Ballena Bistro
Food & Coffee · Central Pacific · Restaurant
A popular bistro on Highway 34 in Ballena, a little south of Uvita, inside the 'Goathouse' building, cooking the same reliable food for more than a decade: tuna poke bowls, mahi-mahi sandwiches, coconut-mango curry and homemade ice cream, with vegan and gluten-free choices.
Dishes to try
tuna poke bowl · mahi-mahi sandwich · coco mango curry · homemade ice cream
Contact & directions
- Location: 9.12344, -83.70189 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Playa Ballena (Marino Ballena National Park)Beach · about $6A long, wide beach inside Marino Ballena National Park, just south of Playa Arco, with palms behind the sand and rock shelves at low tide.
- Playa ArcoBeach · about $6 · hidden gemA secret-feeling beach in Marino Ballena National Park, reachable only at low tide, with a sea cave, a rock arch and a little waterfall spilling onto the sand.
- Parque Nacional Marino Ballena - Sector TerrestreParkA protected area in the Central Pacific.
- Playa PiñuelasBeach · FreeA broad, quiet beach near Ojochal with a forested headland at one end and plenty of room to walk; far less visited than the Uvita beaches.
- Parque Nacional Marino Ballena - Sector MarinoParkA protected area in the Central Pacific.
- Playa ColoniaBeach · about $6 · hidden gemThe quieter southern stretch of Marino Ballena's beach, backed by shade trees and a park station, less busy than the main Uvita entrance.