Where to Eat in Punta Mita and in the village outside the gate
Two resort hotels, five beach clubs, a fishing village with a beach road full of tables, and one gate between them. We checked them in October 2026: which are open, what to order, who can book, and which nights to stay home with your own cook.
By Oliver Weickardt, founder of Villa Experience · Checked 27 October 2026 · 14-minute readPunta Mita is a peninsula with a gate across its neck. Inside are the Four Seasons, the St. Regis, two Jack Nicklaus courses and five beach clubs that most visitors never see. Outside is Punta de Mita, the fishing village, where the boats come in at El Anclote and the beach road fills with tables at sunset. The best weeks here use both.
Most guides to eating here were written years ago and still send people to rooms that have closed or changed hands. This one was checked against each restaurant’s own page, the hotels’ own dining lists and Punta Mita’s own publications, in the last week of October 2026. Where we could not confirm something for this season, we left it out.
We also tell you the thing nobody prints: which doors your stay opens. A hotel booking gets you the hotel. A house inside the gates gets you the beach clubs too.
The beach clubs are the part of Punta Mita most visitors never see. The key is where you sleep.
Who can eat where
Three kinds of table, three different rules. The colours match the map below.
The resort hotels
The Four Seasons and the St. Regis run more than a dozen restaurants and bars between them. Book ahead through the hotel; the Four Seasons says its Pan-Asian Aramara is open to guests and visitors.
The beach clubs
Pacífico, Kupuri and Sufi belong to the residential community. Their own listings say they are for members, their guests and people renting a home in Punta Mita, not hotel guests or day visitors. El Surf Club, at La Lancha, also lets in guests of the two hotels.
The village of Punta de Mita
Avenida El Anclote and the streets behind it: Thierry Blouet’s Tuna Blanca, Héctor Leyva’s Zicatela and Hoja Santa, wood-fired pizza and lobster on the sand. Anyone can walk in, and most places take reservations.
The Tail of the Whale, the island green on the Pacífico course. The golf clubhouse restaurant that serves breakfast and lunch takes its name from it.
Photo: Punta MitaAround the peninsula, table by table
Five stops, from the Four Seasons on the north-west point to the hotels up and down the coast. Every card gives the straight-line distance from the Punta Mita main gate. Tap any number on the map to jump to its table; the diamonds are the two houses we suggest for eating in. Eighteen numbers on the map hold 21 dining rooms, because some hotels run more than one.
The Four Seasons
The resort that opened Punta Mita in September 1999, and a AAA Five Diamond hotel since August 2026. Three of its restaurants each won a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2026.
Aramara
Local parota wood with red and gold accents, an open kitchen and a sushi counter: Aramara reopened in February 2025 after a redesign by SASSON Estudio de Arquitectura. The menu now carries a Petrossian caviar sampler.
- When
- Dinner Mon–Sat, 5:30–11 pm; closed Sundays
- Who can book
- Hotel guests and visitors, by reservation
- Award
- Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2026
Bahía
Feet in the sand, and meat, seafood and vegetables straight off the grill. Redesigned and reopened in 2023, it is, in the Four Seasons’ own words, its most popular restaurant with guests and locals alike, and a natural for long family dinners.
- When
- Dinner Tue–Sun, 5:30–11 pm; closed Mondays
- Book
- Through the Four Seasons
- Award
- Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2026
Dos Catrinas
Two storeys with ocean views, craft cocktails and a wine list built on Mexican labels, in the space that was Ketsi. For Día de Muertos, the Catrinas Fest (30 October to 1 November 2026) puts four women chefs in the kitchen: Lula Martín del Campo and Yesenia Ríos as guests, with the Four Seasons’ own Leslie Durso and Naviva’s Sandra Flores López.
- When
- Breakfast and lunch daily; dinner Wed–Mon, no dinner on Tuesdays
- Also here
- MEZ, the mezcal bar, with more than 70 mezcals
- Award
- Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2026
The St. Regis
On the western shore, facing the Pacific, with six places to eat and drink, from the signature dining room to seafood on the sand.
Carolina
The signature dining room of a AAA Five Diamond resort, cooking modern Mexican. The hotel notes that service follows the weather and the season, so book ahead and ask what is on.
- When
- Daily, 6–10:30 pm, subject to weather and season
- Book
- Through the St. Regis
Mita Mary
Toes in the sand, fish and seafood from the Pacific grilled on the beach. Its own site says service days can vary, so check before you go.
