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Jalapeño Eatery

Food & Coffee · Guanacaste · Breakfast and lunch

Breakfast-and-lunch spot inside the Playa Negra Surf Lodge with handmade tortillas, burritos and tacos from mostly organic local produce - and homemade hot sauces.

Dishes to try

burrito · tacos · salads · homemade hot sauce

Contact & directions

Secret spots nearby

  • 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.
  • Playa CallejonesBeach · Free · hidden gemA rocky, roughly 800-meter beach by a small fishing village between Paraíso and Playa Negra, with the sand covered in spiral shells.
  • Playa Blanca ViewpointViewpoint · hidden gemA viewpoint near Veintisiete de Abril, Guanacaste province.
  • Playa Blanca (Junquillal)Beach · Free · hidden gemA hidden white-sand cove just north of Playa Junquillal, a rare white-sand beach on this coast.
  • 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 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.