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Bribri Springs Brewery: Bending the craft beer rules in Puerto Viejo

Justin Tayler “JT” Ficociello is a happy craft beer brewer. The U.S. expat lives in Puerto Viejo and gets to do what he loves ever since he was a 14-year-old teenager in Vermont.

Cabra Negra’s warm rompope foams its way until Christmas

"It's a visual experience and that seems to motivate people a lot. I have never seen another place that offers rompope like we do."

Can it still be agua de sapo if El Portón Rojo mixes it with rum?

I sat down to eat pizza at El Portón Rojo (200 meters east and 75 south from Arenas store, at Los Yoses) and ordered my usual pizza for two —prosciutto, arugula, and parmesan cheese— but instead of the usual beer, I asked for a drink that seemed familiar: the sapo bautizado.

Buchón cantina: Spritz cocktails to dine for

Buchón was the first place I tasted the Aperol Spritz, months before it became fashionable around San José.

A hangover, brunch and a classic bloody mary at Maza

The bloody mary is as classic as a cocktail gets. Articles and books are full of colorful stories about how it was created around the 1920s. The drink surged during Prohibition when people tried to cheat the system with drinks that didn’t look like they contained alcohol.

Poetry, Cacique and memories at San José’s cultural dive bar: La Bohemia

La Bohemia is something you can really only experience sitting with a self-made cheapskate gin and tonic in hand, watching the bar's natural course take place on a Friday night.

Two winning drinks with Costa Rica’s best bartender at Mil948

It seems like Isaac Montero barely looks at the bar while he is assembling his equipment. He quickly stacks cocktail mixers, puts down tiny bottles of homemade cocktail bitters and fastens his black leather apron all while talking. Everything he needs is meticulously arranged to be at the reach of his hands.

Drinks, conversations and a view to remember at Hotel Presidente’s Azotea

You might have already walked past by Azotea Calle 7 in downtown San José without realizing it. It's just around the corner from the...

Apotecario’s amazing kombucha margarita is not (yet) on their menu

In the midst of ambitious renovations, Apotecario’s kombucha cocktails are not even a month old. They are so new that you have to ask for them yourself or expect the waiters to surprise you with the news.

5 good hotels, 5 good restaurants in Manuel Antonio and Quepos

Reviewing hotels and restaurants in Manuel Antonio and Quepos, we felt like mosquitoes at a nudist colony: We were very happy to be here, but we hardly knew where to begin.

Relaxing in style in Granada, Nicaragua’s best hotels and spas

Whether it's in the tranquil islets of Granada on the massive Lake Nicaragua or on the cobblestone streets of La Calzada, we have assembled some of our favorite places for R&R in the colonial town.

San José IPA: Is this the best beer in Costa Rica?

The Costa Rica craft beer scene has undergone a revolution in the past few years, thanks to brewers like Adolfo Marín and his San José IPA.

Beer with a conscience

Oh, how wonderful it is to sip a new brand of beer as you explore the tropics. And if you're traveling in Costa Rica,...

Pacific coast craft beer La Selva hits San José

You hear it all the time: Some bearded guy from Oregon decides to brew beer. He loves beer. He loves gastropubs. He reads all...
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