Guidebook for Atenas

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Post Office
Post office Atenas
75 metros oeste
Post Office
Former location of the Farmers' Market. Now located on the Radial to Ruta 27.
Central School of Athens
Former location of the Farmers' Market. Now located on the Radial to Ruta 27.
Free shuttle bus to the Farmers Market on Friday morning leaves every hour from the park. This is the best place to stock up on fresh fruits, vegetable, herbs, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, yogurt.
Atenas Central Park
Free shuttle bus to the Farmers Market on Friday morning leaves every hour from the park. This is the best place to stock up on fresh fruits, vegetable, herbs, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, yogurt.
Banco Nacional de Costa Rica. One of the national banks with 2 ATMs outside dispensing Colones the national currency.
8 locals recommend
National Bank
Avenida 1
8 locals recommend
Banco Nacional de Costa Rica. One of the national banks with 2 ATMs outside dispensing Colones the national currency.
Banco de Costa Rica. One of the national banks with 2 ATMs. The ATM on the right, or northside, frequently dispenses both Colones and U.S. Dollars.
Bank BCR
Calle Central Dr. Julio César Ovares
Banco de Costa Rica. One of the national banks with 2 ATMs. The ATM on the right, or northside, frequently dispenses both Colones and U.S. Dollars.
The local office for AyA, the national water company.
AyA
Calle Central
The local office for AyA, the national water company.
Bank with ATM
Popular Bank
Avenida 3
Bank with ATM
Bus station for San José and Alajuela
7 locals recommend
Atenas station
7 locals recommend
Bus station for San José and Alajuela

Essentials

Coopeatenas has a wide variety of groceries, including fresh produce, meat and seafood. They have just about anything might need.
21 locals recommend
Supermercado Coopeatenas
3
21 locals recommend
Coopeatenas has a wide variety of groceries, including fresh produce, meat and seafood. They have just about anything might need.
Small grocery store part of the Wal-Mart chain.
Palí
Avenida 2
Small grocery store part of the Wal-Mart chain.
Grocery store in the heart of Atenas stocks typical and hard to find items. Good prices. No parking lot.
Supermercado El Canario
Calle 2 Juan de Dios Umaña
Grocery store in the heart of Atenas stocks typical and hard to find items. Good prices. No parking lot.
This is the Atenas Central Market Here you will find vendor stalls with seafood, meat, poultry, vegetables and fruits. This is located in the same block with the bus station to all the local barrios.
6 locals recommend
Athens Municipal Market
6 locals recommend
This is the Atenas Central Market Here you will find vendor stalls with seafood, meat, poultry, vegetables and fruits. This is located in the same block with the bus station to all the local barrios.

Food Scene

Good restaurant and bar with reasonably price food and good service. Try a "Casado" with whatever type of meat of fish you like for a good introduction to CR down home country cooking.
16 locals recommend
Chicharronera Don Yayo
3
16 locals recommend
Good restaurant and bar with reasonably price food and good service. Try a "Casado" with whatever type of meat of fish you like for a good introduction to CR down home country cooking.
Great authentic hand-thrown pizzas and other Italian food. Note: Alida's has moved to the Radial that connects to Ruta 27. It is now about 100 meters east of the southeast corner of Parque Central.
Pizzería Alida
Avenida 5
Great authentic hand-thrown pizzas and other Italian food. Note: Alida's has moved to the Radial that connects to Ruta 27. It is now about 100 meters east of the southeast corner of Parque Central.
Nice gathering place for the expat community with tasty comfort foods. Not open in the evenings.
10 locals recommend
Kays Postres, Café & Restaurante
Ruta Nacional Treciaria 707
10 locals recommend
Nice gathering place for the expat community with tasty comfort foods. Not open in the evenings.
Nice little coffee shop with pastries, ice cream and sandwiches.
Gelly's Jardin
Calle Central Dr. Julio César Ovares
Nice little coffee shop with pastries, ice cream and sandwiches.
Owned by a German couple, serving wonderful sandwiches, pastries, lunch specials, coffee, etc. Buy a loaf of German bread to go! Note: They have moved to Ruta 3, 200 meter west of flashing light.
25 locals recommend
El Balcon del Cafe
Avenida 5
25 locals recommend
Owned by a German couple, serving wonderful sandwiches, pastries, lunch specials, coffee, etc. Buy a loaf of German bread to go! Note: They have moved to Ruta 3, 200 meter west of flashing light.
Wonderful New York thin style pizza crust with lots of choices for toppings. Great service and reasonable prices
37 locals recommend
Pizzería La Finca
Calle 2 Juan de Dios Umaña
37 locals recommend
Wonderful New York thin style pizza crust with lots of choices for toppings. Great service and reasonable prices
Antaños (Yesteryears) is a great typical restaurant serving great typical food, great service and moderate prices
Restaurante Antaño
Antaños (Yesteryears) is a great typical restaurant serving great typical food, great service and moderate prices
Probably the best restaurant in Atenas. This is our favorite place for special occasions. Don't miss the La Trocha sauce on eveything... fish, sirloin, pasta, etc. Yum
8 locals recommend
La Trocha del Boyero
Calle Abel Rodríguez
8 locals recommend
Probably the best restaurant in Atenas. This is our favorite place for special occasions. Don't miss the La Trocha sauce on eveything... fish, sirloin, pasta, etc. Yum
Our favorite place for fried shrimp. They also service typical Costa Rican fare with wonderful Aztec soup and a Chicken Coconut soup. These soups are large servings, more than enough for a meal.
7 locals recommend
La Carreta
7 locals recommend
Our favorite place for fried shrimp. They also service typical Costa Rican fare with wonderful Aztec soup and a Chicken Coconut soup. These soups are large servings, more than enough for a meal.
Great typical Costa Rican food and very popular with the Tico. Service is excellent and very reasonable prices.
7 locals recommend
Restaurante El Guanacaste
7 locals recommend
Great typical Costa Rican food and very popular with the Tico. Service is excellent and very reasonable prices.

Shopping

Ice Cream Parlor
7 locals recommend
Heladería Pops Atenas
Avenida 1
7 locals recommend
Ice Cream Parlor
Full service hardware store.
JR Vargas and Sons Hardware Store
Avenida Central Abel Rodríguez Vargas
Full service hardware store.

Sightseeing

Gabriel gives the very best tour of a working coffee farm. Don't miss this if you are in the Atenas area.
El Toledo Organic Coffee & wine Tour.
Gabriel gives the very best tour of a working coffee farm. Don't miss this if you are in the Atenas area.
A 45 minute drive to one of the most beautiful private parks in the country featuring Butterfly Gardens, Native Wildlife, Flora, Fauna and gorgeous waterfalls.
288 locals recommend
La Paz Waterfall Gardens
288 locals recommend
A 45 minute drive to one of the most beautiful private parks in the country featuring Butterfly Gardens, Native Wildlife, Flora, Fauna and gorgeous waterfalls.
30 minutes away is a wildlife rescue dedicated to rehabilitation of native animals of Costa Rica. They started rescuing Scarlett Macaws and now they support all animals in a beautiful park setting.
120 locals recommend
Zoo Ave
120 locals recommend
30 minutes away is a wildlife rescue dedicated to rehabilitation of native animals of Costa Rica. They started rescuing Scarlett Macaws and now they support all animals in a beautiful park setting.