Eat Like a Local in a Traditional Restaurant

When you visit Costa Rica and you want good local food, you have to eat at a soda. Trust me. You haven’t experienced real Costa Rica if you don’t eat at a soda. Oh and no I don’t mean eat next to a pop can!

Sodas are what Costa Ricans call their local Costa Rican restaurant. A Costa Rica soda are normally small, mom and pop open air restaurants that serves only traditional Costa Rican food. It’s the best place to experience eating out like a local!

Here is what you need to know about eating at a Costa Rican restaurant, or a soda.

Costa Rica Soda

Every town you visit in Costa Rica has a soda. Most of them hang a Pepsi or Imperial sign outside and the name is something like “Soda Tipica.” If you want to eat like a local, then you must eat at a Costa Rican soda. Also, if you are traveling in Costa Rica on a budget, sodas are cheaper than touristic restaurants so it’s a great way to save money on food.

Eating in a soda in Costa…