This restaurant in the Zona Romantica area is a gem. They have a special summer set menu that's simply amazing. The food here is incredible, and the service is impeccable. I always come here when I'm in town, and I never get disappointed. For a summer visit, I highly recommend trying the set menu. They offer two options: a three-course and a five-course meal, and you can add wine to your dishes. They also have a variety of regular meals, all of which look delicious. read more

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Great spot for a relaxed but still very high end meal with great service. The bread and butter were a delicious start, along with the wide selection of fruit (brought on a tray) for our water. Everything was delicious but the standout was the seasonal ravioli. We will definitely be back when we are next in town! read more

Azafrán - Ravioli Steak - Modern European Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

Dudes..first time here.. whatta great vibe this place has..so relaxed,, simple clean decor..easy menu to navigate ...new place on my to go list read more

Service, ambiance, preparation and attention to detail all just add to how deliciously developed the dishes are at Azaftan.

We always like to have dinner at Azafran when we visit PV. They were celebrating their 7 years with a special fixed menu, 4 courses and accompanying wine selections. I am not a usual fan of white wine, but the white rioja served with the first course opened my eyes. We each had the New York steak as our main course selection; there was salmon as the other option. The steak was to die for. I have not had a tender, melt in your mouth, steak as this since having wagyu in Japan! Along with their usual excellent service and wine selections, it was a wonderful experience. The anniversary special is only until Dec. 12th. If not available, you can not go wrong with their typical menu selections. read more

Azafrán - Finished our meal with a beautiful ice cream dessert - Modern European Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

This is fine dining in PV. Ambiance is quiet fine relaxing no pressure atmosphere. Waiters are friendly, engaging and responsive. 5 course meal is a bit expensive where you can easily pick the best of them from menu to make your own set. Regardless, Foods are amazing. Coco Almonds sauce on braised lemon chicken simply took it to next level! Figs with melted goat cheese are so delicious, it's a dance of sweet and salty on your tongue! Seafood risotto was so complete with good combination of seafood varieties. Portions are reseasonably sufficient. Complementary shot of saffron limoncello was just the hit on the nail! Highly recommending. read more

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Want a reprieve from the frenetic tourist activity? This place is relaxing and a great way to end the day. With 4 experienced and high class waiters, they provide constant attention to detail. We started with a fig appetizer and the soup of the day. We heard about the lamb dish and it was supreme: tender, juicy, and succulent. The beef dish was very generous and cooked perfectly to my medium done level. We topped it off with an espresso and vanilla dessert and some limoncello with saffron. Our wine choice was a Spanish Pinot Noir. We will return again. read more

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We had the pleasure of dining at Azafran last night. What a wonderful experience in service and food. So many amazing choices of salads, entrees and appetizers. My husband had the octopus and I had pumpkin ravioli. Both were outstanding. The wine list was impressive and the waiter assisted us on picking a delicious red wine from Mexico. We will definitely be back again soon. read more

We recently had dinner at this restaurant and the servings are delicious and the staff is very friendly and seemed to enjoy our patronage. Thank you for a wonderful meal. read more

Best food in PV! A must for dinner--unreal flavors, great service, and an unforgettable vibe! read more

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Had the tasting menu. Amazing food and impeccable service! Staff is very friendly and the place has great ambience for a beach city. read more

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Azafrán was one of our top food experiences during our recent week in Puerto Vallarta, both in service and food experience. We stayed a couple blocks from here, strolled past it one evening while in the midst of a "where do you wanna eat?" conversation. Nick (shout out to our server), happened to standing on the street corner and invited us in at the right moment (Mediterranean was already on our list of cuisines for the evening). Inside, we ordered cocktails from the mixology menu. I tried a Choco-rita, which was delicious. She had the Mezcal Margarita, a smoky take on the Mexican classic, also fantastic. I also tried the Pistachio & Anise Martini, not a home run but a fun experiment. Off the menu, we went for the Shrimp over mango guacamole, a sweet & savory delight topped with beautifully seasoned shrimp. Then there was the greatness of Watermelon Gazpacho. She tried the Quinoa Bonbons which were *outstanding*, as much as the title sounds like a recipe for blandness. The flavor collision was unexpected, combining sauce, garnish, texture. Complementary bread came in multiple varieties. Our favorite was the olive soda bread. I also had a pasta dish that was on the special menu that was creamy, flavorful, and filling. Service was beyond excellent. Once we were the only customers, the other we were one of four tables. In both cases the service was exactly the same. We will enthusiastically repeat Azafrán on future trips to PV. If only we could get there from Texas for a date night! read more

