Gingerbread Restaurant & Hotel
Food & Coffee · Arenal & La Fortuna · chef's dinners
Lively, quirky restaurant on Route 142 by Nuevo Arenal where chef Eyal often cooks off-menu for each table.
Dishes to try
poke tuna (Tuesdays, per reader comment) · pizza
Before you go
- Tickets
- Better to book ahead
- Checked
- 2026-10
Contact & directions
- Website: https://gingerbreadarenal.com/
- Phone: +506 2694 0039
- Location: 10.533613, -84.883151 — 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.
- Lake Arenal Panoramic Pull-off (La Unión)Viewpoint · Free · hidden gemA wide spot on the north-shore road near La Unión with an open view over Lake Arenal; local fishermen often cast from the shore below.
Sources: https://gingerbreadarenal.com/