Copper and Stone Gourmet Market

Tourism Service in Las Catalinas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Copper & Stone Gourmet Market is the gourmet grocery and deli in Las Catalinas, a compact, walkable beach town on Costa Rica's Guanacaste coast, set between dry-forest hills and the Pacific. Residents and visitors come here to stock a kitchen, pack a beach lunch, pick up wine, and keep the outdoor day moving without leaving the pedestrian streets.

Groceries, produce, and a stocked apartment

The market carries a wide range of selected products, including fresh fruit and vegetables, organic and gluten-free items, and everyday groceries. You can shop in person or order so an apartment is already stocked when you walk in, which is especially useful after a late arrival, when the first morning is better spent on breakfast than on finding milk and fruit.

Breakfast packages put the ingredients for a family breakfast in the kitchen overnight. Broader grocery orders cover cooking for several days. Prime CAB cuts, including tenderloin filet, are part of the food selection, so a rental kitchen can handle a steak night. Water and other staples live in the same shop, which means one walk can fill both the fridge and the cooler.

Las Catalinas keeps cars out of the town core, so a nearby market is how many stays actually eat. If you fly into Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport in Liberia, or the smaller field at Tamarindo, a pre-stocked fridge turns an afternoon transfer into an easy first night. Give your arrival time and unit when you order groceries or a breakfast package, then do a fuller shop once you know what you want to cook.

Deli, daily specials, and meals from the kitchen

The deli brings sandwiches, salads, soups, and prime CAB cuts, along with daily prepared dishes from the chef. A seasonal specials menu rotates through the week, with different plates for each day, which is the simple way to get a cooked lunch without sitting down at a restaurant.

From the kitchen, salads, deli staples, and baked goods are packed so you finish the meal at home and still eat on your own schedule. Grab-and-go from the deli covers the other need: freshly made salads and sandwiches for the beach. Extra sandwiches can be added when a picnic basket is not quite enough for the group.

The deli also works as a casual stop for lighter fare, baked goods, and freshly brewed Costa Rican coffee. Fruit cups, juices, and coconuts travel well toward Playa Danta or the trailheads, and a terrace is there if you want to eat before you walk. When you are choosing among kitchens in town, use this counter for packed lunches and coffee, then take sunset meals to beachfront tables at Celeste, tapas at Pascual, or dinner at Ponciana, Tamaki, or Sentido Norte.

Smoothies, protein shakes, and an early start

Smoothies and protein shakes are blended fresh at the deli. Green drinks include All Greens Potion with green apple, banana, kale, ginger, honey, hemp, chia, almond milk, and spirulina; The Helpful Green; El Bosque with coconut milk, mint, and cayenne; The Green-Go; and The Crane with pineapple and beet tops. Fruit smoothies include Jurassic Park, El Camino with cacao juice and turmeric, Blue Skies with blueberries and almond butter, On a Tree with kiwi and bee pollen, Green Mojito, and New Sunset with goji berries and raspberries.

Protein shakes start from almond milk or coconut water. Coffee Magic folds in cold espresso, oats, and cacao nibs. Chunky Monkey uses peanut butter and maca. Cashew Shoo Shoo is built on cashew butter and oats. Get Strong adds greens, flax, and chia. What Up Doc brings berries, goji, and sunflower seeds. Several drinks can take an added protein scoop.

That list fits the town's outdoor clock: an early hike on a loop such as Windy Peak, a horseback morning, or a long stretch on Danta Beach when a heavy sit-down breakfast is not the plan. Many recipes already use almond milk, coconut water, or water. Mention allergies at the counter before they blend.

The Cava, two hundred wines, and drinks to take home

The wine cellar holds more than two hundred bottles, with classics beside newer labels from several regions and a special dedication to Napa Valley. International wines, craft beers, and liquors can go home with the groceries. Each week the Cava pours four different wines by the glass, so you can taste without buying a full bottle.

Wine tasting sessions in the Cava pair international wines with meats and cheeses. In a town you already explore on foot, that is a natural evening: taste, then walk to dinner or carry a bottle back to a plaza. Ask about tasting times if you are planning around a sunset table elsewhere.

For nights in, the drink selection covers wine for the terrace, beer for a beach afternoon, and liquor for a simple cocktail after the heat. Combine a bottle with deli cheeses and CAB cuts when you are cooking in.

Picnic baskets and snack packs for beach, trail, and pool

Baskets are assembled to pick up and carry to the beach or a hike. The Snack Pack is sized for two, with chocolate, sparkling water, granola bars, energy mix, and chips. Quick Stop adds sandwiches, water, and snacks. The Picnic basket layers cured meats, a French baguette, almonds, olives, mini wines, and chocolate for two to four people. Dantita leans toward beer, nuts, cookies, and chocolate. Pitahaya is a larger spread for four. Extra sandwiches are the usual add-on when appetites run ahead of the packing list.

Separate grab-and-go snack packs cover the beach, horseback riding, day trips, and the pool. That matches how days actually run here. Playa Danta is a short walk from the plazas. Prieta, Penca, and Potrero sit farther along the coast. Trails climb behind town, and a horseback outing takes you away from restaurants for hours. Pack water and something salty, leave in the morning, and eat in the shade.

Choose a named basket when you want to walk out the door the same day. Choose a grocery order when you want the fridge working for several breakfasts. Many stays do both: provision on arrival, then grab a picnic when the day turns toward Danta or the hills.

How the market fits a day in Las Catalinas

You walk or bike between the market, the beach, and dinner. Hours run from 07:00 to 20:00 every day, which covers an early smoothie as well as an evening stop in the Cava. For a large grocery drop or a tasting, call +506 2106 1551 so timing and inventory line up with your plans.

Shop in the morning if you need produce and deli specials for a packed lunch; Guanacaste heat builds quickly, and an early tote is easier than a midday walk with cold food. If you are cooking dinner, pick up salads, baked goods, CAB cuts, and wine in one visit. If you are not cooking, the deli still covers sandwiches, fruit, and a shake before you head to Celeste, the Brew House, or a trail.

Short questions at the counter go a long way: Can a breakfast package be in the unit before a late check-in? Which four wines are by the glass this week? Can extra sandwiches go in the Picnic or Quick Stop basket? What is on the specials board today and tomorrow? Organic and gluten-free groceries and the smoothie list already give you a head start on dietary needs compared with a basic corner shop.

Use Copper & Stone as the town pantry: stock the kitchen, pack the beach bag, taste in the Cava, then let Playa Danta and the hill trails take the rest of the day.

Location

Phone: +506 2106 1551