Lamara

Lamara is a haven in Puerto Vallarta for raw seafood lovers!!! There are two locations, one is located right on the Malecon by the water (the more scenic location) the other is located in the Versalles neighborhood, still cool vibes, just not on the beach. Their specialties are sashimi, ceviches and agua chiles served chilled; spicy, or sweet, definitely tangy and depending on your menu selections loaded with cucumbers, onions, mangos, jicama, pineapple, avocado, all accompanying massive portions of raw shrimp or fish.

It’s mostly, a raw menu, the shrimp or fish -if lightly cooked- is acid cooked in fresh lime juice. It is perfect for a hot day, and awesome if you can go with a few people because the portions are large and that way you can try more than just one or two things. The service is friendly, the drinks are really, really good, all fresh squeezed juices, and they do have a really nice boozy kick to them for sure. We’ve tried a few ice cold beers and the cucumber jalapeño raicillita (Like a margarita but with raicilla- if you haven’t tried one, you are missing out! Raicilla is locally made in Jalisco) was so refreshing, and yes, nice and strong! There are sesame tostadas ready to go on the table for munching big huge bites of this tangy, juicy feast. We’ve tried a few items, the Cachetona tuna tostada is basically like an epic guacamole stuffed with fresh raw tuna and is super tasty. The piña agua chile, was loaded with fresh raw shrimp, pineapple, cucumber, jalapeño, and red onions, super tangy, refreshing and filling!

They offer all of their items vegan, by substituting jicama for the protein, which is an awesome idea. They also offer a very large non alcoholic menu, with cool interesting detox type of drinks. All in all, Lamara is great for a lighter and healthier option that will cool anyone down on a hot day. They do deliver and it might sound odd, but it is a perfect delivery option, they come in nice sealed quart containers, with lots of tostadas, and makes for a perfect light dinner or snack at home by the pool. We’ve tried that as well and it was great!