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Popular Restaurants | Other Restaurants Tips | All Tips (56) La Casa de las Constillitas is one of Panama's most unique eating spots. It's a large restaurant filled with fish tanks and “umbrella-ed” tables. Apparently this is a branch of the better known and much larger La Cascada (complete with waterfalls and animal statuary). La Casa’s the same concept as La Cascada but a bit tamer.
The menu itself is gigantic - maybe 40 pages - and is filled with philosophical ramblings as well as tips on what to do if the food is not fresh or the wait-staff is rude. The English translations are most enjoyable!
Whenever you want service, turn on the red light at your seat – a naked bulb hanging from a light fixture over each table at the restaurant. Then order a pitcher of sangria or a fabulous Balboa beer, and choose from one of the enormous entrees costing under $5!
This was an interesting find in Panama....just make sure you go with an empty stomach!
Only ate there once, but enjoyed my fish dish very much! Leave a Comment Theme: SeafoodPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Not sureDirections: Found this one while wandering. If you really want to find it, head to La Cascada on Ave. Balboa and ask them where this one is, since La Cascada owns La Casa.
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Panama has both oceans hugging its coasts, so you must have seafood! This restaurant is located on top of this fish market with some kind of tie to Japan. I think every cab driver knows where it is, just tell them the panama and japanese seafood market. To access the restaurant, you must enter from the back. There is a concrete outdoor stairwell, follow it and be prepared to read the extensive menu.
I heard that during lunch hour, the place can get quite packed with locals. So, if you are starving and can't wait around much, don't come here at peak hour!
I had the whole fried fish with salad and rice for $3.50!! It was delicious! Leave a Comment
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A real secret, hidden away from the noise it is in a house from the last century. Homemade bread and pasta, crabs flown from San Blas Islands. Really the prettiest restaurant in Panama. Ceiling fans and potted palms. As a a frequent traveler to this city I was thriilled when this place opened. It is a see and be seen place for Panama's elite (on one night I saw two ex-presidents and former Miss Universe). Local paper gave it three stars and and excellent review.
Fish Pasta Bread Pizza (from the wood burning oven) Leave a Comment Theme: Eclectic/InternationalPrice: US$21-30 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Bella Vista Calle 49Phone: 269 1076Directions: The restaurant zone, near the best hotels, Marriott Bristol and Miramar
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Great inexpensive food. try the menu del dia (menu of the day). The walls are covered with the signatures of previous customers from throughout the world! (including mine)
Pollo Guiseido Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageDirections: Plaza Bolivar, Casco Viejo
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Amador Causeway is a popular place for dining and dancing. Several restaurants can be found out here. Mi Ranchito is on Naos Island next to the Smithsonian Tropical Institute and several more can be found at the road’s end on Flamenco Island. Bucaneros offers many nice seafood options to choose from after your obligatory cevich appetizer. Try a passion fruit/seco cocktail for accompaniment. Leave a Comment Theme: SeafoodPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: Isla Flamenco, Amador CausewayDirections: $6 cab fare
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Seafood lovers should make a beeline for this restaurant, which enjoys a location on the tip of the Amador Causeway. Lobster, king crab, calamari, and octopus are all fresh and expertly prepared to bring out their delicate flavors. The house special is ceviche - fresh fish cured in lime juice. Diners also find pleasure in the excellent selection of sushi. Full bar. Smart-casual attire. Reservations accepted.
The local dances show is a very nice surprise and touch! Unique! Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: US$31-40 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Calle Amador, Isla Flamenco, Panama City, PanamaDirections: Get there by taxi or driving.
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The majority of the city’s restaurants can be found in the El Congrejo and Bella Vista districts along with the many hotels. There is even an overpriced satellite of the ubiquitous Hard Rock Café chain there. You can find many other more enticing venues with a wide international array to choose from - Panamanian to Japanese to Chinese to Lebanese to Argentine and beyond. We enjoyed a couple of meals at this fine restaurant in the El Congrejo district. The ceviches, pisco sours and corvine (sea bass) were all first rate. An excellent outpost for Peruvian cuisine. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Calle Eusebio Morales 16, El CongrejoPhone: 264-9308
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Dancing in the city revolves around salsa, merengue, disco and rock. Out in the country, you will need to don your Panama hat - province of choice denoted by how you fold up the brims - or put on your extravagant pollera - the very costly and ornate dresses of Spanish origin - because here, the tipica - folkloric dancing - reigns supreme. To see what tipica is all about, you can catch the Friday and Saturday shows at Mis Pueblitos - a park filled with replicas of villages that can be found throughout the country - on the base of Cerro Ancon. Better yet, you can combine a tipica show with Panamanian food here at Tinajas in Bella Vista - dinner shows are at 9PM on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Calle 51Phone: 236-7890
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Palacio Lung Fung is on the Ave. Simon Bolivar sort of between El Cangrejo and El Dorado districts on the north side of Panama City.
The restaurant is an institution in Panama City, their specialty is dim sum. Many Panamanians go there for the dim sum breakfast on the weekends. Go to the third floor and be seated; when the carts come by just tell them what you want, if you know what it is you want, or point and tell them how much you want. They check off a card how many dim sum steamers you order and when you are finished, you have a server total it up and you pay them. Everything is ala carte, except for the hot tea, every table is given a generous pot of hot tea when they are seated. They do accept credit cards.
It’s not the best dim sum I’ve ever had, but it is edible and it’s cheap! (About $2 a steamer – each steamer has four pieces.) There were six of us at breakfast and we put away a dozen steamers, with drinks, I didn’t pay $30 for the lot, so it is pretty economical. Be advised, they add a 10% gratuity to the bill! In Panama, that is de riguer for tipping, actually, a little high, so don’t add to that unless you had really outstanding service, which we didn’t, so I just took my change. The best dim sum was the shrimp. Every shrimp dish I’ve had in Panama has been great. Maybe because it is so fresh, it is just so much better than shrimp I’ve had anywhere else, no matter how I’ve had it served. And it’s cheaper, too!!!
I would rate this place higher, but the service, although it was not bad, was not impressive; we asked for a desert cart, but it was never sent over, and the food was not terrific, pretty ordinary, but the price was very agreeable. If you want to pig on dim sum in Panama, this is the place to go!
Dim sum, dim sum, dim sum! Leave a Comment Theme: Pan-Asian and Pacific RimPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: Ave. Simon BolivarPhone: (507) 260-4011Directions: Between El Dorado and El Cangrejo districts.
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A newer cafe in Casco Viejo with a menu of the day. You can choose a 2 course for $6.50 or 6 course meal for $16.95 with dish options. It's a small place with 2 tables outside and inside about 6 tables with nice chairs and linens. The place is simply decorated with nice photos on the wall, palms, and a open kitchen and the seating is comfortable. Open for lunch and dinner but closed in between from 1500/3PM to 1900/7PM.
I had my best meal in Panama here. I had chicken sauteed in Sesame oil with shredded carrot and red cabbage, fried rice with sesame seed and pineapple, and a dessert of chilled mango custard with crushed walnuts on top. I had a nice glass of red wine and a coffee as well for a total of $12.95 and a $3 dollar tip for great service. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: Plaza De Independencia, Casco ViejoDirections: Across from the Cathedral on the Northwestern corner of the squareWebsite: www.renecafe.com
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