International phone calls can be made by dialing 164 in Managua and 02-164 in any other department. Restaurants There are excellent restaurants in Managua which offer international cuisine prepared by first class chefs. There are also restaurants that offer local dishes. In Granada, Leon, Masaya, Chinandega and Esteli you can enjoy traditional dishes as well as an attractive international menu. Shopping In Managua as well as in major cities, tourists can buy national products such as clothing, shoes, handicrafts and souvenirs.
Foreign goods are also available.
Gold and silver goods produced in Nicaragua have great demand and can be purchased in major jewelry stores. Some of the largest and best stores are the Centro Comercial Managua, Metrocentro, Supermercados, Diplotiendas and Supermercados Internacionales. Handicrafts Easily obtained in Managua'a Roberto Huembes Market. However, a better place to obtain them is Masaya. Here you will find clothing, leather, hemp and wood goods, shoes, and pre-Columbian type ceramic, attractive souvenirs of your visit to Nicaragua.