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Nickmirr
 Post subject: Fresh Seafood
PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:25 pm 
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Soldiers,

Can someone point me in the right direction, where is the best place in SJ for, clams on the half shell, oysters and shrimps..
And also lobster.?
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 Post subject: Re: Fresh Seafood
PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:23 pm 
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Nickmirr wrote:
Soldiers,

Can someone point me in the right direction, where is the best place in SJ for, clams on the half shell, oysters and shrimps..
And also lobster.?


If you are preparing your own, try the fresh seafood markets at Mercado Central. If dining out, try the Machu Picchu seafood restaurants or Soda Peru.

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 Post subject: Re: Fresh Seafood
PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:13 pm 
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BlueDevil wrote:
Nickmirr wrote:
Soldiers,

Can someone point me in the right direction, where is the best place in SJ for, clams on the half shell, oysters and shrimps..
And also lobster.?


If you are preparing your own, try the fresh seafood markets at Mercado Central. If dining out, try the Machu Picchu seafood restaurants or Soda Peru.


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 Post subject: Re: Fresh Seafood
PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:56 am 
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Soda Peru = really excellent
Machu Pichu = excellent; stupid expensive

Better option (realizing CR is not a foodies paradise) for sea food is Balcon de Mariscos on the road to Curridabat (my sense of direction is bad, but the place is well known and really not too far from downtown SJO)
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Nickmirr
 Post subject: Re: Fresh Seafood
PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:03 pm 
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Scuba1 wrote:
Soda Peru = really excellent
Machu Pichu = excellent; stupid expensive

Better option (realizing CR is not a foodies paradise) for sea food is Balcon de Mariscos on the road to Curridabat (my sense of direction is bad, but the place is well known and really not too far from downtown SJO)


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:24 pm 
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Location: NFM--Geezers, cowpokes and the working poor--yeeha!
Here's a tel # for Balcon de Mariscos plus other seafood restaurants: http://www.guiascostarica.com/al11.htm

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:59 pm 
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La Princesa Marina -- it gets a 1 star for decor, but the food is good. It's not cheap like a soda, but less expensive than Machu Pichu I believe. There one is by Sabana Park, 2k-2.5k colone taxi ride from the gulch.
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El Banco de los Mariscos in San Rafael de Heredia is a 20 minute ride outside the city (Phone 2269-9090). The restaurant is situated in a quaint little pueblo near a large church. Indoor and outdoor dining is available. They offer very good seafood parilla. A good meal for two will cost around 14 - 15,000 Colones.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:10 am 
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Here's more on BLueDevil's restaurant mention, including directions and contact info--also has some comments: http://santabarbara.co.cr/modules/direc ... hp?lid=182

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Maybe I should start bringing a big cooler stuffed with seafood, straight out of Tarcoles up everytime I come to the city. :D
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For those watching pesos, you can catch the Heredia por Tibas bus which is located between A 7 & 9, near VIPS and for 360 ride it to the UNA (Universidad Nacional Autonomia). If you want to go further, the San Rafael bus picks up right at that parada, or take a taxi up.
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