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This restaurant is flawless. From reserving a table to taking care of the check every aspect of service was perfect. Our server, Victor, and the entire restaurant staff were mindful of the pace of our meal. We never felt rushed nor neglected. As it should be. Cocktails and water service was prompt upon being seated. After drinks were served and given a correct amount of time to settle in, food orders were taken. Starters came out after a modest wait and were clearly prepared with care. We had the grilled asparagus plate and the artisanal ham plate. As we were only a party of two it was difficult to choose only two small plates from their offerings as not to stuff ourselves too early on! Both of our small plates were not small. Generous potions beautifully plated. Almost felt like a crime to dig in, but dig in we did. And we were not disappointed. Ham was thinly sliced (as it should be) and still felt decadent... especially with the ripe figs, cheese, curled cumber and other accompaniments that came with this dish. The asparagus plate was perfectly prepared. The spears were firm and bright green and warmed but not boiled to mush. A tougher balance with thin and tender spears. Garnishes on the dish were also amazing. The star of the show was an onion compote that left us scraping the plate. My entree was El Res... nut crusted filet of beef with puree of the day, asparagus and beef demi served on the side. My partner had the catch of the day, which today was sea bass served with a tomato relish over risotto. Again, both dishes were perfectly prepared. We savored every bite. Plates were cleared and dessert was offered. We were already full, but could not refuse. We shared a lava cake and a snifter of Drambuie. Out server let us know that the lava cake was baked to order and would take 12-15 minutes but brought our cordial out right away. The lava cake was worth the wait. Perfect cake on the outside with a sinful warm chocolate interior. This also came with vanilla cream and assorted fruit and berries as a garnish. Victor also threw in a small scoop of of their pistachio ice cream as he overheard us waffling over what dessert to share. Very nice touch. After dessert plates were cleared, we were served complimentary snifters of lemoncello Such a nice way to end a meal, especially in a warm climate. We only come to Puerto Vallarta once a year. Lots of people come for the beach. I come for the food. And Azafrán has some of the best I've had. read more

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Located centrally in the town. Nice ambiance. Great service. Lavish menu. I had the lamb. It was very well prepared. All the other dishes including the Mahi Mahi were really good. Reasonable prices. read more

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Fantastic flavorful food. We loved it. First, of all They bring a tray of sliced oranges, lemons, limes, cucumber and grapefruit that you can chose for your water. They also bring bread and a fabulous arugula dip that tasted like garlic the margarita, and different wines, were just okay. (For such a nice restaurant, the wine glasses need an upgrade) We started with the ceasar salad and the artichokes for appetizers and they both were delicious For the mains we had the pork belly and the seafood risiotta (the squid was mind blowing) They brought us a complimentary lava cake dessert for our anniversary but we told them it wasn't our anniversary but they let us have it, and it was great. Happy anniversary to somebody My husband paid the traveling band thst came by $12 usa to sing to us. They were good It's really almost a 5 star expereinecen except for the service. We were pretty much ignored the entire meal, no refills (we got one glass of tap water that sat empty the entire meal) , no checking up, and had to wave down someone to get more wine. No interaction. The worst part was we sat a long time after table cleared waiting for check. We had a show to go to! I finally had to get up and go ask bartender to get our check as we had a show to go to. They finally brought the check, I again said, "we have to get going as we have a show soon" as I handed over the credit card. Again, we waited and waited. This time we both had to get up and ask bartender to process the cc, but he said he had to go find our waiter. UGH. We will defientely come back for the food and NOT have a show to go to afterwards We then saw Sutton Lee Seymour show across the street at Palm Cabaret....And that was so fun read more

Amazing food! Some of the absolute best in town. I dare you to not love the short rib. OMG. Plus home made lemon chello. Can't beat the food here. James beard worthy! read more

