French fries are good at Los Caracoles, I remember. There is also La Boya on the beach and Nice Ha on the square. In addition there are several sandwich shops on the square by the bus terminal. The Marina is to the South, the Lagoon and flamingos to the east, the new hotel is about 5 miles to the north. You can eat fancier and more expensively there.
Telephones are now quite available.
You need to access them with a Lada card which you can buy at several tiendas on the square. You can then access your credit cards. There is no decent ice cream, but liquado con leche in chocolate, strawberry, and banana are quite refreshing. It is all then put in a blender. There are ball games in the park on weekends about two blocks away and sometimes a bullfight or circus over on the other side of town.