Dining
In Las Catalinas:
Multiple dining options in town by foot.
Celeste - (opens end of 2023)
Front and center Beach Town between the beach and Santarena Hotel.
Breakfast and Italian dining for dinner. Nice menu with a selection of italian, steak, and seafood. Happy hour with Tapas menu. Quality cocktails by professional bartenders. Indoor, outdoor and bar seating available. Delivery available. Reservations available, but not always necessary.
Just up the hill from LC @ Casa Cameleon Hotel. World class sunset and great dinner with an amazing view. Reservations required. Bar lounge for sunset and table for dinner is the common combo. Also open for breakfast and lunch. Schedule a golf cart ride up from the Casa Cameleon Hotel or LC concierge/valets. Reservation required.
@ Casa Cameleon Hotel. Real Costa Rican open fire grill experience. Inspired by Argentina with a great selection of wines and rum. Full bar. AC indoor dining. Reservation required.
Casual setting, large menu, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Indoor AC or outdoor seating. Try the tuna poke, or the burgers! Also recommend the typical Tico Casado. Takeout available.
WA +506 8500 5950
Spanish Tapas restaurant. Open for dinner. Covered outdoor seating. Quality coctails.
tel:+50664403850
Beach Club
Mainly tacos and various options. Poolside and table seating. Takeout available.
Attached to back of Hotel Santarena. Breakfast and lunch, coffee, bakery, sandwiches.
Pura Vida Ride:
Coffee, empanadas, ice cream
In addition to being a grocery store, there is also a cafe and deli with sandwiches, salads, entrees, pizza, meat and cheese etc. They have a nightly dinner item and sides available for pick up.
Nearby Options:
Within a short drive there are some diverse dining options in the towns of Potrero, Surfside, Flamingo, and Brasilito. Here are a few of our favorites. Don't forget to try the Sodas! There are lots of good options with delicious, cheaper, local food. The 3 closest Sodas are Sol y Mar. Soda Maria Teresa. Soda Marcell. My favorite beachfront Soda is Estero Azul.
Just at the bottom of the hill as you enter Potrero on the right. Italian owned. Great pizza with an Italian pizza oven and chefs. Great option to get out quick and casual while staying close. Closes seasonally.
Beach front restaurant/bar by day, party bar by night. Seafood bar food.
Great food, street side, while watching all the action.
Beach front bar and restaurant. Lunch and dinner. Fires and music on the beach on the weekends. Great sunset spot as well. Pizza oven makes some of the best and a full menu of seafood and all the favorites. Try the whole red snapper and the ceviche!
+506 2654 4300
Everyone's favorite Italian. Reservation required.
+506 2215 0226
El Diablito - Potrero
Mexican food. Opens Summer 2023.
Cafe De Sol - Restaurant/Cafe/Bar - Potrero
Beach front or covered outdoor dinning. One of our favorites for lunch. Amazing sunset. Reservation required for dinner/sunset.
+506 4700 3939
Hazels- @ the Marina Playa Flamingo
Indoor and covered outdoor "Marnia front" dinner dining. Reservation required.
Matias - @ the Marina Playa Flamingo
One of Guanacaste's best chefs.
Gracia Mar Vista - inside Mar Vista Neighborhood
High up on the hill with an amazing view and typically a breeze. Large pool with swim up bar as well! Great staff. Lunch and dinner.
Mainly pizza, with some pasta, salads and meats/cheeses. Many peoples favorite pizza in the whole area.
Beach front. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Good sunset spot. Big menu with lots of options.
+506 8800 0005
Castle dining experience at the highest point in the area with a story/history. Careful driving. Close by above Las Catalinas. Reservations required. Amazing sunset.
