Vegan cafe and restaurant that serves plant-based dishes including comfort foods like burgers, pasta, and 'wings' as well as serving cakes, coffee, tea, smoothies, and cocktails. Holds happy hour daily from 4-6 pm. Located on the 2nd floor of the building with a sunset view from the balcony. Est. Jan 2020. Open Mon-Tue 11:00am-9:00pm, Thu-Fri 11:00am-9:00pm, Sat-Sun 9:00am-9:00pm. Closed Wed.
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Avenida Pastor Diaz, Centro Comercial Il Galione, Local 12, Jaco, Costa Rica, 61101
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
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Last update on 15 Jan 2024 by JulieMarieHansen
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Added by JulieMarieHansen on 13 Dec 2019
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104 Reviews
First Review by lilveggie
juliundlini
Points +80
SO DELICIOUS - Edit
Best vegan food! Were happy to find a vegan place on our way to Quepos. The iced coffee, french Toast and the past were amazing!
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michielpanis
Points +702
Homemade dishes - Edit
Great choices on this full vegan menu.
Read moreThe staff is very friendly.
The dishes contain a lot of fresh ingredients, very tasteful!
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schokomuha
Points +60
amazing food - Edit
I got the Karma bowl ( fried tofu), a smotthie (Sweety) aaand at the end even a cookie. I loved everything.
Read morethe tofu wasn‘t even necessary - the boel would have been enough. I‘ll be back 🤗
Pros: Quality of food - as well as taste, service
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MicrobialFuture
Points +1139
10/10 - Edit
What didn’t I like, that’s the real question. Just go there. You won’t be disappointed. We had a chicken sandwich with roasted baby potatoes- crushed it. Carbonara-legit. Corn ribs with 2 sauces- omg. And cookie- yum. And the 2-for-1 happy hour cocktails- yes.
Read morePros: Everything
Cons: No
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BlaizeOLibertii
Points +21
Delicious and seriously satisfying. - Edit
I am writing my review from the banquet of Karma (fully happy stomach) because I don’t want to neglect to speak about how much I have and still enjoy this restaurant. I’ve been coming to Karma for 2 consecutive years and it’s such a joy to dine here. The staff are helpful, friendly and welcoming. The menu offers a lot and I’ve never had a better non meat based burger. My gf and I eat here every chance we get and there is never a moments hesitation to come back. We’ll be happily dining here on our travels as long as this place exists. A real gem. Don’t miss it.
Read morePros: Service, Delicious food, Sustainable
Cons: Only con is there isn’t a Karma in my home town
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TheJBJ
Points +56
Fantastic food, margaritas, & staff - Edit
We stopped into Karma for an afternoon snack of plant based food and ended up also having some margaritas. The food was fantastic. But the margaritas were the best we’ve had in Jaco thus far. So much so that we stopped into Karma two more times in the next 1-2 days for more margaritas. Tatiana was our amazing front of house staff person and she was great, and made these great margaritas. We just wish we came into Karma earlier in the trip, because now I want to try everything on the menu. We only had the ceviche and burger and both were great! Come visit Karma! We thoroughly enjoyed the passion fruit margaritas & ginger margaritas.
Read morePros: Great margaritas, Organic & mostly local, Fresh
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MJP1506
Points +28
Excellent vegan meal - Edit
Karma prepares all their meals with fresh ingredients.
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Tkyla83
Points +183
Really good food - Edit
Had some great food here. Loved the carbonara and mexi burger. Atmosphere was nice. Tried to sit outside but too much cigarette smoke from the bars on the street. Do not leave ANYTHING in your car. Our gross, old water shoes and snorkeling masks were stolen from the locked car. #Veganuary
Read morePros: Meal options , Great food , Friendly staff
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aliciarobb
Points +244
Great! - Edit
I had the mexi burger and my partner got the chicken sandwich. Bith were great. The deserts and coffee were great too. 100% vegan!!
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DutchRanger
Points +18
Fabulous - Edit
Great food and a pina colada to die for. 100% recommended.
Read morePros: Tasty food, Prompt service
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TalVilchick
Points +13
Good food, good staff - Edit
I liked the food! I ordered Bagel Tofu (twice!) And tje Mushroom Bagel, and a big shake. Everything was delicious, the food came out really fast, it looked small but made me totally full. The waitress was cute and helped me choose the dish, and on my second time there she let us in 20 min before they closed and literally saved us!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-01-06
Pros: Food, Staff, Nice decorated, clean place
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alex.dollberg
Points +459
Extraordinary delicious and nice atmosphere - Edit
We went for dinner to the Karma restaurant twice, because we stayed in Jaco only 2 nights.
