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Food and Drink
There is a strong Jamaican influence. There are various standards of restaurants with good service, most of which accept credit cards. Bars and restaurants are well stocked with all beverages normally consumed in America and Europe. Draught beer is available in a few bars.
National specialities:
• Jerk curry, rice and peas and plantain.
• Conch chowder.
• Red snapper.
• Sea bass.
• Lobster.
National drinks:
• Beer.
• Cocktails.
Legal drinking age: 18.
Tipping: For most services, 5-10% is normal. Hotels and apartments state the specific amount. Restaurant bills usually include a 10-15% charge in lieu of tipping.
National specialities:
• Jerk curry, rice and peas and plantain.
• Conch chowder.
• Red snapper.
• Sea bass.
• Lobster.
National drinks:
• Beer.
• Cocktails.
Legal drinking age: 18.
Tipping: For most services, 5-10% is normal. Hotels and apartments state the specific amount. Restaurant bills usually include a 10-15% charge in lieu of tipping.
Nightlife
Grand Cayman has lively evening entertainment with bars, nightclubs and comedy clubs. Music is varied and clubs offer everything from live DJs to salsa, reggae, calypso and disco. Concerts are held at the Lions Centre, Red Bay and productions are shown at the Harquail Theatre, West Bay Road and the Prospect Playhouse, Red Bay. Dinner cruises onboard a replica pirate ship or a 19th-century tall ship can be booked through local watersports operators.
On Cayman Brac there are occasional weekend dances with local bands and community events, such as talent shows and other stage productions, at the Aston Rutty Center.
Local publications with nightlife information include Key To Cayman, What's Hot, What to Do, Destination Cayman and Friday's edition of the Caymanian Compass.
On Cayman Brac there are occasional weekend dances with local bands and community events, such as talent shows and other stage productions, at the Aston Rutty Center.
Local publications with nightlife information include Key To Cayman, What's Hot, What to Do, Destination Cayman and Friday's edition of the Caymanian Compass.
Shopping
George Town, with its boutiques and duty-free shops, is one of the leading shopping centres in the Caribbean region. Delicious local foods can be bought or sampled at the Farmers Market Cooperative on Thomas Russell way or Frankie’s Fresh Fruits and Juices on Red Bay Road. Local products include Caymanian-style birdhouses, Tortuga Rum company speciality rum and rum cake, other Caribbean speciality foods, coffees, spices and sauces, jewellery, Caymanite (the island’s semi-precious stone), tropical fruit and woodcarvings. Underwater photography makes another excellent souvenir.
Modern and sophisticated shopping centres offer a choice of north American and European fashion brands, furnishings and household goods. Many luxury goods and essential food products are duty-free but duty of up to 20% is charged on other items.
Note: Turtle products cannot be imported, even by persons in transit, into any country which has signed the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species – this includes the USA, Canada and the UK.
Shopping hours: Mon-Sat 0900-1700 (on weekends some shops will stay open until 0000).
Modern and sophisticated shopping centres offer a choice of north American and European fashion brands, furnishings and household goods. Many luxury goods and essential food products are duty-free but duty of up to 20% is charged on other items.
Note: Turtle products cannot be imported, even by persons in transit, into any country which has signed the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species – this includes the USA, Canada and the UK.
Shopping hours: Mon-Sat 0900-1700 (on weekends some shops will stay open until 0000).
