Tiko Restaurante Mirador
Food & Coffee · Jacó & Herradura · Food & coffee
Clifftop mirador restaurant on the edge of Carara National Park with Pacific views, serving local dishes, homemade Asian food and fresh seafood. Gyozas, shrimp rice, Pacific lobster and a red shrimp Thai curry are on the menu.
- Hours
- Mon-Tue 11:00-20:00; Wed closed; Thu-Sun 11:00-20:00 (website; open daily 11:00-20:00 in high season)
- Ratings
- 4.5 on Google (361) · 4.6 on Tripadvisor (162)
Dishes to try
gyozas · arroz con camarones y vegetales · langosta del Pacífico · surf & turf · atún a la plancha · curry tailandés de camarones
Contact & directions
- Website: https://tikorestaurante.com/
- Phone: +506 4702 1000
- Location: 9.763325, -84.604547 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Carara National ParkTrail · about $11A transition forest where Costa Rica's dry north meets the humid south, famous for wild scarlet macaws plus trogons, monkeys and agoutis.
- Catarata Manantial de Agua VivaWaterfall · hidden gemA waterfall near Tárcoles, Puntarenas province.
- Crocodile Statue, TárcolesLandmark · FreeA crocodile sculpture by the coastal highway at the fishing village of Tárcoles — a fun photo stop that goes with the real crocs under the Tárcoles bridge a few minutes north.
- Playa TárcolesBeach · Free · hidden gemThe beach of Tárcoles village, a short drive from the crocodile bridge and the river mouth.
- Laguna Meándrica Trail (Carara)Trail · about $11 · hidden gemCarara's quiet northern sector, right by the Tárcoles bridge: a flat forest trail to an old oxbow lagoon of the river, with herons, kingfishers and often macaws.
- Playa PógeresBeach · Free · hidden gemA low-key beach between Tárcoles and Punta Leona, popular with Costa Rican families but rarely crowded, with local seafood spots nearby.
Sources: https://tikorestaurante.com/