- When
- Wed–Sun, 6–11 pm; closed Mon and Tue
- Book
- OpenTable, or the St. Regis culinary team
Sakana
Sushi, sashimi, poke and Nikkei cocktails by the adults-only pool, for long lunches out of the sun.
- When
- Daily, 12–6 pm
- Note
- Adults only
Sea Breeze
Ceviche and fish tacos on the beach, at lunch and dinner. Las Marietas, by the pool, does the family breakfasts and lunches.
- When
- Lunch and dinner
- Also here
- The St. Regis Bar, 2–11 pm
The beach clubs
Punta Mita’s own 2025 map shows five beach clubs: Pacífico, Kupuri, Sufi, El Surf Club at La Lancha and the new Bahía Beach Club. They belong to the residential community, not to the hotels, and this is where people who live here eat lunch. Three of them have a table to book: Pacífico, Kupuri and, at Sufi Ocean Club in Porta Fortuna, this season’s Il Molo. Their own listings set the rule: members, their guests and people renting a home inside the gates. El Surf Club, at La Lancha, also welcomes guests of the two hotels.
Pacífico Beach Club
The oldest of the clubs, there since the early days of Punta Mita, looking over the Tail of the Whale on the Pacific side. The kitchen cooks contemporary Mexican with an Italian streak from the pizza oven, beside an oceanfront pool. Gourmet & Golf holds its opening cocktail here on 5 November and its farewell brunch on 8 November.
- Who
- Members, their guests and Punta Mita home renters; not hotel guests
- Gourmet & Golf
- Opening cocktail 5 Nov, farewell brunch 8 Nov
Kupuri Beach Club
On the calm north shore, facing Litibú Bay, with an oceanfront palapa bar on the sand. Dinner this season is Marea, the club’s new Italian dining room: handmade pasta, coastal recipes and the sunset over the bay. Before it, the club hosted Héctor Leyva’s Hector’s Kitchen, which moved here from the village in 2024.
- Marea
- Dinner daily, 5:30–9:45 pm
- Who
- Members, their guests and Punta Mita home renters
- Gourmet & Golf
- Poker night, 4 Nov
Il Molo at Porta Fortuna
Porta Fortuna, by the Punta Mita pier, is home to Sufi Ocean Club, the closest beach club to La Punta. This season Il Molo cooks Mediterranean here: handmade pasta, local seafood and a wood-fired oven under the trees by the water, with a guest-chef programme, until 30 April 2027. It is only for people staying inside Punta Mita.
- Hours
- Lunch daily 12–5 pm; dinner Tue–Sun 6–9 pm
- Who
- Guests staying inside Punta Mita only
El Anclote, the village
Out through the gate and down to the water: Avenida El Anclote runs along the beach where the pangas come in, and every second door is a kitchen. Come for sunset and stay.
Tuna Blanca
Lanterns on the sand, white tablecloths and the bay going dark behind them. Thierry Blouet, who opened Café des Artistes in Puerto Vallarta in 1990, cooks seafood and Mexican dishes from local farms here. Families are welcome; leave the beachwear at the house.
- When
- Tue–Sun, 5–10:30 pm; closed Mondays
- Dress
- Formal-casual, no beachwear
- Award
- Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2026
Zicatela
Open to the bay, woven lamps over a patterned tile floor, and a bar of mezcal and tequila. Fresh seafood cooked the way the coast does it, by Héctor Leyva and Magdalena Juárez.
- When
- Open daily, afternoon to night
- Where
- Avenida El Anclote 14, on the beach
Hoja Santa
The newest table in the village, upstairs on Avenida El Anclote with the bay below. It is Héctor Leyva’s newest restaurant, a few doors from his Zicatela.
- When
- Daily, 5–10 pm
- Where
- Av. El Anclote 20
- Best time
- Sunset
Punta Mercedes
The wood-fired oven is the secret: pizzas, house-baked bread, desserts and seasonal plates. More than 200 labels on the wine list, many from small family producers alongside the famous names.
- When
- Daily, 12–10:30 pm
- Book
- Walk-ins welcome; booking recommended
NAEF
Pierre Naef’s garden restaurant, a few streets back from the beach, with wood-fired sourdough pizza and live music most nights. It closes for the summer and reopens on 19 November.
