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Restaurants In Panama City

*Personal favorite

Near the Marriott:

  • *Lady B Café: (around corner past Casino): gourmet local food, simple café setting. 264-3686
  • Beirut Café: middle eastern, across the street from the Casino (not to be confused with another middle-eastern, Aladino’s).
  • Costa Azul: 24-hour casual, Spanish & Panamanian food.

Near the Radisson:

  • In the hotel there’s a sushi bar and a modern bistro.
  • *Café Sante (outside Mall): casual local food. 208-2534.
  • Food court in the Multi-Centro Mall (across from the Hotel)

Marbella (2 blocks from the Marriott, 5-6 from the Radisson):

  • *La Posta: Italian in a gorgeous Colonial house. Good seafood risotto. 269-1076.
  • *Limoncillo: Hip and modern local gourmet. 263-5350.
  • Crepes and Waffles: Fancy dessert hangout, nice indoor/outdoor atmosphere. 269-1574.
  • Tre Scalini: Italian traditional sit-down.
  • The Greenhouse: ?
  • Peperoncino: a mix of Japanese (plantain sushi) and Italian in an upscale modern environment.
  • Madam Chang: gourmet Chinese food.
  • Las Tinajas: Typical Panamanian with a folkloric dance show.
  • (also many other bars and restaurants)

Close to Hotels:

  • *Eurasia: Asian-European fusion in a beautiful mansion. Near “Parque Urraca”. 264-7859.
  • *Napoli: Italian homestyle in a bustling inexpensive restaurant, great pizza. In Obarrio. 263-8800.
  • *Ten Bistro: hyper-modern bistro & lounge with reasonable prices ($10/entrée). In Calle 50 inside the Bristol Hotel. 213-8250.
  • Manolo’s: Sandwiches, awesome Churros. In Via Argentina.
  • Del Prado: Casual Hispanic food. In Via Argentina. 264-2645.
  • El Trapiche: Typical Panamanian. In Via Argentina. 269-4353.
  • *El Tambo de Oro: Peruvian/Latin-American sit-down. In Calle 50. 263-8147.
  • El Viejo Pipo: Homemade pasta, casual Italian sit-down. Near Parque Urraca.
  • 1985: Fancy French restaurant. Near the Panama Hotel.
  • Barandas: Fancy “Nuevo-Latino” cuisine. In Calle 50, inside the Bristol Hotel. 265-7844.

Casco Viejo (the old historical district):

  • *38 Manzanas: beautiful plaza location, modern Latin Tapas.
  • Manolo Caracol: prix-fixe gourmet eclectic/Latin-American food. 228-4640.
  • Las Bovedas: in the old fortress, live Jazz on weekends.

The (Amador) Causeway

  • Bucanero’s: nice outdoor location.
  • Pencas: outdoor terraces, nice views. 211-3671.
  • Alberto’s: harborside Italian.
  • Barko’s: pleasant outdoor location. Food so-so.
  • (many other bars and restaurants, with waterfront views)

24 Hour Restaurants

  • *Niko’s Café: cafeteria, good sandwiches and local typical food. Locations near Via Espa~na, Calle 50 and El Dorado.
  • *Costa Azul: near Marriott, see above.
  • El Ejecutivo Café: Panamanian and breakfast food.
  • El Meson del Prado: sit-down, good sandwiches and sancocho (chicken soup). Near El Dorado. 260-9227.

Other

  • *Canoas Restaurant: Typical Bocas del Toro food. In “12 de Octubre” Street. 261-6081.
  • *Boulevard Balboa: classic Panamanian diner. Good sandwiches and soups. On Avenida Balboa. 225-0914.
  • Golden Unicorn: excellent Chinese food. Near the Ceasar Park Hotel.
  • Restaurante Jimmy: busting outdoor local and Spanish food. Near the Atlapa Convention Center and the Caesar Park Hotel. 226-1096.

 

  

Official Tourism Site

In English and Spanish

PanamaInfo.com

Private site, but tons of articles and lists

Tourism Ministry (IPAT)

In Spanish, but lots of pictures

Lonely Planet - Panama

WorldGuide, good info on attractions

Panama Yellow Pages

(in Spanish)

Focus Panama

General info on travelling to Panama