Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Food Scene
Personal Favourites
Koki Beach Restaurant Bar Lounge
Food and drinks are the best around
Spicy Coconut
Amazing bowls and Asian Fusión!
Marisqueria Mopri
Great seafood!
El Rincon Porteño
Beachfront Argentinian Restaurant, try the Baby Ribs, trust me!
Soda Shekina
Calle 213Best Caribbean Food in Downtown Puerto Viejo
Pan Pay
Breakfast is delicious
Soda Lidia's Place
Amazing taste of Caribbean Food
Hotel Banana Azul
Great food, drinks, and awesome Beach Club
Excellent caribbean and typical food (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
9 locals recommend
Soda Riquisimo Restaurant
Avenida 71Excellent caribbean and typical food (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
All kind of delicious food. Create your own plate (seafood, asian fusion and vegan) just in front of Coocles Beach
21 locals recommend
Sol del Caribe
All kind of delicious food. Create your own plate (seafood, asian fusion and vegan) just in front of Coocles Beach
La NENA
Very popular Caribbean food and Seafood
La casita de Monli Bar Restaurante
256Great Caribbean-French fusion food
Como En La Gloria
Delicious spanish food and the best sangria in Puerto Viejo
Best place to try fusion food with an amazing view just in front of the beach
30 locals recommend
Stashu's Con Fusion
Best place to try fusion food with an amazing view just in front of the beach
La Pecora Nera Ristorante
Best Italian Restaurant
Great italian restaurant with one of the best pizzas in Puerto Viejo
30 locals recommend
Amimodo Ristorante Pizzeria
Great italian restaurant with one of the best pizzas in Puerto Viejo
Just at the downtown, awesome Italian food, pizza, drinks and a really nice ambiance
55 locals recommend
Cafe Viejo
Just at the downtown, awesome Italian food, pizza, drinks and a really nice ambiance
Bread & Chocolate
Calle 215Nice and sweet coffee shop
De Gustibus Bakery - Puerto Viejo
The Best coffee shop in Puerto Viejo
Chile Rojo
Nice and good restaurant for seafood and asian food
Excellent restaurant for caribbean food and really nice carribean ambiance just at the downtown of Puerto Viejo
10 locals recommend
Tamara
Avenida 71Excellent restaurant for caribbean food and really nice carribean ambiance just at the downtown of Puerto Viejo
One of the best places to have breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks just at the beach
20 locals recommend
PUERTO PIRATA TIKI BAR
Calle 215One of the best places to have breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks just at the beach
Excellent beachfront restaurant, especially for vegan lovers
14 locals recommend
Grow Beachfront Restaurant
Excellent beachfront restaurant, especially for vegan lovers
El Refugio Grill
Amazing argentinian food
Punto Y Pasta
Excellent Italian food
Stashu's Con Fusion
El Refugio Grill
La Leyenda de L’Antico Forno
Cafe Gustitos
Drinks & Nightlife
The Lazy Mon
Party right on the beach!
Salsa Brava Bar
Great place to hang out in the afternoon
Hot Rocks
Avenida 71Live music and great food
Nema
Nice location for food and drinks
Great food and great ambiance, tacos and micheladas are the best
14 locals recommend
Tasty Waves Cantina
Great food and great ambiance, tacos and micheladas are the best
Excellent place for drinks and food just in front of the beach at the downtown of Puerto Viejo
6 locals recommend
Stanford's
Excellent place for drinks and food just in front of the beach at the downtown of Puerto Viejo
This is the place where you can get food, drinks and the best caribbean ambience in Puerto Viejo just in front of the beach
16 locals recommend
Johnny's Place
Avenida 73This is the place where you can get food, drinks and the best caribbean ambience in Puerto Viejo just in front of the beach
Sightseeing
The Jaguar Rescue Center is a temporary or permanent home for ill, injured and orphaned animals. With a focus on birds, reptiles, amphibians and small primates, 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 sea of the Caribbean.
119 locals recommend
Jaguar Rescue Center
The Jaguar Rescue Center is a temporary or permanent home for ill, injured and orphaned animals. With a focus on birds, reptiles, amphibians and small primates, 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 sea of the Caribbean.
Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica
Wanna see sloths? Here is a sanctuary!
Parks & Nature
Cahuita National Park is considered as one of the most beautiful protected area´s in Costa Rica. It is also one of the oldest national parks of Costa Rica as it was founded in 1970 to protect the coral reef. Because of its white sand beaches, large number of coconut palms, turquoise sea and coral reef this is a spot you do not want to miss.
163 locals recommend
Cahuita National Park
215 Av. 71Cahuita National Park is considered as one of the most beautiful protected area´s in Costa Rica. It is also one of the oldest national parks of Costa Rica as it was founded in 1970 to protect the coral reef. Because of its white sand beaches, large number of coconut palms, turquoise sea and coral reef this is a spot you do not want to miss.
Located in Talmanca region is the large Gandoca-Manzanillo Refuge, a collection of rainforest and wetland habitat complete with a coral reef. At 23,348 total acres (9,450 ha), this vast refuge begins south of Punta Uva-3 miles south of Puerto Viejo-until it runs into the Sixaola River at the Panamanian boarder. Besides Cahuita, this park is the only other place in the country with a coral reef.
99 locals recommend
Gandoca Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge
36Located in Talmanca region is the large Gandoca-Manzanillo Refuge, a collection of rainforest and wetland habitat complete with a coral reef. At 23,348 total acres (9,450 ha), this vast refuge begins south of Punta Uva-3 miles south of Puerto Viejo-until it runs into the Sixaola River at the Panamanian boarder. Besides Cahuita, this park is the only other place in the country with a coral reef.
Essentials
Supermarkets, ATMs & Banks
Super Negro
Good selection on products
MegaSuper
Calle 213Palí
Best prices for groceries around
Super Cocles
256Cold beers and snacks
Super Old Harbour
Big Supermarket right in Downtown Puerto Viejo
Here you can get what you need to take to your place or to have drinks at the beach, great selection of products
Diamante Supermercado
Calle 219Here you can get what you need to take to your place or to have drinks at the beach, great selection of products
Super SK
Getting Around
Adobe Rent a Car - Puerto Viejo
ATMs & Banks
BCR
ATM & Bank
MegaSuper
Calle 213Close by to BAC ATM
Banco Nacional
Avenida 2ATM & Bank