Pupusas, burgers, fresh seafood and world class coffee

Incredibly delicious and creative breakfast and brunch spot right on the ocean. Enjoy one of the country’s hidden gems.

Excellent coffee bar built for the connoisseur. In-house roast, pour-overs, a proper espresso bar. Excellent típico breakfasts, bowls and homemade sweets. A major social hub and workspace.

French/California fusion with ocean and river views — this spot has all the vibes. Not to mention cold beer, surf clips, and the world’s best smashburger.

Great hotel restaurant on the river with ocean views and tasty bites. Cold beer and local legends hang here.

Beach front breakfast, surf view, great prices, excellent típico.

Good food at this beachfront hotel. Excellent smashburgers, breakfast and smoothies.

Beachfront bar and restaurant in the heart of town. Great seafood, cold beers, and friendly staff.

Beachfront coffee and snacks. Open Mondays. Enjoy a great coffee and watch the surf from this central locale right in front of the point.

Jeisi’s rustic pupusería is a town favorite. Slow, cheap, worth it. A must go.

Maybe the best pizza in town with equally as good pupusas. Find them on the west side of the river at the end of the road.

Found at the corner of the second entrance on the west side of town, this unsuspecting restaurant has some of the best seafood in town, including a delicious shrimp ceviche. Surfboards and rooms also available.

Wood-fired pizza, nachos, stairs to the sand. The sunset seat.

Post-surf rice bowls, smoothies, coffee. Vegetarian without trying too hard.

Hammocks, swings, shakes, a river view. Good for a long afternoon.

Desayuno típico with the wave at your feet.

Fresh pasta, burrata, paninis on actual bread. New, and trying.

Simple and good local restaurant with a view of the point. Try the pollo for lunch — it’s amazing. Ice-cold cheap beers.

Excellent coffee, bagels, loaded homemade sourdough toast and acai bowls. Quiet cool patio vibes.

Poolside burgers, tacos and a small sit-up bar make this hostel hang a chill vibe. The burgers are massive.

Family roadside pupusas. Rustic, fast, no English required.

Newer, cold AC, Korean shrimp and a burger that holds up.

One table, excellent tortas. Eat standing if you have to.

Straw roof, ocean, a menu big enough for a group. At the academy.

Plated, pricier, garden-grown. The sit-down if someone else is paying.

West-end hotel restaurant. Breakfast included if you sleep there.

Thai inspired dishes