El Pescado Loco

Quepos to Uvita


This little open-air shack has only a handful of menu items, but it knows what it's doing when it comes to fish tacos with spicy mango salsa and chunky guacamole. The onion rings and fish and chips are tasty too. Only one quibble: how about real cutlery instead of disposable?


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