El Chante Gourmet
Numerous HappyCow reviews and the listing's description confirm the restaurant as fully vegan.
Per-allergen evidence
Numerous HappyCow reviews and the listing's description confirm the restaurant as fully vegan. The owner is a trained chef committed to vegan cuisine who makes all breads, patties, and desserts in-house. From November 2024 to July 2025 the venue briefly served meat before returning to vegan status. It was reported closed as of January 2026.
[1] Aggregator Google Places listing, Google
The Google Places baseline was scaffolded and contained only an address. It provided no dietary or menu information.fetched May 18, 2026[2] Aggregator CLOSED: El Chante Gourmet - Alajuela Restaurant - HappyCow, HappyCow
The HappyCow listing, fourth page of reviews, marks the venue as closed as of January 2026. Reviews confirm a fully vegan menu. The description notes a brief meat period running from November 2024 to July 2025.fetched May 18, 2026[3] Aggregator CLOSED: El Chante Gourmet - Alajuela Restaurant - HappyCow, HappyCow
A second HappyCow page, specifically page 2 of reviews, lists the same venue and marks it as closed. Multiple recent reviews on that page confirm that the venue is 100% vegan.fetched May 18, 2026[4] Verified blog Under Construction | mindtrip., mindtrip.ai
The page is under construction and contains no relevant content for this venue.fetched May 18, 2026[5] Verified blog The 24 best Italian restaurants in the Province of Alajuela, wanderlog.com
Wanderlog list article 'Best Italian restaurants in Alajuela Province' includes El Chante Gourmet as #7, describing it as a vegan restaurant. No allergen-specific details.fetched May 18, 2026[6] Verified blog Under Construction | mindtrip., mindtrip.ai
The "Under Construction" page contains no relevant content for this venue.fetched May 18, 2026[7] Verified blog El Chante Gourmet, Alajuela, Costa Rica - Reviews, Ratings, Tips and Why You Should Go – Wanderlog, wanderlog.com
The Wanderlog page for El Chante Gourmet provides the restaurant’s hours (closed on Sunday, open Monday through Saturday from 12 to 8 PM), a rating of 4.6, and repeated mentions of vegan options. It contains no allergen markings or certifications.fetched May 18, 2026As a fully vegan restaurant, all dishes are vegetarian. The same structural considerations that apply to vegan classification apply here as well.
[1] Aggregator Google Places listing, Google
The Google Places baseline was scaffolded and contained only an address. It provided no dietary or menu information.fetched May 18, 2026[2] Aggregator CLOSED: El Chante Gourmet - Alajuela Restaurant - HappyCow, HappyCow
The HappyCow listing, fourth page of reviews, marks the venue as closed as of January 2026. Reviews confirm a fully vegan menu. The description notes a brief meat period running from November 2024 to July 2025.fetched May 18, 2026[3] Aggregator CLOSED: El Chante Gourmet - Alajuela Restaurant - HappyCow, HappyCow
A second HappyCow page, specifically page 2 of reviews, lists the same venue and marks it as closed. Multiple recent reviews on that page confirm that the venue is 100% vegan.fetched May 18, 2026[4] Verified blog Under Construction | mindtrip., mindtrip.ai
The page is under construction and contains no relevant content for this venue.fetched May 18, 2026[5] Verified blog The 24 best Italian restaurants in the Province of Alajuela, wanderlog.com
Wanderlog list article 'Best Italian restaurants in Alajuela Province' includes El Chante Gourmet as #7, describing it as a vegan restaurant. No allergen-specific details.fetched May 18, 2026[6] Verified blog Under Construction | mindtrip., mindtrip.ai
The "Under Construction" page contains no relevant content for this venue.fetched May 18, 2026[7] Verified blog El Chante Gourmet, Alajuela, Costa Rica - Reviews, Ratings, Tips and Why You Should Go – Wanderlog, wanderlog.com
The Wanderlog page for El Chante Gourmet provides the restaurant’s hours (closed on Sunday, open Monday through Saturday from 12 to 8 PM), a rating of 4.6, and repeated mentions of vegan options. It contains no allergen markings or certifications.fetched May 18, 2026The restaurant operates as fully vegan, meaning no dairy products are used. However, the venue lacked a dedicated dairy-free accreditation and briefly served meat, which may imply dairy was present. Vegan status was restored in July 2025.
