Guidebook for Managua
Food Scene
Local/Traditional food...Fritanga is like the Nicaraguan barbecue. Your choice of grilled meat, served with gallo pinto (rice & beans), tajadas (plantain), and ensalada de repollo (cabbage salad). Plus, all the traditional frescos (drinks) to choose from, cacao, cebada, pitalla, etc. You truly can't go wrong...
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Fritanga de La Tania
35 Calle SuresteLocal/Traditional food...Fritanga is like the Nicaraguan barbecue. Your choice of grilled meat, served with gallo pinto (rice & beans), tajadas (plantain), and ensalada de repollo (cabbage salad). Plus, all the traditional frescos (drinks) to choose from, cacao, cebada, pitalla, etc. You truly can't go wrong...
QUESILLOS are their specialty - local soft cheese wrapped in a hand-made torilla, smothered with a cream and pickled onion sauce, other traditional foods on the menu as well.
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La Trenza
QUESILLOS are their specialty - local soft cheese wrapped in a hand-made torilla, smothered with a cream and pickled onion sauce, other traditional foods on the menu as well.
Dare I say, it's the Nica Starbucks!!! This Nicaraguan coffee house serves the best Nicaraguan coffee AND breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a second-floor view of Managua life.
Casa Del Cafe
Dare I say, it's the Nica Starbucks!!! This Nicaraguan coffee house serves the best Nicaraguan coffee AND breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a second-floor view of Managua life.
Pizza Valentis
1 Calle SuroesteFeeling like Pizza or Pasta? Pizza Valentis is a 10 minute walk from the apartment...
Ruta Maya is a well-known restaurant for two reasons: its excellent food, and the cultural and musical presentations by national and international artists. Many different types of musicians and artists, both from Nicaragua and from other countries, have performed here over the years (Ruta Maya is already hosting shows and presentations since 1993).
As a restaurant, Ruta Maya offers a wide variety of not only typical Nicaraguan food but also international dishes as well as typical food from other Central American countries and Mexico. The specialties of the house are the famous grilled meat plates (beef, pork, chicken, and seafood). The restaurant also offers a lunch buffet on weekdays from
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Ruta Maya
Ruta Maya is a well-known restaurant for two reasons: its excellent food, and the cultural and musical presentations by national and international artists. Many different types of musicians and artists, both from Nicaragua and from other countries, have performed here over the years (Ruta Maya is already hosting shows and presentations since 1993).
As a restaurant, Ruta Maya offers a wide variety of not only typical Nicaraguan food but also international dishes as well as typical food from other Central American countries and Mexico. The specialties of the house are the famous grilled meat plates (beef, pork, chicken, and seafood). The restaurant also offers a lunch buffet on weekdays from
Drinks & Nightlife
They have good, filling lunches on the weekdays - there may be a line. The drinks are great, try their Macuá... the Macuá is a cocktail made with white rum and fruit juices, usually lemon and guava juice. The Macuá is noted as the national drink of Nicaragua. There's also karaoke in a separate room.
Sport Bar and Karaoke Tom 3
19 Avenida SuresteThey have good, filling lunches on the weekdays - there may be a line. The drinks are great, try their Macuá... the Macuá is a cocktail made with white rum and fruit juices, usually lemon and guava juice. The Macuá is noted as the national drink of Nicaragua. There's also karaoke in a separate room.
Sightseeing
Take the ferry around Lake Xolotlan, walk around lake-side to get great view of some volcanoes, walk along the malecon (wharf), enjoy the sunshine, grab a beer or a meal...
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Puerto Salvador Allende
11177 P.º XolotlánTake the ferry around Lake Xolotlan, walk around lake-side to get great view of some volcanoes, walk along the malecon (wharf), enjoy the sunshine, grab a beer or a meal...
Parks & Nature
2 hour drive out of the capital near Granada you reach this Natural Reserve, Hiking tours available, and for the real adrenaline junkies, a tour to the top of the volcano
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Volcan Mombacho
2 hour drive out of the capital near Granada you reach this Natural Reserve, Hiking tours available, and for the real adrenaline junkies, a tour to the top of the volcano
30 minutes North of the Managua, enjoy this lagoon for activities such as swimming, sunbathing, and scuba-diving that it offers tourists and nationals alike.
Xiloa Lagoon
30 minutes North of the Managua, enjoy this lagoon for activities such as swimming, sunbathing, and scuba-diving that it offers tourists and nationals alike.
Take a 1-hour boat ride in Lake Nicaragua and view natural wildlife on the tiny islets that make up the residences from birds to fish to humans
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Islets of Granada
401 Calle El ArsenalTake a 1-hour boat ride in Lake Nicaragua and view natural wildlife on the tiny islets that make up the residences from birds to fish to humans
A 10-minute drive from MetroCentro Mall, this site has an interesting history. More recently, the hilltop has housed the presidential palace for more than four decades. In addition, there were also prisons and torture rooms present that were used during the dictatorial regime of the Somoza family. The palace and some military installations were destroyed during the earthquake of 1972. After Somoza was ousted the site has served several purposes. A huge statue of General Augusto C. Sandino, which is visible from far, was also constructed. Lagoon Canopy Tours are no longer available, unfortunately.
Riserva naturale della Laguna di Tiscapa
101 8 Calle SuroesteA 10-minute drive from MetroCentro Mall, this site has an interesting history. More recently, the hilltop has housed the presidential palace for more than four decades. In addition, there were also prisons and torture rooms present that were used during the dictatorial regime of the Somoza family. The palace and some military installations were destroyed during the earthquake of 1972. After Somoza was ousted the site has served several purposes. A huge statue of General Augusto C. Sandino, which is visible from far, was also constructed. Lagoon Canopy Tours are no longer available, unfortunately.
Essentials
shop for all your food essentials here, it's fairly close enough to walk to, if you can stand the heat
La Colonia Camino de Oriente
shop for all your food essentials here, it's fairly close enough to walk to, if you can stand the heat
Shopping
Open air market with local artisans and food vendors... don't get lost.
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Mercado Roberto Huembes
Pista de La SolidaridadOpen air market with local artisans and food vendors... don't get lost.
Your basic shopping mall with restaurants and movie theater...
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Metrocentro
Marginal Avenida de las Naciones UnidasYour basic shopping mall with restaurants and movie theater...
Entertainment & Activities
Pharaohs Casino
Marginal Carretera MasayaWhen you need a night out for drinks and gambling...