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MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!
Hotel El Ejecutivo Panamá is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

1. Hotel El Ejecutivo Panamá

7.3
Calle Aquilino de la Guardia (Cl 52), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Hotel · 60 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: The BEST breakfast, 24h (Thu-Sun) or during the hours of op on weekdays. Waffles, FToast, Pancakes, yum! Also Club Sandwich, Dirty Harry, the nachos starter dish, sancocho, burgers! Cant go wrong here

Athen's Pizza is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

2. Athen's Pizza

7.7
Calle 57, Planta Baja del PH Rocris, Obarrio, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Greek Restaurant · Obarrio · 79 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: Ladopsomo, Satziki, Gyros, Greek Salad, Special Chicken Pizza, all the other pizzas (if you like thin crust style), pita pantufla, dessert yogurt, bascially everything is good, you'll find something

Panos Kretan House is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

3. Panos Kretan House

8.7
Cl 49 E y Uruguay Bella Vista 32 (e/ Cl 49 & Cl Uruguay), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Greek Restaurant · Marbella · 115 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: Same owner as Athens but there are a lot more dishes and goodies to try. The tomatopsomo, all of the Pizza's but with a wholewheat crust! YUM, octupus plates with pasta are great, rabitosalata salad

Pizzería Napoli is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

4. Pizzería Napoli

8.7
Cl 57 E (e/ Ave 1A S & Ave Abel Bravo), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Pizzeria · 132 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: Must try starter: Berenjenas a la vinagreta (eggplant vinagrette) y pan pita and if more than one ppl, pizzasMust try main course: Pizza again ;) and Spaghettini Bolonesa al dente oh and calzone!

Gastronomia Don Pan is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

5. Gastronomia Don Pan

En Albrook Mall, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Italian Restaurant · 1 tip

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: The Pizza's here have a GREAT touch of flavor to them and they are all done the old fashion way on a rock/stone based oven. Owner is Italian.

Restaurante y Pizzería Los Toneles is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

6. Restaurante y Pizzería Los Toneles

Boulevard El Dorado (Cl Miguel Brostella), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Pizzeria · 19 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: Great food @ GREAT prices! The Pizza here are also VERY yummy and the prices are great ($5.50 for a regular sized pizza, not a small personal one). The cheesed house bread with clams is great as well!

Hacienda Real is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

7. Hacienda Real

7.7
Calle 49 (e/ Cl. Colombia y Av. Federico Boyd), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Steakhouse · 79 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: Want to spend some more $ and have a bit more time, this is a much fancier, higher class restaurant with GREAT food. The taste is just, beautiful! Expect to pay about $20-$40 just per plate though.

Parrillada Jimmy's is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

8. Parrillada Jimmy's

8.1
Vía Cincuentenario (e/ Ave 5C S & Ave 5B S), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
BBQ Joint · 129 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: Another GREAT grill style restaurant! Prices are lower than Hacienda Real but plates are nearly as good! Octopus al carbon, Angelo steak, many more... yum!

9. Fuji

Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Uncategorized · 2 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: Want the real-deal Jap food? This is THE place to go. Traditional dishes and the flavor is SPOT ON! You can also taste the difference on the rolls with the rice used. No funky creations here.

Matsuei is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

10. Matsuei

7.5
Cl Eusebio A. Morales (El Cangrejo), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Sushi Restaurant · 44 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: Another very traditional jap restaurant. This one even has an ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT special (you'll have to check which day/s, they rotate it from time2time).

11. Sushi Itto

7.8
Obarrio (Cl 55 E), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Sushi Restaurant · 21 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: If you love the combination style sushi rolls and a more pop-culture style jap food then this is the place. Teppanyaki tables are also great for ordering and enjoying having your food cooked in front.

