Restaurante El Parquecito
Food & Coffee · San José & Central Valley · Food & coffee
Family-run, very cheap buffet right across from Zarcero's topiary park, opened in 2019 — a warm spot to eat local food when the mountain fog and drizzle roll in.
- Hours
- Open daily
Dishes to try
buffet of typical dishes
Contact & directions
- Location: 10.185307, -84.392146 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Zarcero Topiary ParkLandmark · FreeCypress hedges sculpted into arches, animals and whimsical figures in front of a pink-and-white church — a gardener's life's work in a cool mountain town.
- Iglesia de San Rafael de ZarceroLandmark · FreeThe slate-blue and pale-green church above Zarcero's famous topiary garden, with twin towers, painted interior and a tiled mosaic wall in the churchyard.
- Mirador La Vuelta ZarceroViewpointA viewpoint near Zarcero, Costa Rica.
- Iglesia de Laguna (Our Lady of the Rosary), ZarceroLandmark · Free · hidden gemA white-and-blue church with twin bell towers in the dairy village of Laguna, 3 km up Route 141 from Zarcero's topiary park; locals say it opened in 1916.
- Reserva Natural Montaña SagradaViewpoint · hidden gemA viewpoint near Quesada, Alajuela province.
- Laguna Pozo Verde (Juan Castro Blanco)Nature spot · hidden gemAn emerald-green volcanic lagoon tucked into the cloud forest of Juan Castro Blanco, the 'water national park' above Ciudad Quesada.