Maxi Restuarant: Best Restuarant in town!
It's the best restuarant in town...ok so it's the ONLY restuarant in town, but nonetheless it tops my list of culinary delight for a country not typically known for its food. Here's the scenerio: we biked 20 miles to get there (largest nearby town is Puerto Viejo) amid humid and sunny conditions, apperantly everyone in Puerto Viejo thinks that everything is "within walking distance", but the road finally ended and we found ourselves right in the middle of Manzanillo (a short distance way from the northern tip of Panama). It is a town stubbornly holding on to its past of Caribbean/African descent, where "reggae" is not just music but a way of life and in the center of it all is Maxi Restuarant. Here's a tip: opt for the upper deck - outside seating - the reward; a beatuiful view of La Playa de Manzanillo. Avoid rush hour if at all possible as it does crowd up with tourists, catch it...
