Cafetería 1743 & Souvenir
Food & Coffee · San José & Central Valley · Coffee and crepes
Cozy café-restaurant by the sports plaza in Orosí village, named after the 1743 colonial church nearby, serving coffee from the valley, cheese tortillas, sandwiches, pasta and homemade pastries, with a garden terrace.
- Hours
- Not listed on the site; menu PDF on the site
- Ratings
- 4.8 on Google (308) · 4.8 on Tripadvisor (18)
Dishes to try
tortilla de queso on banana leaf · valley coffee · quesadillas · homemade chocolate roll cake · pasta pomodoro
Contact & directions
- Website: https://cafeteria1743.com/
- Phone: +506 8963 7733
- Location: 9.79666, -83.85491 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Iglesia Colonial de OrosiLandmark · FreeBuilt by Franciscan friars in 1767, it's the oldest church still in use in Costa Rica: whitewashed adobe, a wooden roof and a mountain backdrop.
- Aguas Minerales de OrosiSwimming spot · hidden gemFamily pools of mineral water 21–35°C, local favourite.
- Balneario Los Patios (Orosi hot pools)Swimming spot · about $8Old-school thermal pools fed by warm springs just south of Orosi, where local families soak among the mountains — none of the resort price tags.
- Puente Colgante Río Grande de OrosiBridge · Free · hidden gemA steel suspension bridge across the Río Grande de Orosi on the road through the Orosi valley, with the river below and green hills behind.
- Mirador de OrosiViewpoint · FreeA free, ICT-run park 3 km south of Paraíso, right where the road drops into the Orosi valley.
- Orosi Natural Hot SpringSwimming spot · hidden gemA hot spring near Orosi, in the Central Valley.
Sources: https://cafeteria1743.com/