Fine Dining

Lemon Zest Restaurant

Jac贸, Central Pacific · $$$$

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Lemon Zest is a chef-owned restaurant opened in 2007 by Richard and Nellie Lemon, with Chef Richard trained at the Culinary Institute of America and formerly a culinary instructor at Le Cordon Bleu Miami. The menu fuses Costa Rican ingredients with international techniques, spanning sushi to Caribbean-spiced dishes. It operates in Centro Comercial El Jardin, about 50 meters south of the Mas x Menos supermarket on Jaco's main strip.

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