Los Platillos Voladores
Food & Coffee · Arenal & La Fortuna · Alien-themed Italian restaurant
Alien-themed Italian restaurant next to the Banco Nacional in Nuevo Arenal, with friendly owners, fresh pizza and pasta made with local ingredients; a little pricey but a crowd favorite.
- Hours
- Tue-Sun 12:00-20:30, Mon closed (Google Maps hours via Wanderlog)
- Ratings
- 4.9 on Tripadvisor (356) · 4.8 on Google (338)
Dishes to try
pizza Mitzy · pasta con hongos porcini · pasta con mariscos · aceite de chile y ajo casero
Contact & directions
- Phone: +506 2694 5005
- Location: 10.545102, -84.89639 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Nuevo Arenal Town & Central ParkPark · FreeA quiet lake-road village built after the old town of Arenal was flooded by the reservoir.
- Nuevo Arenal Lakeside Park & Boat RampPark · FreeA small grassy park right on the shore below Nuevo Arenal, next to the town's boat ramp.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Café & Macadamia (Lake Arenal)Local shop · FreeA roadside café and shop on the Lake Arenal road selling local coffee and macadamia treats, with a terrace over the lake and birds at the feeders.