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Frommer's Exceptional

Following a major remodel, this restaurant is even larger and more ornate, but still set around the lovely interior courtyard of the wonderful Hotel Grano de Oro. The atmosphere here is intimate, relaxed, and refined, all at the same time. The menu features a wide range of meat and fish dishes. The lomito piemontes is two medallions of filet mignon stuffed with Gorgonzola cheese in a sherry sauce, while the pernil de conejo is a rabbit thigh stuffed with a mushroom pâté and served with a Dijon mustard sauce. If you opt for fish, I recommend the macadamia-encrusted corvina, which is served with a light and tangy orange sauce. Be sure to save room for the "Grano de Oro pie," a decadent dessert with various layers of chocolate and coffee mousses and creams. This place also has a good wine list, including a range of options by the glass.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Costa Rica 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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