Azafrán in the Zona Romántica of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, was PERFECT in every way! This review is a few weeks late (dinner Oct 17th 2020). Chef Andreas Fischer and his team first opened in October of 2017 and have been serving "innovative Mediterranean cuisine with refined European technique" as per their website, ever since. Excellent, friendly service and an inviting and well appointed space. We found Azafrán while walking thru the Zona Romántica and what a great find it was. Appetizers: Yellow Pepper Soup with Shrimp Raffaello - the best soup I've ever had! Tuna Carpaccio with Coriander Lime Dressing - delicious. Entrees: Beef Ragout a la Stroganoff with Spatzle - sooo good! Catch of the Day with Sautéed Tomatoes, Olives, Almonds & Avocado, with Saffron Rice - DELICIOUS! Dessert: Apple Beignets with homemade Vanilla Ice Cream. Wonderful evening, beautiful presentation, generous portions - Muchisimas gracias, Azafrán! read more

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We really enjoyed our meal ! The food was delicious and the service was outstanding! Our server Octavio was great. So friendly and welcoming and he made great recommendations. We had the pear and arugula appetizer and the sea bass and chicken cordon bleu . Highly recommended it. read more

Azafrán - Pear arugula and prosciutto appetizer. - Modern European Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

Such an amazing restaurant and I have no idea why it is not more full ?! It is better than cafe des artistes or la palapa. The chef is german and incorporates his European training into making creativel dishes. The servers are incredibly helpful and very nice. In one weeks stay in PV we came for dinner 3 times here !! read more

Another fantastic dinner in Puerto Vallarta! The restaurant was able to seat 12 of us at short notice and I'm so happy they were able to because the food was phenomenal. Service was very good. We had probably 3 people manning the table, there was one snafu with an incorrect meal, which we'll put down to lost in translation, but 1 out of 12 in a country that apeaks Spanish with a table of people who mostly spoke English isn't bad! The food....WOW! I mean, cooked to perfection, amazing flavor profiles, beautiful presentation and really unique menu that easily catered to everyones tastes. It was also my birthday and someone at the table let it be known and I got the whole treatment with the singing and a dessert etc. the chef even came out and shook my hand! Will most definitely be back! read more

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This place is amazing and the food quality for the price is unbelievable. Extraordinary food, service and ambiance. One of the top 5 meals of my life. We immediately made another reservation to come again before we even got our check. The service was beyond fantastic and the early bird menu was spectacular and such a great deal (soup or salad with glass of wine and entre). I highly recommend the pear and celery soup (best soup I've ever had) and the chicken thigh with beet risotto was just as amazing (I would NEVER order beet anything normally). For comparison, we also went to Iguana at Casa Kimberly which was a great experience but the food here is better! read more

We have eaten here 3 times in 5 days. Each time we come, it gets better. I don't know how to put into words how marvelous the food, service, and ambience are at this amazing restaurant. The beef filet, the salmon, the lamb cabbage rolls, and the stuffed chicken were so good that my mouth will water for those flavors for months. The service is impeccable and the chef came and spoke to us each time we came. Don't walk, run here as fast as you can. read more

Wow! What a lovely surprise. First time here and it was superb! Pasta was excellent and service from Nick and his team was spot on. This place is a sleeper. Go!!! You will be happy you did. read more

I wanted to fall in love with this place but unfortunately the kitchen can't produce what the front of the house is portraying to customers. Comfortable ambiance and semi-professional wait staff. Bells & whistles all good....... but the food falls short. Go ahead and try it. Lower the bar of expectations & maybe you will be satisfied. Lena is a good addition to staff but she can't make up for the kitchen flaws. Sadly, I won't be returning. Twice was enough for me. Nope! No more read more

Wasn't sure what to expect, and were pleasantly surprised! The service and ambience were excellent and the food was just at another level!

