Il Rustico
Food & Coffee · Guanacaste · Lunch
A casual Italian restaurant on the main road in Playa Avellanas, run by a couple from central Italy: homemade pasta, pizza and salads with good ingredients – the prosciutto pizza comes with freshly shaved parmesan.
Dishes to try
homemade pasta · pizza · salads
Contact & directions
- Location: 10.229593, -85.831364 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Puente Avellanas (mangrove footbridge)Bridge · Free · hidden gemA rickety wooden footbridge that cuts straight through the mangrove behind Playa Avellanas, linking the beach with a couple of small hotels.
- Playa AvellanasBeach · FreeA long, laid-back surf beach backed by mangroves and dry forest, with several breaks for every level — and a famous local pig that sometimes wanders into the shallows.
- Playa RóbaloBeachA beach in Guanacaste.
- Playa LagartilloBeach · Free · hidden gemA small, wild beach about 1.5 km south of Avellanas with driftwood, rocky outcrops and a little river mouth.
- Playa MansitaBeachA beach in Guanacaste.
- Playa Negra (Los Pargos)Beach · FreeA legendary right-hand reef wave over dark volcanic rock — even if you don't surf, it's a great place to watch barrels peel past from the shore.