History of La Palapa
In 1959, Rodelinda and Guy Dickey opened the first restaurant on the beach in Puerto Vallarta — back when reaching this side of the Río Cuale meant hiring a jeep, and friends called them crazy for building so far beyond town. Guillermo Wulff raised the original thatched palapa from tropical materials, and it soon became known for exotic drinks in handblown glassware, seafood straight from the bay, and live music drifting down the sand. Redesigned by Arq. Salvador Pérez in 1987 and still family-owned today, La Palapa has never left the shore where it began.
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“Since 1959, La Palapa has welcomed guests to dine where the ocean meets tradition.”
Today's La Palapa
A day at La Palapa
Loungers and umbrellas on the white sand by day, with service to your chair and whales passing through in season. By eight the candles are lit, the tables are down on the sand, and there is live music under the palapa — seven nights a week, as there has been for decades.
See the menus or spend the day at the beach club.
The people who run it
La Palapa has been owned and run by the same family since 1959. The kitchen and the floor are the constant — most of what guests remember afterwards is not the view, it is the person who looked after them.
The most attentive and friendly people we have ever met.
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On the shores of Playa Los Muertos
Púlpito 105-3, Col. Emiliano Zapata
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
- Mon–Sun · 8:30 am – 11:00 pm
- +52 322 222 5225
- Beachfront · Romantic Zone