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Top 9 Fusion food in Mal Pais, Province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Find out what Fusion restaurants to try in Mal Pais. Near the southernmost tip of Peninsula de Nicoya, Mal Pais offers rocky coves, white sand beaches, waterfalls, rainforests, surfing, and relaxation near a remote fishing village and Cabo Blanco National Park. The prime attraction is surfing at beaches like Playa Mar Azul, Playa Santa Teresa, Playa Manzanillo, and Playa Carmen. Plus there is fishing, boating, snorkeling, diving, hiking, horseback riding, biking, and 4-wheel drive touring. A 4-wheel drive vehicle comes in handy for navigating unpaved roads in this still mostly wild area, particularly during the rainy season. Though locals zip around on quad bikes and motorcycles transporting their surfboards. Allow the better part of a day driving from San Jose Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Mal Pais. Budget extra time to board the car ferry from Puntarenas across the Golfo de Nicoya to Paquera on the Peninsula de Nicoya. Or take the short flight from San Jose to Tambor Airport (TMU), and be within an hour of Mal Pais. Some Mal Pais beaches have little sand, and judging point break direction and swell size requires surfing acumen. A Mal Pais surf camp may be perfect for family members wanting to learn to read the surf better. Santa Teresa’s beaches have more white sand, and point breaks like Suck Rock are almost legendary among surfers flocking here when the seas around Playa Carmen get too rough. Playa Carmen has enough variety to accommodate all levels of surfers, but the swells can get too rough and too frequent to get out during the rainy season. A bit to the north, with waters calmed by a rock jetty, Playa Manzanillo is known for its annual sand castle competition.
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9. Amy's Cuisine
Overall Ratings
3 based on 320 reviews
Amy's Cuisine Restaurant is a familiar place for 25 consecutive years .where we worked from one generation to continue pleasing palates. We have our chef for 22 consecutive years where thanks to god could please many people. The restaurant is shaping up t
Reviewed By 454StacieP
We stopped here for dinner. The dining room is cool and quiet and the food was excellent. Prices were appropriate and the portions were great. Hi friend Stacie Thank you very much for visiting our restaurant, and for the time you take to give us an excellent comment.Greetings from the entire Amys team.PURA VIDA
8. Ti - Ko Restaurante Mirador Surf & Turf
Overall Ratings
4 based on 78 reviews
Costa Rica is one of the happiest, most peaceful, and environmentally friendly countries on earth. It has a long history of respect for nature that goes all the way back to itâs indigenous people. The Huetares tribe that lived in the central pacific regio
Reviewed By Thrtysmthg
I can't say enough about our experience here and recommend anyone in the area make the trip. The view is unbelievable - like a painting coming alive before your eyes. The staff made every effort to enhance our experience - even provided binoculars. The food was delicious - well prepared and flavorful. Great job Ti-Ko staff! We will be back and recommend.Gracias por su visita, para nuestro equipo de trabajo ha sido un placer haberle atendido, le esperamos pronto desde las mejores vistas del pacifico central de Costa Rica, Pura Vida. Thank you for your visit, for our team it has been a pleasure to have attended you, from the best views of the central pacific of Costa Rica, Pura Vida. Costa Rica is one of the happiest, most peaceful and friendly countries in the world. It has a long history of respect for nature that goes back to its indigenous peoples. The Huetares tribes that lived in the central Pacific region of Costa Rica used the word Ti for water and Ko for land. Together, these words form the expression Ti-Ko (or Ticos), which is the affectionate nickname for Costa Ricans. In honor of this ancient culture, we invite you to enjoy the local flavors of sea and land of this amazing country in Ti-Ko Restaurant. Costa Rica es uno de los paÃses más felices, pacÃficos y amigables en el mundo. Tiene una larga historia de respeto por la naturaleza que se remonta a sus pueblos indÃgenas. Las tribus Huetares que vivÃa en la región del PacÃfico central de Costa Rica usó la palabra Ti para el agua y Ko para la tierra. Juntas, estas palabras forman la expresión Ti-Ko (o Ticos), que es el apodo cariñoso para los costarricenses. En honor a esta antigua cultura, le invitamos a disfrutar de los sabores locales de mar y tierra de este increÃble paÃs en Ti-Ko Restaurante.
