Five Maes
Food & Coffee · Central Pacific · Burgers and wings
A local-favorite burger and wings joint on the Costanera in Uvita's Plaza Pacific Pools building, just south of the Marino Ballena entrance road: custom burgers, wings, poutine and milkshakes, dine in or take away.
Dishes to try
burgers · chicken wings · poutine · milkshakes · onion rings
Contact & directions
- Location: 9.16086, -83.73542 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Mercado Bahía Ballena (Uvita)Local shop · FreeA small market in Uvita with farm stalls for fruit and vegetables plus local craft vendors, handy for beach snacks.
- Playa ColoniaBeach · about $6 · hidden gemThe quieter southern stretch of Marino Ballena's beach, backed by shade trees and a park station, less busy than the main Uvita entrance.
- Marino Ballena National Park (Uvita entrance)Park · about $6Costa Rica's whale-watching marine park: a long palm-backed beach, a sandbar shaped like a whale's tail and mountains behind, entered at the Uvita ranger station.
- Playa UvitaBeach · about $6The long palm-lined main beach of Marino Ballena National Park at Uvita, with warm water, shade and mountain views; at low tide the sandbar to Punta Uvita appears.
- Uvita Waterfall (Catarata Uvita)Waterfall · about $4A jungle waterfall just above Uvita town where the water has polished the rock into a natural slide that drops you into a cool swimming pool.
- Cascada VerdeWaterfall · about $3A small waterfall in the forest a few minutes above Uvita, falling into a deep green pool that's great for a cool dip after the beach.