Price Range: $ Tel: 913-3315
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La Casa Country
La Casa Country restaurant is characterized by offering delicious entrees of the finest American Cuts of Angus Beef, tasty Mexican food combos & steaks, table side hand made to taste fresh salsas & a variety of sea food platters; all served in a fun and friendly western style atmosphere.
Restaurant Cuisine: Mexican, American Restaurant Price Range: $$ Tel: 916-5300
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La Domitila
This romantic new restaurant is doing its part to raise the ante for gourmet fare on Plazuela Machado. The waiters are quick to replenish your fresh tamarindo (tamarind) margarita and the plates are delicious and well presented. Feeling decadent? Try the small squid stuffed with crab meat and salsa with cheese sauce.
Restaurant Cuisine: Mexican Restaurant Price Range: $$ Tel: 136-0436
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La Rioja
The house specialty of this Old World restaurant is Valencian paella with mussels, prawns, and sausage. Other dishes include French and Italian specialties like veal Saltimbocca and coq au vin. The waiters are older and somewhat stiff, but this adds to the restaurant's charm.
Restaurant Cuisine: Tapas, Spanish, European Restaurant Price Range: $$ Tel: 916-6180
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Mango's
From the moment you enter Mango's you'll be amazed at the warm and friendly atmosphere that awaits you. You'll be right by the beach so you'll have a spectacular view of the sea. You'll be hard pressed to find a restaurant elsewhere that has the great service you'll find at Mango's. Their food is excellent and you'll be offered meals unlike any you've ever eaten. Some of their most popular specialties are the Chase Chicken, the Plate of Seafood or their very flavorful Coco with Shrimps.
Restaurant Cuisine: Mexican Restaurant Price Range: $$ Tel: 916-0044
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Miso Sushi
Mazatlan has several sushi restaurants, but none as cosmopolitan as this trendy favorite, recommended for its hipster decor, good music and super-fresh, well-presented fare.
Restaurant Cuisine: Japanese Restaurant Price Range: $$ Tel: 913-0299
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Pancho's
Pancho's offers great service at reasonable prices. The two story building offers cultural cuisine at low prices with appetizers that set off the taste buds like alarms! The sunset on the horizon gives way to the light of the lighthouse in the opposite direction as the island directly out of the bay dims in the waning light. Overall, the night air is stunning and full of romance.
Restaurant Cuisine: Mexican Restaurant Price Range: $$ Tel: 914-0911
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Papagayo Restaurant
Nestled on the beach, diners at Papagayo enjoy the natural beauty of the sea, with a choice of beach or open-air patio seating, and a view across the water to Las Tres Islas, the three imposing islands just offshore. The food is consistent and elegantly presented, with an extensive menu of international fare; favorites are shrimp CocoLoco, and tournedos Rossini in wild mushroom sauce.
Restaurant Cuisine: International Restaurant Price Range: $$$ Tel: 913-4151
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Pedro y Lola
Named after beloved Mexican singers Pedro Infante and Lola Beltran, this very popular sidewalk restaurant-bar serves toned-down Mexican favorites and seafood dishes like garlic octopus and fish papillote (wrapped in parchment and steamed in white wine). This is a local favorite and comes highly recommended.
Restaurant Cuisine: Mexican Restaurant Price Range: $$ Tel: 982-2589
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Pura Vida
Nearly hidden behind thick plants, Pura Vida has several small seating sections with wood picnic tables and white canvas umbrellas. A perfect morning spot, it specializes in juices and smoothies, from kelp to papaya. The energetic staff serves omelets and whole-wheat pancakes for breakfast, and burgers, purified salads, soups, and Mexican specialties for lunch. There are plenty of vegetarian dishes, like soy burgers. The veggie and white-chicken sandwiches served on whole-wheat rolls are fabulous.
Restaurant Cuisine: Vegetarian Restaurant Price Range: $ Tel: 916-5815
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Purple Onion
The Purple Onion is across the street from the Luna Palace. Jimmy Buffet doesn't own a restaurant in Mazatlan, but if he did, this would be it. Great food and it jumps. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Restaurant Cuisine: International Restaurant Price Range: $ Tel: 913-2082
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Senor Frog's
A sign over the door says JUST ANOTHER BAR AND GRILL, but once inside you'll know that's just another of the Carlos Anderson chain's infamous understatements. The decor is delightfully wacky, the food consistently tasty, and the loud music extremely danceable. With an atmosphere this friendly and lively, revelers have been known to dance on the tables late into the night. Try the tasty ribs, Caesar salad, or caramel crepes. The restaurant is on the waterfront drive at Playa Norte.
Restaurant Cuisine: International Restaurant Price Range: $$ Tel: 985-1110
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Senor Pepper's
Managing to be both elegant and comfortable, this restaurant is known for serving the best steaks in Mazatlan. Potted plants, candlelight, and lots of polished crystal, silver, and brass give the dining room a romantic feeling, and some nights it seems as if all the diners are old friends. The enormous Sonoran beef steaks are grilled over mesquite; lobster and shrimp are also big hits. The nightly special includes appetizer, steak or seafood, vegetables, and soup or salad; those having only drinks at the bar receive a complimentary appetizer.
Restaurant Cuisine: International Restaurant Price Range: $$$ Tel: 914-0101
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Terraza Playa
During the day, diners enjoy the action on the beach plus a view across to Isla de Venados. After sundown, the stars overhead (in the open terrace) and the sound of the surging waves are a backdrop to live music and dancing from 7pm to midnight. The menu is standard international fare, well prepared, with excellent, friendly service. Especially popular is the breakfast buffet.
Restaurant Cuisine: Mexican Restaurant Price Range: $$ Tel: 989-0555
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