Rancho Shadday
Food & Coffee · Jacó & Herradura · Wood-fire cooking
Rustic hilltop restaurant near Carara where everything is cooked over a wood fire in front of you. Visitors rave about the empanadas, fresh smoothies and big views; the road up is rough.
- Hours
- Mon-Sun 08:00-20:00 (Google listing)
- Ratings
- 4.8 on Tripadvisor (751) · 4.8 on Google (250)
Dishes to try
empanadas · comida al fogón · batidos naturales
Contact & directions
- Phone: +506 8759 0263
- Location: 9.701472, -84.584416 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Pacific lookout above Quebrada GanadoViewpoint · Free · hidden gemA viewpoint at about 660 m at the top of the long climb from Quebrada Ganado into the Carara hills, with a view down over the Pacific coast.
- Feria Nacional de la Lapa Roja (Scarlet Macaw Fair), Bijagual de TurrubaresLandmark · Free · hidden gemA free village fair in the hills above Carara National Park celebrating the scarlet macaws of the area: food made with local Turrubares ingredients, talks on wildlife and living alongside it, hands-on workshops, a cacao exhibit, games and races.
- Catarata Manantial de Agua VivaWaterfall · hidden gemA waterfall near Tárcoles, Puntarenas province.
- Playa PógeresBeach · Free · hidden gemA low-key beach between Tárcoles and Punta Leona, popular with Costa Rican families but rarely crowded, with local seafood spots nearby.
- Crocodile Statue, TárcolesLandmark · FreeA crocodile sculpture by the coastal highway at the fishing village of Tárcoles — a fun photo stop that goes with the real crocs under the Tárcoles bridge a few minutes north.
- Playa BochincheBeach · Free · hidden gemA small, almost empty beach just north of Playa Agujas, on the quiet stretch between Punta Leona and Tárcoles.