Hervido is soup made with chunks of beef, chicken or fish and native vegetables or roots. Table service is the norm and opening hours are 2100-2300. There is no good local wine, although foreign wines are bottled locally. There are several good local beers, mineral waters, gin and excellent rum. Batido is similar but with water and no milk.
Bars have either table or counter service.
A lisa is a glass of draught beer and a tercio a bottled beer. Most bars are open very late and there are no licensing laws. There are many nightclubs and discotheques in the major cities of Venezuela. The National and Municipal Theatres offer a variety of concerts, ballet, plays, operas and operettas. There are other theatres, some of which are open-air, in Caracas, as well as several cinemas.