Must-see restaurants in Panamá Province

On the Interamericana opposite the turnoff for Playa El Palmar, Carlitos cooks delicious Argentine-style empanadas (turnovers stuffed with meat, cheese or…

Our favorite new place for a bite and a sip, this English-owned seafront bar-restaurant with balcony seating serves excellent ceviche, cazuela de mariscos…

This upscale restaurant is worthy of the canal, though prices do reflect the exclusive setting. Serving New Panamanian cuisine and using local produce, it…

For a leisurely bite, La Ruina serves stem glasses of ceviche (citrus-cured seafood) and authentic chicken curried with coconut rice bocatoreño-style. Sit…

This cute, colorful eatery above Playa Honda offers the standard fare of fish and chips in addition to veggie options. It's a great place to have a beer…

Taking pride of place just below the Villa Caprichosa, this top-notch eatery with an open kitchen is Isla Taboga's swankiest and priciest. Dining packages…

This thatched restaurant attached to the B&B of the same name has some of the best food on the island. It's certainly where you would go for a little…

The seafood is fresher than fresh, and you couldn't get any closer to the beach at the Restaurante Playa Honda. Bank-like opening hours here and elsewhere…

Touted as one of Contadora's best restaurants, this frenetic place decorated with street art with seating inside and in a small garden is the kind of…

Join what looks like a Friday bank line at El Chichemito to sample the homemade chicheme (a sweet nonalcoholic drink made from milk, mashed corn, cinnamon…

This pretty little eatery in a nautically themed bungalow serves excellent fish and shellfish as well as some meat-based pasta dishes (US$7.50 to US$12.50…

A good bet for lunch (set lunch US$6, sandwiches from US$8) and dinner, the 'Chef's Corner' serves grilled meats, pastas and Panamanian classics. It's…

This tiny outdoor eatery has good plain food that's popular with locals. Fish and chips is on the menu, but lunch specials such as chicken with patacones …

This branch of a national cafe chain on the ground floor of the Miraflores Visitors Center serves snacks and light meals throughout the day.

Decent-sized supermarket down the hill from Air Panama.

Centrally located French-owned convenience store.