El Bicho

When I came into Sayulita proper, the cab driver told me this was THE place for tortas (word of advice: listen to cabbies. they know things). Unfortunately every time I came by they were out of tortas, so I can’t speak to that except to say they must be doing something right if they sell out every single day. What I can say is the quesadillas are perfecto, easily the best I had in Sayulita. The horchata was also really good. Another note. as with many of the smaller local businesses, bring smaller denominations of pesos. They had a hard time making change for my 500 peso bill and I felt a bit awkward. And that isn’t anything against Bichos, I learned this is the norm for most of these small places in Sayulita. Plan about 70 pesos per person, give or take.

Bichos was our favorite taco place during our stay, cheap and delicious!
We stumbled upon the restaurant on our first night just a few hours after arriving. We walked up from the beach and found it quickly. The restaurant is under an open air rectangular palapa and tables are small. Almost all of the tables were taken which we took as a great sign. The waitress came right up and gave us a verbal menu in Spanish, we each ordered tacos and they came out fresh and hot. They bring the tacos on plates wrapped in plastic (easy clean-​up!), then you get the condiments for yourself (hot sauce, onions, cucumbers, etc). The kitchen is located outside with the tables so you can actually watch them put your meal together. Three of us had two tacos each and a agua fresca for a grand total of just under $ 10 USD for the 3 of us — this place is incredible for a budget traveler.
We came back for lunch a few days later to find that it was a completely different vibe/​menu during the day. We were greeted with menus and the taco topping station was gone. We quickly ordered and got an array of dishes and the beans/​guac to share. Everything was delicious. I had a shrimp tostada and my friends ordered the torta and quesadilla. The beans stole the show, they were hot and served with delicious chips, I highly recommend!