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We know it's bad form to start with dessert, but the irresistible sweets at this popular spot
are beautiful to behold and delicious to devour. The savory menu features burritos,
casad-
os
(set meals) and other excellent traditional fare. There's also a full menu of hot and cold
coffee, including some tempting specialty drinks (Mono Loco = coffee, banana, milk,
chocolate and cinnamon).
There's a dash of urban-coffeehouse atmosphere here. Must be the writing in the milk
foam.
Soda Viquez
SODA
Insanely popular among travelers, this friendly spot takes
tipica
(typical Costa Rican food)
and adds something to it. Soda Viquez has a tasty, saucy steam table but also makes chick-
en, beef and fish six different ways if you choose to order off the menu. Prices are reason-
able, portions ample.
Soda la Hormiga
SODA
Locally beloved and set conveniently next door to the bus station, this open-air lunch
counter is one of the quaintest, cheapest
sodas
in town. It does all the
casados,
as well as
big breakfasts and burgers.
Anch'io Ristorante & Pizzeria
ITALIAN
If you have a hankering for pizza, you can't do better than Anch'io, where it is cooked in a
wood-fired oven, the crust is crispy thin and the toppings are plentiful . Start yourself off
with a traditional antipasto. Accompany with cold beer or a bottle of red. Add super ser-
vice and pleasant patio seating, and you've got yourself a winner.
Kappa Sushi
SUSHI
When you're surrounded by mountains and cattle farms, who's thinking of sushi? Well,
think of it. The fish is fresh (you're not
that
far from the ocean) and the preparations are in-