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Don Rufino

Diagonal a la Gasolinera La Fortuna, centro

  • Downtown
  • Vegetarian options
  • Cards accepted
  • Every day
    12:00 – 21:30

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About Don Rufino

Contemporary international cooking with a Costa Rican core, in the heart of town since 2005. Where locals go when there is something to celebrate. Open daily 11am to 11pm.

What to expect
  • Chef-driven Costa Rican cooking in the middle of town, open since 2005.
  • The house dish is the grandmother-style chicken; the trout croquettes, the spicy wings wrapped in banana leaf and the ribs are theirs too.
  • For vegetarians there is mushroom lasagne and a Moroccan salad, not a token side.
  • A full bar with its own sommelier, Andrey, and a counter where eating alone works well.
What is included
  • The Huetar Norte tasting menu is five courses of local produce, designed by chef Santiago.
  • Places are limited and it is booked in advance.
Additional information
  • Open every day from noon to 9:30 at night. Walk-ins are fine, but at weekends it is worth booking, through OpenTable, by phone or on WhatsApp at +506 8466 4288.
  • There is no dress code: the clothes you came down the volcano in are fine.
  • For groups there are set menus, with 72 hours' notice.

What people who went say

4.6out of 5 on google
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Excelente lugar. La sopa de mariscos tipo bouillabaisse me encantó, y el chorizo de cordero, realmente increíble. Una mezcla de sabores espectacular. ¡Súper recomendable!

Según yo hasta lo guardé como uno de los mejores restaurantes de Costa Rica y de verdad que fue de los peores. Reserva bien, llegué y tenían mi mesa. Lugar muy poco agradable, puertas del…

Tuve una excelente experiencia en Don Rufino. Desde que llegamos, el servicio fue amable y atento. La comida destacó por su excelente sabor, presentación y calidad de los ingredientes. El am…

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