Fodor's Expert Review Rain Forest Café
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Arenal and La Fortuna
Costa Rican
Reasonable prices and excellent quality have made this café a traveler’s favorite, with meals ranging from churrasco (grilled meat) and empanadas to salads and sandwiches. There's typical Costa Rican casado (chicken, beef, or fish served with rice, beans, plantains, and salad) along with tempting desserts like chocolate pie, carrot cake, flan, and a variety of pastries. The free Wi-Fi and books-for-borrow might help you escape from reality, but the wall lined with bagged coffee for sale will remind you where you are.
Quick Facts
In front of Hotel Las Colinas, 125 meters (410 feet) south of park
La Fortuna,
Alajuela
Costa Rica
2479–7239
Known For:
- Scrumptious macadamia cakes
- Local coffee
- Crazy Monkey smoothie made with banana, milk, cinnamon, and coffee