Sharon's Guidebook
Food scene
A great spot for breakfast in Puerto Viejo. Fantastic coffee, and don't miss the jerk potatoes!
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Bread & Chocolate
Calle 215A great spot for breakfast in Puerto Viejo. Fantastic coffee, and don't miss the jerk potatoes!
Perfect for a romantic dinner in the jungle. Fabulous specials and
I think the best Argentine steak in the area.
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El Refugio Grill
Perfect for a romantic dinner in the jungle. Fabulous specials and
I think the best Argentine steak in the area.
Cozy place in Puerto Viejo for breakfast that roasts their own coffee. They also offer laundry service, bike rentals and a book exchange.
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Cafe Rico
Avenida 69Cozy place in Puerto Viejo for breakfast that roasts their own coffee. They also offer laundry service, bike rentals and a book exchange.
La Nena is a great place to have lunch or dinner upon your arrival as it's only a 10 minute walk from the bungalow. They serve up delicious Caribbean food.
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La NENA
La Nena is a great place to have lunch or dinner upon your arrival as it's only a 10 minute walk from the bungalow. They serve up delicious Caribbean food.
Como En La Gloria is a fine dining experience in Puerto Viejo offering classic Spanish cuisine.
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Como En La Gloria
Como En La Gloria is a fine dining experience in Puerto Viejo offering classic Spanish cuisine.
Cho.co
Calle 217Interested in a wine and local chocolate pairing, Cho co is THE spot.
This beach side Argentinean restaurant is only a 10 minute walk from the bungalow, offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Great salads, pizza and of course delicious hamburgers.
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El Rincon Porteño
This beach side Argentinean restaurant is only a 10 minute walk from the bungalow, offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Great salads, pizza and of course delicious hamburgers.
A cafe serving up delicious breakfast and lunch dishes focusing on local sourced and organic foods. The vegan eggs Benedict are not to be missed.
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GypSea Café | Playa Chiquita
A cafe serving up delicious breakfast and lunch dishes focusing on local sourced and organic foods. The vegan eggs Benedict are not to be missed.
You'll find Stashu's on the second floor in PV overlooking Playa Negra --- the best sunset views. Stop by for a creative cocktail and a menu filled with Caribbean Asian inspired fusion yumminess.
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Stashu's Con Fusion
You'll find Stashu's on the second floor in PV overlooking Playa Negra --- the best sunset views. Stop by for a creative cocktail and a menu filled with Caribbean Asian inspired fusion yumminess.
Soulsurfer
Best burger for miles!!!
If you love fresh fish right off the boat, this is your spot. Great wine list too!
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La casita de Monli Bar Restaurante
256If you love fresh fish right off the boat, this is your spot. Great wine list too!
Ilario offer's a fine dining experience that can only be found in his home country of Italy. Extensive wine list, house made pasta and fresh fish. Perfect for a special occasion.
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La Pecora Nera Ristorante
Ilario offer's a fine dining experience that can only be found in his home country of Italy. Extensive wine list, house made pasta and fresh fish. Perfect for a special occasion.
Curry Kingdom Indian Restaurant Cocles
Amazing Indian food right here in Cocles!
bread what what
Great breakfast & lunch option, well priced with friendly staff.
You wouldn't think there would be an incredible Thai spot here, but there is. Well priced, great vibe and so delicious.
El Dragon : PV
You wouldn't think there would be an incredible Thai spot here, but there is. Well priced, great vibe and so delicious.
Great beachfront vibe with excellent Asian Caribbean Fusion food and amazing cocktails.
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Sol del Caribe
Great beachfront vibe with excellent Asian Caribbean Fusion food and amazing cocktails.
Tasty Waves Cantina
A local favorite and not just on Taco Tuesday!
Todo Es Posible
Italian in the heart of Puerto Viejo.
The best Argentine Steaks you’ll find in Cocles, huge portions and very friendly service.
Que Quilombo
The best Argentine Steaks you’ll find in Cocles, huge portions and very friendly service.
The PV Farmers' Market is not to be missed. In downtown PV on Saturdays from 7-12. Local produce, hot sauces, prepared foods, local chocolate, coffee, area artisans and so much more.
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Puerto Viejo Farmers' Market
Calle 215The PV Farmers' Market is not to be missed. In downtown PV on Saturdays from 7-12. Local produce, hot sauces, prepared foods, local chocolate, coffee, area artisans and so much more.
Super Negro
Fantastic locally owned grocery store in Cocles.