Read moreI had the "Chickfree" sandwich and the chickpea burger. The food was of high quality and very delicious.
The staff is very helpful and hospitable.
I can recommend it!
Thank you!!
Updated from previous review on 2025-01-06
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DreaV
Points +809
Phantastisch - Edit
Wir waren total begeistert. Die Nudeln Carbonara waren excellent. Mein Mann hatte das Chick-Free Sandwich, auch mega gut. Hier hat alles gepasst, schönes Restaurant mit Außenbereich, nettes Personal. Absolut zu empfehlen. Hier sollte man auf jeden Fall hin! Wir hoffen, nochmal hinzukommen. Wir waren dann ein zweites mal da, es war einfach nur top!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-01-05
Pros: Gemütliches Restaurant , Komplett Vegan, Nettes Personal
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artlifesoul
Points +103
burger was so good! - Edit
i got the beyond burger and it was SOO good. i like their mayo too! the coffee was great and the restaurant vibes were IT.
Read more🤌🏼🤌🏼
Pros: beyond burger , fries, coffee with oat milk
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Cmpbiker
Points +109
Very tasty! - Edit
Attentive staff and delicious food!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-08-27
Pros: Carrot Smoked salmon!!
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Carol1by1
Points +16
Amazing - Edit
Karma was a lovely chilled place to be last night. The food was very good and the starter we had was amazing. Not sure what she does to the bread but it is to die for. My husband who is not vegan had the beyond burger but said when we visit again in a few days there was so much choice he would have something different as it all sounds lovely.
Read moreA great place for vegans and non vegans.
Pros: Great service , Great prices , Lovely selection of food
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michrozen
Points +127
Nice food - Edit
It was a nice place, the pasta was OK, the French toast was very good.
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ArianaCorpuz
Points +96
Cutest Vegan Cafe! - Edit
Absolutely loved Karma- I visited multiple times in the few days I was in Jaco! 🩷 My favorite dish was the French toast- quite sweet but so yummy and indulgent. Coffee here was also delicious! Would absolutely come back. Bonus was the barista/server was an angel. ☺️✨
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-06-04
Pros: All vegan!!, Tons of food options, Nice staff
Seatown_vegan
Love karma
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echofan
Points +268
Tasty food and great service. - Edit
The heart palm ceviche was very good. It was nice to get some vegan food as where I was staying had little vegan options.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-05-06
Pros: Ceviche , Salad
Cons: The tofu sandwich had too much sauce.
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BrodyY
Points +187
Great Karma - Edit
Fabulous spot, Julie is super friendly, and the food is on purpose and wonderful. As a matter of fact, I'm about to head that way again right now for a late dinner.
Read moreMy updates are to fix crummy grammar 😉
Updated from previous review on 2024-04-19
Pros: Location , Menu, Staff
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Hilton303
Points +44
Excellent food & service - Edit
My 3rd visit from Denver, so good!
Read morePros: Food, Service , Location
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liamq
Points +310
Delicious - Edit
Nothing short of fantastic! During my 2 week stay in CR this was my favourite 2 meals. It was so great that I came back that same night with friends for another meal. If you are a vegan in Jaco this is a must try! Sever is so amazing and food is too! So friendly and great vibes! Chocolate chip cookie was also amazing. Had chick’free sandwich, carbonara, corn ribs, cauliflower wings which were all 10/10. Can’t go wrong
Read moreUpdate: this was so delicious I came back every single day I was in Jaco. This is an absolute can’t skip place if you are a vegan in Jaco. The tofu scramble bagel was the best breakfast meal I’ve had as a vegan. So amazing!!
Updated from previous review on 2024-03-19
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kayana66
Points +22
New favorite restaurant! - Edit
We visited Jacó for 2 weeks in February & March of 2024. We tried lots of vegan food while visiting (Jacó has very good vegan options), but Karma was by far our favorite, and we visited every day that they were open on our trip (they’re only closed on Wednesdays)! I am from Portland, Oregon, where vegan food is available in abundance and is truly delicious, but our vegan restaurants don’t hold a candle to Karma Cafe. They are the best vegan food in Jacó (and Jacó has many vegan options) and are better than any vegan food I’ve had in Portland, either.
