Wherever you eat, be it a small soda (informal eatery) or a sophisticated restaurant, dress is casual. Meals tend to be taken earlier than in other Latin American countries; few restaurants serve past 10 PM. Local cafés usually open for breakfast at 7 AM and remain open until 7 or 9 in the evening. Restaurants serving international cuisine are usually open from 11 AM to 9 PM. Some cafés may be closed Sunday. Restaurants that do open on Sunday do a brisk business: it's the traditional family day out (and the maid's day off). More »

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Costa Rica Restaurant Categories

By Cuisine

• American
• Asian
• Cafe
• Caribbean
• Chinese
• Continental
• Costa Rican
• Eclectic
• French
• German

• Grills
• Indian
• Italian
• Japanese
• Latin American
• Mediterranean
• Mexican
• Middle Eastern
• Peruvian

• Pizza
• Seafood
• Southern
• Southwestern
• Spanish
• Steak
• Tex-Mex
• Thai
• Vegetarian

By Location

• Alajuela
• Arenal Volcano Area
• Atenas
• Ballena Marine National Park
• Cahuita
• Central Pacific
• Dominical
• Escazú
• Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge
• Golfito
• Heredia
• Jacó
• Liberia
• Limón

• Manuel Antonio
• Monteverde Cloud Forest
• Montezuma
• Nicoya
• Nicoya Coast
• Orosi Valley
• Playa Hermosa
• Playa Pavones
• Playa Zancudo
• Puerto Jiménez
• Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
• Punta Leona
• Puntarenas
• Quepos

• San Antonio de Belén
• San Isidro
• San José
• San Ramón
• San Vito
• Santa Ana
• Santo Domingo
• Tárcoles
• Tortuguero
• Turrialba
• Volcán Irazú
• Volcán Poás
• Zona de Los Santos

By Price

• ¢ - Cheap
• $ - Budget

• $$ - Mid-range
• $$$ - Upscale

• $$$$ - Expensive