Marea Alta
Food & Coffee · Jacó & Herradura · Big breakfasts
Local restaurant 300 m south of the Red Cross in Jacó, known for generous breakfasts (pancakes, omelettes, fresh fruit) and a chifrijo that reviewers rave about. Ceviche and fruit smoothies get praise too.
Dishes to try
chifrijo · ceviche · panqueques con fruta · omelette · batidos de fruta
Contact & directions
- Phone: +506 2643 3554
- Location: 9.610303, -84.624356 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.