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Newest reviewThe painted orange tiger and CANTINA DEL TIGRE lettering across the black wall of the dining room, with bare wood tables laid in front of it

Cantina del Tigre

Panamanian · San Francisco

A wall-sized tiger, clams in a brass pan and a whole sea bass. It did not put a foot wrong the first time, and we have been back since.

Chris&KrisVisited 1 July 2026Returned 11 September 2026
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The Pistacho Coffee at Bungla Coffee House, Bella Vista, Panama City: a cappuccino in a ceramic mug rimmed with crushed pistachio, a bear's face drawn in the foam

Bungla Coffee House

Cafe · Bella Vista

A Thursday breakfast on the terrace: the Bungla Panameño, the house take on a typical Panamanian morning plate, and a cappuccino rimmed in crushed pistachio.

Chris&KrisVisited 10 September 2026
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A pork main at Maito, San Francisco, Panama City: dark-glazed pieces in a pool of jus under a crisp topping and chopped greens, with a whole flat sheet of crackling beside them

Maito Restaurante

Panamanian · San Francisco · $$$

A Tuesday dinner at Maito: the sancocho cooked over nance wood, a pork main with a whole sheet of crackling on the side, and we were still at the table after ten.

Chris&KrisVisited 8 September 2026
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The backlit bottle wall, bar stools and black-and-white tile floor at Mai Mai, Costa del Este, Panama City

Mai Mai

Nikkei · Costa del Este

Come for the bar. Two storeys of backlit bottles over a checkerboard floor, and a Nikkei kitchen behind it good enough that we keep booking the table.

Chris&KrisVisited 30 June 2026
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A plate of clams with cherry tomatoes and parsley at La Vespa Vista Mare

La Vespa Vista Mare

Italian · Punta Pacífica · $$$

Italian and seafood by a window wall over the bay, and the meal that changed our minds about both.

Chris&KrisVisited 29 December 2025
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The dining room at Caleta in the Sofitel Legend, chandeliers above a long run of set tables

CALETA

Seafood · Casco Viejo

25 December 2025
The dining room at Kaandela, Casco Viejo: woven pendant lamps over a long counter with tables set for service

Kaandela Restaurant

American · Casco Viejo · $$$

28 November 2025
Chicken tikka masala at Mystic India Panama, served in a steel karahi with naan and rice

Mystic India Panama

Indian · Punta Pacífica · $$

6 November 2025
The backlit bottle wall and low pendant lamps over the bar at Azahar, Bella Vista, Panama City

Azahar Panama

Japanese · Bella Vista · $$$

5 November 2025Returned
Taquitos Tuk Tuk at Nacion Sushi: crisp shells filled and stood upright on a white plate

Nación Sushi | Multiplaza Pacific

International · Marbella · $$

30 October 2025
An elderflower spritz on the table at Bruttito, Multiplaza, beside a branded napkin

Bruttito Multiplaza Mall

Japanese · Marbella · $$

19 October 2025Returned
A banquette beneath the El Nacional mark on the dining room wall, Casco Viejo

Restaurante El Nacional Sabores de Panamá

Panamanian · Casco Viejo · $$

9 September 2025
A painted Diablo Rojo bus installed inside Sabroso on the Amador causeway, under a thatched roof

Sabroso Panamá

Panamanian · Amador · $$

7 September 2025
The lit entrance to Meze at night, a lantern either side of an open doorway

Meze Panamá - Restaurante Griego

Greek · Bella Vista · $$

5 September 2025
A long table laid for lunch on the terrace at Lima Nikkei, against a stone wall

Lima Nikkei

Nikkei · Punta Pacífica · $$$$

4 September 2025

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