This was a surprisingly very fancy restaurant!! The waiter Nicko was extremely polite, and the staff don't even touch the silverware except with tongs. The bread before the meal was incredible. I definitely recommend. read more

Best food we've had in PV, and the service was perfect. Don't miss this place, if you want a delicious, cozy, pampered dinner. Cost was less than what it could be, for sure. You'll enjoy this meal! read more

Azafrán - Pistachio Martini, Pork Schnitzel, Roasted Potatoes and Salad - Modern European Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

One of the best meals I've ever had in PV or anywhere! Artfully prepared food with amazing flavors at a great price. I had the fig salad, fish special, and chocolate mouse. All were divine. Beautiful atmosphere in the heart of Zona Romantica. The service by Nicko and staff was top notch as well. I will return! read more

The service was great. The food was delicious. Nicko was an excellent server and helped recommend dishes for us. We had the filled dates, seafood risotto, schnitzel. Everything tasted so good! And complete with a complimentary saffron liquor. Best meal we've had in PV! read more

Amazing food, amazing chef, amazing service! Always! Michelin level place! Everything is just so delicious! And they always make you feel special! And even the lovely chef checks in now and then! Just fantastic!!! read more

I started with the Potato soup with Truffle, which was so delicious and progressed the the Roast Duck Breast. Everything was wonderful as was our waiter Niko. He was so pleasant and friendly without being overbearing. Thank you for such an excellent evening.!!!! read more

Great food and great service. We enjoyed our meals and the waiters are very friendly and helpful.

Visiting PV from LA, stumbled upon this lovely corner restaurant. Inventive recipes, attentive staff, lovely outdoor patio dining. This is our new favorite dinner spot in PV! read more

Went here three times in the week we stayed in PV. The staff is awesome, and then food is absolutely fantastic. Do not miss the chocolate lava cake, it's to die for. It comes with homemade vanilla ice cream, hands down the best vanilla ice cream I've ever had. read more

Azafrán - Chocolate lava cake with homemade vanilla ice cream - Modern European Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

I've passed by this restaurant hundreds of times, it never seems busy. Their name on the sign is very hard to read so even trying to looking it up didn't seem worth the effort. My husband and I are here for two weeks so we decided we would try it and we are staying close by so tonight we stopped in. It's a nice space. Nick was our waiter and very competent. They were still serving the restaurant week menu so we tried it. Everything was delicious. They have some nice signature cocktails and a decent wine list with some good Mexican wines. Don't hesitate to try this place, I don't think you will be disappointed. Azafran. read more

We have been to PV several time and never tried this place until now. Sad it took us so long to do so. The service, drinks, and food were stellar. The sautéed asparagus was cooked perfectly and had great flavor. The short rib fell of the bone and was probably one of the best we have had in PV. The lamb and cabbage also had great flavor. 100% recommend this place. It's definately more fancy than some, but shorts and a t-shirt are fine. The staff were very attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. Give it a try. I don't think you will regret it. read more

This elegant dining from an executive chef from Germany Andreas knocked my socks off tonight. Let me start by saying the menu was full of things that I am not familiar with so I just chose to venture out and taste the blended flavors of the unknown. I was impressed by the chicken with zucchini, cheese and olives of course described with words of wonder. For dessert I had the chocolate lava cake that was fresh out of the oven waiting to explode from the internal heap of decadent chocolate just like lava from an active volcanic eruption. I felt like I was at an episode of the food network as I stared at the well presented plate filled with imagination and personality. Would recommend and will be back. Thanks chef!! read more

Azafrán - Pollo and the Chef A - Modern European Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

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We've been coming to PV for many years. This restaurant was one of the best meals we've had by far. For some reason, Simone has reported it closed on this site & it's NOT. Ambience is great, with a sax player & food was delicious Mediterranean cuisine :) read more

We had walked past a couple of times and it caught my eye. Loved how it looked. It did not disappoint. The staff was so friendly and attentive. It was restaurant week, so we decided on the prix fixe menu which was an awesome deal. The food was delicious! I highly recommend the salmon. Food was presented beautifully. Dessert was delicious and the portions were just the right size read more

Today was my fifth time eating here. I told my friend about how absolutely perfect the food is, and she herself was blown away!!! I had the beef carpaccio, gazpacho, and the peanut crusted steak. I dream of eating at Azafran even when home in Los Angeles. This chef has a vivid story to tell through culture a cuisine, and the staff never misses on the hospitality front. Best food in PVR. read more