Kosher restaurants in San José

Kosher food in San José (5)

• Kosher Gourmet — Chabad Costa Rica catering · Caterer · Meat
  Hechsher: Chabad Lubavitch de Costa Rica (Rabbi Hersch Spalter) — meat and poultry
  Escazú Village, Local #110, Escazú
  Chabad's kosher kitchen: poultry, meat, side dishes, bakery, desserts and Shabbos products for weekdays and Shabbos. Delivers in San José and, for a fee, across the country.
  +506 4010 1515 · Website · Map
• Raw kosher meat and chicken at Chabad · Butcher · Meat
  Hechsher: Chabad Lubavitch de Costa Rica (Rabbi Hersch Spalter) — meat and chicken
  Escazú Village, Local #110, Escazú
  Buy raw meat and chicken at the Chabad office. Do not bring raw meat into Costa Rica: customs confiscates it.
  +506 4010 1515 · Map
• Super Kosher Costa Rica · Supermarket · Meat
  Hechsher: Packaged goods carry their own hechsher; deli and takeout under Rabbi Itzhak Prober (Centro Israelita Sionista) and Chabad
  Calle 86, next to the Restaurante Fogoncito parking, Rohrmoser, San José 10109
  The country's main kosher store: meat, poultry, cheese (including Cholov Yisroel), bakery, frozen and ready meals, wine and Judaica. Orders online and delivers to hotels and rentals; ask which items are made in-house and who supervises them.
  +506 7100 1911 · WhatsApp · Website · Map
• Kosher Market Costa Rica · Grocery · Meat
  Hechsher: Products certified by the local Orthodox rabbinate (Centro Israelita Sionista) or imported with their own hechsher
  Rohrmoser, Pavas, San José
  Kosher meat, deli, bakery items, wine and pre-cooked meals with delivery across the country. The store does not publish a street address: arrange delivery or pickup by WhatsApp.
  +506 8709 1061 · WhatsApp · Website · Map
• Walmart and Automercado supermarkets · Supermarket · Pareve
  Hechsher: Sealed imported products only, each with its own hechsher (OU, OK, Kof-K and others)
  Big supermarkets carry many US products with kosher symbols. Read every label; nothing prepared in-store counts.
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Chabad in San José (1)

• Jabad Lubavitch de Costa Rica (Chabad San José)
  Northwest entrance of Escazú Village, Local #110, in front of the Walmart parking, Escazú
  Headquarters of Chabad in Costa Rica: daily minyan, Shabbos-day kiddush and meal, catering, raw kosher meat and chicken for sale, and help with the mikvah. Email [email protected].
  +506 4010 1515 · Website · Map

Shuls in San José (2)

• Chabad Synagogue, Escazú
  Northwest entrance of Escazú Village, Local #110, in front of the Walmart parking, Escazú
  Visitors are welcome. The easiest minyan for travellers in San José.
  +506 4010 1515 · Website · Map
• Sinagoga Shaarei Zion — Centro Israelita Sionista (CIS)
  Pavas, next to the AyA, opposite BAC San José
  The Orthodox community's synagogue and centre. Services are for members: visitors need an invitation from a member or a verified reference from their home community, and must submit the request form at least 48 hours ahead. Approval is not guaranteed.
  +506 2520 1013 · WhatsApp · Website · Map

Mikvahs in San José (1)

• Mikvah Centro Israelita Sionista
  Next to the AyA parking, opposite Banco BAC, Carretera Pavas, San José
  Women's mikvah of the Orthodox community, by appointment only. Contact Shulamit Prober (also +506 8303 3937). The only mikvah in Costa Rica.
  +506 8303 3900 · Map

Hotels in San José (3)

• Wyndham Garden San José Escazú
  Recommended by Chabad as the closest larger hotel to the Escazú shul.
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• Hotel Portal Colonial
  Small hotel near the Chabad shul. Mention the synagogue when booking for a special rate.
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• Residence Inn by Marriott San José Escazú
  Apartment-style rooms with kitchens; a longer walk to the shul.
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Eruv in San José (1)

• No eruv in Costa Rica
  Chabad of Costa Rica states there is no eruv in the country. Plan to carry nothing outside on Shabbos.
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