Restaurant Review: Famar-Campestre in Bucerias
Type of Food: Mexican Dishes and Seafood
Price: Moderate
Service: Good but leisurely
Location: On the main highway in Bucerias – cross street Av. Estaciones
Hours: 9:00am to 9:00pm
People have been telling me to try Famar in Bucerias for years. “The food is really good, and the prices a fair,” they said. Finally, I made [...]
While drinking my morning cup of coffee on the beach in Bucerias, a local dog befriended me. He was making his morning rounds when he spotted me and came over to hang out for a bit.
I finished my coffee and headed into town. He followed me for a few minutes until something more interesting caught [...]
El Brujo Restaurant Bucerias – A Classic
Kicking off your flip-flops and digging your toes into the sand, ordering a couple of beers, and enjoying a great meal at beachside restaurant is a classic Vallarta experience.
Recently, we had just such an experience. For the first time, we tried the El Brujo restaurant in Bucerias. This is [...]
As you head south from downtown bucerias towards the pedestrian bridge that takes you to the south side of town you pass through the “Paseo del Beso,” which roughly translates as the “Alley of the Kiss.”
It’s a narrow, funky walkway that is a mix of vendors and private homes. Great street art covers the walls. [...]
Downtown Bucerias, located 20 minutes north of the Puerto Vallarta airport, is a great place to spend a lazy afternoon. When you are there, visit the church, Nuestra Senora de la Paz. Sit in the plaza and watch people go by.
The artwork appears to have been done as part of a mural project in 2002. Over time, the paintings have faded and some have been covered in graffiti but the paintings that remain still look cool.
For those of you looking for books in English there is a great shop in Bucerias that sells new and used books. It’s called Gringo’s Books and it is located on #7-A Morelos street one store up from Lazaro Cardenas street. Morelos is one block south of the pedestrian Bridge.
About a year ago I bought, [...]
Best Meat Market in the Puerto Vallarta Area
Today I decided that I really wanted a great steak for dinner. I had some time so I decided to drive to Bucerias and visit our friends, Kyle and Irma Quast at Carnes del Mundo.
You might remember Kyle and Irma from the Desperado Deli located in the boatyard [...]