GASTRONOMY
Eat + Drink
The culinary arts must entice all senses! We want to wow you with flavors, aromas, colors, textures, and sizzle. Our cuisine and mixology are elevated by a caring selection of fresh, sustainable ingredients that pay homage to Costa Rica's agrarian traditions.
The culinary arts must entice all senses! We wow with flavors, aromas, colors, and textures. Our cuisine and mixology are elevated by a caring selection of fresh, sustainable ingredients that pay homage to Costa Rica's agricultural traditions. Our ingredients are sourced locally or freshly picked from our organic farm and garden.
Experience
Hotel Belmar's culinary philosophy is rooted in sustainability, flavor, and innovation. The goal is to create a regenerative dining experience that promotes biodiversity, protects the soil, and reduces emissions while providing a memorable culinary journey that nourishes and charms the palate.
Hotel Belmar's menus build upon a sustainable legacy with delicious, zero-waste food and beverages that are carefully selected for bold flavor, environmental harmony, and regional economic benefit. By incorporating overlooked ingredients, foraging, and rediscovering culinary traditions, the menus will impress you with delightful options to impress your taste buds.
Trimmed by forest and overlooking a picturesque pond, The Belmar Tap Room & Beer Garden has carved out a little space to enjoy Hotel Belmar’s artful brews and seasonal ales. All crafted onsite with the purest cloud forest spring water!
Brewed in the Cloud Forest
Let’s raise a toast to great beer, wine, cocktails, and casual dining delights! Open to guests and visitors, Belmar’s Beer Garden & Tap Room welcomes all with onsite-crafted beer featuring natural fresh ingredients, including water from Monteverde's cloud forest natural springs. Expect a unique experience with not only local ales but also a seasonal beer list, including a Watermelon Ale and Nubosa Tropical Stout. Complemented by an excellent wine & cocktail list and a delicious offering of sandwiches, burgers, tacos, and other yummy bites.
Wellness Treats
Made on the spot with colorful ingredients, nutrient-rich veggies, and specialty herbs. From a mouthwatering selection of sandwiches, super-food smoothies, calming teas to delectable sweet treats, visit before and after your daily Monteverde adventure. Join us in the Chalet!
Regenerative dinning
Hotel Belmar’s dining experience showcases the unmistakable flavors of ingredients harvested only instants ago. Menus pay homage to Costa Rica’s agrarian traditions, transforming the gifts from the land into balanced dishes of sustainable wellness.
This has been made possible by the adoption of the Biointensive Agrarian Method and its regenerative cycles. This eco-farming approach maximizes crop variety and yields on small-scale plots through water conservation, natural pest controls, and organic soil enrichment.
Explore the art of flavor
We love it when our guests want to further delve in the culinary and mixology arts! Our selection of hands-on experiences let you fully enjoy and expand your foodie talents. From hand-picking ingredients to crafting your signature blends or creations, these led activities will channel your inner Chef or Mixologist.