7. Monteverde Gastroclub
Overall Ratings
5 based on 45 reviews
Reviewed By 311queenj
Seriously delicious food. Pricey, naturally. But I'm always in search of good Peruvian food and this was good. I had the ceviche aji and tuna tartar. Both scrumptious. I actually debated whether or not to lick my plate. My friend had the arroz chaufa and it was very yummy as well. It was more salty than I prefer, but still very satisfying. If you like fusion or Peruvian, this is a good choice.
6. San Lucas Treetop Dining Experience
Overall Ratings
5 based on 31 reviews
San Lucas dining experience is a 7 course gourmet dinner on top of the trees. There are only 5 tables, each one elevated on a deck platform above the trees with stunning views of Monteverde downtown. Dinner is served daily at 7pm and starting on November
Reviewed By jay987123
Our trip to "San Lucas Treetop Dining Experience" was nothing short of unbelievable. We had stayed at "Chira Glamping Monteverde Hotel" no more than 100 feet away from the restaurant. Our waiter, Dilan, greeted us at our door with umbrellas for both me and my wife. He escorted us to a breathtaking view over Monteverde and we began.Dilan began giving us each dish accompanied with a crash course on the history, meaning, and even the location of each local ingredient found in Costa Rica within each dish. Simply put, it was an unbelievable experience. Words do not do justice as to how delicious the meal was, and pictures do not do the presentation justice. Me and my wife spent a week and traveled over 10 hours driving to various parts of Costa Rica, and if you were to ask me the one location you should dine at to fully experience the area, it is without a doubt "San Lucas Treetop Dining Experience", and second place is not close.
5. Tortilla's
Overall Ratings
4 based on 99 reviews
Reviewed By Joeshoey
We were lucky that a table was available in this small restaurant (maybe seating for 20 people), a few people waited outside for a table to become free. I had the fillet mignon which was cooked to perfection with a very tasty jalepenos sauce.
4. Monteverde Beer House
Overall Ratings
4 based on 606 reviews
Monteverde Beer House located in the heart of Santa Elena / Monteverde cloud forest little town, and offers a variety of middle eastern food as well of Craft Draft local beer.
Reviewed By Bro44
I stopped here for a beer after walking round the very pleasant town center. Itâs a small place with a great chilled vibe, helped by some cool background music. I chose an excellent pale ale from the extensive beer menu. Not cheap but a pleasant change from Imperial!
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3. Monteverde Fussion
Overall Ratings
4 based on 63 reviews
A restaurant with a very warm and cozy atmosphere, with a variety of foods and drinks, with organic and fresh ingredients. With an exclusive menu that has a variety of ingredients for different palates, we have dishes for vegans, children's menu, pizzas,
Reviewed By hyg123
We went for an early dinner to fussion. The waiter was very helpful and friendly and gave us 2 drinks on the house. My husband had the golden craft ale and I had imperial beer , the 2 kids had colas. Husband said the craft ale was nice. We had 2 corn soups ,tomato soup and sea bass starters - all delicious. 2 kids had vegetarian pizza , husband had shrimp pizza and I had the chicken and rice which came with salad and fried yucca- Iâd not had yucca before , tasted like potato but with a lighter fluffier texture- would order again. We didnât really need starters as the main meals were enormous - the pizzas were â mediumâ but were massive so we took doggy bags .Lovely restaurant,lots of choice especially for vegan and vegetarians P
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2. Restaurante Don Luis
Overall Ratings
4 based on 573 reviews
Fusión y sabor contemporaneo!
Reviewed By MaozD
It doesnât happen too often to be surprised by food dishes in a restaurant. In Don Luis it happened twice and I wish weâd have a chance to for the 3rd time. Donât miss the Avocado salad, mango soup (amazing), Salmon with mango chimichurri , Hamburger with blue cheese, egg and avocado.
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1. The Green Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 405 reviews
Own-Production. Fresh. Organic. Healthy. Local ingredients. Fusion & International Cuisines. The Green started in 2014 with a simple idea of offering excellent food with natural ingredients, together with a friendly environment where the "pura vida" that
Reviewed By Anil A
Loved this place. Very good food and reasonable prices. The size of portions was adequate. They also have a limited outdoor seating.
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