Central and South America / Central America / Costa Rica / Guanacaste and the Nicoya Peninsula / Playa del Coco and Playa Ocotal / Best Restaurants

Café de Playa

Eat, drink, swim, repeat. That’s the appeal of this laidback beachfront cafe, where many guests spend the entire day lounging, drinking well-mixed cocktails, and dipping in both the ocean and the pool. Meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) are served on heavy teak tables and chairs spread on a large, open-air wooden deck and out onto the grassy lawn. Food ranges from burgers and whole fried snapper with fried plantains to more upscale fare like risotto with quail breast and stuffed mahi mahi.