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Name	Price/ Cuisine	Location

Banana Bay Be the First to Rate It For consistently good American-style food, you can't beat this...	$-$$ American	Golfito

News Café Member Rating: 4.2 Pounce on one of the six streetside tables if they're free when...	$-$$ American	San José

Tin Jo Member Rating: 1.6 The colorful dining rooms of this converted house just southeast...	$-$$$ Asian	San José

Café de la Posada Member Rating: 1.0 The lack of alfresco dining in this tropical city is disappointing...	¢-$ Cafe	San José

Café Milagro Member Rating: 4.4 The only place in town that serves its own fresh-roasted coffee...	$ Cafe	Manuel Antonio

Café Rainforest Be the First to Rate It Here's a great, trendy place to wrap your hands around a cup...	¢-$ Cafe	Monteverde Cloud Forest

De Lucía Be the First to Rate It Cordial Chilean owner José Belmar is the walking, talking...	$-$$$ Middle Eastern, Cafe	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Dulce Marzo Be the First to Rate It A tiny place with a small menu, but what this place does, it...	¢-$ Cafe	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Stella's Bakery Be the First to Rate It This local institution is one of the few spots that open at 6...	¢-$ Cafe	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Miss Edith Be the First to Rate It Miss Edith is revered for her flavorful Caribbean cooking, vegetarian...	$ Caribbean	Cahuita

Don Wang Be the First to Rate It In a country where "Chinese cuisine" often means rice and vegetables...	$-$$ Chinese	San José

Restaurante Nicoya Be the First to Rate It There are many Chinese restaurants from which to choose in Nicoya...	¢-$ Chinese	Nicoya

Bar y Restaurante Coto Be the First to Rate It This place has good food and a location right on the plaza. Options...	¢-$ Costa Rican	Orosi Valley

Chubascos Be the First to Rate It Amid tall pines and colorful flowers on the upper slopes of Poás...	$-$$ Costa Rican	Volcán Poás

El Márquez Member Rating: 4.2 Seafood is an unexpected treat up here in the mountains, and...	$ Seafood, Costa Rican	Monteverde Cloud Forest

El Trapiche de Nayo Be the First to Rate It This rustic open-air restaurant with a panoramic valley view...	¢-$ Costa Rican	San Isidro

Gecko's Be the First to Rate It This textbook backpacker hangout is the latest venture of Dutch...	¢-$ Costa Rican	Orosi Valley

Jaulares Be the First to Rate It Named after the jaul, a tree common in the nearby cloud forest...	$ Costa Rican	Volcán Poás

La Casona del Cafetal Be the First to Rate It The valley's best lunch stop is on a coffee plantation overlooking...	$-$$ Costa Rican	Orosi Valley

La Choza de Laurel Member Rating: 3.8 Tantalizing rotisserie chicken, and pretty cloves of garlic and...	¢-$ Costa Rican	Arenal Volcano Area

La Cocina de Leña Be the First to Rate It The name translates literally as "firewood kitchen," and it evokes...	$-$$ Costa Rican	San José

La Colina Be the First to Rate It Here's the only Costa Rican restaurant whose food has been transported...	$-$$ Costa Rican	San Ramón

La Criollita Be the First to Rate It Kick off your day with breakfast at this emerald-green restaurant...	¢-$ Costa Rican	San José

La Garza Bar y Restaurante Be the First to Rate It Similar to La Feria in scope but slightly more atmospheric and...	¢-$ Costa Rican	Turrialba

Las Brasitas Member Rating: 4.0 Chicken turns over wood on a rotisserie in a brick oven at this...	¢-$ Costa Rican	Arenal Volcano Area

Lava Rocks Café Member Rating: 1.2 A couple of trendy steps above the average soda in food and atmosphere...	$ Costa Rican	Arenal Volcano Area

Mama's Place Be the First to Rate It Mama's is a Costa Rican restaurant with a difference: the owners...	$ Costa Rican	San José

Manolo's Be the First to Rate It For any San José dweller, a mention of Manolo's brings...	¢-$ Costa Rican	San José

Miss Junie Be the First to Rate It Longtime Tortuguero doyenne Miss Junie has now deservedly retired...	¢-$ Costa Rican	Tortuguero

Nuestra Tierra Member Rating: 3.8 But for the traffic zipping by on one of San José's busiest...	¢-$ Costa Rican	San José

Oky Grill & Cafe Be the First to Rate It Barva's main draw is strong Costa Rican flavor, so you may be...	$-$$ Costa Rican	Heredia

Pizzería de Johnny Be the First to Rate It Everyone makes it to this stylish but informal place with candles...	$-$$$ Italian, Costa Rican	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Rancho la Cascada Member Rating: 4.0 You can't miss its tall, palm-thatch roof in the center of town...	¢-$ Costa Rican	Arenal Volcano Area

