Food

Where to eat in Costa Rica: restaurants, cafés and dishes to try

The travel guide lists 14 places to eat and drink in San José. Local dishes to try: Casado, Tostones, Sweet corn arepa, Cuca, and Papelón con limón.

Places travellers recommend in Costa Rica

Listed in the Wikivoyage travel guide. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go.

Restaurants and cafés

El Lobo MestizoBudget
Av. 2, Soledad
+506 8383 7098 facebook.com Map
Café RojoMid-range
corner of Ave 7 and Calle 3
+506 2221 2425 caferojo.net Map
Machu Picchu RestaurantMid-range
Paseo Colón 1st Ave
+506 2222 7384 facebook.com Map
La Esquina de Buenos AiresSplurge
Calle 11 esquina Ave 4
+506 2223 1909 laesquinadebuenosaires.net Map
Restaurante Grano de OroSplurge
Calle 30 Avenida 2/4
+506 2255 3322 hotelgranodeoro.com Map
Tin JoSplurge
Paseo de los estudiantes
+506 2221 7605 tinjo.com Map
ColoniaMid-range
+506 4030 4418 colonia.cr Map
LimoncelloMid-range
+506 2257 6616 restaurantelimoncello.com Map

Bars and nightlife

Foods and drinks that come from Costa Rica, the most widely known first.

traditional Costa Rican meal

double fried plantain slices

Typical food from Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Mexico

Gingerbread cookie

Latin American drink

Costa Rica is known for Casado, Tostones, Sweet corn arepa, Cuca, and Papelón con limón.

The travel guide to San José lists El Lobo Mestizo, Café Rojo, Machu Picchu Restaurant, La Esquina de Buenos Aires, and Restaurante Grano de Oro.

Sources: Wikidata (CC0), Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0), photos from Wikimedia Commons.