Costa Rica Soda’s
If you are going to travel to Costa Rica, you will want to eat the food people usually eat there, that’s normal! You can go to expensive restaurants, but to truly have a cultural and nice trip, you should eat at a local restaurant in Costa Rica.
What are local restaurants called in Costa Rica?
A local restaurant in Costa Rica is called a “Soda”. That’s where the locals eat on a daily basis. You can have a drink and have a complete breakfast full of the most delicious Costa Rican local food. A Soda in Costa Rica is the way to go!
Eating local food is without a doubt the best experience of traveling. Costa Rica is no different. Where to find Costa Rica Traditional Food? A SODA of course!

Soda’s are all over the country, and the main food they all serve are Casados. You can get one with chicken, fish, beef or vegetarian.

But the best part! It’s less than $10 a dish. Does it get any better than that?
This pics look good!! When I was in Costa Rica last year, I had some incredible Casados from street vendors that were SO cheap!
Cheers and Happy travels 🙂
Drew
wow you had street vendor food, I never tried that. We mainly ate in the little restaurants.
Never been to Costa Rica, I heard lots of good stuff there, hopefully I can visit the country one day and try that Chicken Casada, Looks really delicious… 🙂