El Avión Restaurant (C-123 plane)
Landmark · Central Pacific · hidden gem
Bar built around the sister plane of the C-123 shot down in the Iran-Contra affair; sunset views. Information comes from open sources; check access and hours locally.
- Location
- 9.4021605, -84.1532192 — Google Maps
Places nearby
- El AviónFood & CoffeeFamous hilltop restaurant built around a Fairchild C-123 cargo plane, with a bar in the fuselage and sunset views over the ocean and jungle, about 150 m above the beach.
- Sukia ParkParks & WildlifeFamily eco-park on the Manuel Antonio road with a zip line canopy tour, day and night jungle walks and a butterfly garden with rescued reptiles, a few minutes from the big hotels.
- Si Como No Resort & Wildlife RefugeStaysEco-minded resort on the Manuel Antonio hillside with its own wildlife refuge.
- La Terraza Café Bar RestauranteFood & CoffeeTerrace restaurant next to Hotel La Arboleda with a wide Pacific view; best known as a sunset spot.
- Agua AzulFood & CoffeeOpen-air restaurant on the upper floor above Hotel Villas El Parque with a wide Pacific view, known for seafood and for sunsets over the water.
- Emilio's CafeFood & CoffeeHillside cafe at the turn-off to Hotel Parador with a top deck looking over the ocean: big breakfasts, Mediterranean and Indian-leaning plates, fresh fish and famous homemade cakes.
Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=El%20Avi%C3%B3n%20Restaurant%20%28C-123%20plane%29%20Manuel%20Antonio · https://www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/costa-rica/places