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Restaurant · Bahía de Banderas ·

Ikan

Restaurant · Bahía de Banderas ·

Creative Pacific cuisine, refined coastal takes, delicious dishes

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America Latina 3, 63729 San Francisco, Nay., Mexico Get directions

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"Escape the crowds of Sayulita with a visit to San Pancho, a quiet (but rapidly changing) beach town that’s home to one of the most ambitious restaurants in Banderas Bay. Combined, chefs Mario Mendoza and Rosario García cooked at Vallarta’s first fine dining restaurant, Café des Artistes, Pitiona, and Origen in Oaxaca, Apéritif in Bali, and Relae in Copenhagen, before returning home. Find items like dry-aged rockot fish with chintextle (dry chile paste from Oaxaca), wakame, fava beans, and house-made bottarga. The tuna with cured nopal, pasilla chile Mixe, and ponzu tostada showcase the chefs’ refined coastal takes." - Paola Briseño-González

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Laura C.

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Exceptional food! I would recommend this as a must if you're in San Pancho and want to get gourmet food (with good portions). Consider that kitchen closes at 8:30 pm. Service was fast and friendly, they recommended us some good plates. As an entrance we ordered the Crab tostada which might be a little spicy for people that are not big eaters of spicy stuff but super good nonetheless. As mains, we had the New York steak and the Shrimps, both were a 10 out of 10. If you're in the mood, they have nice cocktails to choose from.

Christina E

Google

Great local restaurant located within the small beach town of San Pancho. We went here twice during our visit. Great menu, open kitchen concept. Definitely recommend trying the 6 course chef menu.

R C.

Google

Came here based on Eater. The food was very disappointing. Fish crudo was fishy and bland. Didn't taste any lemongrass. We didn't finish it. Fried fish taco was soggy - not crispy at all. Tartar sauce on it was just sour. No other flavor. Soft shell crab taco was overpowered by the fermented chard - kind of like sour kimchi. I could SEE the crab but didn't taste it. Overall, everything tasted one-dimensional. Was it their off day? Maybe it wasn't their main chef? Guava tart was the only saving grace. Service was good, and the vibe was casual. We sat by the street and looked at chickens. It's cash only. Food is pricy.

M S

Google

This place is great! Beautiful presentation, amazing dishes, excellent service and they have vegetarian options. I’ve been there several times and very dish I tried has been delicious. One of my top 3 restaurants in San Pancho!

Lisa L.

Google

Comida creativa y deliciosa. Excelente servicio. Pocos lugares, conviene reservar. Creative and delicious food. Excellent service. The puree that came with the shrimp main was unbelievable. Limited seating, reservation helpful.

Stephanie O.

Google

The second half of our trip we stayed in zona romantica but so glad we drove back up to have dinner here after reading about it in an eater article. Super cute little spot. Staff was great. Food and drinks were fantastic. Loved san Pancho a lot and loved this place. Highly recommend! Highlights - my partner loved the clams, the pork tlacuyos were heavenly. The fish taco was really good as was the picanha steak taco. The tuna ceviche was great. The desserts had nice flavor, enjoyed the plantain churros. Beautiful cocktail. Very refreshing.

Ryan G.

Google

Top notch food. Black octopus ceviche was fresh from lime and tendrils of cilantro, and textures were perfect. A good sized starter for two. The suckling pig main course was split by two of us, also a perfect piece of pork with amazing mole. Make it into the perfect little tacos. In hindsight I would have skipped the dessert guava tart. The white chocolate miso in the tart was great but somehow the whole package of the tart was not as good as I hoped for after the other two wonderful courses.

Trompetsmurf

Google

The best cocktails and meal we had in San Pancho. Unfortunately they don't have many vegetarian options, but the mushrooms were really good with a delicious sauce. The isla negra and hibiscus-koch were amazing.

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Laura C.

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Christina E

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Great local restaurant located within the small beach town of San Pancho. We went here twice during our visit. Great menu, open kitchen concept. Definitely recommend trying the 6 course chef menu.

R C.

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M S

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Lisa L.

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Stephanie O.

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Ryan G.

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