Delicious dishes and fresh fruit batidas (milkshake-like smoothies) await at Soda La Parada in La Fortuna. This small open-air restaurant is a hit with both locals and tourists because it is clean, well managed, and the food is both good and inexpensive.  A laid-back atmosphere dominates at Soda La Parada. Come as you are, grab a seat and wait for someone to take your order.

The Gringo recommends you stick with the Costa Rican fair, as the foreign dishes just aren’t as good. Casados, the typical plate of the country usually consists of a mix of rice, beans, cheese, potato, salad, fried plantain, and meat and the scrumptious batidas, banana being my personal favorite, are Read more