The Shack Restaurant & Bar
Food & Coffee · Guanacaste · Restaurant and bar
Long-running open-air locals' hangout on the main road in Surfside, Potrero: lots of TVs, local craft beer and live music.
- Hours
- Sun-Fri 7:00-22:00 (OSM)
Dishes to try
mahi sandwich · burger with hand-cut fries
Contact & directions
- Location: 10.44656, -85.77014 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Playa PotreroBeach · FreeA long, calm bay just north of Flamingo with a slow, residential feel, a handful of restaurants and good sunsets.
- Playa Penca PalmasViewpoint · hidden gemA viewpoint near Tempate, Guanacaste province.
- Playa Penca (Potrero)Beach · Free · hidden gemA small, calm cove at the north end of sleepy Potrero with almost-white sand and clear turquoise water — the kind of place locals bring a cooler and stay all day.
- Flamingo Point Lookout (Punta Salinas)Viewpoint · Free · hidden gemA small gazebo lookout on the rocky hill at the north end of Playa Flamingo, where Punta Salinas and Isla Plata split Brasilito Bay from Potrero Bay.
- Playa Prieta (Potrero)Beach · Free · hidden gemA small, quiet dark-sand cove near Potrero with rocks at either end and almost no development.
- Playa FlamingoBeach · FreeA wide curve of pale sand with a faint pink tint, usually gentle water and green hills behind — one of the best family swimming beaches on this coast.