- When
- Reopens 19 Nov 2026; live music Tue–Sat
- Book
- Reservations only
Along the coast
Three hotels outside the gate, each worth the drive for one dinner: the W on the road into Punta de Mita, the Conrad at Litibú and Auberge’s Susurros del Corazón at El Banco.
W Punta de Mita
Mesa 1 is one table on an island in the hotel’s spring-fed lake: seven courses, one seating a night, for two to twelve, by reservation only. Spice Market brings Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s south-east Asian cooking; Chevychería serves ceviche out of a 1950s Chevrolet truck on the beach. Rubra, Daniela Soto-Innes’s restaurant, is for W guests only.
- Spice Market
- Mon, Wed–Sun 6–11 pm; closed Tue
- Chevychería
- Daily 11 am–7 pm
- Where
- Carretera Punta de Mita km 8.5
Conrad Punta de Mita
Codex cooks the regional food of Mexico and is on Culinaria Mexicana’s list of the 250 best restaurants in the country. Mezquite grills steak and seafood over mesquite and does a Nayarit ceviche.
- Codex
- Dinner, 5:30–10:30 pm
- Mezquite
- Dinner, 5:30–10:30 pm
Susurros del Corazón
Auberge’s hotel at El Banco: Elio for Mexico’s Pacific coast cooked with Mediterranean flavours, La Boquita for tacos and ceviche in the open air, looking over Banderas Bay.
- Elio
- Breakfast 7 am–noon; dinner 6–11 pm
- La Boquita
- Hours not published; book through the hotel
- Where
- El Banco, km 14 on the road to La Cruz
Which kitchens rest on which night
Dinner service, checked on each restaurant’s own page in October 2026. Monday and Tuesday are the quiet nights on the peninsula, which makes them the nights to eat in.
Swipe for the whole week →
| Restaurant | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AramaraFour Seasons | open | open | open | open | open | open | closed |
| BahíaFour Seasons | closed | open | open | open | open | open | open |
| Dos CatrinasFour Seasons · dinner | open | closed | open | open | open | open | open |
| CarolinaSt. Regis · weather permitting | open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
| Mita MarySt. Regis | closed | closed | open | open | open | open | open |
| Tuna BlancaEl Anclote | closed | open | open | open | open | open | open |
| ZicatelaEl Anclote | open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
| Punta MercedesEl Anclote | open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
| Il MoloPorta Fortuna · dinner | closed | open | open | open | open | open | open |
| Spice MarketW Punta de Mita | open | closed | open | open | open | open | open |
| CodexConrad | open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
| Open for dinner | 7 of 11 | 8 of 11 | 11 of 11 | 11 of 11 | 11 of 11 | 11 of 11 | 10 of 11 |
Book for the light
Ask for a table half an hour before the sun goes. Times are pm, local time in Punta Mita.
Mid-December to Easter
The hotel tables and Mesa 1 fill first. Book as soon as your dates are set; for our guests, our concierge books them with the house.
Golf cart or car
Inside the gates, many houses come with a golf cart. The village is open to everyone. For the W, the Conrad and Susurros, take a car; our concierge can arrange a driver.
Casa La Vida at dusk · La Punta Estates, Punta Mita
Casa La Vida
La Punta Estates, inside the gates. Six bedrooms, a head cook and a sous chef who make three meals a day, and the sea at the end of the lawn.
On the nights the restaurants rest, the best table on the peninsula is your own. At Casa La Vida the kitchen team cooks breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, a headwaiter and waiters serve it, and a house manager keeps the week running.
The house sits on La Punta, the southern tip of the peninsula. The sandy beach is a five-minute walk away, and the village of Punta de Mita a ten-minute golf-cart ride, so a Wednesday at Tuna Blanca and a Monday at home are equally easy.
And because it is a house inside the gates, it is also your key to the beach clubs.
The team
A house manager · a head cook and a sous chef · a headwaiter and waiters · housekeepers and a laundress · a concierge for everything outside the house
Casa Akai, on the point of La Punta Estates next door, has eight bedroom suites and a culinary team that cooks three meals a day. For bigger families, the two together.
Photos: from Casa La Vida’s own gallery on villaexperience.com.
Three chefs to know before you go
Héctor Leyva
Born in Oaxaca, he cooks from his pre-Hispanic roots with what he learned from France, Italy and Asia. Two of the village’s best tables are his: Zicatela on the beach road, cooked with Magdalena Juárez, and the new Hoja Santa a few doors away. Kupuri Beach Club hosted his Hector’s Kitchen from 2024.
