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A Taste of Ixtapa

Join the wandering gustatory crowd next Wednesday, December 9th for the “Taste of Ixtapa” Food Crawl in support of the Sixth Annual Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival. The crawl will be taking place in the Los Patios – Ixtapa Boulevard – Plaza Ixpamar area of Ixtapa, and five to seven different restaurants will be participating.

Take advantage [...]

Che Mangiamo Anniversary

Che Mangiamo restaurant in Marina Ixtapa is celebrating their 2nd anniversary this coming Saturday evening, December 5th. There’ll be music by Eric and Roberto, with special guest Jay Jackson, and of course Che Mangiamo’s great food (pizzas, pastas, seafood, meats…) with full bar service.

Che Mangiamo is located above Fisher’s restaurant in Marina Ixtapa. Call [...]

Jungle Pizza: New Schedule

Jackie and David of Jungle Pizza have advised that this weekend (November 21, 22)  Jungle Pizza on the road to La Ropa, will be closed for maintenance.

They will reopen for regular business for the season on Friday Nov. 27. Hours: 4:00 pm – 11:00 pm every day but Tuesday.

Remember, they deliver! And they also have [...]

Portofino Restaurant Las Brisas

A review of one of Ixtapa’s fine restaurants, Portofino, offering Italian cuisine within the confines of the Las Brisas hotel on Playa Vista Hermosa, Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, [...]

Little Suiza Restaurant

A new off-beach restaurant, Little Suiza, is now open in the La Ropa area of Zihuatanejo, offering a welcome addition to the range of our culinary options here in town.

Little Suiza is located at the level of the arch on the road to the La Ropa beach, a couple of doors down from the Hotel [...]

Che Mangiamo Reloaded

Che Mangiamo Pizza, Grill and Bar reopens after a short vacation this coming Friday, June 19.

Che Mangiamo is located at Marina Ixtapa, upstairs from Fisher’s Restaurant.

For reservations and further info, call (755) 553-3865, 553-0663 or cell phone (755) 114-0362.

December in Zihua – art, music, ruins, saints, statues, food and fireworks!

The Virgin of Guadalupe

Even though we’re in our standard just-before-Christmas lull and in general tourism is on the low side, there has been movement and many fun happenings in town lately, and over the next while there is a lot more planned, so here’s a quick run-down of the parts that I know of [...]

La Pangea Cafe and Restaurant

Pangea Cafe and Restaurant – A new restaurant (fall 2008) located within the confines of La Ceiba, between Remedios and Valentina streets (along the canal, Colonia La Madera). International fare specializing in great curries and unusual dishes such as Papaya Burgers, Chicken Pate, various Thai-styled dishes, vegetarian lasagna and Moroccan fish. Call cell phones (755) [...]

Miracles at Casa Bahia

One of my favorite Zihuatanejo restaurants has always been Casa Bahia. There’s something about the place – the way it’s situated relative to the bay and town – that gives you a whole different vista and change of scenery compared to what the Zihuatanejo visitor usually sees, which most commonly is from the downtown, La Madera, La Ropa vantage of the bay toward the mouth of the bay and the open [...]