Ostioneria Puerto Vallarta

A perfect platter of freshly shucked gulf oysters on the half shell is served with lime wedges instead of lemons, and the spicy-sweet cocktail sauce hasn't a trace of horseradish. The ceviche is blessedly simple - just seafood soaked in Mexican lime juice and topped with ripe avocado. Favorite dinner plates include the foil-wrapped snapper, grilled over a wood fire, but the best dish is cazuela de mariscos. The soupy concoction is akin to Tex-Mex chili, with rings and tentacles of calamari bobbing with chunks of fish and bay shrimp in a deep red guajillo broth.