Sightseeing
One of the top places to visit on your vacation, they offer informative and fun daily public and private tours. The Jaguar Rescue Center is a home for ill, injured and orphaned animals. With a focus on monkeys, sloths, birds and reptiles, the JRC provides veterinary services, round-the-clock care and comfort to animals that would otherwise be unable to survive in the rainforest or the waters of the Caribbean.
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Jaguar Reddingscentrum
One of the top places to visit on your vacation, they offer informative and fun daily public and private tours. The Jaguar Rescue Center is a home for ill, injured and orphaned animals. With a focus on monkeys, sloths, birds and reptiles, the JRC provides veterinary services, round-the-clock care and comfort to animals that would otherwise be unable to survive in the rainforest or the waters of the Caribbean.
Caribbean Surf School & Shop
Hershel will have you up on a surfboard in a couple of hours!
If you always dreamed of riding a horse on a picturesque beach then CHRC is for you. Make the very most of your time in Puerto Viejo by joining an exclusive horseback ride with special rescued and beautiful horses, along one of the most incredible, and undeveloped coasts of Costa Rica.
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Caribe Horse Riding Club
If you always dreamed of riding a horse on a picturesque beach then CHRC is for you. Make the very most of your time in Puerto Viejo by joining an exclusive horseback ride with special rescued and beautiful horses, along one of the most incredible, and undeveloped coasts of Costa Rica.
Established in 1987, in an abandoned cacao farm, this botanical garden is a permaculture farm with a mature collection of fruit and spice trees in production and lots of tropical flowers. Corridors of rainforest make it into a fascinating nature park. Visitors will be able to try a fresh fruit drinks, taste fruits in season, sample homemade natural chocolate, and learn about medicinals.
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Finca la Isla Permaculture Farm, Plant Nursery and Botanical Garden
Established in 1987, in an abandoned cacao farm, this botanical garden is a permaculture farm with a mature collection of fruit and spice trees in production and lots of tropical flowers. Corridors of rainforest make it into a fascinating nature park. Visitors will be able to try a fresh fruit drinks, taste fruits in season, sample homemade natural chocolate, and learn about medicinals.
Beautiful at feeding time, like flying rainbows. The Manzanillo reintroduction station is located in a primary tropical rainforest at almost 100 m above sea level. The visitors are directed to the top of a hill for a once in a lifetime experience to view Endangered Great Green Macaws in free flight that we have reintroduced into the wild. This tour is a truly inspiring natural experience and a unique photographic opportunity.
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Ara Manzanillo
Beautiful at feeding time, like flying rainbows. The Manzanillo reintroduction station is located in a primary tropical rainforest at almost 100 m above sea level. The visitors are directed to the top of a hill for a once in a lifetime experience to view Endangered Great Green Macaws in free flight that we have reintroduced into the wild. This tour is a truly inspiring natural experience and a unique photographic opportunity.
Walk along the coastal trail, every corner you turn is more beautiful than the last. Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge located about 12 kilometers southeast of Puerto Viejo, and just south of the small village of Manzanillo on Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast is one of the most beautiful and scenic sites in the country. Fine sandy beaches, gentle waves, coral reefs near the surface of the sea all make this region a paradise for nature lovers and underwater enthusiasts.
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Nationaal Wildreservaat Gandoca Manzanillo
36Walk along the coastal trail, every corner you turn is more beautiful than the last. Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge located about 12 kilometers southeast of Puerto Viejo, and just south of the small village of Manzanillo on Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast is one of the most beautiful and scenic sites in the country. Fine sandy beaches, gentle waves, coral reefs near the surface of the sea all make this region a paradise for nature lovers and underwater enthusiasts.
Pure Jungle Spa
Want to pamper yourself, this is the place!
Punta Uva Dive center
A dive center that offers expeditions to local reefs and beyond.
One of our favorite tour companies with a long list of trips and activities to offer - rafting adventures, ziplinning, night nature walks, snorkeling, waterfall hikes....
Gecko Trail Costa Rica
Calle 215One of our favorite tour companies with a long list of trips and activities to offer - rafting adventures, ziplinning, night nature walks, snorkeling, waterfall hikes....
Am amazing coastal park with hiking trails, white sandy beaches and great snorkeling coral reefs.
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Nationaal Park Cahuita
215 Av. 71Am amazing coastal park with hiking trails, white sandy beaches and great snorkeling coral reefs.
Often on everyone's list of top ten beaches in Costa Rica, and one of my very favorites.
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Playa Punta Uva Arrecife
Often on everyone's list of top ten beaches in Costa Rica, and one of my very favorites.
Transportation
Tuk Tuks are all over the neighborhood, and inexpensive and speedy way to get around.
Puerto Viejo Tuk Tuk
Tuk Tuks are all over the neighborhood, and inexpensive and speedy way to get around.