Most hotels and restaurants offer international cuisine, serving a large variety of tropical fish and English, Continental, American and exotic West Indian food. Bars are stocked with the most popular wines and spirits, including various brands of whisky, rum and brandy.
National specialties: • Seafood, such as crabs and
lambi (conchs).
•
Calaloo (a leafy vegetable similar to spinach) soup.
•
Oildown is the national dish consisting of stew made with salted meat, breadfruit, onion, celery, carrot,
daheen (a root vegetable grown
locally) and dumplings all slowly steamed in coconut milk until the liquid is absorbed.
• Nutmeg ice cream.
National drinks:
• Rum is made locally using traditional methods.
• The local beer,
Carib, is excellent.
Tipping: A 10% service charge is added by most hotels and restaurants. If no charge is added, it is customary to leave a 10% tip. There is also an 8% government tax to pay at hotels and restaurants.
NightlifeHome to the vibrant
calypso and
reggae music, Grenada offers a good mix of local and international
restaurants and
bars. Many resorts provide night-time
entertainment, such as
discos, organized
shows and
cabarets. The
Reno Cinema has recently been refurbished and hosts many multicultural events as well as showing films. The
Grenadian Jazz Society holds
concerts several times a year in a number of hotels.
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