El Valle Restaurants

  1. Hotel Rincón Vallero

    Located beside a koi pond, this cozy restaurant serves up plates of fresh seafood including jump shrimp, sea bass ceviche and grilled corvina. It also has an extensive wine and cocktail list, which makes this a great choice if you're wining and dining your better half.

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  2. Hotel y Restaurante Los Capitanes

    The menu at this fine restaurant features European cuisine - specials change daily but always include tasty German staples like jager schnitzel (breaded and fried meat). Don't miss the freshly baked cakes and pies or the batidos (fruit shakes), as well as the long list of imported beers including dark and dreamy Warsteiner.

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  3. La Casa de Lourdes

    El Valle's most beautiful restaurant has the look and feel of a Tuscan villa. Situated on the back terrace with stunning views, Lourdes offers an eclectic menu of dishes like lobster and sweet corn risotto, pork chop with a port wine and guava sauce, and blackened corvina with tamarind.

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  4. Pinocchio's

    This much-loved pizzeria is your best (and only) spot in El Valle for tasty and cheap pizzas with a range of toppings. Also available here is rotisserie-cooked chicken, meaty burgers and tacos, though locals and tourists alike swear that the pizzas here are to die for.

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  5. Restaurante Santa Librada

    This cheap and cheerful restaurant serves hearty portions of Panamanian staples such as lomo de arroz (roast beef with rice) and bistec picado (spicy shredded beef). If you're in search of lighter fare, most sandwiches and breakfasts are under US$2, and the restaurant's sancocho de gallina (a stew-like chicken soup) is locally famous.

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