Restaurante Shakti

San José


This informal neighborhood health-food outpost has simple, organic-focused cooking and freshly baked bread and other niceties. Favorites include veggie burgers, along with various fish and chicken dishes, but most people come for the vegetarian plato del día (meal of the day) – only US$6 for soup, salad, main course and fruit drink (or US$8 with coffee and dessert thrown in).

Below the hostel of the same name.


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