Nothing can beat that.” Recipe: Grouper Fillets With Ginger and Coconut Curry Villa Deevena, L os Pargos, Guancaste, Costa Rica; closed September and October; 506-2653-2328; villadeevena.com.

In February 2020, chefs Henry Quesada, Kid May Chan, and Aldo Elizondo, longtime friends, opened an asador creativo (creative roaster). Inside a contemporary dining room — softened by a dark ...