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Connoisseurs of good food and drink are spoilt for choice in Panama. The country, especially the capital, Panama City is dotted with restaurants that serve quality food at astonishingly reasonable prices. |
Prices, menus and conventions tend to vary immensely, however food is relatively inexpensive and seafood is a staple specialty at most Panamanian restaurants.
Captain Anderson's Restaurant
This restaurant is highly popular among visitors for its top-quality fresh food and drink. The service is exemplary and what’s more, the owners are always in the restaurant.
Hamilton's Seafood Restaurant
This place serves up American cooking with a menu based largely on seafood and steaks. Expect the average entrée to cost from $12 to $20, and visitors generally dress casual.
5711 North Lagoon Drive
Panama City, Florida 32408-3704
Cafe de Asis
Casco Viejo
Panama City
Tel: 507 262 9304
This is one of the most happening restaurants in the area. It is situated in a corner of the old town, in a charming, whitewashed, balconied building that faces the town square. The décor includes deep blood-red stucco-lined walls, that lend the premises a hip yet rustic touch. The owner makes a potent secret-recipe sangría and sells some of the best rums in the world.
Outback Steakhouse
Outback Steakhouse specializes in American steaks. Expect the average entrée to cost for the most part in the range of $12 to $20, and visitors for the most part dress casual.
861 West 23rd Street
Panama City, Florida 32405-3926
Caffe Pomodoro
This eatery is the most sophisticated joint in town. Caffe Pomodoro is noted for its fresh and mouth-watering Italian delicacies The most chic cafe in town. Modern Italian cuisine in an informal atmosphere surrounded by a private tropical garden.
Calle 55, El Cangrejo, Next to the Las Vegas part-hotel
T2695936/5836,F2647529,Email:chefwilly@1985.com,
Website: http://www.1985.com/
Casco Viejo
A oasis of France in the heart of Panama with haute cuisine and one of the best wine cellars in the region. Attended personally by French owner and chef Pascal Finet. Next to the Mansion Dante on 50th St.
T 2233306, E-mail: cascov@sinfo.net, Website: http://www.cascoviejo.com
La Casa Del Marisco
Avenida Balboa
Panama City
Tel: 507 223 7755
La Casa Del Marisco doesn’t come cheap. It is fitted with a fortified iron gate and is very exclusive and private. Politicians and rich businessmen tend to eat here, which may explain why the prices are extraordinarily high. Try it for lunch—it's definitely worth the splurge for one meal, and the fish is always fresh.
Las Tinajas
Calle 51
Bella Vista
Panama City
Tel: 507 269 3840 or 507 263 7890
www.panamainfo.com/tinajas
Located in Panama City's business district, this friendly, authentic Panamanian restaurant serves down-home fare such as tortillas, seafood, and tropical fruit. Every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 9 p.m., diners enjoy a Panamanian folk dance show, presented by native performers in traditional garb. The fan-toting women wear ruffled ponchos over matching full skirts, and the men don black slacks, white tunics, and dapper straw hats.
