RESTAURANTS
Managua street food (burger place)
Before checking out street racing in Managua, Tony and friends eat at a local spot that serves unusually large hamburgers.
Avenida de las Naciones Unidas, Managua, NicaraguaSee on Map
Casa de Campo Los Laureles -- Dona Olivia
In this countryside inn, Tony joins local farmer Eddie Rodriguez for a favorite meal: -- mondongo, aka tripe soup.
Pan American Hwy, NicaraguaSee on Map
Cantina Arauz
Tony and cameraman Jerry Risius share their thoughts on the shoot in Nicaragua over a drink or 3.
Pan American Hwy, NicaraguaSee on Map
Cafe del Poeta
Tony eats tacos and pupusas at Cafe del Poeta, run by María de los Ángeles Rugama, sister of the poet Leonel Rugama, Nicaragua's best-known Sandinista guerrilla poet.
Pan American Hwy, Esteli, NicaraguaSee on Map
ACTIVITIES
Vaho Tradicional
Tony enjoys a traditional dish of Vaho, a mixture of green plantains cooked in banana leaves. This traditional dish represents the mix of cultures between the indigenous, Mestizos and Afro-Nicaraguans of the country.
13a Calle SE, Managua, NicaraguaSee on Map
Valle de Flores (butcher shop)
Tony picks up meat for a local meal.
Pan American Hwy, Esteli, NicaraguaSee on Map
Esteli street food
Tony and Esteli native Walter sample some delicious grilled chicken at a local fritanga ' a restaurant specializing in simple home-cooking.
Pan American Hwy, Esteli, NicaraguaSee on Map
Flor de Pino
Flor de Pino was once the location for a restaurant but it's now only open to friends and special guests. Anthony Bourdain enjoyed a dish of iguana with journalist Carlos Chamorro.
21a Avenida SE, Managua, NicaraguaSee on Map
Bus station food
Tony and local friend Hector brave the bus fumes to eat salpicon (cold ground beef) and bistec encebollado (steak with onions).
Pista del Mayoreo, Managua, NicaraguaSee on Map