Soda La Hormiga
Sodas & Local Food · Arenal & La Fortuna · Soda · local food
Open-air family soda next to the Mega Super and the bus stop, serving some of the best casados and rice plates in town in generous portions; easy for big groups.
- Hours
- Mon-Sat 6:00-16:00, Sun 7:00-15:00 (Google Maps hours via Wanderlog)
- Ratings
- 4.5 on Google (3,262) · 4.5 on Tripadvisor (735)
Dishes to try
casado con carne · casado con bistec · arroces · refresco de tamarindo · refresco de piña
Contact & directions
- Phone: +506 2479 9247
- Location: 10.46997, -84.645808 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- San Juan Bosco Church & La Fortuna Central ParkLandmark · FreeLa Fortuna's white church faces the town park with Arenal's cone right behind it: the classic church-plus-volcano photo.
- Bogarín Trail (Sloth Trail)Nature spot · about $20A family-run patch of regrown forest a short walk from downtown, famous for its resident sloths, plus herons, basilisk lizards and colorful tanagers around the ponds.
- El Salto Rope SwingSwimming spot · FreeA deep jade swimming hole on the Río Fortuna with a rope swing hanging over it, a 15–20 minute walk from town.
- Termales del ArenalSwimming spot · hidden gemA hot spring near La Fortuna, Alajuela province.
- EcotermalesSwimming spot · hidden gemA hot spring near La Fortuna, Alajuela province.
- Pozas termales de La Palma, La Fortuna (1)Swimming spot · hidden gemA hot spring near La Fortuna, Alajuela province.