Nicoya Municipal Market
Local shop · Nicoya Peninsula
Nicoya's traditional market with farm-fresh produce, household goods and some of the cheapest local lunches in town. Open Monday to Saturday.
- Cost
- Free
- Time there
- 30 min
- Best time
- midday
- Kids
- 4 / 10
- View
- 3 / 10
- Crowds
- 4 / 10
- Swimming
- 0 / 10
- Effort
- 0 / 10
- Location
- 10.14127, -85.4509 — Google Maps
Tip
Go at lunchtime for a casado at one of the market counters, and bring small bills.
Be careful
Crowded aisles - keep bags in front of you.
Places nearby
- Panadería La Castellana (La Caste)Food & CoffeeNicoya's go-to bakery for breakfast, sweet breads and cakes, with a reputation for clean, fresh baking; the strawberry lemonade with spearmint is a local favourite.
- Bar y Restaurante El RetoñoFood & CoffeeLocal bar-restaurant in Nicoya known for chifrijo (rice, beans and fried pork in a bowl) and hearty meat plates.
- Restaurante La Fulana CosaFood & CoffeeRestaurant tucked into the woods outside Nicoya, praised for its mixed ceviche, Italian dishes, friendly staff and relaxed garden setting.
- La Casona de Santa Bárbara (Finca La Zanja Negra)Tours & AdventureA 150-year-old country house about 30 minutes from Santa Cruz where local cooks Marta Vallejos and Geiny Ruiz host village history walks, traditional food tastings, clay workshops and hands-on tortilla and clay-oven cooking, with music and Guanacaste cheers.
- CoopetortillasSodas & Local FoodA women's cooperative about 500 m from Santa Cruz's main park that has cooked traditional Guanacaste food over a nearly 5-meter wood stove for decades - hand-patted corn tortillas, rice-and-corn soup and tripe soup at very low prices.
- El Cafecito Santa CruzFood & CoffeeCozy café in an old house in the middle of Santa Cruz, the cowboy town of Guanacaste, with casados, milkshakes and vegan options.
Sources: OpenStreetMap way/319943815 · https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nicoya