Must-see nightlife in Panama City

  • La Rana Dorada

    Panama City

    Replete with brass fixtures and polished wood bars, this gorgeous low-lit brewpub serves its own award-winning small craft beers, alongside tasty thin…

  • Tántalo Bar

    Panama City

    Though it serves casual lunches, this ultra-hip cafe-bar is best known for sunset happy hours on its rooftop deck. Pair your cocktail with fusion-style…

  • Bar Relic

    Panama City

    Wildly popular with travelers and hip young Panamanians, this cavernous hostel bar is a hit. Service is friendly and patrons easily mingle in the ample…

  • Casa Jaguar

    Panama City

    Don your stilettos and glitter for a night out at the Casco's hottest club, located on the 2nd floor next to Teatro Amador. There's no hurry, though, as…

  • Stranger's Club

    Panama City

    For a buzzy scene of 20- to 40-somethings, duck into this dimly lit cocktail bar. The Consuelo, a revelation of muddled cucumber, gin and elderflower…

  • Pedro Mandinga Rum Bar

    Panama City

    The first dedicated rum bar to call Casco Viejo home offers a laid-back Caribbean vibe, an extensive rum-based cocktail menu, and a six-hour-long happy…

  • Teatro Amador

    Panama City

    When Teatro Amador first opened its doors in 1912, it was one of the city’s first movie theaters. It was abandoned in the 1990s and only reopened after…

  • El Apartamento

    Panama City

    At any given time there's three floors of mischief going on at the Apartment, a yellow villa with a discoteca, live music floor and great bar with bottle…

  • La Rana Dorada

    Panama City

    The sister outlet to a Casco Viejo microbrewery, with good pub food and a congenial, relaxed atmosphere.

  • Cayucos

    Panama City

    This open-air resto-bar sits on the water with excellent views of the city. While not exactly a bar, it has the perfect ambience for the first cold beer…

  • El Pavo Real

    Panama City

    While no longer in fashion, the old location of this pub was made famous by John le Carré’s thriller The Tailor of Panama. There's occasional live music.

  • Starlight

    Panama City

    The lion’s den of karaoke, this older club has no cover; you just have to consume a drink and muster the courage to croon under the disco rays.