Trapiche Vásquez at Restaurante Florida
Sodas & Local Food · Monteverde · Soda · local food
A family roadside soda on the dirt road between Tilarán and Monteverde where the owner has run sugar-cane demos for years: you help feed the trapiche, taste fresh cane juice plain or with orange or ginger, and see how tapa de dulce is boiled and molded. Stay for a casado and a dessert made with the fresh sugar.
- Hours
- Basic demo without reservation; full tapa de dulce making usually on some Saturdays (ask ahead)
Dishes to try
Casado with tilapia · Fresh cane juice · Tapa de dulce sweets
Prices (as published)
| Sugar cane demonstration | $5 per person |
| Casado | about $8 |
Before you go
- Entry
- $5 for visitors
- Tickets
- Pay at the entrance
- Road
- 4×4 needed
- Facilities
- food
- Kids
- Good for kids
- Season
- the Tilarán-Monteverde dirt road is much rougher in the rainy season (May to November)
- Checked
- 2026-10
Contact & directions
- Location: 10.411649, -84.898528 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- El Tigre WaterfallsWaterfall · about $29A jungle gorge with several waterfalls and a string of hanging bridges, hiked on a muddy loop across private land; the first fall is the most photogenic.
- Mirador Los OlivosViewpointA viewpoint near Monteverde, Costa Rica, popular at sunset.
- Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua (Tilaran)Landmark · FreeA white, modern cathedral with a slim bell tower on Tilaran's main street, seat of the Tilaran-Liberia diocese and the heart of this cowboy town.
- Pueblo Los Héroes (Swiss-style village on Lake Arenal)Landmark · FreeA Swiss-style village on the north shore of Lake Arenal that grew out of an old cow stable: chalets, a little chapel and a mini train that climbs the hill to Rondorama, a revolving restaurant with 360° views of the lake and volcano.
- Parque del Viento & Cross Lookout (Tilarán)Viewpoint · Free · hidden gemA municipal park on the breezy hill at the west edge of Tilarán, crowned by a large cross.
- Lake Arenal Panoramic Pull-off (La Unión)Viewpoint · Free · hidden gemA wide spot on the north-shore road near La Unión with an open view over Lake Arenal; local fishermen often cast from the shore below.