Fab Food

Gail and I have about a ten minute walk from our condo to the grocery store.  This ten minute walk takes us by a variety of restaurants.  About a block and a half from our condo are two restaurants--an Italian and Argentina combination (not sure what that will be like)
and Lebanese restaurant
 
We looked at the menu for the Lebanese restaurant and it looked interesting and a little expensive  ($20 for a steak).
Next we pass a Russian Gift Shop....
We went in here and it looked like they were just opening and only had a portion of the shelves stocked.  They had lots of wooden carved figures and any kind of key chain you could imagine. 
 Next on our way was a Cuban Restaurant. 
We haven't gone in here yet but in addition to this restaurant I have noticed a lot of Cuban cigar and rum stores.
Next we come to a French pastry shop.  There was one of these in Costa Rica that had delicious pastries but, again, very expensive, so we will keep this only as a real treat.
Just past the pastries is the little Italian place where we had oven baked pizza on our first night here.  On the sidewalk in front of the outdoor eating area they have this sign..
They obviously have pancakes which by the way are very popular.   I have seen people eating them on the beach in the middle of the day.   Desayuno means breakfast and they have Dominican, English, American, and Italian style breakfasts.  Looking forward to this.
Right across the street from the grocery store is an Indian restaurant.  We have seen several of these in other areas.
On the corner is a fruit stand.  There are lots of these and some serve alcohol as well,  There is even one right at the front door of the grocery store.
We saw a Burger King when we were on the bus and there are also some local hamburger places..
There was a place that I thought was a bar and grill..
but Gail corrected me right away.
All of these places look interesting and we are looking forward to trying them all.
 

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