Lava Lounge
California meets Costa Rica at this popular downtown restaurant. Lava Lounge’s menu ranges from glorified bar food—nachos, quesadillas, wings, and wraps—to a hearty Costa Rican casado, with dishes such as a thick-cut grilled pork chop or coconut shrimp with spicy mango salsa quite well done. Chef and owner Scott Bradley is often on hand, and also runs the Tropical Cooking Class ★ cooking school. Wooden picnic tables with bench seating fill the main dining room, so you might have to share your table.
California meets Costa Rica at this popular downtown restaurant. Lava Lounge’s menu ranges from glorified bar food—nachos, quesadillas, wings, and wraps—to a hearty Costa Rican casado, with dishes such as a thick-cut grilled pork chop or coconut shrimp with spicy mango salsa quite well done. Chef and owner Scott Bradley is often on hand, and also runs the Tropical Cooking Class ★ cooking school. Wooden picnic tables with bench seating fill the main dining room, so you might have to share your table.


