Guidebook for San Jose
Food Scene
This is the closest restaurant to us, it is a Chicken place with the typical Costa Rican flavour. Cheap and cheerful! I love he refried beans with patacones (green plantain chips! Similar to Nandos!
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Rostipollos
This is the closest restaurant to us, it is a Chicken place with the typical Costa Rican flavour. Cheap and cheerful! I love he refried beans with patacones (green plantain chips! Similar to Nandos!
ICE-CREAM! I love the chocolate & almonds flavour! Also they make a decent Banana Split and shakes with seasonal fruits! We love our fruit shakes!!
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POPS
Ruta Nacional Secundaria 167ICE-CREAM! I love the chocolate & almonds flavour! Also they make a decent Banana Split and shakes with seasonal fruits! We love our fruit shakes!!
Lovely restaurants and café gallery, I usually walk there! it is only 15 minutes walk and you find so many excellent restaurants!
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Plaza Antares
Lovely restaurants and café gallery, I usually walk there! it is only 15 minutes walk and you find so many excellent restaurants!
Another only food outlets mall! I love the Pie Factory and a fancy restaurant called NEO, of Modern Costa Rican cuisine!
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Plaza Carolina
CircunvalaciónAnother only food outlets mall! I love the Pie Factory and a fancy restaurant called NEO, of Modern Costa Rican cuisine!
Barrio Escalante
The Trendy new happening place of San Jose!
Great restaurants!
In Antares Eating Gallery! Fantastic Peruvian food! a treat! The best octopus I have ever eaten!
Chancay
In Antares Eating Gallery! Fantastic Peruvian food! a treat! The best octopus I have ever eaten!
Trendy bar and Italian restaurant in the funky Barrio Escalante area! Learn this word: "LOMITO" it is filet steak or tenderloin.... tasty and affordable!
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Olio
Calle 33Trendy bar and Italian restaurant in the funky Barrio Escalante area! Learn this word: "LOMITO" it is filet steak or tenderloin.... tasty and affordable!
Atmospheric Argentinian restaurant in the centre of town! For a special occasion... as it is a bit dear... but the Empanadas and the milanesas are to die for! also gives you an excuse to go to town!
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La Esquina de Buenos Aires
Atmospheric Argentinian restaurant in the centre of town! For a special occasion... as it is a bit dear... but the Empanadas and the milanesas are to die for! also gives you an excuse to go to town!
You will find lots of Chinese restaurants in San Jose, the cheap and everyday type: WHere you can eat nuddles (chop-suey) or Arroz cantones (fried Cantonese rice) but Tin Jo is really an institution!
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Tin Jo Asian Restaurant
Calle 11You will find lots of Chinese restaurants in San Jose, the cheap and everyday type: WHere you can eat nuddles (chop-suey) or Arroz cantones (fried Cantonese rice) but Tin Jo is really an institution!
Excellent Chinese food, good value and in the old city centre! The fried Wan tan is outstanding!
Dong Wang
Excellent Chinese food, good value and in the old city centre! The fried Wan tan is outstanding!
Fancy restaurant in an old house. Food is good but is the location that makes it special!
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Café Mundo
Fancy restaurant in an old house. Food is good but is the location that makes it special!
Essentials
Believe it or not it is the first mall in Central America! It is not great but 2 minutes by foot from us! Good for supermarket, pharmacy, stationary, McDonalds, KFC & Pizza Hut if feeling nostalgic!
Guadalupe Commercial Center
Believe it or not it is the first mall in Central America! It is not great but 2 minutes by foot from us! Good for supermarket, pharmacy, stationary, McDonalds, KFC & Pizza Hut if feeling nostalgic!
Arts & Culture
A lovely art centre founded and run by the Ministry of Culture! They have lovely new artist exhibitions! Quite well worth to see how advance is Costa Rica in Arts & Culture!
La Casa del Artista
39A lovely art centre founded and run by the Ministry of Culture! They have lovely new artist exhibitions! Quite well worth to see how advance is Costa Rica in Arts & Culture!
Shopping
HUGE, enormous hyper-market! Anything you need from toiletries to a fridge! OH! make sure you take the pedestrian bridge to cross! Don't try to cross the ring road!
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Walmart
HUGE, enormous hyper-market! Anything you need from toiletries to a fridge! OH! make sure you take the pedestrian bridge to cross! Don't try to cross the ring road!
Sightseeing
Irazú Volcano
It is like going to the moon... You shouldn't miss it!
Green and luscious! a day trip that you will never forget! See the crater and make an effort and walk to the Lagoon... bring a jacket, good walking shoes and an extra pair of jeans! You may fall!
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Poás Volcano
Green and luscious! a day trip that you will never forget! See the crater and make an effort and walk to the Lagoon... bring a jacket, good walking shoes and an extra pair of jeans! You may fall!