Guidebook for San Pedro

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Guidebook for San Pedro

Food Scene

Very nice vegetarian restaurant. They always try to keep on improving and innovating. Ask for the daily specials!
11 locals recommend
Mantras San Pedro
11 locals recommend
Very nice vegetarian restaurant. They always try to keep on improving and innovating. Ask for the daily specials!
Somewhere between fast food and good old Mexican food. They deliver quickly, but most certainly deliver. You can also customize pretty much any dish thet offer. Ask for the Horchata to drink!
Antojeria Mexicana S.A
Av 2
Somewhere between fast food and good old Mexican food. They deliver quickly, but most certainly deliver. You can also customize pretty much any dish thet offer. Ask for the Horchata to drink!
Probably the best Italian place in town. Order the Panzanella pizza... trust me.
Il Pomodoro UCR
Avenida 1
Probably the best Italian place in town. Order the Panzanella pizza... trust me.
Restaurant, concerts, events, comedy club. All in one.
El Observatorio
Calle 23
Restaurant, concerts, events, comedy club. All in one.
Very special and unique cafe and restaurant. The owners really succeed in presenting something different.
14 locals recommend
Café Kracovia
14 locals recommend
Very special and unique cafe and restaurant. The owners really succeed in presenting something different.
Alternative little place with a special menu. Lots of different options. Great fresh made juices.
Hoja de Aire
Calle 1
Alternative little place with a special menu. Lots of different options. Great fresh made juices.
Your typical burgers and cocktails restaurant.
Friday's
Ruta Nacional Secundaria 202
Your typical burgers and cocktails restaurant.
Crepes, crepes and crepes. Salty and sweet in all shapes and sizes.
Cocorrico verde
Crepes, crepes and crepes. Salty and sweet in all shapes and sizes.
Best restaurant in town with traditional Costa Rican food. Fast and good service.
20 locals recommend
La Casona De Laly
20 locals recommend
Best restaurant in town with traditional Costa Rican food. Fast and good service.
Restaurant and events.
13 locals recommend
Mundoloco El Chante
13 locals recommend
Restaurant and events.
Peruvian / Japanese restaurant. Unique in its kind.
Restaurante Ozaki
Peruvian / Japanese restaurant. Unique in its kind.
Peruvian grill restaurant.
Inka Grill
Peruvian grill restaurant.
Great sushi restaurant!
Restaurante Ichiban
Calle Uruca
Great sushi restaurant!
Peruvian food at its best! They've been there for more than 30 years.
Machu Pichu
Peruvian food at its best! They've been there for more than 30 years.
Tradicional Costa Rica food. Try the "Crema de Pejibaye"!
Restaurante La Casita Azul
Tradicional Costa Rica food. Try the "Crema de Pejibaye"!
One of the best Mexican restaurants in San José. Order anything... it'll definitely be good!
Huaraches Restaurante
Calle 5
One of the best Mexican restaurants in San José. Order anything... it'll definitely be good!
A good place for coffee and to rent some bikes.
Bicicletas La Granja
Transversal 69B
A good place for coffee and to rent some bikes.

Entertainment & Activities

Nice and cozy park to chill and let the kids play around. Right in front of the house. There are also fitness devices to work out.
El Retiro Park
Nice and cozy park to chill and let the kids play around. Right in front of the house. There are also fitness devices to work out.
Lots of green areas. A great place to do some jogging or running. You can also use some of the facilities for free.
14 locals recommend
Instalaciones Deportivas UCR
14 locals recommend
Lots of green areas. A great place to do some jogging or running. You can also use some of the facilities for free.
Green areas, mountainous and flat.
18 locals recommend
Parque del Este
18 locals recommend
Green areas, mountainous and flat.
Sports square. With fitness devices, kids playground, basketball/soccer court, and a large green area.
Roosevelt Place
Calle 57
Sports square. With fitness devices, kids playground, basketball/soccer court, and a large green area.
It's a nice park with a playground for kids, but also with a fenced part for dogs to run around an play together.
Curridabat's Dog Park
It's a nice park with a playground for kids, but also with a fenced part for dogs to run around an play together.
Go on a sunday and it will be dificult to see the sky beacuse of all the kites flying around. This park is THE family park of San José. Horesback riding, paddle boats, BBQ... you name it!
15 locals recommend
La Paz Park
15 locals recommend
Go on a sunday and it will be dificult to see the sky beacuse of all the kites flying around. This park is THE family park of San José. Horesback riding, paddle boats, BBQ... you name it!
An interactive museum specially for the kids. Science and all its different themes brought to life. I still remember each and every time I went.
23 locals recommend
Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture
Calle 4
23 locals recommend
An interactive museum specially for the kids. Science and all its different themes brought to life. I still remember each and every time I went.

