Guam — Food and Dining
Cuisine
A wide selection of restaurants features American, Chinese, European, Filipino, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean and Mexican food. Guamanian cooking is very similar to Spanish cuisine. Expect to see American franchises like McDonalds, KFC, Hooters, Hard Rock Café, as well as the upscale Roy's in the Hilton Hotel.
A local favorite, the seaside Jeff's Pirate Cove (tel: 789 2683/1582) serves everything from breakfast, steaks and fresh seafood, to local delicacies.
National specialties:
• Finadene sauce (often served with barbeque).
•Kelaguen (chopped chicken, lemon juice, grated coconut and hot peppers).
•Apigigi (dessert of coconut milk and tapioca which is wrapped and grilled in a banana leaf).
•Mahha Titiyas (coconut tortillas).
•Guyuria (deep-fried cookie with sugar glaze).
•Bunelos (banana donuts).
•Buchi-Buchi (fried pumpkin).
•Pastit (flaky crusted Chamorro dessert with pumpkin or papaya).
Tipping: 10 to 15% is standard. Where a 10% service charge has already been added to the bill, tipping is optional.
Nightlife
A range of nightclubs feature music and dancing. Major hotels frequently stage shows with musicians from the USA mainland, or local performers including the Guam Symphony & Choral Society. There are a number of cinemas in Tamuning, including at least one 14-screen cinema, most showing recent USA films. Dinner shows featuring the traditional dances are held nightly in several hotels. There are also facilities that specialize in Chamorro and other forms of Micronesian Island dances. The Tumon Bay SandCastle is a world class performance and entertainment facility and has a multilevel New York-style disco. Many hotels also have discos and/or the popular karaoke bars.
