How much do restaurants cost in Nicaragua?

Restaurant prices in Nicaragua are all over the place.   You can eat in Nicaragua at a local place for US $5 -$8 for a full steak dinner.   Street food is simple and inexpensive.   For example, a fritanga (grilled meat platter) is 50-100 cordobas (at the time this is written, this is equivalent to US $2 - $4).    The nicest restaurant in the town where I live is run by a Cordon Bleu Chef who married a Nicaragua...

Restaurant prices in Nicaragua are all over the place.   You can eat in Nicaragua at a local place for US $5 -$8 for a full steak dinner.   Street food is simple and inexpensive.   For example, a fritanga (grilled meat platter) is 50-100 cordobas (at the time this is written, this is equivalent to US $2 - $4).    The nicest restaurant in the town where I live is run by a Cordon Bleu Chef who married a Nicaragua lady.   Three course meals worthy of royalty there are $30 -$40 per person plus wine.  

I would agree with Mike.  Restaurant costs in Nicaragua are all over the place.  You can have basic food and eat for very cheap in Nicaragua.  Me, I love wine and lobster and for a dinner for two, I've never paid over $49. That includes wine (up to 3 glasses) beer for my friend, lobster or shrimps with fries or some other form of carbohydrate and a few "greens." dessert too. My dining companion then orders fresh grilled fish. Then I can't eat...

I would agree with Mike.  Restaurant costs in Nicaragua are all over the place.  You can have basic food and eat for very cheap in Nicaragua.  Me, I love wine and lobster and for a dinner for two, I've never paid over $49. That includes wine (up to 3 glasses) beer for my friend, lobster or shrimps with fries or some other form of carbohydrate and a few "greens." dessert too. My dining companion then orders fresh grilled fish. Then I can't eat anymore. Generally speaking, the food is organic and I can't remember a bad meal in Nicaragua, but I'm sure like anywhere else, you can find a bad resto if you want.

The price of restaurants in Nicaragua depends on many different factors and can vary.  If you are in the city looking for a local street side quick bite to eat, it is very inexpensive, around US $4 -$5 for a burger and fries or something equivalent.  On the other hand, if you are looking for a nice sit down restaurant to go to, it can be much more. The most expensive that I have seen is around $30 a plate.  A great steak place is Don Parrillon, located on a relatively...

The price of restaurants in Nicaragua depends on many different factors and can vary.  If you are in the city looking for a local street side quick bite to eat, it is very inexpensive, around US $4 -$5 for a burger and fries or something equivalent.  On the other hand, if you are looking for a nice sit down restaurant to go to, it can be much more. The most expensive that I have seen is around $30 a plate.  A great steak place is Don Parrillon, located on a relatively quiet street in Managua. Average prices are around $20 a plate.

 

If you are in a beach town, or out away from the city the cost for a restaurant can fluctuate in the same way.  I have seen very reasonable prices at beach restaurants,  I would suggest getting seafood... not steak though. 

Nicaragua is quickly becoming a culinary destination for many of it visitors.

 

Nicaraguan cuisine in itself holds a rich fountain of identity. With a booming economy, new restaurants are popping up everywhere, offering a whole diversity of foods. Eveverything from local to fusion to specialty restaurants (sushi, Italian ect.), we got it.

 

Typically local dishes are composed of rice and beans, plantain, cabbage salad, cheese and...

Nicaragua is quickly becoming a culinary destination for many of it visitors.

 

Nicaraguan cuisine in itself holds a rich fountain of identity. With a booming economy, new restaurants are popping up everywhere, offering a whole diversity of foods. Eveverything from local to fusion to specialty restaurants (sushi, Italian ect.), we got it.

 

Typically local dishes are composed of rice and beans, plantain, cabbage salad, cheese and some sort of meat (braised chicken, pork or beef). The cost is no more than $4. And this would be a hefty meal.

 

Prices vary depending on what kind of restaurants you go to (fancy vs. street food) but In comparing it to prices in the States a fair rule of thumb would be that the cost of a restaurant in Nicaragua is about 30-35% less than any bill in the States. I lived in California for five years and as a young college student would compare my day to day food expenses vs. Nicaragua and came to that general conclusion.