Travis’s guidebook
Food scene
Casual Dining. Excellent Pizzas, healthy foods, Fruit Drinks, Beer, Lunch and Dinner. Closed Mondays.
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Riverside Pizzeria & Gastropub
Casual Dining. Excellent Pizzas, healthy foods, Fruit Drinks, Beer, Lunch and Dinner. Closed Mondays.
Casual, Fantastic dining, lunch and dinner, 30 minutes away, now in Barrio Escalante.
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Casa Dominga
Avenida 13Casual, Fantastic dining, lunch and dinner, 30 minutes away, now in Barrio Escalante.
One of our favorite fine dining restaurants. A must. Reserve in advance. In Barrio Escalante
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Restaurante Isolina
Calle 33One of our favorite fine dining restaurants. A must. Reserve in advance. In Barrio Escalante
Il Contadino Pizzería & Trattoria
Great Italian food with Italian owner. 5 minutes from San Isidro.
Delicious, Eclectic restaurant amid lots of nature and International menu. 10 Minutes from San Isidro, and right next door to Sibü Chocolate tours!
Tournant del campo San Isidro
Delicious, Eclectic restaurant amid lots of nature and International menu. 10 Minutes from San Isidro, and right next door to Sibü Chocolate tours!
Neighborhoods
Fantastic country Local Mountain Town, just 5 minutes down the mountain. Will have everything you need, groceries, local markets, local dining, vegetable shops, butchers, etc. For more fine dining need to go to the places listed in the guidebook.
San Isidro
Fantastic country Local Mountain Town, just 5 minutes down the mountain. Will have everything you need, groceries, local markets, local dining, vegetable shops, butchers, etc. For more fine dining need to go to the places listed in the guidebook.
Santo Domingo
Great nearby town with wonderful shops and local markets and dining.
This is where to go for dining. Entire neighborhood comes alive at night with over 50 restaurants, bars, cafes and shops, including both casual and fine dining locales. This is one of the top places to enjoy a night out in Costa Rica.
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Barrio Escalante
This is where to go for dining. Entire neighborhood comes alive at night with over 50 restaurants, bars, cafes and shops, including both casual and fine dining locales. This is one of the top places to enjoy a night out in Costa Rica.
This is where to go for American/European style environment; has shopping, dining and nightlife for anything you might need.
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Escazu
This is where to go for American/European style environment; has shopping, dining and nightlife for anything you might need.
Sightseeing
Nice easy coffee tour for Britt Coffee closeby with a nice souvenir shop.
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Britt Kaffi Ferð
Nice easy coffee tour for Britt Coffee closeby with a nice souvenir shop.
Great, extensive coffee farm and process tour. Recommended for enthusiasts.
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Doka Estate The Real Coffee Tour
129Great, extensive coffee farm and process tour. Recommended for enthusiasts.
Fantastic Coffee farm, Beautiful cafe and coffee tour. Recommended. On the way to/from Poas Volcano.
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Hacienda Alsacia - Starbucks
Fantastic Coffee farm, Beautiful cafe and coffee tour. Recommended. On the way to/from Poas Volcano.
Beautiful Volcano National Park. Only about an hour or hour and a half from here. Very Easy to get in and out. Lots to do around Poas area for shopping and local dining options. Be sure to check online before visiting to review reservation requirements.
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Poás Volcano
Beautiful Volcano National Park. Only about an hour or hour and a half from here. Very Easy to get in and out. Lots to do around Poas area for shopping and local dining options. Be sure to check online before visiting to review reservation requirements.
Great Day Trip, only about an hour or so away. Near Poas Volcano. Beautiful Waterfalls, animals, and restaurants with Peace Lodge Hotel for those wanting to stay overnight in luxury in a rainforest.
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La Paz-fossagardar
Great Day Trip, only about an hour or so away. Near Poas Volcano. Beautiful Waterfalls, animals, and restaurants with Peace Lodge Hotel for those wanting to stay overnight in luxury in a rainforest.
"Like a wine tasting but with chocolate, where each taste tells part of the fascinating story of chocolate."
Sibö's Chocolate Tasting Tour is an interactive tasting experience and presentation on the history of chocolate at our artisan chocolate workshop, set in a garden just outside the quaint village of San Isidro de Heredia.
During the hour-long experience, our master chocolatiers share samples of fresh cacao fruit (when available) as well as roasted cacao beans, indigenous hot chocolate, as well as European-style bonbons freshly made on the premises.
We'll trace the flavor evolution of chocolate, from its role as a sacred ceremonial drink for indigenous Costa Ricans to its use as a stimulating elixir for European aristocracy, all the way to innovative recipes today's craft chocolate movement.
Our guests leave with a deeper appreciation for chocolate and an expanded sensibility about this "food of the gods".
LOCATION
Tasting tours are at our artisan chocolate workshop and restaurant in the hills of San Isidro de Heredia, just 30 minutes north of downtown San José and one mile off the highway to Guápiles (Route 32).
