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Where to Eat in Punta Mita: A Dining Guide

Where to eat in the village, at the resorts and in the beach clubs, with access and reservation details to check.

A plated main course with vegetables and garnishes in a restaurant.
In this guide

Dining around Punta Mita includes restaurants in the village of Punta de Mita, resort restaurants and residents’ beach clubs. Location and access matter alongside cuisine: check whether a venue welcomes your party, takes reservations and operates on your travel dates. Deciding where to eat in Punta Mita is as much about access as about the menu.

Dinner in the village

Tuna Blanca, on Avenida Anclote, is an evening dining option: Thierry Blouet’s restaurant, built on seafood and regional produce. It keeps evening hours only, Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm to 10.30pm, and the dress code is formal casual — the restaurant states plainly that beach clothing and beach shoes are not accepted, which matters if your day has been spent on sand. Families are welcome; pets are not. Reservations by telephone on (329) 291-5415, on WhatsApp at (322) 181-4380, or by email to [email protected].

For other village meals, compare current menus, opening hours and reservation options before choosing. If you have dietary requirements or a large group, contact the restaurant directly rather than relying on an older recommendation.

The Four Seasons kitchens

The resort runs several, and they divide by mood rather than by formality. Dos Catrinas is the Mexican dining room — authentic fare with a contemporary twist, and a pink mole as its signature. Aramara is the Asian kitchen, known for duck tacos. Bahia grills: meats, seafood and vegetables, with zarandeado as its speciality. Tamai does plant-based Asian bowls, sushi and sashimi. The Tail of the Whale Clubhouse, out by the golf, serves classic American and Mexican dishes at breakfast and lunch.

Three lounges sit alongside them: Mez, the Nuna Pool Bar with full bar service, and the Cora Lounge.

The St. Regis kitchens

Carolina offers an evening dining option at the St. Regis. The resort currently lists service from 6pm to 10.30pm, subject to weather and seasonal changes. Confirm the current menu, availability and arrangements for outside guests directly with the resort.

Las Marietas serves Mexican cuisine and lists breakfast, lunch and selected dinner service: Monday to Friday from 7am to 11.30am, then noon to 6pm, then 6pm to 11pm; Saturday and Sunday 7am to 11.30am and noon to 6pm. Sakana is adults-only and serves Nikkei food daily from noon to 6pm. Mita Mary is the seafood room, Wednesday to Sunday from 6pm to 11pm, closed Monday and Tuesday. The St. Regis Bar pours from 2pm to 11pm daily.

One current closure to plan around: Sea Breeze Restaurant & Bar is temporarily closed from 1 September to 1 October 2026. If you are reading this inside that window, it is not an option, whatever else you may have read.

The residents’ clubs, and who may eat there

The clubs are not interchangeable, and their published terms differ. This is the detail to check against your own booking before you plan an evening around one.

Pacifico Beach Club has a full-service restaurant and bar, described as being for residents and their guests. It serves breakfast from 9am to noon, lunch from noon to 6pm and dinner from 6pm to 9pm, with happy hour between 5pm and 7pm. Of the clubs, this is the one that will feed you three meals without moving.

Kupuri Beach Club states a narrower audience: Club Premier Members and their guests or renters. Its restaurant runs 11am to 5pm and the snack kitchen until 6pm, and happy hour between 5pm and 7pm is for members. Read it as a lunch club.

Sufi Ocean Club, in the Porta Fortuna community, is open from 11am to 5pm with food and drink from noon to 4.30pm, and the Sufito ceviche bar and grill sits beside the restaurant.

Sea Breeze Beach Club serves Club Punta Mita Members, subject to capacity and first-come, first-served. Confirm current beach-club operation and your stay’s eligibility separately; the restaurant closure notice above does not by itself establish that the beach club is closed.

Before choosing a club restaurant, confirm your party’s eligibility and the reservation arrangements. Ask which club privileges your particular stay includes and whether separate dining arrangements are available.

A special evening

For a special evening, choose the restaurant and confirm availability early enough to arrange transport and any dress requirements. Check the day as well as the closing time: some venues offer dinner only on selected days. Tuna Blanca, Carolina and Mita Mary are options to investigate, subject to their current schedules and access arrangements.

Eating at the house

In a villa, some of the better meals need no reservation. What varies is the service: some houses come with a private chef or meal service, some with a cook for certain meals, and some with a kitchen and nothing else. None of that is standard, and photographs will not tell you which you have.

Three questions settle it. Is any meal service included, or arranged and billed separately? If a chef is available, is the food cost inside the quoted rate or additional? And who does the shopping?

For anyone renting inside Four Seasons Punta Mita, one point is worth stating plainly: villas and residences there come with access to the Four Seasons hotel’s pools, restaurants, bars and spa, and to Punta Mita’s community amenities. Access does not mean that meals, drinks, spa treatments, golf or other services are included in the rental price. It does not mean everything is separately charged either. Ask what a specific home includes rather than assuming in either direction.

Where to eat in Punta Mita: before you rely on a kitchen

Restaurant hours move with the season here, and both resorts say so themselves. Before you build an evening around a particular room, confirm that it is open on your date, that you are someone it serves, and whether it takes a booking. Whoever is hosting you can settle all three in one message.

Knowing where to eat in Punta Mita also means knowing which venues require resort access. For where the clubs sit and which communities they belong to, see our guide to where to stay in Punta Mita. For the beaches they sit on, see our guide to Punta Mita’s beaches. For the rest of the peninsula, start with the Punta Mita travel guide.

More from Punta Mita

Aerial view of the Punta Mita peninsula, showing the golf course, the gated development, and the village along Banderas Bay.

Punta Mita

A private, gated development on Mexico’s Pacific coast, in Nayarit, with the Four Seasons and St. Regis inside its gates and golf on two Jack Nicklaus courses.

Sources and references (6)
  • Club Punta Mita — Beach Clubs
  • Bahia de Banderas tourism office — Punta de Mita
  • Riviera Nayarit — Punta de Mita
  • Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita — Dining
  • The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort — Dining
  • Tuna Blanca — Official restaurant website