Lunch Quest
Every week for four months, Christina went looking for the best lunch in San Juan del Sur and filmed what she found. This is the list. It is genuinely how you learn a town — and it is a fair picture of what living here looks like on a Wednesday.
in town · 19 Nov 2025
Booths, views over the bay, and half-price sushi on Wednesdays.
Watch on Instagram ↗San Juan del Sur · 10 Dec 2025
Off the main street and suddenly somewhere whimsical.
Watch on Instagram ↗San Juan del Sur · 17 Dec 2025
Coconut curry — bold Indian-inspired food, which is not what you expect here.
Watch on Instagram ↗San Juan del Sur · 24 Dec 2025
New location across from the malecón. All outdoor, ocean in front of you.
Watch on Instagram ↗5.0 km from town · 14 Jan 2026
A jungle oasis — step inside and it is all green.
Watch on Instagram ↗San Juan del Sur · 21 Jan 2026
Heart of town. Covered tables and breezy outdoor seating.
Watch on Instagram ↗San Juan del Sur · 28 Jan 2026
She admits to working through most of the taco menu.
Watch on Instagram ↗San Juan del Sur · 4 Feb 2026
Her all-time favourite, at the base of the school hill.
Watch on Instagram ↗San Juan del Sur · 11 Feb 2026
You cannot miss it — there is a giant coffee cup at the door.
Watch on Instagram ↗San Juan del Sur · 18 Feb 2026
Literally on Playa Majagual. A restaurant on the sand.
Watch on Instagram ↗San Juan del Sur · 25 Feb 2026
Pool, patio, and it turned into a party.
Watch on Instagram ↗Christina's own series, on @christina_alty — the descriptions are hers, condensed. Five of the fifteen carry location data in the original post and are placed from it; the rest are placed by what she said in the caption, which is why most of them just read "San Juan del Sur" rather than a false precision. Places change hands and hours move — this is a starting list, not a guarantee.
Because "what is there to do" is the second question every buyer asks, and the honest answer to it is a list of real places with names on them rather than an adjective. The houses are all within about fifteen minutes of this town.
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Christina lives in San Juan del Sur and shows these herself. Tell her which one and she will send photographs, the deed position and what the closing actually costs.
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