Angelina's

Restaurant in Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Where Angelina's sits

Angelina's is an open-air fine-dining room on the second floor of Centro Comercial in Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. It has been part of the Playa Flamingo area since 2008. The open-air dining room is embraced by the sea breeze. In January 2025 Angelina's reported renovations and a new website while remaining the same Playa Flamingo restaurant.

How the kitchen sources food

The menu is globally inspired and also draws on flavors of the northwest coastal Guanacaste region. Artisan cheeses and meats come from nearby farms. Chefs hand-select the catch of the day from the boat each week. Native fruits, vegetables, and spices are worked into familiar plates. Full-bodied wines, craft beers, and top-shelf cocktails are served, and dessert closes the meal.

Starters and salads

House meatballs are Angus beef with pomodoro sauce, pecorino, and toast at $16. Chicken wings in a spicy house glaze come with carrots, cucumber, and Parmesan dipping sauce at $14. Argentine beef-and-chicken empanadas with chimichurri are $12. Calamari and fish in a vodka batter are served with patacones and homemade tartar sauce at $14. Humita, baked grated-corn pasta with stir-fried vegetables and goat cheese, is $14. Flambéed edamame with spicy teriyaki and soy sauce is $9.

Crisp romaine with anchovy vinaigrette, aged Parmesan, and homemade croutons is $12. Horiatiki is a Greek salad of cucumbers, red onions, cherry tomatoes, feta, and house vinaigrette at $15. Asian tataki salad places coriander-seed-crusted tuna on lettuce, tomato, edamame, mango, and avocado with ponzu sauce at $19.

Seafood, pasta, and other plates

Catch of the Day is a fish fillet from sustainable fishing practices, served with risotto and sautéed vegetables, at $25. Seafood cazuela is a broth of shrimp, calamari, fish, mussels, clams, and scallops at $35. Sesame-crusted seared yellowfin tuna comes with an orange teriyaki glaze and couscous at $24. Black pasta is squid-ink pasta with a seafood selection and lobster fumet at $22.

Veal ragout is slow-cooked and served with penne rigate at $23. Tagliatelle and shrimp in a creamy yellow-pepper sauce is $24. Chicken satay is chicken skewers on rice noodles with peanut sauce at $21. Oyster mushroom Milanese is served with saffron and ayote risotto at $20.

Pizzas and sides

Margherita, with tomato, mozzarella, and basil, is $17. Bash's Spicy, with pepperoni, sweet peppers, mushrooms, jalapeño, and sesame seeds, is $18. Playa Blanca, with four cheeses, white sauce, mushrooms, chicken, and green onions, is $18. Summer, with pesto, mushrooms, and cherry tomatoes, is $18, and a vegan option is available. Black and Blue, with beef tips, caramelized onion, Gorgonzola, and balsamic reduction, is $21.

Sautéed vegetables, yuca fries, coconut rice, potatoes au gratin, and wedge fries are each $7.

Private dining and celebrations

Catering ranges from a private chef for an intimate dinner to a gathering of more than a hundred people. Professionally trained staff work with locally sourced ingredients and handle celebrations and events. Hot or chilled hors d'oeuvres are offered for cocktail parties. Wedding catering can be an elegant seated dinner with a personalized menu, from appetizers to desserts. A private chef can prepare dishes in a home kitchen. The open-air space is also a setting for birthdays, anniversaries, and corporate gatherings, with custom menus handled by the team.

How to reserve

Reservations can be made online. Catering requests go through the contact channel. The restaurant is at 2nd Floor, Centro Comercial, Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Email angelinaflamingo@gmail.com or call +506 2654 4839.

Location

Phone: +506 2654 4839