Guidebook for San Juan del Sur
Food Scene
Good scene and great service. Noted for breakfasts, breakfast sandwiches, fun cocktails and inexpensive dinners. Favorite dishes: Any of their sandwiches – their bread is fresh baked daily to their own recipe. Also try the breakfast burger, shepherd's pie, olive amor, and nica bowl.
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Dale Pues
Good scene and great service. Noted for breakfasts, breakfast sandwiches, fun cocktails and inexpensive dinners. Favorite dishes: Any of their sandwiches – their bread is fresh baked daily to their own recipe. Also try the breakfast burger, shepherd's pie, olive amor, and nica bowl.
Best coffee in town, in a town of great coffee. Amazing omelets. And their homemade fettuccine is incredible
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Café Mediterráneo
Best coffee in town, in a town of great coffee. Amazing omelets. And their homemade fettuccine is incredible
A little pricier but amazing food definitely one of the best restaurants in town serving upscale Italian food.
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G&G Gourmet
A little pricier but amazing food definitely one of the best restaurants in town serving upscale Italian food.
Our favourite pizza spot! Located on the corner of Av Vanderbilt and Av Central. It’s delicious, quick and inexpensive thin crust pizza. The four cheese pizza is decadent and delicious. You may want to ask for them to prepare it "bien cocido" as the crust can otherwise sometimes be a little soft.
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Pizzeria LA VECCHIA SIGNORA
Avenida VanderbuiltOur favourite pizza spot! Located on the corner of Av Vanderbilt and Av Central. It’s delicious, quick and inexpensive thin crust pizza. The four cheese pizza is decadent and delicious. You may want to ask for them to prepare it "bien cocido" as the crust can otherwise sometimes be a little soft.
Great Korean fusion food with Bulgogi tacos, and plenty of vegetarian options as well.
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Salud Kitchen
Avenida Mercado Great Korean fusion food with Bulgogi tacos, and plenty of vegetarian options as well.
Old school style donuts, they are huge, they are glazed and they are sugary.
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Dia De Los Donuts
Old school style donuts, they are huge, they are glazed and they are sugary.
Amazing gelato. Favourites are Nutella, Cafe, Pistachio and peanut.
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Gelateria SUPERFRUTTO
Amazing gelato. Favourites are Nutella, Cafe, Pistachio and peanut.
Enroute to Remanso beach They have an amazing pool, great food and lovely owners. It’s a great place to chill for the afternoon, swim, drink beer, and eat and eat and eat. Try their fresh fish, its hand picked from the market daily.
Black Monkey
Enroute to Remanso beach They have an amazing pool, great food and lovely owners. It’s a great place to chill for the afternoon, swim, drink beer, and eat and eat and eat. Try their fresh fish, its hand picked from the market daily.
Arte Sano café is a little pricier but is a beautiful decorated little spot with amazing views and great breakfasts. Just before heading up hill to Maderas you take the hill to left. Arte Sano overlooks both Maderas and Marsella and has a stunning view.
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Arte-Sano Hotel Cafe
Arte Sano café is a little pricier but is a beautiful decorated little spot with amazing views and great breakfasts. Just before heading up hill to Maderas you take the hill to left. Arte Sano overlooks both Maderas and Marsella and has a stunning view.
The Surfing Buddha Cafe
Avenida MercadoSushi, Korean BBQ. Lots of vegetarian options
Fun hangout, no nachos though! It is a burger joint and in our opinion has the best burgers in town as well as super bad for you but amazingly delicious Animal Style fries (a hangover must). Also gets busy at night with a bit of a (young) bar scene and amazing surfing movies looping in background.
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Nacho Libre
Fun hangout, no nachos though! It is a burger joint and in our opinion has the best burgers in town as well as super bad for you but amazingly delicious Animal Style fries (a hangover must). Also gets busy at night with a bit of a (young) bar scene and amazing surfing movies looping in background.
Definitely the fanciest of the chicken places they have a beautiful garden and good food for decent prices. Not limited to just chicken though they do have a great family chicken dinner. :) We have also heard the Filet Mignon is delicious.
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El Pollito Pescador
Definitely the fanciest of the chicken places they have a beautiful garden and good food for decent prices. Not limited to just chicken though they do have a great family chicken dinner. :) We have also heard the Filet Mignon is delicious.
