Menu of El Amanecer Liberia, Plaza Santa Rosa, Local #44, Liberia, Guanacaste. Every dish and drink with its price.
Prices in colones, 13% VAT included. Dining in adds a 10% service charge; pickup and delivery do not.
Breakfast
To start the day
Tico tradition
- Premium Tico Breakfast · Shredded beef ₡6.500 · Tilapia ₡6.500 · Chicken ₡6.500 · Grilled steak ₡8.500
Gallo pinto, eggs your way, sweet plantain, toast, sour cream and guacamole, with protein of choice. - Gallo Pinto El Amanecer · ₡4.950
Our classic gallo pinto with sweet plantains, toast, sour cream, guacamole and eggs your way. Choice of sausage or cheese. - La Bajura Omelette · ₡6.200
Filled with shredded beef, refried beans, cheese and sweet plantain, with ranchera sauce on the side. With toast. - Cowboy Eggs · ₡5.900
Eggs in a lightly spicy sauce, with toast, potatoes, guacamole and cheese. - Tico Burrito · ₡5.900
Tortilla filled with gallo pinto, egg, bacon, cheese and sweet plantain, with pico de gallo and your choice of sauce: chipotle or avocado. - Campesino Breakfast · ₡6.400
Gallo pinto on a handmade artisan tortilla, with shredded beef, eggs your way, guacamole and sour cream. - Queso Pinto · ₡6.900
Gallo pinto topped with melted gratin cheese, egg, sweet plantain, sausage, toast and ranchera sauce.
From the world
- French Omelette · ₡5.500
French-style eggs with ham, cheese, mushrooms, onion, sweet pepper and spinach, with ranchera sauce on the side. With toast. - Turkish Eggs · ₡5.900
Eggs over spiced yogurt and paprika butter, served with warm pita bread. - Fruit Bowl · ₡5.900 (Vegetarian)
Fresh fruit with Greek yogurt, artisan granola, semi-sweet chocolate chips and a coulis of your favorite fruit for dipping. - American Breakfast · ₡6.500
Fluffy pancakes with bacon, eggs your way, maple syrup and red berry compote. - Continental Breakfast · ₡6.300
Artisan croissant with egg, ham, mushrooms, tomato slices, guacamole and fresh fruit mix.
Brunch & Sweets
Sweet morning
Brunch
- Tostada El Amanecer · ₡6.500
On artisan sourdough, with guacamole, mushrooms, crispy bacon, eggs your way and hollandaise. - Chicken & Waffles Benedict · ₡6.000
Waffle with crispy chicken, eggs your way, arugula and Benedict sauce, with a touch of maple. - Caprese Toast · ₡6.500 (Vegetarian)
On artisan sourdough, with house pesto, fresh mozzarella, cherry tomato, basil and balsamic reduction.
Sweet plates
- Dubai Crepe · ₡6.500
Crepe filled with pistachio cream and crispy kataifi, with strawberries, Nutella and ground pistachio. Served with crème anglaise. - Nutella Crepe · ₡5.900
Crepe filled with Nutella, banana, strawberries and vanilla ice cream. - Red Berry Cheesecake Crepe · ₡6.500
Crepe filled with cheesecake-style cream, red berry compote and chocolate. - Vanilla & Caramel Waffle · ₡5.900
Artisan waffle in crème anglaise with vanilla ice cream, caramel, fresh fruit and chantilly. - Pancakes with Fruit & Maple · ₡5.900
Fluffy pancakes with fresh fruit, chantilly and maple syrup. - French Toast with Fruit · ₡5.900
Brioche bread soaked in crème anglaise, with fresh fruit, nuts and chantilly.
Lunch & Dinner
For the rest of the day
Starters
- Roasted Tomato Cream Soup · ₡5.500
Cream of roasted tomatoes and oven-baked vegetables, softened with heavy cream, with a melted cheese sandwich for dipping. - Roasted Pumpkin Cream Soup · ₡5.500
Smooth roasted pumpkin cream with oven-baked vegetables and fresh cream, with a melted cheese sandwich for dipping. - Patacones Ticos · ₡6.500
Crispy golden patacones (6 units) topped with artisan shredded beef, refried beans, fresh guacamole and pico de gallo.
