Coclé Province
Love, love, love this mostly outdoor bar and restaurant right by the beach and serving seafood with gourmet touches (such as Thai mussels and crab claws…
Must-see restaurants in Coclé Province
Coclé Province
With its mustard-yellow exterior and oddly shaped columns within, this hangarlike eatery (it was once a US-military social club) offers an excellent…
El Valle
The creation of renowned Panamanian chef Lourdes Fábrega de Ward, this place has a nationwide reputation and an elegant setting around a garden patio in a…
El Valle
This 'spit' (ie grill) restaurant is a local favorite and noted for well-prepared Spanish dishes like pulpo a la gallega (octopus grilled with paprika),…
El Valle
This upmarket Peruvian restaurant in the Hotel Valle Verde serves Inca-inspired favorites such as lomo saltado (stir-fried beef with vegetables and…
Coclé Province
This bar and grill just out of the center on the Interamericana consistently gets rated Penonomé's top restaurant. It's an asador (spit restaurant), so…
El Valle
They say that this tiny restaurant and pizzeria just up from the orchid garden has the best pizza in El Valle. With an Italian owner and chef at the oven…
Coclé Province
It's gringo city at this Italian-owned bar-restaurant on the beach. Among the menu choices is a holdover from the previous owners, a Quebec dish of French…
Coclé Province
This colorful and quirky little place run by an affable Panamanian-Swiss couple for almost two decades serves up scrumptious Panamanian food à la…
El Valle
El Valle's best Panamanian restaurant is a simple affair – a fonda (cheap restaurant), really – serving up pollo asado (grilled chicken), mixed seafood,…
El Valle
This eclectic restaurant in pleasant surrounds serves up quite a mix of dishes – from Colombian empanadas (dough stuffed with meat or cheese and fried)…
Coclé Province
This place in Harinos Mall just off the main drag has a comfortable, well-stocked sports bar with pool table on the ground floor, and a rooftop grill and…
Coclé Province
This small thatched restaurant-bar sits directly on the beach facing the waves. It’s the perfect setting for fresh ceviche (citrus-cured seafood),…
Coclé Province
Situated 200m north of the main road to the beach, the 'Sea Ranch' is a new pizza and pasta place – there are some meat and fish dishes but it mostly…
El Valle
The anchor restaurant of El Valle's main street, Bruschetta features generous versions of its namesake (US$6.50 to US$8) as well as salads, tacos and…
El Valle
OK, its location in the Plaza Paseo El Valle mall east of the center may not be the sexiest, but it's a nice mall (as malls go) and this place has its own…
Coclé Province
At the northern end of Av Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, this bakery sells wonderful cakes and sweet breads (US$1.75 to US$2.75) and has started baking pizzas…
Coclé Province
A country restaurant in a 6.5-hectare recreational area, Icacos also has fishing, horseback riding, a working farm, a playground and an adventure park. It…
Coclé Province
Serving better-than-average fast-food fare such as burgers, deep-fried shrimp and chicken with rice or patacones (fried plantains), this Chinese-owned…
El Valle
One of just a few Panamanian restaurants left in cosmopolitan El Valle, 'The Brothers' serves up the usual favorites (chicken with rice, ropa vieja with…
Coclé Province
One of several outlets in a growing chain, this place serves a lot more than just the eponymous national dish of Costa Rica, which is chicken with rice…
Coclé Province
A local place along the beach and popular with day-trippers from the capital, Cokoblue serves burgers, sandwiches and seafood pasta dishes but seems first…
El Valle Gourmet & Coffee Shop
El Valle
Selling gourmet sandwiches and smoothies, this landmark cafe is a good place to stock up on picnic fare before heading for the trails. You can also find a…
Panadería y Dulcería Romellini
Coclé Province
You wouldn't exactly write home about this cafe-bakery – even a postcard would be overkill – but it's spotless, central and dispenses delicious…
Coclé Province
Penonomé's central market dating back to 1918 serves hearty breakfasts, with such dishes as hojaldras (fried dough), bistec encebollado (steak and onions)…
El Valle
This popular pizzeria does pizzas with a range of toppings as well as meaty burgers. But save room for the tasty lemon pie and/or the signature brownie.
