Guidebook for Escazu

Peggy
Guidebook for Escazu

Food Scene

Upscale café with great paninis, salads, carpaccio, some main dishes and nice wine or natural juices.
8 locals recommend
Il Panino
8 locals recommend
Upscale café with great paninis, salads, carpaccio, some main dishes and nice wine or natural juices.
Just 2 blocks away from the apartment. Nice, cozy, friendly, great bakery as well as breakfast and day specials.
22 locals recommend
Chez Christophe
22 locals recommend
Just 2 blocks away from the apartment. Nice, cozy, friendly, great bakery as well as breakfast and day specials.
Set in an old Escazú house, located on the first street in Escazú, right around the block from the condo, Saúl offers a mix of food, great natural juices, tea, sandwiches, blinis, crepes, nice desserts if you like chocolate and Nutella and great breakfast options.
10 locals recommend
Saúl Bistro San Rafael de Escazú
10 locals recommend
Set in an old Escazú house, located on the first street in Escazú, right around the block from the condo, Saúl offers a mix of food, great natural juices, tea, sandwiches, blinis, crepes, nice desserts if you like chocolate and Nutella and great breakfast options.
Some typical Costa Rican fare, like gallo pinto for breakfast. Casual food such as sandwiches, wraps, etc. Cakes, desserts.
Spoon Laureles
Carretera John F Kennedy
Some typical Costa Rican fare, like gallo pinto for breakfast. Casual food such as sandwiches, wraps, etc. Cakes, desserts.
Subway is located within a block from the condo, walking through a secluded street with barely any traffic.
32 locals recommend
Subway
Paseo Colón
32 locals recommend
Subway is located within a block from the condo, walking through a secluded street with barely any traffic.
German bakery, great bread and coffee, nice breakfast and brunch.
19 locals recommend
Mocapán
Calle Real
19 locals recommend
German bakery, great bread and coffee, nice breakfast and brunch.
The Intercontinental has a nice sushi restaurant, a meat restaurant and an italian restaurant. It also houses The Market where you can get all types of food.
10 locals recommend
InterContinental Costa Rica at Multiplaza Mall
10 locals recommend
The Intercontinental has a nice sushi restaurant, a meat restaurant and an italian restaurant. It also houses The Market where you can get all types of food.
Nice Italian restaurant
7 locals recommend
Terrazza Toscana
Avenida 2
7 locals recommend
Nice Italian restaurant
There is an assortment of restaurants at this small mall: Outback Steak House, Terruño Actitud Buenos Aires argentine style steak house and bar, Chancay peruvian food, Samurai sushi, amongst others.
17 locals recommend
Plaza Itskazú
17 locals recommend
There is an assortment of restaurants at this small mall: Outback Steak House, Terruño Actitud Buenos Aires argentine style steak house and bar, Chancay peruvian food, Samurai sushi, amongst others.

Essentials

Drugstore.
7 locals recommend
Farmacia Fischel
Avenida 4
7 locals recommend
Drugstore.
You can buy fruit, vegetables, essential cleaning supplies, wine, cheese, freshly baked bread, there is an ATM inside.
138 locals recommend
Fresh Market
Boulevard de Rohrmoser
138 locals recommend
You can buy fruit, vegetables, essential cleaning supplies, wine, cheese, freshly baked bread, there is an ATM inside.
Great service and nice ambiance: good hair stylists, a nail salon, nice spa for waxing and massages. This is my preferred Beauty salon.
Allure
Carretera John F Kennedy
Great service and nice ambiance: good hair stylists, a nail salon, nice spa for waxing and massages. This is my preferred Beauty salon.
Close to Saúl, good place to get your nails done or blowdry your hair or maybe an updo.
Vainilla Beauty Spa
7 bancas
Close to Saúl, good place to get your nails done or blowdry your hair or maybe an updo.
Cima Hospital: emergency room as well as several towers with doctors offices.
52 locals recommend
Hospital Cima San José
52 locals recommend
Cima Hospital: emergency room as well as several towers with doctors offices.

Everything Else

6 locals recommend
DryClean USA
6 locals recommend
Right in front you have a bus stop. However, if you are going to the city it is best to call a cab or Uber.
Plaza Laureles
Carretera John F Kennedy
Right in front you have a bus stop. However, if you are going to the city it is best to call a cab or Uber.
Basic school supplies, paper, photocopies,
El Olmo - Librería de Conveniencia
Ruta Nacional Treciaria 310
Basic school supplies, paper, photocopies,
Wine store.
Vinum Store
Carretera John F Kennedy
Wine store.
Large office park, where a lot of global companies have their HQ for Latin America or Central America-Caribbean.
7 locals recommend
Forum 2
7 locals recommend
Large office park, where a lot of global companies have their HQ for Latin America or Central America-Caribbean.
If you are travelling for business, you might have a meeting there. Large office park, where a lot of global companies have their HQ.
6 locals recommend
Forum I
6 locals recommend
If you are travelling for business, you might have a meeting there. Large office park, where a lot of global companies have their HQ.
If you are travelling for business, you might have a meeting there. Large office park, where a lot of global companies have their HQ.
Centro Corporativo Plaza Roble
If you are travelling for business, you might have a meeting there. Large office park, where a lot of global companies have their HQ.
Business center with several global companies.
Meridiano Business Center
Calle Matapalo
Business center with several global companies.

Parks & Nature

It`s a world of its own, fantastic scenery, animals, hiking.
557 locals recommend
Manuel Antonio National Park
557 locals recommend
It`s a world of its own, fantastic scenery, animals, hiking.
Short trail. If you are lucky and there are no clouds, you will see the huge crater. Drop by Chubascos close by, and have a great Costa Rican style meal.
401 locals recommend
Poás Volcano
401 locals recommend
Short trail. If you are lucky and there are no clouds, you will see the huge crater. Drop by Chubascos close by, and have a great Costa Rican style meal.

Arts & Culture

The Teatro Nacional is a landmark in San José. It was built in the early 20th. century, following French architecture and financed voluntarily by the coffee growers. They have a nice program with the Costa Rica symphony orchestra, including Sunday morning concerts.
127 locals recommend
National Theater of Costa Rica
Calle 5
127 locals recommend
The Teatro Nacional is a landmark in San José. It was built in the early 20th. century, following French architecture and financed voluntarily by the coffee growers. They have a nice program with the Costa Rica symphony orchestra, including Sunday morning concerts.

Shopping

Family owned traditional upscale supermarket, will cater to all your needs. In the same strip mall you have some casual restaurants, such as Cosi(in CR in an upscale version), Spoon coffee shop, amongst others.
39 locals recommend
Automercado
39 locals recommend
Family owned traditional upscale supermarket, will cater to all your needs. In the same strip mall you have some casual restaurants, such as Cosi(in CR in an upscale version), Spoon coffee shop, amongst others.

Drinks & Nightlife

Funky, nice ambiance.
Praha Lounge and Cafe
Calle Costa Rica
Funky, nice ambiance.
Wine and tapas.
10 locals recommend
Tintos & Blancos
Calle Multiplaza
10 locals recommend
Wine and tapas.
Live music with local as well as international artists.
29 locals recommend
Jazz Café Escazú
29 locals recommend
Live music with local as well as international artists.