El Avion Restaurant and Bar

A view of the plane from across the street.

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" Fun Fact: Eugene Hasenfus was recently jailed after being convicted of Indecent Exposure in a Wal-Mart parking lot!"

The bar inside the plane.

The view is almost cooler than the plane.

I used the picture to make the GoSleepGo front page. Whoa Whoa.

Thanks for the bar!

Manual Antonio Finca - El Avion Restaurant and Bar

There's nothing like drinking overpriced liquor in the remnants of one of the US's biggest scandals! The cargo plane at El Avion is built around a 1954 Model, Fairchild C-123 that was (hold on, it gets confusing) abandoned by (depending who you ask) the CIA/Contras/"A private group led by a retired United States Army major general" at the San Jose airport in 1986 as a result of the plane's sister plane (an identical Fairchild C-123), being shot down over Nicaragua carrying (again, depending who you ask) CIA "operative"/cargo hauler/private citizen Eugene Hasenfus. Hasenfus' capture by the Sandinista army led to this:

Thanks for the bar buddy!

and as a result the plane is now a great place spend money on drinks.

Directions and Additional Info:
Manual Antonio Finca, Puntarenas,
Costa Rica

Cost: The food is slightly more expensive than other places and didn't seem all that memorable for me...but then again, El Avion is about the great view and the plane, so that's forgivable.

Phone:
777.33.78

Comments

hideko

November 30, 2007 - 5:06pm

haha, i like that he was convicted of indecent exposure at wal-mart! classic!

novadog

March 18, 2008 - 6:46am

I went to El Avion recently and would not recommend this place since the food is mediocre and the service poor. The plane seemingly holding the place up is pretty cool though and it might be worth a stop to take a look. But for better food try Agua Azule, Ronnie's Place or many of the other good restaurants in the area.