When you're traveling, you want to relax and have a good time. Maybe you would like to enjoy a nice dinner out, visit a great pub, see a show of some kind.Guide books can help you find these little hot spots, but they may not be as up to date as another great source of information that is ALWAYS available: the people around you.
No matter where you are, if you are staying in a hotel/hostel in a medium sized city, chances are someone there will speak a little bit of English. If they don't, it always helps to have some phrases you may need ready. Write them down on a piece of paper in both your language and the language of the destination. Otherwise, hands and feet can be incredibly useful when used in a versatile manner!When you're staying in a place, keep in mind that your hotel/hostel personnel can have more than one function for you. Not only are they there to provide you with whatever you may require hotel/hostel wise, they are also just people that work and maybe live close by where you happen to be staying all year round and have the most recently updated information. You can't beat, Lonely Planet!
Ask the staff of the hotel where they would go for: a cheap meal, a celebration dinner, a fun night out, some relaxing time or a good beer. Make sure your source understands that you're not looking for the tourist hot spots per se, you just want to find whatever place they would frequent.
Apart from finding what you want, it can also be a great way to get to know the culture of the place a little better.
Ask your contact to write down a favorite dish of theirs, for example (first make sure it's not an animal part that will make you gag), or ask them to recommend a local beer.
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