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Tropic Tamarindo Costarican Cuisine

Food & Coffee · Guanacaste · Costa Rican tapas-style dishes

Garden restaurant and cocktail bar in Tamarindo built around local ingredients, with jaguar and iguana murals. Reviewers single out the octopus and the Costa Rican-style tacos.

Ratings
4.9 on Google (637) · 5.0 on Tripadvisor (159)

Dishes to try

pulpo · tacos de pescado · tacos costarricenses · platos tipo tapas con ingredientes locales

Prices (as published)

Tropical Cooking and Mixology Class — 3 cocktails, 2 dishes and a tasting$100 per person

Contact & directions

Secret spots nearby

  • Playa TamarindoBeach · FreeGuanacaste's liveliest beach: a long arc of sand with mellow beginner waves, boats bobbing in the bay and a sunset the whole town turns out for.
  • Mirador de Tamarindo (Mirador Hill)Viewpoint · FreeOne of the highest points in town, on the hill next to the Wyndham hotel.
  • Punta San FranciscoViewpoint · FreeThe rocky headland between Tamarindo and Playa Langosta.
  • Isla Capitán (Captain Island)Nature spot · FreeThe uninhabited rocky islet in the middle of Tamarindo Bay.
  • Tamarindo Estuary (crocodile spotting)Nature spot · FreeWhere Tamarindo's mangrove estuary meets the sea: American crocodiles often bask on the sandbanks while herons, ospreys and kingfishers fish the channel.
  • Playa LangostaBeach · FreeTamarindo's calm, quiet neighbor: a short beach with rocky edges, tide pools full of little fish and a small river estuary — a local favorite for a sunset walk.

Sources: https://tropiccr.com/