Eating Out: Tiny upperly
mobile Colonia Madera has become the gourmet ghetto of Zihuatanejo.
The best chief, Chief Noriega opened his "Gulas Slo Food"
here, I never wait long and I think I'm in 8 star Zagat Guide
establishment. 
By far the best fish, melting
in my mouth, the huge house salad, the creme brulee at El Bistro
on the middle of the beach, newly renovated with highly
sophisticated canvas wings and tile marine murals are worth a
good look. Best bar on the beach; ignore their "Guests
Only" sign which is totally illegal because beaches are for
"the pleasure of the people," start drinking and snacking,
ask for a beach towel while you are then and then move upstairs
to the pool with it's kid's slide and another bar. 
Then there's the meat eaters, Casa Vieja, built by a guy who invented a game and made a fortune selling it to Milton Bradley, has a regular retinue.
Last year "RUFO,
" someone smart, opened right at the "for corners"
-- donde calle Adelita crosses calle Remedios-- the de facto center
of the Colonia La Madera a barbecue joint with often live music.
And to top it off The Bad Bird Cafe, with high speed internet
access and lending library,
http://www.zihuatanejo-rentals.com/badbirdcafe.htm
a combination of my Southern upbringing segueing into the world
of California Cuisine with a strong influence from a lifetime
studying nutrition. Expect Butter from New Zealand, jams
from France and Trader's Joe's, and Chocolate from Belgium.
Chef Arturo, with over 20 years in the kitchen, knows where to
go for the best fresh produce and all summer he practiced ice
cream making, and American desserts. We now have
http://www.zihuatanejo-rentals.com/icecream.htm
Bird Bite ice creams are creamier than Haagen Daz, exotic ices
like Kiwi Grape Melon, and fresh Mandarine juice and champangne;
Belgium milk shakes with a hit of baileys -- IF you bring Carnations
Malt we do a trade...come to the casbah! Eat brownies, peanut
butter cookies, and exotic antioxidant freezies!
And for breakfast, by prearrangements, or a willingness
to wait and look at the coffee table books, instead of always
ready made muffins and waffles, or the granola we will cook up
some CORNBREAD POPOVERS, or a SOUFFLE. 
On the way to La Ropa passing the fountain, in the blue building is the new hat night club the Blue Mamou. Run by a group of partners the Blue Mamo flys in new groups as well having el loco performers night fom seven tell ? they are serving mango smoked barbeque
At the top of "Killer Hill,"
the hill leaving the Madera, a taxi stand "Sitio Bay Club"
marks the spot of the apparently the best restaurant in town --
the Kau Kan, while next to it is a place with the same totally
romantic view, Puesta del Sol, excellent food at a pleasing cost.
Be sure and ask owner Gabriella to show you her the toucan.
Lastly, leaving Madera by way of the road crossing the canal,
encountering the round about called "Plaza Kyoto" after
our sister city, on the first right is "100% natural"
menu on my restaurant link, a health food everything joint, well
patronized. Hang a right and you are on Marina Nacional,
a divided road. Take the second left towards town and you
will encounter Dona Lichas, so cheap -- the waitresses earn no
salary -- that it is always full of regular everyday working people.
Only wealthy Mexicans patronize any of the rest, except Bad Bird
Cafe, where we have a sliging scale and take out almuerzas for
those workers in the hotels around us.