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1. Café 1930
Barrio La Soledad | Cafes–NightlifeThe café under the arcades at the entrance to the Grand Hotel Costa Rica pulls duty as a pleasant place for a drink or coffee. Listen to live...Read More
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2. Café del Barista
Barrio Aranjuez | Cafes–NightlifeThe rain does get a bit loud on the metal roof, but the wide selection of coffee drinks here is worth the occasional racket. ...Read More
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3. Café Miel Costa Rica
Barrio Otoya | Cafes–NightlifeA scant two tables and a small counter are the only seating at this tiny place, which serves up coffee from its own finca in Tarrazú in the...Read More
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4. Café Mundo
Barrio Otoya | Cafes–NightlifeThe highly recommended restaurant Café Mundo is a quiet spot for a drink or bite to eat and is frequented by gay and bohemian crowds. ...Read More
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5. Cafeoteca
Barrio Escalante | Cafes–NightlifeThis café sits at the entrance to the trendy Kalú restaurant and blends and roasts its own coffee on-site....Read More
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6. Club Unión
Barrio La Merced | Cafes–NightlifeThe elevated, glassed-in café here lets you survey the ongoing hive of activity on the small, shaded plaza in front of the post office. ...Read More
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7. El Observatorio
Barrio La California | Bars/PubsEl Observatorio strikes an unusual balance between casual and formal: it's the kind of place where folks over 30 go to watch a soccer game but...Read More
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8. Jazz Café San Pedro
Bars/PubsThis place draws big crowds for the nightly live music (except Sunday). Although the staple here is jazz, rock and funk acts play here as well...Read More
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9. Juan Valdez Café
Sabana Norte | Cafes–NightlifeThis sleek, modern coffee shop is an island of all-Colombian products in Costa Rica....Read More
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10. La Avispa
Dance ClubsA gay and lesbian crowd frequents La Avispa, which has two dance floors with videos and karaoke, as well as a quieter upstairs bar with pool...Read More
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11. La Bodeguita del Medio
Paseo Colón | Bars/PubsThe mojitos flow and the chips and guacamole keep coming at this west-side restaurant that showcases live (usually Cuban) music most evenings after 9....Read More
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12. Mac's American Bar
Sabana Sur | Bars/PubsAn older expat crowd hangs out at Mac's, which always has the TV tuned to a sporting event. It might even have the city's best burger. ...Read More
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13. Merecumbé
Dance ClubsStep into a San José nightclub and you might think Costa Ricans are born dancing. They aren't, but most learn to merengue, rumba, mambo, cha...Read More
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14. Olio
Barrio Escalante | Cafes–NightlifeFill up on Spanish-style tapas at the Mediterranean bar and restaurant Olio. It draws a mix of professionals and older college students. ...Read More
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15. Omar Khayyam
Cafes–NightlifeSmack-dab in the center of the campus nightlife, Omar Khayyam is a blissfully quiet refuge. Share a jug of wine and falafel or hummus with fried...Read More
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16. Q'Café
Cafes–NightlifeThere's lots of chrome at this downtown second-floor café that brews its own coffee from the Tarrazú and Naranjo regions. Grab a seat and survey...Read More
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17. Ram Luna
Aserrí | Music ClubsIn the far, far southern suburbs, Ram Luna is most famous for the views—the lights of the Central Valley sparkle at your feet—and the music...Read More
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18. Saboreaté y Café
Cafes–NightlifeIt's as much about the tea as it is about the coffee at this small, cozy downtown café, a branch of a Spanish chain....Read More
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19. Starbucks
Pavas | Cafes–NightlifeThe coffee and bakery selections are just like back in the United States at the Costa Rican outlets of the ubiquitous chain. You'll find five...Read More
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20. Vyrus
Bars/PubsThere is occasionally live music at Vyrus on the weekend, which draws a mixed college student and young professional crowd. Videos from the...Read More
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