Salads
- Premium Classic Caesar · ₡5.950
Fresh romaine lettuce with artisan Caesar dressing, croutons and crispy bacon, topped with grilled chicken breast. - Tropical Summer Salad · ₡6.100
Iceberg lettuce, cherry tomatoes and pickled onion, with strawberries, walnuts and chicken, finished with passion fruit dressing. - Sunrise Garden Salad · ₡6.500
Green leaves with dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, cucumber and radish, with grilled pineapple and grilled chicken, and parsley vinaigrette.
Casado
- Traditional Tico Casado · Pork crackling ₡7.100 · Grilled steak ₡7.100 · Parmesan chicken ₡7.100 · Fish meunière ₡7.100
White rice, beans, fresh salad of the day, homemade picadillo, crispy corn chips and sweet plantains, natural or in syrup. With 1 protein of your choice: pork crackling, grilled churrasco, Parmesan chicken or fish fillet meunière.
Sandwiches
- Quajiniquil Fish Sandwich · ₡5.900
Breaded fish fillet with special tartar sauce, fresh vegetables and artisan bread. With french fries or salad. - Classic Cuban · ₡6.200
Juicy shredded pork with ham, pickles and special mustard-mayo dressing, in buttered baguette. With french fries or fresh salad. - Neapolitan · ₡6.200
Golden chicken milanesa in bread gratinated with mozzarella, pesto and tomato confit, finished with house aioli. - Philadelphia Cheesesteak · ₡7.200
Sautéed churrasco with onion, mushrooms and sweet pepper, infused with red wine, gratinated with provolone and mozzarella, in ciabatta bread. With french fries or salad.
Burgers
- Cheese Burger Classic · ₡5.900
Homemade brioche bun with Angus patty, American cheese, pickles and special cheese dressing. With french fries. - Jungle Veggie Burger · ₡6.200 (Vegetarian)
Artisan brioche bun with roasted aquafaba aioli, romaine lettuce, tomato and lentil patty. With french fries. - Spicy Chicken · ₡7.000
Brioche bun, spicy sauce, chicken with melted Swiss cheese and pickles. With fries or salad. - Pulled Pork BBQ Burger · ₡7.800
Shredded pork in smoked BBQ sauce, coleslaw, mustard-mayo and Swiss cheese in a brioche bun. With french fries. - Texas Smash Burger · ₡7.800
Double Angus smash patties with breaded jalapeños, onion, onion rings, BBQ sauce, avocado sauce and pepper jack cheese. With french fries. - Sunrise Smash Burger · ₡8.200
Triple Angus smash patties with caramelized onion in truffle aioli, house dressing, tomato confit and a provolone-cheddar blend.
Classic pastas
- Traditional Pomodoro · Grilled chicken ₡7.950 · Sautéed shrimp ₡8.200 · Premium tenderloin ₡9.100 · Grilled salmon ₡11.500
Pomodoro sauce with cherry tomatoes, fresh garlic, basil, a touch of red wine and Parmesan cheese. - Pesto Genovese · Grilled chicken ₡7.950 · Sautéed shrimp ₡8.200 · Premium tenderloin ₡9.100 · Grilled salmon ₡11.500
Pesto sauce with fresh cherry tomatoes, garlic and grated Parmesan cheese. - Creamy White · Grilled chicken ₡7.950 · Sautéed shrimp ₡8.200 · Premium tenderloin ₡9.100 · Grilled salmon ₡11.500
Traditional white sauce with onion and fresh mushrooms. - Aurora Pink · Grilled chicken ₡7.950 · Sautéed shrimp ₡8.200 · Premium tenderloin ₡9.100 · Grilled salmon ₡11.500
Aurora sauce with cherry tomatoes, fresh spinach and Parmesan cheese.
Choose your protein (same price for any of these pastas): Grilled chicken ₡7.950 · Sautéed shrimp ₡8.200 · Premium tenderloin ₡9.100 · Grilled salmon ₡11.500
Special pastas
- Creamy Lemon Pasta · Chicken ₡9.500 · Tenderloin ₡10.500 · Salmon ₡11.500
Lemon zest and juice with creamy base, garlic and Parmesan cheese, with protein of choice. - Traditional Amatriciana · ₡10.900
Classic Italian sauce, slightly spicy, with onion, bacon, garlic, chili flakes, fresh basil and Parmesan. Protein: salmon
Specialty Coffee
from farm to cup
Specialty Coffee · Don Lucas Coffee · Tarrazú
Grown at altitude in Los Santos, Tarrazú, and crafted with the honey process: the bean’s honey is left to dry in the sun. In the cup: chocolate, nuts and brown sugar, with medium acidity and medium-high sweetness.
