Azahar Panama
The verdict
A seventh-floor room behind a flower shop, with a backlit bar, windows over the bay, and a kitchen good enough to deserve them.
You reach it through a working florist, which sets the tone before anyone brings a menu.
Across two visits the small plates were the more consistent half of a very long list, and the mains, while good, were the ones we had notes about. Service was quick and well paced both times, with the gaps between courses judged about right.
Skip if
- You want a short menu. It is gigantic, and we struggled to choose on both visits.
- You are counting on every dish landing. The scallops tiradito felt like it was missing something, the ravioli was good rather than memorable, and the escargots came with more mushroom than escargot.
Would we go back? Yes, and we already did. We would order the stuffed dates again.
The visit
Speakeasy at the front, supper club once you are in
You reach it through a working florist on the seventh floor. Inside: a long backlit bottle wall under three low black pendants, and a bar you could happily spend the evening at without ever sitting down to eat.
You arrive through a flower shop
Reception sends you to the seventh floor. The lift opens onto a florist, and the woman behind the counter points you through it. There is no sign and no door - just flowers, and then the room.
Order the Oaxaca Memories
A mezcal cocktail that arrived five minutes after we asked for it and was good enough that we ordered it again on the second visit. The tequila-based Nostradamus is the other one worth knowing about.
The windows do the rest
Seven floors up on Avenida Balboa, with the city on one side and the water on the other. We came in the late afternoon and the light was the reason we kept looking up from the table.
The wagyu nigiri is the one to order
Seared, with foie gras on top, and it needed no soy sauce at all. The tuna and edamame cream nigiri beside it was delicious too, but that one did want a dip.
The pork belly, shared between us
Potato puree and kale underneath, and a sauce that was good with it. Lots of different textures, which is what made it worth sharing rather than ordering one each.
The Beef Wellington, and a lesson
Genuinely excellent, and a mistake after six appetisers. It is a heavy dish and we could not finish it. Order it instead of the small plates, not after them.
On the table
- Wagyu beef and foie gras nigiri
- Seared, and it needed no soy sauce at all.
- Tuna and edamame cream nigiri
- Delicious, but this one wanted a dip.
- Stuffed dates
- Our favourite thing on the second visit.
- Wagyu beef tataki
- The other one we kept going back to.
- Seabass ceviche
- Very good.
- Scallops tiradito
- Good, but it felt like it was missing something.
- Escargots bourguignon
- Good, though more mushroom than escargot.
- Pork belly with potato puree and kale
- Really good, and the potato puree and kale gave it a lot of different textures.
- The Terminator roll, with truffle oil
- Ordered late as a top-up. Very good.
- Beef Wellington
- Delicious, and heavy enough that we could not finish it after the appetisers.
- Ravioli with burrata and dried tomato
- Good, but not wow.
- Oaxaca Memories (mezcal) and Nostradamus (tequila)
- Both arrived fast. We ordered the mezcal one on both visits.
More from the kitchen
Dishes Azahar Panama is known for that we did not order, photographed by the restaurant.
- Pulpo a la gallega
- Cowboy Café de Paris
- Smokey Rum
- Conchiglioni de Shortrib
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Where it is
Yoo & Arts Tower, Av. Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Piso 7, Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, Panama
Bella Vista, Panama City
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One of 9 Japanese spots in Bella Vista
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Frequently asked
What kind of food does Azahar Panama serve?
Azahar Panama serves Japanese. The menu includes Tartares, ceviches and tiraditos, Signature sushi rolls, House-made pastas.
What's good at Azahar Panama?
Theatrical hidden-entrance / speakeasy arrival. That reflects what people consistently say online - EatsPanama does not post star ratings.
When is Azahar Panama open?
Azahar Panama serves seven days a week. Most days it opens around 12:00 and closes around 11:00 PM.
Where is Azahar Panama?
Yoo & Arts Tower, Av. Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Piso 7, Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, Panama, Bella Vista, Panama City.
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