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Café Tico

Food & Coffee · Guanacaste · Costa Rican breakfast and lunch

Leafy patio café in central Tamarindo (next to the bookstore, on the Shrimp Hole street) serving local coffee and Costa Rican-style breakfasts and lunches.

Hours
Daily 06:30-14:00 (per site)
Ratings
4.7 on Tripadvisor (726) · 4.7 on Google (679)

Dishes to try

tostada de aguacate estilo tico · huevos benedictinos con chorizo · desayuno tradicional costarricense · smoothies de frutas · café de fincas locales

Contact & directions

Secret spots nearby

  • Playa TamarindoBeach · FreeGuanacaste's liveliest beach: a long arc of sand with mellow beginner waves, boats bobbing in the bay and a sunset the whole town turns out for.
  • Mirador de Tamarindo (Mirador Hill)Viewpoint · FreeOne of the highest points in town, on the hill next to the Wyndham hotel.
  • Punta San FranciscoViewpoint · FreeThe rocky headland between Tamarindo and Playa Langosta.
  • Tamarindo Estuary (crocodile spotting)Nature spot · FreeWhere Tamarindo's mangrove estuary meets the sea: American crocodiles often bask on the sandbanks while herons, ospreys and kingfishers fish the channel.
  • Isla Capitán (Captain Island)Nature spot · FreeThe uninhabited rocky islet in the middle of Tamarindo Bay.
  • Playa LangostaBeach · FreeTamarindo's calm, quiet neighbor: a short beach with rocky edges, tide pools full of little fish and a small river estuary — a local favorite for a sunset walk.

Sources: https://cafeticotamarindo.com/