There is a fairly good selection of restaurants and hotel dining rooms offering a number of different cuisines. The majority of them are in Cayenne, although French, Continental, Vietnamese, Chinese, Creole and Indonesian restaurants can be found elsewhere.
National specialties: • A local specialty is the
bouillon d’aoura, a dish of smoked fish, crab, prawns, vegetables and chicken, served with aoura, the fruit of Savana trees.
• The forest also provides a rich supply of game such as, collard peccary, paca and tapir. These are usually eaten as a fricassee
and are accompanied by rice and kidney beans.
National drinks:
• Ti’ Punch, a traditional aperitif of lime, sugar cane syrup and rum usually accompanied by cod rolls and black pudding.
Tipping: In hotels and restaurants, a 10% tip is usual.
NightlifeThere are
nightclubs in Cayenne, Kourou and St Laurent du Maroni. Cayenne also has one
cinema featuring French-language films. Cinemas can also be found in Kourou and St Laurent.
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