Best Restaurants in Sayulita

18 of the listings in this guide accept reservations at all, so most of the town is walk-in. Book when one particular dining room is the plan for the evening, especially on a weekend in high season. Each listing says whether it takes bookings.

Most are, but a real minority is not, and that is the most common way a visitor ends up outside a closed door. Monday is the most common closing day here, then Tuesday and Sunday, then Wednesday. Every listing shows its own week, so check the day before you walk over.

Almost the whole directory sits in the lowest two price bands, with only a handful above them. A taquería dinner and a dining-room dinner are further apart in atmosphere than in price. Each listing shows its band, so you can see before you go.

26 listings state that they accept cards. The rest have not told us either way, so this is not a list of the places that are cash only: it is the list of the ones that have confirmed they are not. Carry pesos regardless, because the smaller kitchens and the street stands almost always prefer them.

64 of the food listings are in the center, within a few blocks of the plaza. A smaller group sits on the north side across the river, and 5 are on the sand itself. Each listing shows its neighborhood and its point on the map.

Mexican and seafood account for 61 of the 100 food listings. Behind those the town runs deeper than its size suggests: Italian and pizza, Japanese and sushi, Thai, barbecue, steakhouse and Argentine each have at least one kitchen.