Avenida del Rastro (she is showing one street north of her location on the map, ignore this she's one block to the south). She is not the “original chicken lady” but she gives her a run for her money and at about half the price. Pretty much cooks dinner up out of her yard. Check it out.
The Chicken Lady
Avenida del Rastro (she is showing one street north of her location on the map, ignore this she's one block to the south). She is not the “original chicken lady” but she gives her a run for her money and at about half the price. Pretty much cooks dinner up out of her yard. Check it out.
Drinks & Nightlife
Fun expatriate hang out with theme nights - Trivia Tuesdays, Poker Wednesdays, Name that Tune Fridays.
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Republika
Avenida MercadoFun expatriate hang out with theme nights - Trivia Tuesdays, Poker Wednesdays, Name that Tune Fridays.
Happy hour, beach view, very touristy and tends to be very young the later it gets, but good place to meet other tourists. Drink specials most nights.
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Iguana Bar
Happy hour, beach view, very touristy and tends to be very young the later it gets, but good place to meet other tourists. Drink specials most nights.
A hostel with a party scene they often have parties and dancing. Good place to meet young tourists. Host of the infamous "Sunday Funday"
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Hostel Pachamama
A hostel with a party scene they often have parties and dancing. Good place to meet young tourists. Host of the infamous "Sunday Funday"
Amazing craft beer and great tacos. The pulled pork sliders are pretty fabulous too. Open Mike Wednesdays, and live music most Thursdays and Fridays
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San Juan del Sur Cervecería
Avenida MercadoAmazing craft beer and great tacos. The pulled pork sliders are pretty fabulous too. Open Mike Wednesdays, and live music most Thursdays and Fridays
Arribas Bar
Paseo del ReyDancing
Local hangout, stays open very late on weekends, here you can witness some of the best dancing in town but as its at the end of the beach road go in groups and don't bring valuables.
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Crazy Crab
Paseo del ReyLocal hangout, stays open very late on weekends, here you can witness some of the best dancing in town but as its at the end of the beach road go in groups and don't bring valuables.
Parks & Nature
To the South, beautiful sand beach, restaurant and shaded areas to hang out in. It has a $3 admission fee, but it has a little bit of everything. Good for swimming and surfing.
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Playa Hermosa
To the South, beautiful sand beach, restaurant and shaded areas to hang out in. It has a $3 admission fee, but it has a little bit of everything. Good for swimming and surfing.
Just North of Marsella, a surfing beach, less sandy but great for surfing and watching surfers :)
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Playa Maderas
Just North of Marsella, a surfing beach, less sandy but great for surfing and watching surfers :)
A quieter, sandy beach to the North, it has a restaurant or two and a few houses, very pretty, but more of a swimming beach than a surfing one. Look out for Paco the resident "friendly" crocodile by the south end of the beach
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Playa Marsella
A quieter, sandy beach to the North, it has a restaurant or two and a few houses, very pretty, but more of a swimming beach than a surfing one. Look out for Paco the resident "friendly" crocodile by the south end of the beach
Essentials
Great gym with crossfit, bootcamp and boxing classes. $5 per drop in $10 per week unlimited.
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Fight Club Gym
Great gym with crossfit, bootcamp and boxing classes. $5 per drop in $10 per week unlimited.
Great yoga studio with regularly scheduled classes. Drop in is $10 but you can get a five class pack for $40 and ten class pack for $60.
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Zen Yoga
Great yoga studio with regularly scheduled classes. Drop in is $10 but you can get a five class pack for $40 and ten class pack for $60.
he Pali is the closest you'll get to a "supermarket type" grocery store. It is good for basic staples, rice, coffee, cleaning supplies, snacks etc, but is pretty no frills.
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Palí
NIC-16he Pali is the closest you'll get to a "supermarket type" grocery store. It is good for basic staples, rice, coffee, cleaning supplies, snacks etc, but is pretty no frills.
Getting Around
Frequent shuttles to the main beaches leave from Casa Oro and these are also the best priced shuttles in town.
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Casa Oro Eco Hostel
Frequent shuttles to the main beaches leave from Casa Oro and these are also the best priced shuttles in town.