Breakfast restaurants in Central America
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Café de Imeri
Completely out of step with the majority of Zona 1 eateries, this place offers interesting breakfasts, soups and pastas. The list of sandwiches is impressive and there's a beautiful little courtyard area out back.
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Luces del Norte
This longtime favorite has a casual atmosphere, inexpensive meals and a postcard-stand to boot. The menu has all the standard breakfasts and platos fuertes (main dishes) plus great sandwiches – fish, chicken, BLT, even peanut butter and banana – and a long list of soups, such as vegetable clam and one called Queen’s Seafood Soup.
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Zouk Cafe
Most definitely the hippest place to eat in Coco, you won't be surprised to know it's Italian-owned. Breakfast offerings include brioche and espresso, and as the day moves on, so goes the menu, with green salads to cool you in the heat of afternoon, and a kitchen serving fusion cuisine late into the night to fuel your second wind at the downstairs bar.
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Bar-Restaurante Europa
The Europa is a comfortable, relaxed, 11-table restaurant, bar and gathering place for locals and foreigners alike (the bar stays open till midnight). A sign on the door says 'English spoken, but not understood.' It has international cable TV and good-value food - try chicken cordon bleu for dinner, or eggs, hash browns, bacon and toast for breakfast.
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Café La Escudilla
Hugely popular with travelers and language students, La Escudilla is an inexpensive patio restaurant with tinkling fountain, lush foliage and some tables under the open sky. The food is simple but well prepared and there are plenty of vegetarian options, as well as economical breakfasts and a one-course set lunch or dinner. At the back is Riki's Bar.
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Restaurante Buenos Días
Rare is the visitor who passes through Golfito without stopping at this cheerful spot opposite the Muellecito. Brightly colored booths, bilingual menus and super convenient location ensure a constant stream of guests - whether for an early breakfast, a typical Tico casado or a good old-fashioned burger.
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Café El Tirol
Another good central café, the Tirol claims to have Cobán's 'best coffee' (we disagree) and offers several types of hot chocolate. It's a cozy little place in which to enjoy breakfasts, pastries and coffee or light meals, with a pleasant terrace away from the traffic.
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Los Farolitos
This narrow restaurant/bar serves breakfasts with a backpacker-friendly gimmick: you pay for each item (toast, fried plantains, gallo pinto - blended rice and beans) separately. Creative salads (try the broccoli and chicken) and other snacks come all or nothing.
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Bread & Chocolate
This cafe invites early risers to sit on the spacious, covered porch, sip fresh-brewed coffee and chill. Favorites include old-school oatmeal, fluffy omelets and crunchy granola and yogurt.
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Café Blue
Not wanting to let expats make all the money off the pancake-loving backpacking crowd, these local ladies have started serving all your international faves under a cane roof, but consider going for the Nica breakfast instead.
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Jardín Tropical
Also on the soccer field, this well-established, neat and efficient soda has a wide selection of menu items, including filling pizzas and freshly caught fish. It’s also a great place for a big breakfast by the beach.
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Soda Tamara
With its signature red, green and yellow paint job, this is a popular spot to grab breakfast and watch the village wake up. During the day seafood is the specialty, but don’t miss out on the moist coconut bread. Yum!
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Café del Parquecito
Early risers come for the coffee at this spot on Parque Central. Most of the menu is so-so, but you won’t be disappointed if you stick to the crepes stuffed full of fresh tropical fruit.
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Café El Rico
Dark, rich coffee - iced, even - is served alongside light breakfasts and lunches. Bonus: you earn yourself a free cappuccino by doing your laundry onsite. Bikes are rented here, too.
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Cafetín Tonalli
Enjoy yogurt and granola, fresh-baked bread or vegetarian lasagna in the lovely garden in back of this pleasant café, run by a women's co-op.
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Los Arcos
This English-run place has the longest menu in town, from all-day breakfasts to Thai stir-fries, and does a decent job of most of it.
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Cafetín Mirna
Everyone loves a big breakfast here, with fluffy pancakes, fabulous fresh juices and a good lunch buffet, too. It's a tradition.
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Nica Buffet
It's not actually a buffet, but it does have some of the best Western-style pancakes in town.
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