We came for a week. We're still here. At some point between the 6am surfs and the cold Pilseners at sunset, it became obvious that this stretch of coast needed a better directory than a four-year-old TripAdvisor page.
El Tunco, El Zonte, El Sunzal: these are real places with real communities. The good restaurants aren't on Google Maps. The best surf school doesn't run ads. The cheapest hostel bed isn't on Booking.com. Local knowledge lives in WhatsApp groups and word of mouth, and if you don't know anyone, you miss most of what makes this coast worth visiting.
So we built SurfCity.sv, a proper directory for the Salvadoran surf coast, maintained by people who actually live here. Honest listings, real info, no paid rankings disguised as reviews.
The good restaurants aren't on Google Maps. The best surf school doesn't run ads.
What we cover
Three ways to list your business
We keep it simple. Free to get listed. Pay to stand out. No auctions, no fake reviews, no SEO smoke and mirrors.
Learn more about advertisingYour name, category and hours on the map. Yours to claim, at no cost.
Photos, a description, your website and a WhatsApp button travellers can press.
A writer visits, takes notes and builds your page. Shown first in your category.
The team
Arrived in 2021 for two weeks. Now runs a surf school on the side.
Born in Sonsonate. Has eaten at every restaurant in El Tunco at least twice.
Remote-first since 2019. Builds stuff, breaks stuff, fixes it before sunrise.
Get involved
This directory works because people contribute. Here's how you can help.
Submit a business
Know a great place that's not listed yet? Add it, it takes two minutes.
Submit an event
Full moon parties, surf contests, pop-up dinners. Get it on the calendar.
Submit a photo
Shot of the Week. We publish the best image submitted each week.