Pizzeria La Fabricca: "Near Hotel Indigo" Costa Rica Restaurant Tip by starship

On the first evening of our tour, we were on our own for dinner. We decided to go to a nearby shopping center to look for a restaurant rather than be limited to the restaurant in our hotel.

Just adjacent to our hotel was a small shopping area with several good choices for dinner. We settled on Pizzeria La Fabricca as pizza appealed to both of us and as the restaurant apparently was a popular place with locals, we thought it must be good. Along with pizza, there were other Italian dishes to choose from, but the wood-fired, oven-baked pizzas looked authentically Italian and the aroma was was mouthwatering!

When we asked our waiter the approximate size of the pizza, he seemed to indicate that a pizza would only feed one person so we each ordered a pizza. How untrue! When they arrived, EACH pizza was certainly large enough to certainly feed 2 or more people!! The pizza was fabulous, but we could not finish eating both!

The seating area for this restaurant was enclosed in glass and we felt a little like fish in a fish bowl, but it actually was very pleasant.

Opening Hours : Mon – Wed: 12pm-10:30pm, Thu-Sat: 12pm-11pm, Sun:12pm-10:30pm

Favorite Dish: The pizza from Pizzeria Fabbrica was totally fabulous with its thin, crisp crust, fresh mozzarella, and excellent sauce. I highly recommend it. Our waiter told us a pizza would only feed one person so we thought they'd be small. But, as you can see from the accompanying photos, 1 pizza would have easily fed 2 people. So unless you are extremely hungry, one pizza is sufficient for 2 people.

[At another restaurant in LaFortuna, 2 people from our tour also were led to believe that one pizza would only feed one person --- so that they ordered two pizzas and it was way too much.]

As pizza here seemed to us to be more expensive than other meals, you may want to consider that and the size of the pizza when ordering. Though I cannot remember the exact price, our two pizzas were at least US$10 + each, plus water, a beverage and tip and the total tab was not exactly inexpensive.

Comparison: about average
Directions: Centro Commercial Momentum, Lindora, Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica
Phone: (+506) 2582 1551
Price: US$11-20
Rating: 3
Theme: Pizza