As expected you can drink some of the best coffee in Central or South America in Jaco. Opening early in mornings until early evenings there are coffee shops all over Jaco. The best 3 coffee shops are The French Bakery on the north side of Jaco on the main street, El Bohio on the main street in the middle of town and Cafetero’s (Colombian owned) in Jaco Walk Shopping Center off the main street on the south side of town. In Jaco Walk Shopping Center you will also find a ton of restaurants for lunch and dinner as well as ice cream kiosks, and is a popular hang out for Americans. Note the French Bakery has a better pastry selection (and they serve breakfast) than the other 2 but the coffee is equally good at all 3 places. Our favorite place is Cafetero’s which also serves great Colombian empanadas and the owners are awesome!
Believe it or not Jaco has great places for both ice cream and gelato. For the best gelato go to El Barco (Italian owned) in the middle of town on the main street where it’s also a great place to sit on the patio and people watch. For ice cream we recommend Pop’s Ice Cream Shop also in the middle town (close to El Barco) where you can get tons of flavors along with sundae’s and banana splits. Pop’s also has air conditioning and it is a great place to go and escape the heat.