Los Mahi Tacos del Cholo
Food & Coffee · Jacó & Herradura · Fish tacos
Small taco spot across from Jacó Walk, famous for fresh mahi-mahi fish tacos with sriracha sauce. English-speaking staff and generous portions keep people coming back year after year.
- Hours
- Mon closed; Tue-Sun 11:00-21:00 (Google listing)
- Ratings
- 4.7 on Google (291) · 4.8 on Tripadvisor (177)
Dishes to try
tacos de mahi-mahi · salsa sriracha de la casa
Contact & directions
- Phone: +506 8741 0562
- Location: 9.611791, -84.625945 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Jacó Street MuralsLandmark · FreeJacó's walls double as an open-air gallery: the local ArtifyJacó project has covered buildings, parking lots and even utility poles with big, colorful murals.
- Jacó Farmers MarketLocal shop · FreeJacó's weekly feria: piles of tropical fruit you've never heard of, fresh cheese, tamales, homemade hot sauces and jams.
- Playa JacóBeach · FreeFour kilometers of gray volcanic sand in the beach town closest to San José, with beginner-friendly waves, surf schools along the shore and big Pacific sunsets.
- Parque Johannes DankersPark · FreeA neighborhood park in central Jacó near the beach, with sports courts, paths and a stage for town events — where local families hang out in the afternoon.
- Centro Cívico de Jacó (skatepark)Park · Free · hidden gemJacó's free community recreation centre, with a skatepark, sports courts and a library, a hangout for local kids away from the beach strip.
- El Miro Ruins HikeTrail · FreeA steep 30–40 minute climb above the south end of Jacó to the graffiti-covered shell of an unfinished hilltop building, with the best panorama of Jacó Bay there is.