I’m a gal who loves a good coffee shop, and luckily, Tamarindo has quite a few!
Cafe Tico, consistently shows up on Trip Advisor as one of the highest rated food establishments in Tamarindo, and after visiting it on several occasions, I can see why!
Cafe Tico
Located just past the Super 2001 grocery store on your way to Langosta, Cafe Tico seems pretty unassuming. The small store front is tucked back, away from the road. If you aren’t paying attention, you’ll miss it.
Although I tried out a couple other shops in town, Cafe Tico, in my humbled opinon, has the best Coffee in town. Which is tough, because I find all Costa Rican coffee to be truly delicious!
The menu, and bar
The shop is small, and offers a limited number of outdoor seats to its patrons. Inside, you will find bar that sells your typical coffee shop drinks, small sandwiches and various pastries.
Another awesome thing about Cafe Tico is all the products they sell. They carry a whole line of chutney’s, salsas, jams and jelly’s with a whole line up of items for you to sample while you wait for your drink. I’ll be picking some up for our Christmas dinner for sure!
nut butters!!!!
They also sell other food related items such as coffee, dried fruit, and most importantly NUT BUTTER! I almost died when I saw them!
I have never successfully found natural nut butter of any kind in Costa Rica. It’s Jif or Nil! Here at Cafe Tico, they have a wide variety including peanut, almond, walnut and cashew! My excitement was momentary squashed when I realized that many of them included additional sugar and oil, but the almond butter just has honey in it. That works for me, it’s nice to be able to have a product available that has a short ingredient list that you can pronounce!
All in all, I’ve loved every experience I have had at Cafe Tico. Their staff are all extremely pleasant, their coffee is delicious and their products are unique and local. If you are in the Tamarindo area, and looking for a nice quiet place for a delicious brew, this is your spot!
Have you ever found a coffee shop while travelling that you just loved?
Pura Vida
Kate
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lovely post! costa rica sounds like such an exotic and rustic place, I’d love to visit one day. There’s a pretty cool Moroccan coffee shop in Barcelona called ‘La Concha’ that I loved – cosy and slightly shabby – perfect for whiling away a few hours.
I love that, “cosy and slightly shabby” what a perfect sounding place! Thank you for stopping by!
mmmmm, coffee! when we were in Paris on our honeymoon, there was a little cafe down the street from our little flat, and we had breakfast there everyday. it was a busy little local spot, full of people on their way to work. we even dragged our suitcases in the morning we left for the airport!
Sounds just lovely! Paris is one of those places that I always associate with the perfect little coffee shops!
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