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Costa Rica has surprisingly cosmopolitan restaurants, many of which are run by entrepreneurial expats who've brought foreign know-how and flavors to even the most remote areas. Many a hungry gourmand has made the three-hour drive from San José to Puerto Viejo for homemade gnocchi at La Pecora Nera or sought out the Central Valley hamlet of San Pedro de Barva for paella at La Lluna de Valencia. Upscale seafood restaurants are common along the coast, especially in popular resort destinations such as Manuel Antonio on the Central Pacific coast and Playa Tamarindo on the Nicoya Peninsula. That said, your most memorable meal in Costa Rica might be at one of the humble little roadside cantina restaurants called sodas. You'll find one in nearly every village and dozens in San José's colorful central market.
In the center of the little port town of Quepos, the gateway to Manuel Antonio National Park, El Gran Escape isn't known for its location (on a noisy corner) or...more
Israeli-born chef Eyal Ben-Menachem makes only a handful of dishes each day—depending on what's freshest in the local markets—at this Italian...more
La Esquina de Buenos Aires in downtown San José is run by an Argentine native who has decorated the restaurant's wood-paneled interior with historic prints...more
Located in a huge rustic restaurant in the hills outside Heredia (complete with a barnlike extension that houses a stage), La Lluna de Valencia is heaps of fun....more
If you're in the capital, the formal wood-paneled restaurant of this Victorian–style hotel is one place where you'll not only eat well but also likely...more
Cordon Blue–trained Israeli chef Shlomy Koren conjures up culinary magic in the kitchen of the boutique hotel Arco Iris in Tamarindo. The outdoor poolside...more
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