Arts & Culture

Coffee, restaurant, concerts, events.
27 locals recommend
Jazz Café
Carretera Interamericana
27 locals recommend
Coffee, restaurant, concerts, events.
Cinema with alternative movies.
48 locals recommend
Cine Magaly
Calle 23
48 locals recommend
Cinema with alternative movies.
Cinema. Closest one from the house.
San Pedro Cinemas
Cinema. Closest one from the house.
Dance center. Hip-Hop, Jazz, Modern, etc.
Promenade
Dance center. Hip-Hop, Jazz, Modern, etc.
Dance center.
Warehouse Dance Complex
Dance center.
Paintball court.
Underground Paintball
Paintball court.
Go karts!
Formula Kart
Go karts!
Cultural center.
Costa Rican North American Cultural Center
Calle 37
Cultural center.
National History Museum of Costa Rica. Learn about the ancestors of Costa Rica in Pre-Colombian times and all up until now.
186 locals recommend
National Museum Of Costa Rica
Avenida Central
186 locals recommend
National History Museum of Costa Rica. Learn about the ancestors of Costa Rica in Pre-Colombian times and all up until now.
Wonderful museum, just remodeled.
272 locals recommend
Jade Museum
Avenida Central
272 locals recommend
Wonderful museum, just remodeled.
Beautifully crafted gold ornaments from the ancestors of Costa Rica.
133 locals recommend
Pre-Columbian Gold Museum
Avenida Central
133 locals recommend
Beautifully crafted gold ornaments from the ancestors of Costa Rica.

Shopping

Supermarket, pharmacy, book stores, any other store.
21 locals recommend
Plaza Del Sol
21 locals recommend
Supermarket, pharmacy, book stores, any other store.
Pharmacy.
Farmacia La Bomba
Calle 59
Pharmacy.
Stores, restaurants, cinemas, arcade, laser tag, etc.
65 locals recommend
Mall San Pedro
Boulevard Los Yoses
65 locals recommend
Stores, restaurants, cinemas, arcade, laser tag, etc.

Essentials

Supermarket, just 400m from the house.
Más X Menos
Carretera Interamericana
Supermarket, just 400m from the house.
Fresh bread every day.
Panadería Luna
Fresh bread every day.

Everything Else

University.
16 locals recommend
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
3
16 locals recommend
University.
University of Costa Rica.
12 locals recommend
UCR Train Station
12 locals recommend
University of Costa Rica.
University.
Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Calle Faustino
University.
Gas station.
Servicentro El Higuerón
Calle 69
Gas station.
Pharmacy.
15 locals recommend
Fischel
15 locals recommend
Pharmacy.
Languages institute.
ILISA - Language School
Languages institute.
Bank. Works for most international bank accounts and cards.
23 locals recommend
Banco Nacional
Calle 1 Ignacio Bolaños
23 locals recommend
Bank. Works for most international bank accounts and cards.
Pharmacy.
Farmacia M&N
2
Pharmacy.
Veterinarian.
Veterinaria M&N
2
Veterinarian.
Bank.
11 locals recommend
Scotiabank
11 locals recommend
Bank.
Hospital.
9 locals recommend
Rafael Angel Calderon Guardia Hospital
Calle 17
9 locals recommend
Hospital.
First aid unit.
EBAIS Lourdes Montes de Oca
First aid unit.
First aid unit.
Ebais San Pedro
First aid unit.
Private university.
11 locals recommend
Fidelitas University Campus San Pedro
203 Calle Siles
11 locals recommend
Private university.
University of Digital Technologies.
Cenfotec
Calle 33
University of Digital Technologies.
PriceSmart supermarket.
11 locals recommend
Pricesmart
Avenida Central Juan López del Corral
11 locals recommend
PriceSmart supermarket.
PriceSmart supermarket.
8 locals recommend
PriceSmart
Autopista Florencio del Castillo
8 locals recommend
PriceSmart supermarket.
University
Universidad Creativa de Costa Rica
Rotonda de San Pedro
University
University
Universidad Magister
University

Drinks & Nightlife

Small but cozy. Live music.
At Dusk
2
Small but cozy. Live music.