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Bonito Kitchen & Bar, Zona Romántica, Puerto Vallarta, JAL

Bonito Kitchen & Bar, Zona Romántica

4.6 (97)
MXN310 to MXN500
Asian
Venustiano Carranza 512, Puerto Vallarta, JAL 48380

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2 people
7:00 PM

About this restaurant

  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Charming
  • Great for creative cocktails
We’re a casual and cozy restaurant serving up Asian small plates—from fun improvisations on that theme to faithful renditions of classic dishes that we love. We love the name “bonito” because it’s both the Spanish word for “beautiful” and the name of one of the most important fish in Japanese cuisine. Thus, it’s the perfect name for a restaurant that seeks to explore the shared traits in the cuisines of Vallarta and Vietnam, delving into our mutual love for funk, citrusy brightness, and carefully calibrated spice.

This location is in Zona Romántica right next to the beautiful 200-year-old Banyan Tree. Comfortable air-conditioned dining room and a gorgeous outdoor garden provide the perfect setting for all occasions.

Our most popular items are ramen, pho, pork belly bao, soft-shell crab bao, coconut shrimp rolls, summer rolls, green papaya salad, potstickers, lobster dumplings, pork belly dumplings, teriyaki salmon, Korean BBQ beef, and green curry.

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    MXN310 to MXN500
  • Cuisines
    Asian, Vietnamese, Japanese
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Sat 5:00 pm–10:30 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Francie Nguyen
  • Neighborhood
    Puerto Vallarta
  • Cross street
    Cross street is Naranjo. Next to the giant Bayan Tree.
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Bus, Uber, Tax
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Vegan, Wine

What 97 people are saying

Bonito Kitchen & Bar, Zona Romántica reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.8Ambience
  • 4.6Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Puerto Vallarta

    Gluten-free-friendly

  • Puerto Vallarta

    Healthy

  • Puerto Vallarta

    Vegetarian-friendly

  • Puerto Vallarta

    Gluten-free-friendly

  • Puerto Vallarta

    Great for creative cocktails

  • Puerto Vallarta

    Healthy

  • Puerto Vallarta

    Great for outdoor dining

  • Puerto Vallarta

    Vegetarian-friendly

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Bonito Kitchen & Bar in Zona Romántica offers "absolutely delicious" and "wonderful food" with an "amazing mix of Asian cuisines." Guests enjoy a "beautiful" setting, particularly the "charming outdoor patio." The ambiance is "lovely," and the staff, including owner France, is "very friendly and welcoming." Despite occasional service hiccups, many diners have a "fabulous experience."

97 Reviews
  1. Christopher

    Tampa28 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 20, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The staff is very nice and attentive. Food is absolutely delicious. We had the Cauliflower popcorn for starters. Dinner was Korean Short Ribs and Butter Chicken. Cocktails are very good too.

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  2. Thomas VIP

    Philadelphia6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 13, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This was a beautiful restaurant with great ambiance and delicious food that was not over priced!

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  3. Sandy VIP

    Cleveland89 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 5, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The drinks were fabulous. My husband had the smoked olive martini Andy I had a manhattan both made perfectly. We ordered the chicken satay ., pho bowl and Korean short rib rice bowl. Very good! The ambience it beautiful

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  4. Debbie

    Naples3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 2, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a wonderful experience at this restaurant we ate out in the garden wonderful food and service!

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  5. brandon yahir

    Unspecified1 review

    5.0

    Dined on April 1, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    todo muy bueno, el servicio impecable y el ambiente estuvo increíble

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  6. Helene

    Puerto Vallarta1 review

    5.0

    Dined on March 21, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    À revisiter … super agréable. Excellente nourriture et excellent service

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  7. Jim VIP

    Toronto4 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on March 9, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    We had a mixed experience. While the food was wonderful, the service was terrible. It took 10 minutes for someone to acknowledge us once seated and then another 20 to get a cocktail delivered from the bar. If the bar is that busy maybe another bartender would make sense. Then our appetizers arrived all at different times, as did the mains. Management doesn’t know how to run front of house. Waiters were busy bussing and setting tables and didn’t have time to attend to service their tables properly. Why there are no bus boys, I don’t know. Getting our water took 45 minutes. We gave up on wine with dinner. Too painful. Again, the food was really fantastic but none of us want that dining experience again.

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  8. Heather

    Seattle7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 6, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a wonderful time celebrating a graduation. The patio space is lovely and everything we ordered was thoughtfully prepared and good quality.

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  9. Tom

    Phoenix4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 5, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Julian was our server and was so very nice and helpful in advising us on drinks and appetizers . We will be back !

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  10. alan

    Detroit30 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on March 2, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    First time at the restaurant. Good experience. Will return.

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2 people
7:00 PM
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Venustiano Carranza 512, Puerto Vallarta, JAL 48380

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Cross street is Naranjo. Next to the giant Bayan Tree.
  • Neighborhood
    Puerto Vallarta
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Sat 5:00 pm–10:30 pm
  • Price
    MXN310 to MXN500
  • Cuisines
    Asian, Vietnamese, Japanese
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Bus, Uber, Tax
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Francie Nguyen
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Vegan, Wine
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