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San Lucas Treetop Dining Experience

Food & Coffee · Monteverde · Food & coffee

Special-occasion tasting-menu dinner served in glass pods high in the cloud-forest canopy, built around Costa Rican ingredients and the sunset. Book ahead.

Hours
Seatings 12:30, 17:00 (sunset) and 20:30; Glass Lounge from 17:30. Google listing: Tue-Sun 12:00-24:00, Mon from 17:00
Ratings
5.0 on Tripadvisor (851) · 4.7 on Google (626)

Dishes to try

9-course Costa Rica tasting menu · 11-course Glass Lounge tasting menu · sunset beverage pairings

Prices (as published)

Tribute to Costa Rica, 9-course tasting menu$172 per person (taxes included)
Glass Lounge, 11-course tasting menu with pairings$289 per person (taxes included)

Contact & directions

Secret spots nearby

  • Micelio Studio & Art GalleryLocal shop · FreeA small independent art studio and gallery in the middle of Santa Elena, with local paintings and handmade pieces; a calm browse away from the souvenir strip.
  • Monteverde Orchid GardenNature spot · about $18A small garden in the middle of Santa Elena with hundreds of orchid species, including some of the tiniest in the world, shown with a magnifying glass on a short guided walk.
  • Monteverde Farmers Market (Feria del Agricultor)Local shop · FreeA small farmers' market at the Monteverde shopping center, next to Banco Popular, with local produce and homemade goods, often cheaper than the supermarket.
  • Santa Elena Town CenterLandmark · FreeThe compact hub of Monteverde life: a small cobbled triangle where the main roads meet, packed with tour desks, cafes, bakeries, a supermarket and the bus stops for the reserves.
  • Ficus Root Bridge (Puente Ficus)Nature spot · about $2 · hidden gemA strangler fig whose roots have grown into a living bridge over a little stream, tucked away on a private property near the center of Santa Elena.
  • Cerro Plano Sunset ViewpointViewpoint · FreeA roadside lookout in Cerro Plano where the hills fall away toward the Gulf of Nicoya; locals gather here to watch the sun sink into the Pacific haze.

Sources: https://sanlucas.cr/