Photo: Punta Mita Gourmet & Golf
Thierry Blouet
Born in Puerto Rico to French parents and trained in France and Mexico, he founded Café des Artistes in Puerto Vallarta in 1990 and set the standard for fine dining on this coast. Tuna Blanca, on the sand at El Anclote, is his table in Punta de Mita.
Photo: Punta Mita Gourmet & Golf
Yasuo Asai
Japanese-born, he learned his craft in New York, Santiago de Chile and Brazil before founding Asai Kaiseki in Mexico City, where seasonal kaiseki meets the spirit of Mexican cooking. He has cooked at Kupuri Beach Club before and returns for Gourmet & Golf 2026.
Photo: Punta Mita Gourmet & Golf
Three new resorts, three new sets of kitchens
Omni Pontoque
Outside the gate, on the coast near La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, taking stays from 2 March 2027: Tatei for beachfront seafood, Zuravé for regional cooking with modern technique.
Montage Punta Mita
Inside the gates, 145 rooms, with “multiple dining destinations” including a farm-to-table signature, says the developer.
Pendry Punta Mita
Inside the gates, overlooking the La Lancha surf break, with a rooftop bar among its restaurants. Ground was broken in March 2025.
Before you go
Can you eat at the Four Seasons or St. Regis without staying there?
Often, yes, with a reservation. The Four Seasons says Aramara is open to guests and visitors, and Bahía and Dos Catrinas are booked through the hotel. At the St. Regis, ask the hotel before you plan on it. Outside the gate, Rubra, Daniela Soto-Innes’s restaurant at the W, is for W guests only.
Who can use Punta Mita’s beach clubs?
Punta Mita’s own listings say Pacífico, Kupuri and Sufi are for club members, their guests and people renting a home in Punta Mita, not hotel guests or outside visitors. El Surf Club, at La Lancha, also welcomes guests of the Four Seasons and the St. Regis. Staying in a house inside the gates is how most visitors get in.
Is the village of Punta de Mita inside the gates?
No. The village, with El Anclote beach and Avenida El Anclote, is outside the resort gates and open to everyone. From Casa La Vida it is a ten-minute golf-cart ride.
Which restaurants close on Mondays and Tuesdays?
On Mondays: Bahía, Mita Mary, Tuna Blanca and dinner at Il Molo. On Tuesdays: dinner at Dos Catrinas, Mita Mary and Spice Market. Aramara closes on Sundays.
What is new for the 2026–27 season?
Marea, the new Italian dining room at Kupuri Beach Club; Il Molo at Porta Fortuna, open until 30 April 2027; Hoja Santa, Héctor Leyva’s new table on El Anclote; NAEF’s garden reopening on 19 November 2026; and the Four Seasons, a AAA Five Diamond hotel since August 2026. Montage Punta Mita is due in 2027, Pendry Punta Mita is under construction, and Omni Pontoque takes its first guests from 2 March 2027.
Sources, checked 27 October 2026
Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita dining pages and press room (Aramara reopening, Feb 2025; Wine Spectator awards, Jul 2026; AAA Five Diamond, Aug 2026; Catrinas Fest 2026) · The St. Regis Punta Mita and W Punta de Mita dining pages (marriott.com) · Conrad Punta de Mita dining pages (hilton.com) · Auberge Susurros del Corazón fact sheet · puntamita.com/gourmetandgolf and Punta Mita’s map (2025) and culinary guide (2024) · the venues’ own OpenTable listings (Pacífico Beach Club, Marea at Kupuri, Il Molo) · each restaurant’s own site: Tuna Blanca, Zicatela, Punta Mercedes, NAEF, Mita Mary · AAA Five Diamond lists 2026 · Montage and Pendry (Mar 2025) and Omni (Sep 2026) releases · map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, relief from Mapzen/AWS terrain tiles, drawn by Villa Experience.Photos
Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita · The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort · Punta Mita · Pacífico Beach Club · Kupuri Beach Club and Marea · Il Molo · Tuna Blanca by Thierry Blouet · Zicatela Restaurante · Hoja Santa Punta de Mita · NAEF Restaurant · W Punta de Mita · Conrad Punta de Mita · Punta Mita Gourmet & Golf (chef portraits) · Casa La Vida’s gallery on villaexperience.com. Each is published by the venue or the resort and credited here.A house inside the gates, a cook in the kitchen
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