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Le
Monastère Restaurante and Bar
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Situated on a hillside overlooking Escazú, Restaurant Le Monastère
represents a combination of quiet reflection and full-blown festivity
expertly mixed to please all facets of the dining and nightlife spectrum.
French and international cuisine is served by hosts attired in 19th
century French monk frocks, and customers are often invited to enjoy
Gregorian and classical music performed live in the renovated chapel.
Originally the home and chapel of an elite family in the early 1900’s,
the buildings were later converted into a monastery for religious
novitiates, and today, the site hosts one of San Jose’s better
known restaurants. |
Le Chandelier Restaurant
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Entering the stately Le Chandelier Restaurant is akin to being invited
into the home of one of the country’s best gourmet chefs. An
enticing aroma of opulence wafts from the kitchen, and beyond the
entryway is a table with all shapes and sizes of fresh breads and
aged cheeses. If you didn’t arrive with an appetite, you are
sure to have acquired one by the time the Maitre, Luis Offer, seats
you at your table. The elegantly appointed rooms are dark and earthy,
with portals in the walls filled with statues, wood carvings, ceramics,
antique musical instruments and other unique treasures. |
Machu
Picchu Restaurant
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The food is deliciously different and the service is exceptionally
good at Machu Picchu, Costa Rica’s first - and arguably most
popular - Peruvian restaurant. The modest-but-dignified San José
restaurant, owned and managed by Peruvian-born chef Fausto Jaime Martínez,
has been satisfying its clients for decades with authentic seafood
dishes from the coastal region of Peru. Machu Picchu, Costa Rica,
is the place to go for unrivaled Peruvian-style “ceviche,”
marinated chunks of fish or octopus, seafood “chaufa,” or
seafood rice, pickled beefheart, pepper chicken, tenderloin stir-fry
and stuffed potatoes smothered in onion sauce. |
La
Luz Restaurant
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Chef Stefano Delgrano, of La Luz Restaurant in Escazú, likes
to think of his menu as the embodiment of “New World Cuisine.”
His culinary tendencies are 100 percent international, each plate
exhibiting a fusion between Asian, European, African and American
influences. The ambiance of La Luz is as impressive as the cuisine.
Situated in the new Hotel Alta, Costa Rican architect Ralph Ruge has
created a masterful replica of Spanish Colonial architecture - complete
with vintage tapestries adorning the walls and domed ceiling, authentic
paintings depicting turn-of-the-20th-century Europe, antique furniture
and sculptures. |
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Isla Verde Restaurant
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Does the thought of Chinese Turnovers, Fried Wonton with sweet-and-sour
sauce and Fish Craw Soup with Chinese mushrooms, chicken and bamboo
shoots whet your appetite? How about Stir-Fried Squid in hot soy
paste with Chinese red peppers, Pork Chops topped with pineapple
sauce or Gian Yi: a whole boneless fish stuffed with shrimp and
water chestnuts? Isla Verde Restaurant, at the Hotel Isla Verde
in Pavas, is the place to go if you’re looking for creative
and mouthwatering Chinese food. The restaurant’s two chefs
will whip up a meal that will leave you completely satisfied with
your authentic Oriental dining experience. |
L’Ancora
Ristorante Italiano
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At L’Ancora Ristorante Italiano, excellent Italian seafood and
other authentic dishes are just part of a truly enjoyable experience
that includes an elegantly comfortable ambiance and graciously attentive
service. With just one year in business and very little advertising,
L’Ancora keeps its 18 tables full with a success built on repeat
clients and word-of-mouth recommendations. After all, where else in
the Central Valley can you find an Italian restaurant with two experienced
Italian chefs - including one who is internationally renowned?. |
Mirador
Ram Luna
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At the Mirador Ram Luna in the hills above Aserrí, the food
is authentic, the atmosphere is elegant and the view is breathtakingly
amazing. Guests will feel they have the stars at their feet as they
enjoy a deliciously authentic Costa Rican dinner above a vast sea
of lights twinkling in the valley below. Every Wednesday night, the
Ram Luna Restaurant becomes a joyful Costa Rican street festival with
delicious and authentic dishes arranged into an extravagant dinner
buffet for a memorable evening named “Tierra Tica,” complete
with live music, typical dancing and other traditional Costa Rican
festivities. |
Zermatt
Restaurant
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Zermatt is a small and authentic Swiss-style restaurant with a charming
hostess/cook where guests are made to feel completely at home while
they enjoy what is arguably the finest Swiss food in Costa Rica. Zermatt
has been offering a variety of delicious fondues and other Swiss dishes
for more than 17 years. Head cook Sonia González uses a combination
of fresh local ingredients and imported foods, such as French Camembert,
Râclette and other Swiss cheeses, in the preparation of her
culinary delights. |
Solera Restaurant
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Dining at Restaurante Solera is an unforgettable journey of good taste
down the eclectic road of fusion cuisine.
Although its name is Spanish (and has many meanings, for example,
the barrel used to make sherry), the food served at Solera cannot
be placed into any one category. Co-owners Ray Forté and chef
Michel Bellefeuille have combined their talents and added the highlights
of several culinary styles to their well thought-out menu. |
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