Jinotega eat · Eating in Jinotega
All Destinations | Europe | Asia | North America | Africa | South America | Oceania | Hotels
Eating in Jinotega
Eating in Jinotega
La Perrera, 3km outside of town on the Matagalpa highway, is by far the best. Expect to pay C$50-140 for good food, some of which is Italian. The taco salad is excellent (and cheap!) if you're sick of iceberg lettuce--they grow their own with good varieties brought from the States. Catch any bus before 6:00 there for C$5 and ask them when you can catch a bus back to town. Walking down is dangerous, I've been told, but it's also beautiful when the stars are out!
Also quite good is Roca Rancho, which looks like it would be a crazy cabana bar, but is quite tame (read: dead) most nights of the week. Decent live music and cheap Victorias can be had on Thursday nights starting about 7:30pm. The Diablito is a nice appetizer experience and I've enjoyed their fajita chicken and bocitos de pollo.
Restaurante el Cony Instead of the fish soup (a fish in a la soup), try their chuleta de pollo a la plancha wasn't bad and they have some neat historical photos of Jinotega. From the rotary, head west, through the narrow alley that runs on the north side of the river, and then keep going west.
Everyone talks about Soda El Tico, but it is hit and miss. They have decent breakfasts and some go there to enjoy a cheeseburger. Ask them to give you more than three french fries. The vaca negra is a cool way to end the meal.
La Colmena is supposed to be the nicest restaurant in town, but it's gone downhill. If you're going for expensive, heavy meats, try Restaurante El Tico instead. The filet mignon there is quite good. It comes with four french fries. Father and son own Soda and Restaurante.
Hotel Cafe seems overpriced and very ordinary.
For quick lunches, try the tacos at Cafeteria Trebol, on the north side of the central park, with orange-carrot refresco and fruit salad afterwards. Across the street from Soda el Tico is Buffet el Buen Sazon, which is typical but very good. They have a nice salad selection. The pico de gallo and tortilla chips are a treat! There's also Comedor Chavarra near Soppexcca, a block west and a couple south. Same food as you get cheaper in the market, but you can eat it without smoke inhalation.
For a cheap afternoon snack, Pizza Movil Express in the central park is better than Chaba's Pizza and at C$10 a slice, much cheaper too. They're open roughly 3PM-9PM.
For a good burger and beer in town (La Pererra has excellent ones), Country Burger, a few blocks north of Esso Central, gives you one with lots of veggies and decent (non-limp) fries.
The pharmacy south of the cathederal has Cadbury chocolate. For the same price you can pick some up at Castillo de Cacao in Matagalpa. The Eskimo parlor is nice when you want an ice cream cone. There's a newer, cheaper, and friendlier one just south of Punto Moda.
The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Jinotega
Where To Stay & Best Hotels in Jinotega - updated May 2024
SAVE up to 75% on Last Minute deals! Search for discount Jinotega hotels, motels, apartments, hostels, guest accommodations and vacation resorts. Book now and pay at the hotel. Instant email confirmation!
>>> SEARCH FOR DEALS <<<
WHERE TO TRAVEL NEXT IN 2020
Jinotega Travel Guide from Wikitravel. Many thanks to all Wikitravel contributors. Text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0, images are available under various licenses, see each image for details.