Sabor Tico
Restaurante Sabor Tico
A family diner run for over twenty years in Santa Elena. The generous casado platter makes it the most frequently recommended traditional restaurant locally.
This family-run traditional restaurant has been operating for over twenty years and is listed by several guides as the top choice in Monteverde for local food. The signature is the casado platter: rice, black beans, fried plantain, fresh cheese and salad, with your choice of meat or fish. Diners also often order chifrijo, beef vegetable soup and Caribbean-style coconut rice and beans. The original branch is across from the football field, about a ten-minute uphill walk from the town centre where most visitors gather. A second branch is on the second floor of Plaza Monteverde mall. Complicated reservations are not accepted, and service can be slow at peak times, so you may have to wait for a table. Casados from around USD 9.
Opening hours
Daily, roughly 9:00–21:00 (the two branches differ slightly; check in store)
Nearby sights
- Monteverde Orchid Garden
- Santa Elena (Monteverde)
- Monteverde Frog Pond
- Monteverde Ecological Sanctuary
- Don Juan Coffee, Chocolate & Sugarcane Tour
- Monteverde Butterfly Gardens
- Sky Adventures Monteverde Park
- Children's Eternal Rainforest – Bajo del Tigre