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Guam's cosmopolitan
cultural mix has created a tempting diversity of culinary choice
among the island's 250 something restaurants and fast food outlets.
Local Chamorro culture places a premium on culinary skills which
is amply reflected in the exotic dishes and flavours of 'island
style' cooking which has never been shy to borrow a little taste
or two from the numerous foreign cultures who have visited their
island and made it home over the centuries.
Today, with up to 1.5 million Asian and Western tourists
visiting annually the choice is sensational and caters to
all levels of taste and budget. Guam offers just about everything
from simple island fare and American and Japanese fast food
to sophisticated Japanese and Chinese cuisine of all styles,
the best of European and US steakhouse traditions, traditional
and avant garde Thai,Vietnamese, Mexican and TexMex, Korean,
Filipino, Italian, French, the Middle East and, being a small
island surrounded by the world's largest ocean, a mouth watering
selection of fresh seafood. Visitors don't really need to leave their hotel to experience
Guam's eclectic culinary influences, but a foray or two into
the surrounding restaurants, bistros, nightclubs and bars
is well recommended. A number of popular international chains
are to be found in the Tumon tourist strip including the Hard
Rock Cafe, TGIF, Planet Hollywood, Roy's ,Sam Choi's,
Benkay and Genji and Tony Roma's. There are numerous venues
featuring live music and dinner shows. Many hotels and large
restaurants offer exotic performances of music and dance from
Guam and the islands of the Pacific. One of the oldest and
most authentic Chamorro show is Jimmy
Dee's Chamorro Fiesta located on the beach at Agana. The
SandCastles large
entertainment complex features a cabaret and magic show direct
from the stages of Las Vegas, as well as Guam's most popular
disco and Karaoke lounge.
Karaoke, jazz,
blues and western (as in 'wild west') bars abound from inexpensive
'holes in the wall' and beach bars to more sophisticated hotel
venues. The local Chamorro dance clubs are also well worth
a visit for Cha Cha and line dancing fans.
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