Stella's Monteverde Bakery & Café
Food & Coffee · Monteverde · Breakfast (6:30-11:00)
Bakery opened in 1992 by English-born Stella Wallace, now a breakfast and lunch café across from the CASEM crafts co-op, using local cheeses and house bread.
- Hours
- Daily 6:30-18:00 (Google listing)
- Ratings
- 4.7 on Google (1,295) · 4.5 on Tripadvisor (1,088)
Dishes to try
desayuno tico (gallo pinto with local cheese and plantains) · omelette del bosque with local mushrooms · croque monsieur · carnitas sandwich · fresh-baked bread and pastries
Prices (as published)
| Mi desayuno tico (gallo pinto, eggs, local cheese, plantains) | ₡5,450 |
| Omelette del bosque | ₡5,450 |
| Bowl tropical | ₡5,450 |
| Croque monsieur | ₡6,950 |
| Stella's pollo sandwich | ₡7,450 |
| Carnitas sandwich | ₡7,450 |
Contact & directions
- Website: https://stellasmonteverde.com/
- Phone: +506 2645 5560
- Location: 10.307006, -84.811648 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- CASEM Women's Artisan CooperativeLocal shop · FreeA non-profit shop run by a cooperative of local women artisans, selling embroidery, wood carvings and forest-themed crafts made around Santa Elena and Monteverde.
- Café Monteverde Coffee CenterLocal shop · FreeA cozy coffee bar and shop serving beans from small Monteverde farms, with a giant mosaic coffee-cup sculpture right next to it.
- Caburé ChocolatesLocal shop · FreeA family chocolatier in Monteverde making bean-to-bar chocolate and Argentine-style truffles; the café counter makes a sweet stop between hikes.
- Monteverde Waterfall (Catarata Los Murciélagos)Waterfall · about $7A short, steep trail with rustic bridges, right in town, leads to a 10-meter waterfall and a cold pool you're allowed to swim in.
- Bajo del Tigre (Children's Eternal Rainforest)Trail · about $19The walk-in gateway to the Children's Eternal Rainforest, a reserve started with money raised by schoolkids around the world.
- Monteverde Cheese Factory ShopLocal shop · FreeThe dairy founded by Monteverde's Quaker settlers in 1953 still sells its cheeses at the factory shop, along with ice cream in flavors like coffee, soursop and macadamia.
Sources: https://stellasmonteverde.com/