Read moreI’ve tried nearly everything on the menu during my two weeks here, and my favorite items are the Tofu Scramble Bagel, the Chick’free Salad, the Cauliflower Wings and the Tofu Sandwich. I don’t usually like seitan, but their seitan chicken is the best vegan chicken I’ve ever had. They have a Chick’free salad and sandwich. I generally prefer salads over sandwiches, so that’s my favorite, but the sandwich is very good as well, and the bread that they make in-house for their sandwiches is so good!
They have breakfast and lunch/dinner options, and offer menu items like cocktails, smoothies and milkshakes, coffee, bagels, sandwiches/burgers, salads, pasta and dessert (their chocolate chip cookies are DELICIOUS). The serving sizes are very filling and the prices aren’t bad at all. Everything is 100% plant-based. The atmosphere is very cute and well-kept, and the staff is friendly and speaks very good English. Julie and Tatiana are warm, welcoming helpful and friendly, and we are so lucky to have been welcomed into the Karma family. They have an English and a Spanish menu.
It’s a little small indoors so you might need to be strategic about when you come in if you have a big group. We saw 2 big groups come in at different points in our trip & the staff move tables to accommodate them, they are very flexible and do what they can to accommodate all guests. There is also a small outdoor patio with 2 tables. You can see the sunset if you sit on the patio or at one of the tables near the back door, it’s a beautiful view!
Overall, I highly recommend. I was already sad to leave Costa Rica, but I’m even more sad that I can’t bring Karma back home with me!
Updated from previous review on 2024-03-03
Pros: Delicious food & good variety , Good serving sizes & prices, Cute atmosphere & friendly staff
Cons: I can’t bring them home with me.
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lithjesse81080
Points +16
Outstanding! - Edit
Traveled to CR for a couple of weeks and found this cafe in Jaco. I was so impressed with the food and the service, that I ate here almost daily. The Chick-free salad was some of the best vegan chicken I’ve had in my 20 years of veganism, as was the cauliflower. I have to give a shout out to the tofu scramble, which is amazing as well. I had a latte here almost every morning and couldn’t have asked for better. Be careful though, the chocolate chip cookies are addicting. The next time I am near Jaco, I will definitely be eating here!
Read morePros: Service, Food, Coffee
Cons: None
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MichaelBray
Points +48
Karma delights - Edit
What a lovely peaceful retreat, nice music, great service and awesome food. My wife and I had been touring Costa rica and spotted this 100% plant based restaurant and had to visit, and so glad we did, and had a lovely chat with the owner too. Thank you 😋
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jshields2444
Points +16
Truly the Best vegan Place - Edit
I am writing this review while still on a two-week trip to Jaco with family because I can’t wait until I get home to let people know about this place. We have currently been in Jaco for 6 days and have eaten here 5 of those days. It would’ve been all 6 days, but they are closed on Wednesdays. First off, the service is amazing… sincerely. We have only met 2 employees, but they are both exceptional. Tatiana has been our server, host, barista and bartender for 4 of our trips and is incredible at everything she does. I didn’t get the name of the woman who worked on Sunday,, but she is equally amazing. And they are both very friendly and helpful as well as extremely competent. We really couldn’t ask for better. Now the food… Holy crap! It’s amazing! Every single thing we have ordered has been phenomenal, but I have to give a shout out to the tofu scramble bagel. It is not only hands-down my favorite meal at Karma so far, but my favorite meal in all of Costa Rica so far and better than most of the vegan restaurants back home in Portland, OR, which is saying a lot. We have just over another week left in Jaco and we will be eating at Karma every day until we leave (except Wednesday, of course)!
Read morePros: Great Service, Great Food, Fun Atmosphere
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Littlestitious
Points +115
Interesting name - Edit
I had the chicken sandwich. It was a thin grey piece of ‘meat’ between two huge 1 inch slabs of bread. Very mediocre. The chocolate chip cookie also wasn’t very good.
Read morePros: The service was good
jshields2444
This surprises me very much. Truly the best vegan chicken and cookie I’ve ever had and I’m from the vegan capital of the United States.
Read moreliamq
Very surprised to hear this also. Absolutely loved the sandwich and the cookie was one of the best vegan cookies I’ve ever had. Also from a vegan hub city
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Just hard to believe. Maybe an off day or unrealistic expectations?
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