Address: Avenida del Pacifico # 33, Bucerias map  Phone: (329) 298-0350 Hrs of operation: Everyday from 6pm-11pm, Jalisco time Website: www.mezzogiorno.com.mx Email: mezzogiornopv@aol.com Category: Best Food & Drink - Restaurants Price Rance: $10-$25 USD Payments accepted: Reservations: yes

Best known for: Beachfront Restaurant, Intimate, Italian Food

Mezzogiorno

Best place for Italian food on the beachfront. Mezzogiorno has a Gorgeous view of the ocean while you sit in this well decorated minimalist restaraunt. Owners Sidney Lecther and Enrique Cremaschi bring excellent service that has created a loyal following to their restaurant.  The quality of the food, the ambiance and resonable prices ensure a wonderful evening. Enjoy a drink before your meal at one of the two Palapa bars, then relax with a meal overlooking the inspiring view but stay late enough to enjoy the sunset  overlooking the bay.

Mezzogiorno Italian restaurant is where pasta reigns supreme. The combinations, simplicity and elegance of the way the pasta is prepared makes this place a regular visit for many.  So good is the pasta, owners Sidney and Enrique have added their names to some signiture dishes:   

• Ravioli Lecther - Cheese ravioli, fresh tomatoes and sun-dried tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, black olives, goat cheese, in a citrus sauce
• Frutti di Mare Cremaschi - Black fettuccini, shrim, clams, fresh fish, black olives, capers and spicy tomato sauce

Here is a sampling of the main courses:

Alla checca - Capellini, fresh tomatoes, basil, sun dried tomatoes, olive oil, garlic
Penne al funghi - Penne, wild mushrooms, light cream and tomato sauce
Penne ai quattro formaggi - Penne, goat, provolone, gorgonzola, mozzarella cheese in a light cream sauce
Fettuccini Alfredo - Fettuccini, light cream and cheese sauce
Gnocchi alla bolognese Firenze - Potato dumplings, beef, pork, sage, rosemary, red wine and marinara sauce
Penne Nastari - Penne pasta, grilled chicken, wild mushrooms, light cream and tomato sauce
Petto di pollo alla parmigiana - Breaded chicken breast, marinara sauce, mozzarella served with spaghetti
Petto di pollo Marsala  - Breast of chicken, light cream, marsala wine, carrots, mushrooms served with capellini
Lasagna di carne - Lasagna with meat sauce, ricotta and mozzarella
Alla carbonara - Spaghetti, bacon, peas, mushrooms, parmesan cheese sauteed in white wine and cream sauce
Fettuccini al salmone - Fettuccini, fresh and smoked salmon, capers in a light cream and lemon sauce
Scampi Bello - Spaghetti, shrimp, basil, carrots, fresh tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, black olives, olive oil

May 15 - 31, 2010 - Was the 5th Annual Vallarta Lifestyles Restaurant Week - Mezzogiorno provided Bucerias Representation!