Casa Italia
Food & Coffee · Arenal & La Fortuna · Homemade pasta
A small Italian kitchen just outside the center of Nuevo Arenal run by a Sicilian owner: homemade pasta (carbonara, alla Norma, ragù), pizza and desserts finished in a wood-fired oven. Lake regulars call it a local favorite.
- Hours
- Thu-Tue 12:00-20:00 (closed Wednesday, per OpenStreetMap)
Dishes to try
Spaghetti carbonara · Pasta alla Norma · Ragù · Wood-fired pizza
Contact & directions
- Location: 10.539425, -84.895801 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Nuevo Arenal Lakeside Park & Boat RampPark · FreeA small grassy park right on the shore below Nuevo Arenal, next to the town's boat ramp.
- Nuevo Arenal Town & Central ParkPark · FreeA quiet lake-road village built after the old town of Arenal was flooded by the reservoir.
- Giant Ceiba of La Ceiba Tree LodgeNature spot · about $4 · hidden gemA giant ceiba on the grounds of La Ceiba Tree Lodge above Lake Arenal, mapped at about 58 m tall and said to be over 400 years old.
- Laguna de CoteNature spot · Free · hidden gemA round, forest-ringed lake in the hills a few kilometers north of Lake Arenal: quiet, misty and almost never visited.
- Puerto San Luis Cove (west shore of Lake Arenal)Viewpoint · Free · hidden gemA sheltered cove at Puerto San Luis near Tronadora, on the windy west side of Lake Arenal, with small piers, moored boats and green hills dropping to the water.
- Mirador Tilarán (first Lake Arenal view)Viewpoint · Free · hidden gemA roadside lookout on Route 142 just north of Tilarán—the first big view of Lake Arenal for anyone driving in from Monteverde.