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Restaurante Mar y Luna

Food & Coffee · Osa Peninsula · Lunch and dinner

A relaxed seafood restaurant right on the water in the southern part of Golfito; the whole fried fish is the dish to order, and it's good enough that visitors come back for dinner the same day.

Dishes to try

pescado entero frito · seafood

Contact & directions

Secret spots nearby

  • Isla Pelícano (Golfito)Nature spot · hidden gemA small wooded islet with a strip of beach just off the southern shore of Golfito, a classic paddle-board or kayak outing over the usually mirror-flat water of the gulf; dolphins sometimes swim right past the boards.
  • Mirador La Torre Cerro AdamsViewpointA viewpoint near Golfito, Costa Rica.
  • Old United Fruit Company Train (Golfito)Landmark · Free · hidden gemA rusting steam locomotive from the United Fruit Company railway, left in town as a reminder of the banana boom that built Golfito and its big pier.
  • Golfito Waterfront and Old Banana PierLandmark · FreeA stroll along Golfito's bay front, where the old banana-company piers still run out into the Golfo Dulce and forested hills drop straight into calm water: one of the prettiest sunsets in the south.
  • Mirador Picnic on the Las Torres road (Cerro Adams), GolfitoViewpoint · Free · hidden gemThe gravel road that climbs from Golfito toward the radio towers on Cerro Adams ('Las Torres') has several pull-offs with sweeping views over Golfito bay, the Golfo Dulce and the Osa Peninsula on the horizon; this one has room to sit down for a picnic.
  • Playa CacaoBeach · FreeGolfito's local beach across the bay from town, with a few small restaurants and bars and views over the Golfo Dulce.