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| Puerto Vallarta |
| December, 2006 |
VirtualVallarta Readers' Choice Winners Received Awards
Puerto Vallarta's finest establishments shared an intimate and festive evening at the gardens of Café des Artistes on November 1st to receive this year's VirtualVallarta.com Readers' Choice awards. Organized by Producciones Viva since  2002, this yearly poll allows Puerto Vallarta residents and visitors to cast their vote for what they consider to be Puerto Vallarta's finest restaurants, art galleries and artists in over forty different categories, such as Best Italian Restaurant or Best Wine List. The event, which originally focused only on restaurants, now also incorporates art and music, both being important elements of the Puerto Vallarta experience. Producciones Viva director John Youden emphasized that winners are selected by the people who regularly attend these restaurants or galleries. "Their votes cannot be bought, they have to be earned, and we take special care and precautions to ensure that the results are fair to all," he commented. People in the United States, and especially in Europe, are very familiar with these types of polls and awards.
They look for logos such as that of Readers' Choice when they travel to different cities because it is a mark of quality. These awards also help build a healthy, vibrant, competitive restaurant industry and arts community. The well-attended event also included local government representatives, such as Luis Cerda, Director of Municipal Tourism, Agust’n Alvarez Valdivia, and Puerto Vallarta Tourism Director Ludwig Estrada. Youden also introduced the latest issue of Vallarta Lifestyles, the company's flagship publication, and encouraged everyone to begin voting for next year's award. To cast your vote please visit www.virtualvallarta.com/readerschoice
The complete list of winners:
Best Overall: CafŽ des Artistes
Special Recognition: Trio & Daiquiri Dick's
Best Gourmet: CafŽ des Artistes
Special Recognition: Tr’o & La Palapa
CafŽ des Artistes: Best Overall, Gourmet Restaurant, Best Service, Best Salad, Best Dessert, Best Wine List
La Piazzetta: Best Italian, Best Pizza, Best Inexpensive Restaurant, Best Family
Restaurant El Array‡n: Best Mexican, Best Tacos, Best Moderate Restaurant
La Palapa: Most Romantic, Best Outdoor Dining, Best Sunset Dining
Banana Cantina: Best New Restaurant Landslide Winner
Tsunami: Best Sushi
Archie's Wok: Best Asian Restaurant
Outback Steakhouse: Best Burger
Ernesto's Good Grub: Best Tortilla Soup
Mariscos Tino's: Best Seafood
Planeta Vegetariano: Best Vegetarian
Daiquiri Dick's: Best Margarita
Kit Kat: Best Martini
Pie In The Sky: Best Bakery
HŠagen-Dazs Ice Cream: Best Ice Cream
DeeÕs Coffee House: Best Coffee
MarkÕs Bar & Grill: Best Out of Town
Pancake House & LeBistro (Tie): Best Breakfast
PipiÕs: Most Fun
Vista Grill: Dining With a View
Nikki Beach: Best Sunday Brunch
Gourmet to Go: Best Takeout
Brasil Steak House: All You Can Eat
Galler’a Dante: Best Art Gallery
Guillermo G—mez: Best Visual Artist
The River CafŽ: Best Live Music Venue
Los Bambinos: Best Local Musicians
J&B: Best Dancing Place
Acqua Day Spa: Best Health Club
Los Muertos: Best Beach
Malecon: Best Place to be Seen & Best Place to People Watch
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