El Nuevo Latino Restaurant, Hermosa Costa Rica

This Costa Rica Jaco Beach restaurant offers creative and modern takes on local and regional dishes. The dozen or so tables are set in a narrow room that features a glass wall running its length, fronting a gorgeous pool fed by a series of spouts from a story-high aqueduct.

The service and setting are semiformal, but there's no dress code -- they realize that you're at Jaco beach and on vacation here in Costa Rica. Standout dishes include the plantain-crusted red snapper and the guava-glazed baby back ribs.

El Nuevo Latino Restaurant
Cuisine: Latin Fusion
Location: At the Marriott Los Sueños resort, Playa Hermosa next to Jaco Beach, Costa Rica
Dishes: Main courses $18-$40
Open: Daily 6-11pm. Reservations recommended.
Closed Mon during the low season
Tel: 2630-9000