- La Vandola · Don Lucas · 1 cup ₡3.000 · 2 cups ₡5.000 (Favorite)
Don Lucas specialty coffee (Tarrazú, honey process), brewed in a traditional Costa Rican clay vessel. Made by hand, cup by cup. - Brew methods · Chemex, V-60, French press, AeroPress, Cold brew · 1 cup ₡3.000 · 2 cups ₡5.000
- Drip coffee · ₡2.000
The traditional Costa Rican drip coffee. Don Lucas specialty coffee.
Hot coffee
- Espresso · ₡1.700
- Double espresso · ₡2.300
- Americano · Small ₡1.700 · Large ₡2.300
- Cappuccino · Small ₡2.200 · Large ₡2.800
- Caffè latte · ₡2.400
- Flat White · ₡2.500
- Flavored caffè latte · ₡3.000
Ask about available flavors - Macchiato · ₡2.600
- Mocha · ₡2.900
- Honey cappuccino (14 oz) · ₡2.900
- Vanilla cappuccino (14 oz) · ₡2.900
- Baileys cappuccino (14 oz) · ₡3.400
- Affogato · ₡3.200
Filter brewing
- Chorreado · ₡2.000
The traditional Costa Rican cloth-filter brew. - Vandola · 1 cup ₡3.000 · 2 cups ₡5.000
Slow filter in a vandola, the Costa Rican brewer. - Chemex · 1 cup ₡3.000 · 2 cups ₡5.000
Thick paper filter: a clean, light cup. - V-60 · 1 cup ₡3.000 · 2 cups ₡5.000
Hand pour-over in a ribbed cone. - AeroPress · 1 cup ₡3.000 · 2 cups ₡5.000
Gentle pressure, short extraction. - French Press · 1 cup ₡3.000 · 2 cups ₡5.000
Full immersion: a fuller body. - Cold Brew · 1 cup ₡3.000 · 2 cups ₡5.000
Cold-steeped for hours. Served cold.
Cold coffee (espresso base)
- Iced latte · ₡2.800
- Flavored iced latte · ₡3.200
Ask about available flavors - Frozen mocha · ₡3.300
- Frappuccino · ₡3.300
- Frozen Baileys · ₡3.700
- Frozen Nutella · ₡3.700
- Irish frozen · ₡3.500
- Frozen cookies & cream · ₡3.500
- Caramel frappé · ₡3.500
- Choco-mint frappé · ₡3.500
Teas & Natural Drinks
Cool down
Teas & Chocolate
- Herbal tea · ₡1.500
Red berries, green tea, mint, black tea or chamomile - Chai latte, hot or iced · ₡3.000
- Frozen chai tea · ₡3.500
- Hot chocolate (14 oz) · ₡2.600
- Cold chocolate (16 oz) · ₡3.000
- Matcha latte, hot or iced · ₡3.200
Natural drinks
- Orange juice · ₡2.100
- Soursop & mint frozen · ₡2.500
- Green tea & passion fruit frozen · ₡2.500
- Pineapple & basil frozen · ₡2.500
- Mint lemonade · ₡2.500
- Hibiscus soda · ₡2.500
- Frozen fruit mix · ₡2.800
- Strawberry frozen mojito · ₡2.800
- Pineapple frozen mojito · ₡2.800
- Strawberry milkshake · ₡3.500
- Banana milkshake · ₡3.500
- Natural fruit drinks in water · Passion fruit ₡2.400 · Watermelon ₡2.400 · Mango ₡2.400 · Pineapple ₡2.400 · Papaya ₡2.400 · Lemonade ₡2.400 · Soursop ₡2.400 · Banana ₡2.400 · Strawberry ₡2.400
Choose your fresh fruit drink in water. Also in milk (+₡200) — just ask.
Pastries & desserts
Pastries and desserts of the day, depending on what is in the display case. Ask your server.
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