Pedasí restaurants

Pedasí's best (some might stop there) Italian restaurant is set in what feels like a glassed-in conservatory. There are more complex secondi (main courses) with usually three meat and three fish dishes, but most com…

Matriarch of Creole cooking, Mama Fefa usually runs out of lunch by noon (though you can linger longer). Cheap and cheerful, these huge comidas típicas (regional specialties) include meat or fish, rice, salad and a …

Known for exquisite breakfasts (US$4 to US$6.50) with homemade wheat or sourdough bread and organic coffee, this Israeli-run Pedasí institution does a brisk business. In addition to breakfasts, you can order sandwic…

Catering largely to expats, this friendly bar-restaurant serves up grilled fish, ribs and deli sandwiches (US$5 to US$7.50), including minced BBQ pork. There's also good live music on Tuesday and Friday nights, spor…

For filling seafood that won't break the bank, try this roadside restaurant that somehow manages the atmosphere of a friendly truck stop. Try the ceviche (citrus-cured seafood; a specialty) and the sea bass. It's at…

Many punters swear by the pasta at this rustic little place at the southern end of town, but we come here for the pizzas, arguably the best in town. Friendly staff and good service.

This cake shop on a side street off Av Central is not the institution it once was, but the cakes are still good, the empanadas filling and the sandwiches tasty. While you’re here, try chicheme (a concoction of milk,…

With brick-oven pizzas topped with local cheese and tasty chicken tacos, this plaza-front Panamanian cafe on the southeast corner of the main square proves a magnet for locals and backpackers alike. Sweets include o…

The town's principal supermarket sits on the corner of Av Central and Calle Los Estudiantes.