The best restaurants Panama

This restaurant, created by Canadian sisters Emma & Brit, offers healthy cuisine in a very pleasant setting, with a warm dining room and a leafy patio. Natural fruit juices, craft beers, delicious salads and vegan and vegetarian options will convince even the most hardened carnivores. Brunch formulas are creative and gourmet, as are the burgers, salads, fish, curries... Two other appetizing addresses in the neighborhood: Snack Shack (ave A y calle 5ta) and Mahalo Cocina y Jardin (ave B y calle 11)!

This bar, held by Sylvie and Michel, a French couple who knows his profession well, brings together the entire foreign community of the region, Canadians and French, in particular, around activities like salsa, open microphones, or weekend concerts. A community library with a lot of books and magazines, and "French breakfast" on Wednesday morning. The kitchen is good (pizzas at the fire of wood, Thai currys, salads…) and reasonable rates for Coronado.

Chef Davide Caré did well to provide a lounge to keep his customers waiting, the restaurant is full every night in high season. Tapas, fish and wines of the day, in addition to a gourmet and creative menu. Gnocchi with melted cheese, honey and roasted almonds or pumpkin risotto with crispy parma ham and for dessert white chocolate panna cotta with dried flowers. An establishment with sure flavors and a contemporary atmosphere. We like the concept of mesa social, a table where people come alone to make friends.

Franck and Warda, a French couple, have taken over this cozy restaurant located a few kilometers from Portobelo on the road to Isla Grande. In the kitchen, in addition to classic pizzas and quality French dishes, he has developed white pizzas, fish and desserts (try the mango tiramisu!), all homemade. The restaurant enjoys a beautiful view from the terrace at the back. You can see their horses in the meadow and, if you fancy a ride, the owners will be happy to take you for a walk.

The restaurant-bar El Castillo (The Castle) is clearly visible from the main road. It is in fact a huge wooden terrace with a beautiful view of the bay. Here, Caribbean dishes, Asian cuisine and grilled meats or international dishes are concocted. The customers are regulars of the area and it is easy to meet people at the counter. Also a dormitory and some private rooms at economical prices, as well as information if you are planning a crossing to Colombia.

Charlie Collins is one of the most famous chefs in the country. It offers gourmet cuisine you cuisine in an elegant and welcoming restaurant.

A simple coffee-restaurant that resists time. Always from the world, from morning to night.

Local cuisine with a few vegetarian dishes on request. Try the sopa sopa of pescado by her a coconut.

Shrimp, red pagre, octopus… Good price and good service.

A dive in local life. Ceiling fans refresh the atmosphere. Often full at lunch time.

Nothing exceptional but practical when you have a little trough while waiting for the bus for Pedasí.

A cosy bar is appreciated by the very lively rooms on weekends. Quiet service but it's worth waiting and you're on holiday! Breakfast between $ 2 and $ 4. Pagre or corvina from $ 6, beef net at $ 10, sandwiches around $ 4. Great beer $ 1.

Spacious room, wooden tables and sound TV. Large choice of nectar mein. For small budgets.

This restaurant only opens in the event of a stay in the village. Local atmosphere, good kitchen: whole fish at $ 7, chicken (specialty!) from $ 3.

A large hall with a beautiful wall fresco evoking the Aguadulce of yesteryear. Good for breakfast.

A discreet entrance and a pleasant surprise when discovering Snack Shack, a must-visit address in Casco Viejo for a healthy and cheap meal in a pleasant and friendly setting. It was in 2016 that Emma and Brittany, two Canadian sisters, founded this "healthy" restaurant. Everything is homemade with fresh products for the "bowls" and for the fresh juices. We recommend the ceviche... Once installed on the terrace, you totally forget that you are in town with a natural spirit in the plate as well as in the nicely chosen decoration.