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Gusto Italian Restaurant (Ranchos Remo)

Food & Coffee · Central Pacific · Restaurant with an ocean view

Authentic Italian food high on the hill above Playa Hermosa, about five minutes north of Uvita, with a stunning ocean view: pizza, homemade pasta and gnocchi, beef tenderloin and grilled fish.

Dishes to try

homemade pasta · gnocchi · pizza · beef tenderloin · grilled fish

Before you go

Road
4×4 needed
Checked
2026-10

Contact & directions

Secret spots nearby

  • Playa Hermosa (Uvita)Beach · Free · hidden gemA long, wide stretch of golden-brown sand just north of Uvita, with plenty of room to yourself even in high season and calmer water at its northern end.
  • Cascada BejucoWaterfall · hidden gemA waterfall near Bahía Ballena, Puntarenas province.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.