The choice of eating places and food on New Caledonia is excellent; costs vary from moderate to expensive. Gourmet restaurants and bistros serve African, Chinese, French, Indonesian, Italian and Spanish cooking.
National specialties:• Pacific spiny lobsters, prawns, crabs.
• Mangrove oysters.
• Salads of raw fish marinated in lime juice.
•
Bougna (fish or chicken wrapped in banana leaves and cooked on hot stones covered with sand).
National drinks:• There is a good selection of French wine available.
Tipping: There is no tipping.
NightlifeThere are plenty of
discos and also
casinos, situated in the Anse Vata area.
Nightclubs in Nouméa are lively with both European and local floorshows. There are also several
cinemas, which show French films.
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