rockys on a budget

My advice would be to breakfast at Rockys and fill your boots with enough eggs and coffee to keep you running for the day. Four pancakes or basic omellete are v. good value. Lunch can be yoghurt, bananas and nut bars from the supermarket next door. La Costera is an excellent restaurant/cafe up Clissante a little past the Europa (rissoles with potatoes, veg and salad is the best value in town at 130 pesos). Other places and beach bars have different daily specials and happy hours (look out for deals that include a beer or offer a discount when food is ordered - Britannia and nearby coffee bar, Cafe Cubana, usually have daily specials). Patties from the numerous street stands are another cheap way to fill up on stodge in the evenings. If you fancy a treat one night try the Buen Gusto on the road that runs around the back of Rosen (typical restaurant fare at lower than normal prices).
If you want drinks only, and can stand the low rent atmosphere, Flow (the big noisy bar just past the corner of Clissante and Rosen) is usually the cheapest in town but may now be breeding competition.

Most important thing is not to let your eyes be bigger than you belly (as my old dad used to say). It's surprising how little your body really needs to eat to get by, especially when it's hot.

I used a 12 can Arctic Zone cooler. Under $20 from Target and many other stores or online. It holds a bag of ice and 10 bottles of beer easy. It has a hard plastic liner so it's also handy when you want pack things that you don't want crushed.



Be sure to drink lots of water, esp when you first arrive. For what you pay for a small bottle in a bar, you can buy a gallon in a colmado.

If you haven't booked yet at Rocky's, be sure to do so soon.