Restaurante Marlin (Playa Espadilla)
Food & Coffee · Central Pacific · Seafood and fish casados
Beachfront restaurant facing Playa Espadilla, known for grilled calamari, octopus, whole fried fish and fish casados at fair prices, with cold beer and piña coladas and a relaxed family atmosphere.
Dishes to try
grilled calamari · octopus · whole fried fish · casado with fish · seafood soup · fish baked in banana leaf (cartucho)
Contact & directions
- Website: https://marlinrestaurante.com/
- Phone: +506 2777 1134
- Location: 9.391071, -84.148986 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Manuel Antonio National ParkTrail · about $18Costa Rica's most famous small park: easy jungle trails full of sloths, capuchin and squirrel monkeys, ending at white-sand coves like Playa Manuel Antonio, plus the Punta Catedral loop with ocean lookouts.
- Playa EspadillaBeach · FreeThe long public beach right outside Manuel Antonio park, with jungle hills on both ends, surf lessons, beach chairs and some of the best sunsets on the coast.
- Mangrove lagoon of Manuel Antonio National ParkNature spot · about $18About 18 hectares of red and other mangroves line the trails that run behind Playa Manuel Antonio and Espadilla Sur.
- Seasonal waterfall, Manuel Antonio National Park (Sendero Catarata)Waterfall · about $18A small forest waterfall on the Catarata trail near the park entrance.
- Playa Espadilla SurBeach · about $18The first white-sand beach inside Manuel Antonio National Park, with shade right behind the sand and views of rocky islets.
- 727 Fuselage Home (Costa Verde)Landmark · hidden gemBoeing 727 converted into a jungle hotel suite.
Sources: https://marlinrestaurante.com/