[1] Aggregator Google Places listing, Google
The Google Places baseline was scaffolded and contained only an address. It provided no dietary or menu information.fetched May 18, 2026[2] Aggregator CLOSED: El Chante Gourmet - Alajuela Restaurant - HappyCow, HappyCow
The HappyCow listing, fourth page of reviews, marks the venue as closed as of January 2026. Reviews confirm a fully vegan menu. The description notes a brief meat period running from November 2024 to July 2025.fetched May 18, 2026[3] Aggregator CLOSED: El Chante Gourmet - Alajuela Restaurant - HappyCow, HappyCow
A second HappyCow page, specifically page 2 of reviews, lists the same venue and marks it as closed. Multiple recent reviews on that page confirm that the venue is 100% vegan.fetched May 18, 2026[4] Verified blog Under Construction | mindtrip., mindtrip.ai
The page is under construction and contains no relevant content for this venue.fetched May 18, 2026[5] Verified blog The 24 best Italian restaurants in the Province of Alajuela, wanderlog.com
Wanderlog list article 'Best Italian restaurants in Alajuela Province' includes El Chante Gourmet as #7, describing it as a vegan restaurant. No allergen-specific details.fetched May 18, 2026[6] Verified blog Under Construction | mindtrip., mindtrip.ai
The "Under Construction" page contains no relevant content for this venue.fetched May 18, 2026[7] Verified blog El Chante Gourmet, Alajuela, Costa Rica - Reviews, Ratings, Tips and Why You Should Go – Wanderlog, wanderlog.com
The Wanderlog page for El Chante Gourmet provides the restaurant’s hours (closed on Sunday, open Monday through Saturday from 12 to 8 PM), a rating of 4.6, and repeated mentions of vegan options. It contains no allergen markings or certifications.fetched May 18, 2026The restaurant is fully vegan, so no eggs are used. Same caveats as dairy classification.
[1] Aggregator Google Places listing, Google
The Google Places baseline was scaffolded and contained only an address. It provided no dietary or menu information.fetched May 18, 2026[2] Aggregator CLOSED: El Chante Gourmet - Alajuela Restaurant - HappyCow, HappyCow
The HappyCow listing, fourth page of reviews, marks the venue as closed as of January 2026. Reviews confirm a fully vegan menu. The description notes a brief meat period running from November 2024 to July 2025.fetched May 18, 2026[3] Aggregator CLOSED: El Chante Gourmet - Alajuela Restaurant - HappyCow, HappyCow
A second HappyCow page, specifically page 2 of reviews, lists the same venue and marks it as closed. Multiple recent reviews on that page confirm that the venue is 100% vegan.fetched May 18, 2026[4] Verified blog Under Construction | mindtrip., mindtrip.ai
The page is under construction and contains no relevant content for this venue.fetched May 18, 2026[5] Verified blog The 24 best Italian restaurants in the Province of Alajuela, wanderlog.com
Wanderlog list article 'Best Italian restaurants in Alajuela Province' includes El Chante Gourmet as #7, describing it as a vegan restaurant. No allergen-specific details.fetched May 18, 2026[6] Verified blog Under Construction | mindtrip., mindtrip.ai
The "Under Construction" page contains no relevant content for this venue.fetched May 18, 2026[7] Verified blog El Chante Gourmet, Alajuela, Costa Rica - Reviews, Ratings, Tips and Why You Should Go – Wanderlog, wanderlog.com
The Wanderlog page for El Chante Gourmet provides the restaurant’s hours (closed on Sunday, open Monday through Saturday from 12 to 8 PM), a rating of 4.6, and repeated mentions of vegan options. It contains no allergen markings or certifications.fetched May 18, 2026Always confirm with venue staff before ordering. Tiers and accreditations are guides, not guarantees.
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