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Archive for the ‘THINGS TO SEE AND DO’ Category


Los Ranchos

  Los Ranchos (Bo Altagracia, Montoya, 3 blocks to the East, Managua) – traditional Nicaraguan meals are served here, such as Indio Viejo (beef stew), cazuela de frijoles (refried beans with sliced platanos and fried fresh cheese), grilled steak, pork and locally-caught white fish (guapote). The churrasco steak is another favorite here.

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Ristorante La Piazzetta

Ristorante La Piazzetta (From Pizza Hut Villa Fontana, one block west and one block and a half north, left side, Managua) – this is one of Managua’s highly-rated Italian restaurants. Patrons who’ve eaten here recommend the antipasto, along with dishes like Gnocchi Verdi Al Gorgonzola, spaghetti with lobster, arbono Italian rice with porcini mushrooms, and […]

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Marea Alta

Marea Alta (1 block Routh of Hotel Seminole, Zona Rosa, Managua) – this is a well-regarded (and not so fancy) seafood restaurant in Managua. Items here range from oyster cocktails and octopus ceviche, to seafood spaghetti in wine sauce and surf n’ turf. For those note wanting seafood, diners can also order steak.

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La Terraza Peruana

La Terraza Peruana (80 meters north of the Pasteleria Sampson, Microcentro, Managua) – a variety of Peruvian dishes are served here, such a Ceviche. The national drink Pisco is also readily available here. With advanced notice, diners can even order one of that country’s specialties: Cuy (roasted guinea pig).

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Le Bistro

Le Bistro (Alliance Française, Planes de Altamira, De la Embajada de México ½ calle al norte, Managua) – along with light French meals (sandwiches and soups), glasses of French wine are served here (at C$80 a glass)

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La Casa de los Nogueras

  La Casa de los Nogueras (Av. Principal #17, Los Robles, Managua) – this European-style bistro offers al fresco dining and a classy interior. The paella is well-recommended here, as well as the lobster. However, the chef here will prepared specially-requested dishes that are not on the menú.

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About Nicaragua

Nicaragua, located in the middle of Central America, was first discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1502 (during his fourth voyage to the Americas) – exploring the Atlantic (Caribbean) coast of that country. With Spanish conquistadors making they way into Nicaragua by the 1520s, they named the country after one of the indigenous Indian chiefs that […]

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