Guidebook for El Carmen, San José
Arts & Culture
National Museum Of Costa Rica
Avenida CentralMust See!!
Teatro Nacional Costa Rica
Calle 5One of San Jose landmarks
Museo del Oro Precolombino
Avenida CentralGold Museum
Recently inaugurated... a most see!! You should not leave San Jose without visiting this museum.
272 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo del Jade
Avenida CentralRecently inaugurated... a most see!! You should not leave San Jose without visiting this museum.
Museo de Arte Costarricense
Calle 42Estadio Nacional
Calle 68The Mercado Central!!! In every city it is a must to visit the Mercado.
65 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
San José Central Market
Avenida CentralThe Mercado Central!!! In every city it is a must to visit the Mercado.
Food Scene
It´s just two streets away, there is a very nice coffee shop there.
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
El Steinvorth
Calle 1It´s just two streets away, there is a very nice coffee shop there.
nice place for lunch and coffee, its cheap and very good!!
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Café Rojo
Avenida 7nice place for lunch and coffee, its cheap and very good!!
Great for very good food, very nice place!!
57 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Esquina de Buenos Aires
Great for very good food, very nice place!!
Ristorante L'Ancora Da Ciro & Tony
Paseo Rubén DaríoGreat Italian Food
El Patio Del Balmoral
Avenida CentralGood Food and nice cold beers!
Rostipollos
Great chicken!!
Pops
Avenida CentralCosta Rica´s famous Ice cream
Crispy Churros
If you are a sweet tooth this is a most!... have it with a capuccino.
La Criollita
Avenida 7Great Food!
French alliance Costa Rica
French Cultural Center , it has a very nice coffee shop
Pub Piso 3
Calle 2It is a very nice place in central avenue.
Q' café
Bulevar Avenida CentralSpoon
Avenida CentralBeautiful view of san jose, about 40 minutes away, great to go at night, good typical food.
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ram Luna
Beautiful view of san jose, about 40 minutes away, great to go at night, good typical food.
About 30 minutes away, beautiful view of san jose, and very good typical food.
42 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mirador Tiquicia
About 30 minutes away, beautiful view of san jose, and very good typical food.
Very good for breakfast... my favorite!!
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hotel Grano De Oro
Calle 30Very good for breakfast... my favorite!!
Segundo Muelle
Boulevard Ernesto RohrmoserPeruvian Food
La Fabbrica Pizzería
Best Pizza!!!
you can ask for the pic nic box and go have breakfast or lunch in the park in fron
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Maza Bistro
you can ask for the pic nic box and go have breakfast or lunch in the park in fron
Lubnan
Paseo ColónLibanese food, very good!
great pizza and draft beers, everything is cooked in a brick wood oven , is delicious! If you are traveling in a rented car it is about 15 minutes away or you can also take an uber.
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Riverside Pizzeria & Gastropub
great pizza and draft beers, everything is cooked in a brick wood oven , is delicious! If you are traveling in a rented car it is about 15 minutes away or you can also take an uber.
Café Histórico don Juanito
De Acá
Calle 3ADelicious for a coffee break and a snack!
Sightseeing
Parque Nacional Park
Calle 19My favorite park!
This school's building is made of metal, it is said that was designed by the same arquitect that made the Eiffel Tower
School Buenaventura Corrales
Calle 9This school's building is made of metal, it is said that was designed by the same arquitect that made the Eiffel Tower
A must!!... you can see Pope John Paul II sculpture wich was made by a famous Costa Rican sculpture, Jimenez de Heredia.
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Metropolitan Cathedral of San José
Avenida 2A must!!... you can see Pope John Paul II sculpture wich was made by a famous Costa Rican sculpture, Jimenez de Heredia.
Plaza de la Cultura
Avenida CentralNext to the National Theater
Its a small but beautiful museum in a very antique house.
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Historical Museum Dr. Rafael Angel Calderon Guardia
Its a small but beautiful museum in a very antique house.
Estadio Nacional
Calle 68Correo Central
Avenida 34CMail Building
McDonald's
Everything Else
Correo Central
Avenida 34CThe mail building
Hotel Balmoral
Avenida CentralThe Balcony is a very nice place to grab something to eat
If you want to have the experience of the central market, it is very typical!!
65 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
San José Central Market
Avenida CentralIf you want to have the experience of the central market, it is very typical!!
Farmacia Chavarría
Calle 7drugstore
Teoretica
Very nice small museum
Terminal 710
Calle 8Bus Terminal
Terminal to the caribean. Tortuguero, Limón, Guapiles.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Caribeños
Calle CentralTerminal to the caribean. Tortuguero, Limón, Guapiles.
Bus Terminal to and From the airport
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parada Alajuela station
Costado norte parque La MercedBus Terminal to and From the airport
Lumaca station
Avenida10Bus Terminal from Quepos
Galeria Namu
Avenida 7for souvenirs!
Zoo and Botanical Garden
25 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Zoológico y Jardín Botánico Nacional Simón Bolívar
Zoo and Botanical Garden
Atlantic Railroad Station
Avenida 3Train Station
Children´s Museum
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture
Calle 4Children´s Museum
In this neighborhood you will find in Calle 33 lots of great restaurants and bars, it is about 25 minute walk , you can go day or night.
190 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Barrio Escalante
In this neighborhood you will find in Calle 33 lots of great restaurants and bars, it is about 25 minute walk , you can go day or night.
Parks & Nature
Parque Espana
Avenida 5Avery nice quiet park
Morazán Park
Calle 7Parque Espana
Avenida 5AParque La Sabana
Avenida de Las AméricasEssentials
Auto Mercado
126For grocery shopping
In case you might need something for your trip.
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pricesmart
Avenida Central Juan López del CorralIn case you might need something for your trip.
Shopping
Curridabat
Ruta Nacional Secundaria 215Shopping Mall
If you want beautiful Costa Rican leather you most go to Cuero papel Tijera, the best!! And it has a very nice coffe shop.
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cueropapel&tijera.
Avenida 10If you want beautiful Costa Rican leather you most go to Cuero papel Tijera, the best!! And it has a very nice coffe shop.