Restaurante La Cuchara de la Abuela (CASEM)
Food & Coffee · Monteverde · Food & coffee
Cooperative-run kitchen at CASEM, the women's craft co-op, serving typical plates and handmade corn tortillas. A good stop before the cloud forest reserve; birds visit outside early in the morning.
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00; Sat 9:00-16:00; Sun 9:00-15:30 (Google listing)
- Ratings
- 4.8 on Google (73)
Dishes to try
handmade corn tortilla · typical casado · fresh fruit juices
Contact & directions
- Phone: +506 2645 5190
- Location: 10.306604, -84.811931 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- CASEM Women's Artisan CooperativeLocal shop · FreeA non-profit shop run by a cooperative of local women artisans, selling embroidery, wood carvings and forest-themed crafts made around Santa Elena and Monteverde.
- Café Monteverde Coffee CenterLocal shop · FreeA cozy coffee bar and shop serving beans from small Monteverde farms, with a giant mosaic coffee-cup sculpture right next to it.
- Caburé ChocolatesLocal shop · FreeA family chocolatier in Monteverde making bean-to-bar chocolate and Argentine-style truffles; the café counter makes a sweet stop between hikes.
- Bajo del Tigre (Children's Eternal Rainforest)Trail · about $19The walk-in gateway to the Children's Eternal Rainforest, a reserve started with money raised by schoolkids around the world.
- Monteverde Waterfall (Catarata Los Murciélagos)Waterfall · about $7A short, steep trail with rustic bridges, right in town, leads to a 10-meter waterfall and a cold pool you're allowed to swim in.
- Monteverde Cheese Factory ShopLocal shop · FreeThe dairy founded by Monteverde's Quaker settlers in 1953 still sells its cheeses at the factory shop, along with ice cream in flavors like coffee, soursop and macadamia.