Raulito's Pollo Asado

Monteverde & Santa Elena


Scrappy street dogs and chatty taxistas (taxi drivers) vie for attention at this porcelain-countered wonder. Golden, crispy chicken morsels are transferred from the spit to your plate with a heap of rice, fries, salad or gallo pinto (rice and beans). Wash it down with an icy horchata (rice milk and cinnamon drink) and still walk away with some beer money.

Like the neighboring church, it's a local institution. It also offers cheap yet filling breakfasts.