Places to eat in Panama

Ocupa el espacio de una antigua casona colonial, muy bien mantenida y decorada con muebles originales, atendido por su chef y dueña: Lourdes Fabrega. Con excelente atención.
Las mesas están dispuestas en un agradable corredor con vista a la piscina y jardines. Muchos pájaros. Clima ideal. Precios no económicos pero muy buena relación calidad/precio.

Favorite Dish: La torta de queso Cheese Cake es la mejor que he comido. Mejor que en NY!

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Great food, great decor, great show: native dance and music from Panama. NOt expensive about $15-20us per person.

Favorite Dish: Try thier Yuca pâté: looks like a chicken pie but Panamian style. Make reservations otherwise you will not have a place to sit in the show room. Show on Tuesday, Thursdays, some Fridays and some Saturdays.

The restaurant is the favorite of the Panamenian jet set and tourists.

Favorite Dish: Paella: Pork, chicken, seafood mixed with rice

Sarzuela de Marisco: Mixed of sea food with red sauce.

Cochinillo : baby pig roasted.

This clean and plain restaurant offers very good Italian dishes at an economy price. I had both pasta dishes and pizza. Everything was to my satisfaction. I found the pasta cooked al dente which is what I like and the tomato sauce was very tasty. The pizzas come in a variety of sizes and toppings. The staff is very professional and helpful. Service was great. Take out is available.

Favorite Dish: All Pasta Dishes and the Pizza.

It's a bit hard to find good Indian cooking in Panama but you do have the possibility to find the best Indian dishes at the Masala Indian Cuisine restaurant. This smaller size restaurant located in the Bella Vista area of Panama City is decorated inside with rich Indian tapestries and textiles. The Indian ambience is further strengthened by wood carved furniture and screens. The menu includes fish, chicken, vegetarian and lamb dishes. Both Northern Indian Tandoori and South Indian curry dishes are featured on the menu. I chose the chicken Vindaloo curry which was rich and very spicy as it should be. I also ordered an appetizer of Vegetarian Samosas which were very crispy and delicious. The bread I ordered was Naan but it turned out to be thicker and doughier than I am used to. All and all this Indian meal was a great experience. The check turned out to be a bit on the high side but this is often the case in Indian restaurants where everything is a la carte. Service was very accommodating and quick.

There is a pizza restaurant that has Tango on Thursday night. They are an open air restaurant with a dance floor under a cover next to the street. We had a wonderful time, a fine time dancing and a good pizza. They have 90 different types of pizza. Yes 90! and the 91st type is ' Tell us what you want" It is definitely worth looking foe if you want to dance and eat pizza.

Favorite Dish: PIZZA!

This was a great place! the food was freshly prepared and the menu was very large. Atmosphere superb, decor was off the chain and the service was excellent. I will definately go back when I return to Panama.

This is a cafeteria style place that is open 24/7. The food is good, hot and cheap. I got a Gyro with fries and a coke for $4, my wife got a veggie plate( big enough for two) for $3 and a scrumptious cappuccino is $1.50. Gotta love it. They serve American, Panamanian and international meal, sandwiches, burgers, pizza and full meals round the clock.

Favorite Dish: I haven't had an authentic Gyro in a long time, and this one was perfect.