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Restaurante Rústicos

Food & Coffee · Jacó & Herradura · Food & coffee

Cafeteria-style Costa Rican restaurant on Pastor Díaz Avenue with no fixed menu: you choose from the counter. Reviewers like the big portions, gallo pinto, pineapple salsa and a banana ceviche.

Hours
Mon-Sun 06:30-21:00 (Google listing)
Ratings
4.5 on Google (2,385) · 4.5 on Tripadvisor (711)

Dishes to try

gallo pinto · ceviche de banano · casado · salsa de piña · desayuno típico

Contact & directions

Secret spots nearby

  • Jacó Farmers MarketLocal shop · FreeJacó's weekly feria: piles of tropical fruit you've never heard of, fresh cheese, tamales, homemade hot sauces and jams.
  • Jacó Street MuralsLandmark · FreeJacó's walls double as an open-air gallery: the local ArtifyJacó project has covered buildings, parking lots and even utility poles with big, colorful murals.
  • Playa JacóBeach · FreeFour kilometers of gray volcanic sand in the beach town closest to San José, with beginner-friendly waves, surf schools along the shore and big Pacific sunsets.
  • Parque Johannes DankersPark · FreeA neighborhood park in central Jacó near the beach, with sports courts, paths and a stage for town events — where local families hang out in the afternoon.
  • Centro Cívico de Jacó (skatepark)Park · Free · hidden gemJacó's free community recreation centre, with a skatepark, sports courts and a library, a hangout for local kids away from the beach strip.
  • El Miro Ruins HikeTrail · FreeA steep 30–40 minute climb above the south end of Jacó to the graffiti-covered shell of an unfinished hilltop building, with the best panorama of Jacó Bay there is.