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We have taken walking tours in many places around the world and we've never thought of taking one in Puerto Vallarta. I wish we had met Memo and engaged his company, vallarta101.com long ago. He's lived here for 14 years, knows all of the restaurant owners by first name. He is very familiar with the dishes and the ingredients. He also frequents these restaurants in his off time, buys food, and sometimes takes it home. He lives within a few blocks of the food tour stops so we were in his hood. We enjoyed how he started us off at a sidewalk shop with fresh grilled marlin, then moved to fresh oysters on the beach (delicious), then cerviche tostada sitting down in a restaurant, then more seafood tostadas sitting down in another restaurant and then closed it out at a family owned ice cream shop where they had ice cream, gelato, sorbet and different kinds of popsicles. We did the "seafood tour" and while we ate sparingly at each place, we were full by the time it ended 2.5 hours later. I'm 240 lbs and have a good appetite so that tells you there was ample food. We paid the cost of the food as we moved from place to place. Memo specializes in great food at very reasonable prices; cerviche tostadas for 20 pesos etc. our total cost for food and non-alcoholic drinks was about 500 pesos ($50 USD) for me and my wife. We tipped Memo generously for his great tour but also because it wound up costing so little. One more thing. We now know 4 good places to eat that are family owned and that have been around for decades. But Memo shared his other favorite items on the menus which we are eager to go back and try. So if you are here for a week or more, take Memo's tour early so you have time to go back on other days to enjoy more fine food for low, low prices. We give Memo and his company Vallarta 101 the highest marks. Nelson and Jocelyn, San Francisco, CA

Vallarta 101 is a FANTASTIC tour selection. This is the third time we’ve taken one of their tours and are very happy. Memo is a wonderful tour guide and really takes care of his tour groups. His English is perfecto and he gives a lot of wonderful cultural insights along the way. The food and tour exceeded our expectations.

We took 3 tours with Memo during our trip and honestly it was the highlight of the whole week! He is so knowledgeable and kind and will help you find the best spots to eat seafood, tacos, and chocolate in PV! Could not recommend this enough as we went back many times to the places we went on the tour and other ones he recommended. Book it now!

We had a great time touring Puerto Vallarta with Memo. He took us to great local restaurants with the freshest seafood at very reasonable prices. My son even enjoyed eating raw oysters which was a total surprise for us! I wish we had more time to do the Taco Tour - we will for sure return and do more tours with Memo!

Nice to get a locals perspective on where to eat well and cheap. Easy 3 hour tour with not a lot of walking. Our guide Memo was kind and knowledgeable. Highly recommended for seafood lovers.