Bar Restaurante AraVe
Food & Coffee · Jacó & Herradura · Seafood and Costa Rican plates
Family-owned bar-restaurant on Parrita's main road known for ceviche, whole fried fish, arroz con pollo and casados, with passion-fruit smoothies. The owner is often mentioned as kind and attentive.
- Hours
- Mon-Sun 10:00-22:00 (Google listing)
- Ratings
- 4.5 on Google (175) · 4.5 on Tripadvisor (15)
Dishes to try
ceviche · pescado entero frito · arroz con pollo · casado · batido de maracuyá · patacones
Contact & directions
- Phone: +506 2779 9505
- Location: 9.520712, -84.321613 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Parque Central de ParritaPark · FreeParrita's central plaza, a tree-shaded square where locals gather in the evening and an easy stretch-your-legs stop on the coastal highway.
- Festival de la Mula (Mule Festival), Campo Ferial de ParritaLandmarkEvery February since 1989 Parrita throws a party for the humble mule: a parade of mules dressed up in flowers, ribbons and bells, mule races at the fairgrounds, marimba music and food stalls with tamales, gallo pinto and casados.
- Playa Palma (Parrita)Beach · Free · hidden gemA long, quiet dark-sand Pacific beach near Parrita, known more to locals than tourists and good for a sunset walk without crowds.
- Playa Palo SecoBeach · Free · hidden gemA huge, palm-lined and usually empty beach near Parrita, backed by mangrove estuaries rich in birds.
- Estero Palo Seco (mangrove estuary)Nature spot · Free · hidden gemA quiet mangrove estuary behind Playa Palo Seco, part of the channel system that runs toward Isla Damas, with birds and, with luck, monkeys along the banks.
- Playa BejucoBeach · FreeA sleepy palm-lined beach village halfway between Jacó and Manuel Antonio.