Restaurants in Tortuguero Village
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Soda Doña María
Recover from a hike in the park at this riverside soda, serving fresh jugos (juices), burgers and tasty fish casados. It’s about 200m north of the park entrance.
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Miss Miriam’s
Right next door to La Casona is this little place, bursting with flavor and character. Run by Miss Miriam’s friendly and fabulous daughter, it’s so good you’ll want to eat all of your meals here. Don’t miss the well-spiced Caribbean chicken (the best we tasted on the entire coast), served with heaping sides of sautéed fresh veggies and Caribbean-style rice and beans.
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Dorling Bakery
Outstanding homemade banana bread, lemon cake and other pastries get you even more wired when combined with a shot of espresso. In the evenings, it sells BBQ meats – of the sort that will keep your mouth watering – along with the mouths of all the local stray dogs. Good times.
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Buddha Cafe
A riverside spot keeps a hipster vibe with ambient-club music on the sound system and Buddhist ‘om’ symbols stenciled onto just about everything. It’s a lovely spot, with excellent pizzas, rich coffee and scrumptious crepes (both savory and sweet). Grab a table outside or plant yourself in a deck chair for a prime view of the yellow-bellied flycatchers zipping over the canal. Credit cards accepted.
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Restaurante Tortuguero
A big log cabin offers what the owners claim is ‘the Best Breakfast in Costa Rica,’ which will set you back [colones] 1700 to [colones] 4280. Credit cards accepted.
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Miss Junie’s
This is Tortuguero’s best-known restaurant – serving a bevy of local specialties: chicken, fish, lobster and many other dishes, all served in flavorful Caribbean sauces, with traditional rice and beans.
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La Casona
On the northern edge of the soccer field, it serves a variety of Italian specialties, including a well-rendered lasagna made with hearts of palm.
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Grupo Morpho Pulpería
You can grab groceries at a number of little markets; our favorite is the Grupo Morpho Pulpería – which is the best stocked and most reasonable. Look for super tasty ‘Mmmio’ ice-cream bars in the freezer. It’s across from the public dock.
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