Arenal, Monteverde, and the Northern Lowlands

3 Best Restaurants in Monteverde Cloud Forest and Santa Elena, Arenal, Monteverde, and the Northern Lowlands

We've compiled the best of the best in Monteverde Cloud Forest and Santa Elena - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Café Orquídeas

$$ Fodor's choice

An astonishing level of culinary perfection comes out of this A-frame shack serving breakfast, lunch, and early dinner. The menu is enormous, with crepes, pancakes, granola, and French toast alongside tomato soup, veggie panini, 25 types of coffee, and fresh smoothies made with homemade yogurt and local ingredients like pineapple, cucumber, carrot, and basil. With free Wi-Fi, ambient music, and local artwork, the cheerful setting in the center of town is the ideal place to take a break.

Monteverde Beer House

Middle Eastern food and craft beer are rarities in Monteverde, but this bold combination has filled a void in the local culinary scene. An open kitchen serves a simple menu of kebabs, falafel, hummus, feta salads, and pita sandwiches.

Tramonti

This glass-walled restaurant is warm and inviting, with dangling fairy lights, hardwood floors, candles dripping onto old wine bottles, and chefs tossing dough high overhead beside a wood-fired oven. The pulpo (octopus) and beef carpaccio are ultrathin, a perfect accompaniment for the pizzas that come piled high with toppings like asparagus, mushrooms, ricotta, and Gorgonzola. Service is excellent; takeout is available.

Arenal, Monteverde, and the Northern Lowlands

Arenal, Monteverde, and the Northern Lowlands

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