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Tilapiera Los Laguitos y Restaurante Río Celeste

Food & Coffee · Arenal & La Fortuna · Food & coffee

Lunch spot 1.4 km from the Tenorio Volcano park entrance where the tilapia comes from its own ponds, with a pretty pond garden and canoe; a handy meal stop after the Río Celeste hike.

Hours
Daily 11:00-20:00 per its website (the Google listing shows Friday closed; call first)
Ratings
4.8 on Google (184) · 5.0 on Tripadvisor (26)

Dishes to try

tilapia de la casa · casado de filete de pescado · arroz con camarones · patacones · piña colada

Prices (as published)

Tilapia (house special)₡7,200
Casado de pollo₡5,000
Casado de filete de pescado₡5,100
Arroz con camarones₡5,500
Patacones₡5,000
Jugo natural₡1,500

Contact & directions

Secret spots nearby

  • 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.
  • 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'.

Sources: https://davidtourscr.com/restaurant-los-laguitos