Microbar Samara — Restaurant in Sámara

When beer making in Costa Rica is dominated by the monopoly Florida Ice and Farm Company, it's nice to find a craft brewery in an out-of-the-way town like Sámara. Unfortunately, the experience at Microbar is a bit mixed. They have a nice selection of their own brews, as well as beers from other Costa Rican craft breweries. Their cocktail menu is quite extensive. It seems it's not open when it's supposed to be (I'm sure I saw a sign on their door that stated they were open from 12 to 12. The place smelled of barf the two times we visited in January 2019, and it was only just after 5pm. It has a nice atmosphere, but I suppose I could be expecting too much in a...

Our favorite start (or end) to any night in Samara. We probably frequented this establishment more than any other in our 5-week stay, especially when we discovered that they had the best cocktails in town and also the best chiliguaros! Obviously it's also a good place to get beer if that's your thing. The brothers who run the place are thoughtful, kind, friendly, and they make an amazing drink. Also the music was generally on...

Great atmosphere, good food, and drink in the (big) small town of Samara. Perfect nightcap after our sunset swim. We had a few different local craft beers, the beer wings (4 whole chicken wings) and the chickpea chorizo. The wings are great but for added spice just drag your wings across the spicy paprika sprinkled around the plate. Though we didn’t order any mixed drinks the happy hour looks like...