Drake's Kitchen at Casa El Tortugo
Food & Coffee · Osa Peninsula · Food & coffee
Family-run kitchen by the river bay in Drake Bay: seafood, rice with heart of palm, pasta and casados made by the owners' mother with produce from their own farm. Book ahead for dinner in high season.
- Hours
- Daily; the guide lists 5-9 and 13-21 but check by phone
- Ratings
- 4.5 on Google (372) · 4.7 on Tripadvisor (343)
Dishes to try
arroz con palmito (heart-of-palm rice) · camarones al ajillo (garlic shrimp) · pescado a la plancha · pasta al pesto · casado · mango colada
Contact & directions
- Website: https://casaeltortugo.com/
- Phone: +506 6161 3193
- Location: 8.691893, -83.661801 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Agujitas Village (Drake Bay)Landmark · FreeThe small village that is Drake Bay's main town: a football pitch, a church, sodas and tour operators strung along a dirt road facing the bay, where boats, lodges and Corcovado tours begin.
- Drake Bay Village BeachBeach · FreeThe curving bay in front of Agujitas village, where the dive boats and Corcovado shuttles come and go.
- Drake Bay Coastal TrailTrail · FreeA free public path that hugs the coast from Agujitas past Cocalito and Río Claro to Playa San Josecito: about 6 km of hidden coves, suspension bridges, capuchins and scarlet macaws.
- Drake Bay Hanging FootbridgesBridge · FreeDrake Bay's many rivers and estuaries are crossed by swaying plank-and-cable footbridges, and the coastal path south of Agujitas starts over one at the Río Agujitas: part of the adventure of getting around.
- Playa CocalitoBeach · FreeThe first cove on the Drake coastal trail, about half an hour's walk from the village: a small pocket of sand with a creek, jungle on all sides and rock pools at either end.
- Playa GitanaBeachA beach in the Osa Peninsula.
Sources: https://casaeltortugo.com/