SCHEDULE
At 10:30 a.m., Tuesdays through Sundays. Closed Mondays. (Special times can be arranged for groups of 18 or more). Reservations are required and a minimum of four guests are needed to run the tour. To inquire about availability, let me know!
WHAT'S INCLUDED
A tasting tray with bonbons and chocolate tasting squares, samples of both our classic and indigenous hot chocolates, guided tasting experience with our Master chocolatier/expert on Central American history, as well as coffee and cookies at the end of the tasting experience. Our San Isidro de Heredia location offers seating on an open-air terrace surrounded by gardens and a small Sibö Chocolate store.
HOW LONG DOES THE TASTING EXPERIENCE LAST?
An hour to an hour-and-a-half, depending on questions
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Sibu Chocolate San Isidro de Heredia
"Like a wine tasting but with chocolate, where each taste tells part of the fascinating story of chocolate."
Sibö's Chocolate Tasting Tour is an interactive tasting experience and presentation on the history of chocolate at our artisan chocolate workshop, set in a garden just outside the quaint village of San Isidro de Heredia.
During the hour-long experience, our master chocolatiers share samples of fresh cacao fruit (when available) as well as roasted cacao beans, indigenous hot chocolate, as well as European-style bonbons freshly made on the premises.
We'll trace the flavor evolution of chocolate, from its role as a sacred ceremonial drink for indigenous Costa Ricans to its use as a stimulating elixir for European aristocracy, all the way to innovative recipes today's craft chocolate movement.
Our guests leave with a deeper appreciation for chocolate and an expanded sensibility about this "food of the gods".
LOCATION
Tasting tours are at our artisan chocolate workshop and restaurant in the hills of San Isidro de Heredia, just 30 minutes north of downtown San José and one mile off the highway to Guápiles (Route 32).
SCHEDULE
At 10:30 a.m., Tuesdays through Sundays. Closed Mondays. (Special times can be arranged for groups of 18 or more). Reservations are required and a minimum of four guests are needed to run the tour. To inquire about availability, let me know!
WHAT'S INCLUDED
A tasting tray with bonbons and chocolate tasting squares, samples of both our classic and indigenous hot chocolates, guided tasting experience with our Master chocolatier/expert on Central American history, as well as coffee and cookies at the end of the tasting experience. Our San Isidro de Heredia location offers seating on an open-air terrace surrounded by gardens and a small Sibö Chocolate store.
HOW LONG DOES THE TASTING EXPERIENCE LAST?
An hour to an hour-and-a-half, depending on questions
Favorite Beaches
Drive East through Braulio Carillo Park on Highway 32 and 3.5 hrs away is Puerto Viejo. Gorgeous Caribbean Beach town. Highly recommended, with dry and rainy seasons often opposite of those on the Pacific side.
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Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Drive East through Braulio Carillo Park on Highway 32 and 3.5 hrs away is Puerto Viejo. Gorgeous Caribbean Beach town. Highly recommended, with dry and rainy seasons often opposite of those on the Pacific side.
Our Favorite place in Costa Rica. Full of great dining, great remote beaches, relaxed atmosphere. Recommend the Playa Hermosa beach on the northern end of Santa Teresa for your beach days.
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Santa Teresa Beach
Our Favorite place in Costa Rica. Full of great dining, great remote beaches, relaxed atmosphere. Recommend the Playa Hermosa beach on the northern end of Santa Teresa for your beach days.
Great Natural Reserve park, and nice beaches. Nice but heavy tourist season year round.
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Þjóðgarðurinn Manuel Antonio
Great Natural Reserve park, and nice beaches. Nice but heavy tourist season year round.
Esterillos is only about 2 hours away and has nice beaches, away from the busy tourist heavy Jaco scene.
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Esterillos Oeste
Esterillos is only about 2 hours away and has nice beaches, away from the busy tourist heavy Jaco scene.
Great Beaches, Great Restaurants, Cool Surf and Yoga town. Definitely worth a visit while in Costa Rica.
Nosara
Great Beaches, Great Restaurants, Cool Surf and Yoga town. Definitely worth a visit while in Costa Rica.
Shopping
Large American Style Mall. All kinds of shopping, cinema and dining options.
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Lincoln Plaza
Avenida 65Large American Style Mall. All kinds of shopping, cinema and dining options.
Large American Style Mall. All kinds of shopping, cinema and dining options.
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Paseo de las Flores
Calle CorderoLarge American Style Mall. All kinds of shopping, cinema and dining options.
Nova Cinemas
Avenida 30Best Cinema and shopping area.
Avenida Escazu
102 Avenida 2One of the best shopping and dining areas.
Convenient, modern Indoor-Outdoor shopping Mall. Large variety of stores and international dining with great Cinema.
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Oxygen verslunarmiðstöð
111Convenient, modern Indoor-Outdoor shopping Mall. Large variety of stores and international dining with great Cinema.