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Soda River Blue

Sodas & Local Food · Arenal & La Fortuna · Costa Rican home cooking, dine-in

A small, top-rated family soda on the Katira side of Río Celeste with cheap Costa Rican plates.

Hours
Opens 11:00 (Google)
Ratings
5.0 on Google (181)

Contact & directions

Secret spots nearby

  • Árbol de la Paz (Tree of Peace)Nature spot · Free · hidden gemA giant ceiba, estimated at several centuries old, standing near the village of Río Celeste and dedicated as a 'Tree of Peace'.
  • Sendero Las Sorpresas (swim in Río Celeste, El Pilón)Swimming spot · hidden gemA family-run private trail in El Pilón, about a kilometer from the Tenorio park entrance, that leads in 20 minutes through forest to a spot where you can actually swim in the sky-blue Río Celeste — not allowed inside the park.
  • Río Celeste Free River PoolSwimming spot · FreeSwimming isn't allowed inside the park, but about a kilometer from the entrance the same sky-blue river runs under a road bridge where you can take a dip for free.
  • Río Celeste WaterfallWaterfall · about $14Deep in Tenorio Volcano National Park, a waterfall pours into a pool so blue it looks edited.
  • Laguna Azul & BorbollonesNature spot · about $14Two quick stops on the Río Celeste trail: a turquoise pool fed by the river, and the borbollones, where volcanic gas bubbles up through the riverbed like a pot on the boil.
  • Rio Celeste Suspension Bridge (Tenorio Volcano NP trail)Bridge · about $15A rope-and-plank footbridge over the milky-turquoise Rio Celeste on the park trail, where you can look straight down at the color of the water.