Restaurant 1910 Be the First to Rate It Decorated with vintage photos of early-20th-century buildings...	¢-$$ Costa Rican	Volcán Irazú

Restaurante Carolina Be the First to Rate It This simple alfresco restaurant in the heart of Puerto Jiménez...	¢-$ Costa Rican	Puerto Jiménez

Restaurante La Feria Be the First to Rate It This family-style restaurant has the usual midscale Costa Rican...	¢-$ Costa Rican	Turrialba

Restaurante La Yunta Be the First to Rate It In a 1928 wooden building that originally served as a vacation...	$-$$$ Costa Rican	Puntarenas

Restaurante Mar y Luna Be the First to Rate It Strings of buoys, nets, and fishing rods give a nautical air...	$ Costa Rican	Golfito

Restaurante Noche Buena Be the First to Rate It If you've raced up Irazú to catch the clear early-morning...	¢-$ Costa Rican	Volcán Irazú

Ronny's Place Be the First to Rate It A spectacular sunset view and friendly, attentive service are...	$-$$ Costa Rican	Manuel Antonio

Soda El Chilito Mexicano Be the First to Rate It A great alternative to the touristy La Casona is this little...	¢-$ Costa Rican	Orosi Valley

Anaconda Restaurant Be the First to Rate It Named for the humongous snake whose skin is mounted on the wall...	$-$$$ Eclectic	Manuel Antonio

The Backyard Be the First to Rate It Playa Hermosa's original bar, the North American-style Backyard...	$-$$$ Eclectic	Playa Hermosa

Bahía Ballena Yacht Club Be the First to Rate It Get fishing tips – as well as the catch of the day grilled...	$-$$$ Eclectic	Central Pacific

Bakea Be the First to Rate It Trendy, right down to its small art gallery and whimsical restrooms...	$-$$$ Eclectic	San José

Bar y Restaurante El Mirador Be the First to Rate It Perched on a ridge several miles north of town, El Mirador has...	$-$$$ Eclectic	Alajuela

Café de Paris Be the First to Rate It Despite the French-Swiss owners, this restaurant and bakery feels...	$ Eclectic	Nicoya Coast

Café Mundo Member Rating: 4.1 You could easily walk by this corner restaurant without noticing...	$-$$$ Eclectic	San José

Cha Cha Chá Member Rating: 5.0 Québécois owner Bertrand Fleury's sign triumphantly...	$-$$ Eclectic	Cahuita

Cocolores Be the First to Rate It Follow the line of multicolored lanterns to this open-air eatery...	¢-$$ Eclectic	Montezuma

Don Rufino Member Rating: 4.8 The town's most elegant-looking restaurant is really quite informal...	$-$$$ Eclectic	Arenal Volcano Area

Dragonfly Bar & Grill Be the First to Rate It A huge tent with tree-trunk poles, simple but sculptural lamps...	$-$$ Eclectic	Nicoya Coast

El Loco Natural Be the First to Rate It El Loco Natural epitomizes Puerto Viejo: lively, organic, all...	$ Eclectic	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

Ginger Be the First to Rate It This tapas restaurant, in a modernistic glass-and-steel treehouse...	¢-$ Eclectic	Nicoya Coast

Hotel Vela Bar Restaurant Be the First to Rate It This small open-air, roadside restaurant retains an intimate...	$-$$$ Eclectic	Manuel Antonio

Las Sandalias Be the First to Rate It Located in the Club del Mar, at the southern end of the beach...	$-$$$ Eclectic	Jacó

Oceano Bar & Restaurant Be the First to Rate It This popular new beachfront restaurant has a wide-ranging menu...	$-$$ Eclectic	Playa Zancudo

Orquideas Inn Be the First to Rate It This friendly and spirited hotel has a colorful, Spanish-style...	$-$$ Eclectic	Alajuela

Restaurant Sol y Mar Be the First to Rate It On a breezy porch with a palm-fringed beach view, this restaurant...	$-$$ Eclectic	Playa Zancudo

Sofía Member Rating: 4.4 Here's one of the area's most stylish restaurants, but this is...	$-$$ Eclectic	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Steve n' Lisa's Be the First to Rate It A convenient location, an ocean view, and good food make this...	$-$$ Eclectic	Tárcoles

Sunspot Bar and Grill Be the First to Rate It The open-air, poolside restaurant of the exclusive Makanda by...	$-$$$ Eclectic	Manuel Antonio

