Must-see restaurants in Isla Bastimentos

  • Firefly Restaurant

    Isla Bastimentos

    A clutch of open-air tables facing rough surf, this reservation-only restaurant is the perfect sunset date. An American chef cooks up local and organic…

  • Chavela

    Isla Bastimentos

    In an attractive little lime-green shack at the bottom of the landmark Hostel Bastimentos, a Panamanian-American couple serve cheap-as-chips burgers but…

  • Sea Monkey

    Isla Bastimentos

    In a simple over-the-water clapboard house, this breezy little restaurant churns out wonderful plates of Asian beer fish and local patuk greens with…

  • Coco Hill

    Isla Bastimentos

    Close to the island’s highest point, Australian Michelle concocts some pretty exotic meatless dishes at her vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free restaurant…

  • Nacho Mama's

    Isla Bastimentos

    Pitched on the shifting sands of Red Frog Beach, this one-hit wonder does a thriving business dispensing tacos with fish, shrimp, ceviche (citrus-cured…

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