Laura's Guidebook
Food scene
Las Esferas Restaurante
Best gallo pinto and Costa Rican cuisine in Uvita.
Great wine and cocktail selection. Ideal if there are people in your group with different preferences-there’s a very good sushi menu and a tapas menu as well.
28 locals recommend
Mosaic Wine Bar & Cafe
Great wine and cocktail selection. Ideal if there are people in your group with different preferences-there’s a very good sushi menu and a tapas menu as well.
Phat Noodle
Great place to eat.
Whale Tail Brewery
Great local brewery with plenty of outdoor seating.
Indómitos Cafe
Vegan and vegetarian restaurant.
Restaurante Citrus
Avenida Principal de OjochalGood food, has a vegan menu as well.
Exotica
Avenida Principal de OjochalReally good pan-Asian/international food.
Mystic Sushi
Really good sushi.
Great coffee, really good breakfast, pastries are to die for. Also has a great lunch and dinner menu. Their gelato is the best in the area.
40 locals recommend
Sibu Café
Carretera Pacífica Fernández OreamunoGreat coffee, really good breakfast, pastries are to die for. Also has a great lunch and dinner menu. Their gelato is the best in the area.
Bar Restaurant Los Laureles
400 metersAmerican/tico food with incredibly generous portions.
Good food, lovely staff. A mix of international food with Tico fusion. Vegan and vegetarian options available.
21 locals recommend
Ballena BISTRO
Goathouse169, Highway 34, Playa Ballena Costanera SurGood food, lovely staff. A mix of international food with Tico fusion. Vegan and vegetarian options available.
Hands down the best pizza in the area. They also have a fantastic bakery that opens at 8:30 am.
25 locals recommend
Pizza Time
Costanera SurHands down the best pizza in the area. They also have a fantastic bakery that opens at 8:30 am.
Hotel Three Sixty
Calle PerezosoGorgeous view with great cocktails. Reservations are required.
International fusion with a Peruvian flare. Open for breakfast during high season (really good breakfasts)
Mestizo Tradición y Fusión
International fusion with a Peruvian flare. Open for breakfast during high season (really good breakfasts)
Typical and international food with THE BEST view in Uvita.
7 locals recommend
Restaurante Mirador don Roger
Typical and international food with THE BEST view in Uvita.
El Pescado Loco
Fish tacos, fish and chips.
Sightseeing
Great place to go for a sunset drink, food is ok. Probably best to eat somewhere else.
79 locals recommend
Fuego Brew Co.
Great place to go for a sunset drink, food is ok. Probably best to eat somewhere else.
Especially fun during the rainy season when the falls are fullest. Easy access to waterfalls.
17 locals recommend
Los Campesinos Ecolodge
Especially fun during the rainy season when the falls are fullest. Easy access to waterfalls.
Eco Chontales Waterfall
Nauyaca Waterfall Nature Park
The Hotel also has a wildlife sanctuary, great place to see wildlife up close while helping out a local cause at the same time.
9 locals recommend
Villas Alturas
The Hotel also has a wildlife sanctuary, great place to see wildlife up close while helping out a local cause at the same time.
Open Thursdays and Fridays only. The biggest farmer’s market in the area.
18 locals recommend
Feria del Agricultor
Open Thursdays and Fridays only. The biggest farmer’s market in the area.
Open Wednesday and Saturday mornings. Great place to get fresh organic produce.
11 locals recommend
El Mercado.cr
Ruta Nacional Primaria 34Open Wednesday and Saturday mornings. Great place to get fresh organic produce.
Make sure to check the tide chart, during low tide you can walk into the two caves. Must pay a parking fee to enter.
72 locals recommend
Playa Ventanas
Make sure to check the tide chart, during low tide you can walk into the two caves. Must pay a parking fee to enter.
Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio
Catarata uvita
Calle BejucoCascada El Pavón
Parque Nacional Marino Ballena