Tree House Member Rating: 4.2 The name describes the place: this two-story restaurant on Santa...	$-$$ Eclectic	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Exotica Restaurant Member Rating: 5.0 Nestled in the tiny French-Canadian enclave of Ojochal, this...	$-$$ French	Ballena Marine National Park

Café Europa/The German Bakery Be the First to Rate It The aroma of baking bread is irresistible as you pass this bakery...	¢-$ German	Liberia

Amimodo Member Rating: 4.6 The name translates to "my way," and the exuberant Italian owners...	$-$$$ Italian	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

Balcón de Europa Be the First to Rate It With old sepia photos and a strolling guitarist who seems to...	$-$$$ Italian	San José

Budda Café Be the First to Rate It "Hip" was never a word that went hand in hand with Tortuguero...	$ Italian	Tortuguero

Café Viejo Member Rating: 4.2 This has fast become the hot place to see and be seen on Puerto...	$-$$ Italian	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

Cerros Be the First to Rate It This San Antonio hills favorite combines smoky thin-crust pizza...	¢-$$ Italian	Escazú

ConFusione Be the First to Rate It The location – on a dead-end road at the southern end of...	$-$$ Italian	Dominical

El Sol y La Luna Member Rating: 1.0 Finding haute-Italian cuisine in a romantic alfresco restaurant...	$ Italian	Nicoya Coast

Gatta Ci Cova Be the First to Rate It Chef/owner Ilario Giannoni strolls the 100 meters over from his...	$ Italian	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

Giardino Tropical Be the First to Rate It Famous for its crispy-crusted, wood-oven pizzas loaded with toppings...	$ Italian	Nicoya Coast

Il Forno Restaurant Be the First to Rate It For a break from seafood, try lunch or dinner at this romantic...	$-$$$ Italian	Nicoya Coast

Il Giardino Be the First to Rate It Good northern Italian cooking, in the shape of wood-oven pizzas...	$ Italian	Puerto Jiménez

L'Antica Roma Be the First to Rate It The food here more than makes up for the less-than-tasteful red...	$-$$ Italian	Heredia

La Lanterna Be the First to Rate It Owned by a Milanese member of Quepos's small but visible Italian...	$-$$$ Italian	Quepos

La Pecora Nera Be the First to Rate It Though the name means "black sheep" in Italian, there's nothing...	$-$$$ Italian	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

La Toscana Be the First to Rate It Billing itself as "spaghetteria, pizzeria, grigliata, and cafe,"...	$-$$ Italian	Liberia

La Trattoria Be the First to Rate It The green and gold here might make a Green Bay Packers fan feel...	$ Italian	San José

Macondo Be the First to Rate It There's absolutely nothing fancy about this tiny restaurant...	$-$$ Italian	Playa Zancudo

Pizza & Pasta a Go-Go Be the First to Rate It Exceptionally fine Italian food, including 25 fabulous pizzas...	$ Italian	Nicoya Coast

Pizzería de Johnny Be the First to Rate It Everyone makes it to this stylish but informal place with candles...	$-$$$ Italian, Costa Rican	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Pizzeria Liliana Be the First to Rate It Treat yourself to authentic pizza at the classiest restaurant...	$ Italian	San Vito

Restaurant El Dorado Be the First to Rate It After one visit to Costa Rica, Andrea Dolcetti and his wife...	$ Italian	Nicoya Coast

Ristorante Marco Polo Be the First to Rate It They came, they saw, they built a whole Tuscan-style village...	$ Italian	Nicoya Coast

Salsa Brava Be the First to Rate It The restaurant at Salsa Brava – with sublime surf vistas...	$-$$ Italian, Mediterranean, Seafood	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

Matsuri Be the First to Rate It It's a bit off the beaten tourist path and it's in a shopping...	$-$$ Japanese	San José

Cafe Flor de Vida Be the First to Rate It This popular vegetarian restaurant has a menu that includes chili...	$ Latin American	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Mirador del Cafetal Be the First to Rate It An obligatory stop even if it's just for a cup of coffee, this...	$-$$ Latin American	Atenas

Pachanga Be the First to Rate It In a casual but chic setting, Shlomi Koren, a Cordon Bleu-trained...	$-$$ Mediterranean	Nicoya Coast

Pub Olio Member Rating: 4.8 Although this combination pub and restaurant serves the full...	$-$$ Mediterranean	San José

Salsa Brava Be the First to Rate It The restaurant at Salsa Brava – with sublime surf vistas...	$-$$ Italian, Mediterranean, Seafood	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

Bar Las Brisas Member Rating: 4.0 The perfect beach bar, Las Brisas is a shack with a view, and...	¢-$ Mexican	Nicoya Coast

El Castillo Gourmet Eatery Member Rating: 3.0 You won't find a better peanut-butter cookie in the country...	$-$$ Mexican	Nicoya Coast

The Palms Be the First to Rate It Spicy Mexican fare is the main attraction at this casual-but-chic...	$-$$$ Mexican	Puerto Jiménez

Tequila Bar and Grill Be the First to Rate It Home of the Howler, a spicy shot of tequila laced with jalapeño...	$ Mexican	Nicoya Coast

Tex Mex Be the First to Rate It This Gringo favorite serves a fairly standard Mexican menu &ndash...	$-$$ Mexican	Santa Ana

Tortilla Flats Be the First to Rate It Another popular surfer hangout, this place has the advantage...	$ Mexican	Dominical

Chile Rojo Be the First to Rate It There's not a thing about the name or furnishings to reflect...	$ Middle Eastern, Thai	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

De Lucía Be the First to Rate It Cordial Chilean owner José Belmar is the walking, talking...	$-$$$ Middle Eastern, Cafe	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Lubnan Member Rating: 5.0 Negotiate the quirky wrought-iron-and-burlap revolving door at...	$-$$ Middle Eastern	San José

Moon Shiva Be the First to Rate It Costa Rican meets the Middle East at this casual place. Falafel...	$-$$ Middle Eastern	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Café Playa Negra Bistro Be the First to Rate It The stylish creation of Peruvian artist Andrea Raffo, this hacienda-like...	$ Peruvian	Nicoya Coast

Machu Picchu Member Rating: 4.2 A few travel posters and a fishnet holding crab and lobster shells...	$-$$$ Peruvian	San José

Pizzeria El Jardin Tortuga Be the First to Rate It Ordering a pizza doesn't get any simpler than this: vegetarian...	$ Pizza	Ballena Marine National Park

Pizzeria Playa Carmen Be the First to Rate It This restaurant's location, under the trees on the area's most...	$-$$ Pizza	Central Pacific

Rioasis Be the First to Rate It This large, colorful place on the town's main drag is one of...	¢-$ Pizza	Jacó

Agua Azul Be the First to Rate It This simple second-floor restaurant offers a breathtaking view...	$-$$$ Seafood	Manuel Antonio

Barba Roja Be the First to Rate It Near the top of the hill, with a sweeping view of the sea and...	$-$$ Seafood	Manuel Antonio

Brisas del Caribe Be the First to Rate It Here's a case study in what happens when cruise ships come to...	$-$$ Seafood	Limón

El Camarón Dorado Be the First to Rate It Much of the appeal of this bougainvillea-drenched bar-restaurant...	$-$$$ Seafood	Nicoya Coast

El Coconut Be the First to Rate It The red, black, and dark-wood interior of this high-gloss, dinner-only...	$-$$$$ Seafood	Nicoya Coast

El Gran Escape Member Rating: 4.6 A favorite with sportfishermen ("You hook 'em, we cook 'em")...	$-$$$ Seafood	Quepos

El Márquez Member Rating: 4.2 Seafood is an unexpected treat up here in the mountains, and...	$ Seafood, Costa Rican	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Jungle Surf Cafe Member Rating: 5.0 This colorful, open-air eatery serves some of Hermosa's best...	¢-$ Seafood	Playa Hermosa

La Parcela Be the First to Rate It Picture a dream location: a high headland jutting out into the...	$-$$ Seafood	Dominical

La Princesa Marina Member Rating: 4.2 This large open-air eatery (part of a chain) at the intersection...	¢-$ Seafood	Alajuela

Marie's Restaurant Be the First to Rate It A Flamingo institution, this veranda restaurant serves reliably...	$-$$ Seafood	Nicoya Coast

Nogui's Member Rating: 5.0 Considered by a loyal legion of local fans to be the best seafood...	$-$$$ Seafood	Nicoya Coast

Restaurant Maxi's Be the First to Rate It Cooled by sea breezes and shaded by tall, stately palms, this...	$ Seafood	Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge

Restaurante Mar Luna Be the First to Rate It Easy to overlook, this simple blue wooden restaurant propped...	$-$$$ Seafood	Manuel Antonio

Restaurante Papagayo Pura Vida Member Rating: 3.4 The best way to enjoy the beach and the bay is to sit yourself...	$-$$ Seafood	Nicoya Coast

Restaurante y Marisquería Paso Real Be the First to Rate It A Liberia institution, this second-floor restaurant's terrace...	$-$$ Seafood	Liberia

Salsa Brava Be the First to Rate It The restaurant at Salsa Brava – with sublime surf vistas...	$-$$ Italian, Mediterranean, Seafood	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

Wishbone Be the First to Rate It This popular eatery in the heart of Jacó's commercial...	$-$$ Seafood	Jacó

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