Golden Unicorn is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

12. Golden Unicorn

8.3
Edificio Evergreen (Ave 5B S), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Chinese Restaurant · 135 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: IMO it tastes better than Lung Fung (not that LF is bad). Where this place def shines is with its Late lunch/dinner choices.. blackbean sauced meat, almond chicken, fried spicy shrimp, duck, etc

Lung Fung is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

13. Lung Fung

8.3
Av. 7aC Norte &, Av de los Periodistas (Cl 62C N), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Chinese Restaurant · 168 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: Dim sum anyone? This is most traditional place in Panama to go for some chinese dim sum! EVERYONE in Panama has gone once on a Sunday morning to this place, be there! or be 4SQUARE! ok.. that was lame

Leños & Carbón Gourmet is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

14. Leños & Carbón Gourmet

7.4
Ave Miguel A. Brostella, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
BBQ Joint · El Dorado · 41 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: A nice place if you want to eat some good meat/chicken with a lot of side dishes and at a great price! Service is fast. (The non-gourmet Leños & Carbon are cheaper but not the same quality)

El Carbón Rojo is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

15. El Carbón Rojo

7.0
Vía Simón Bolívar, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
BBQ Joint · 11 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: Wanna go to a traditional and very "pueblo" like Panamanian grill/BBQ/restaurant? Well, you can hit this one up. Actually the reason I put it here is because it has the best choripan I've had in town.

LT Burger is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

16. LT Burger

Burger Joint · 2 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: IMO THE BEST burgers period. If you like traditional style ones, this is the place. The bread bun is great and so are the fries. Try the ginger buffalo wings and special fried chocolate dessert.

El Burger Bar is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

17. El Burger Bar

Mini Mall El Cangrejo (Calle José Isaac Fábrega), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
American Restaurant · 40 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: You can create your own burger here & they have a lot more options. This is more of a sports bar/burger joint rather than a restaurant style one which makes the prices a bit lower. SWEET POTATO FRIES!

18. Pampero

7.1
Chame (en Via interamericana), Chame, Panamá
Latin American Restaurant · 31 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: The BEST choripan outside of the city! GO and have one, two, three or four NOW! Try the chimicurri and hot sauce they have there on the table and also sell (if you want to take a bottle home).

19. La Colombiana

Via Espana (Al lado de Don Blas), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Hot Dog Joint · 1 tip

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: Do you like good hot dogs? Out of the club? Os just wanna kill some hunger? Well, you HAVE to try the Colombian style dogs from this joint (its a foodcart), yum w/ the pineapple jelly & chips topping!

Ciao Bella Pizza is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

20. Ciao Bella Pizza

8.4
Cl 71 (Cl 3B S), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Pizzeria · 145 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: WOW con la #27... FTW!

Stizzoli is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

21. Stizzoli

7.9
Metro Plaza (Ave 12 de Octubre), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Italian Restaurant · 103 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: Pizza Contadina (with pesto) is really good! Paradiso still tops it IMO... different flavors though.

The Shack Pub & Grill is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

22. The Shack Pub & Grill

7.6
Cl Ricardo Arango (Ave Federico Boyd), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
BBQ Joint · 51 tips and reviews

Jorge C.Jorge Constantino: They also messed up one of our wings order. On a good side, chicken was AWESOME, ribs are great & the filete was also yummm!! :D

Miranda Bakery & Café is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

23. Miranda Bakery & Café

8.5
San Francisco (Cl 74 E con Andres Mojica), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Bakery · San Francisco · 88 tips and reviews
Restaurante El Caribe is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

24. Restaurante El Caribe

7.5
Vía Argentina, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Caribbean Restaurant · 29 tips and reviews
Beirut is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

25. Beirut

8.3
Calle Ricardo Arias (Área Bancaria), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Middle Eastern Restaurant · 165 tips and reviews
Oink House is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

26. Oink House

8.3
Condado del Rey, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Burger Joint · 61 tips and reviews
Patagonia Grill is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

27. Patagonia Grill

8.4
Vía Cincuentenario (Ave 4 C S), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Argentinian Restaurant · 50 tips and reviews
Nacion Sushi is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

28. Nacion Sushi

8.5
Costa del Este (Costa del Este), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Japanese Restaurant · Costa del Este, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá · 88 tips and reviews
Pretelt Meats is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

29. Pretelt Meats

8.2
Costa del Este, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Steakhouse · 33 tips and reviews
Nacion Sushi is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

30. Nacion Sushi

9.2
Soho Mall (Soho Mall), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Japanese Restaurant · Obarri · 47 tips and reviews
Suvlas is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

31. Suvlas

8.8
Plaza New York, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Greek Restaurant · 29 tips and reviews
Hikaru is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

32. Hikaru

8.5
Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Japanese Restaurant · 12 tips and reviews
Ciao Ragazzi is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

33. Ciao Ragazzi

8.7
Pizzeria · 12 tips and reviews
Barrio Pizza is one of MUST visit or go-to restaurants in Panama!.

34. Barrio Pizza

8.3
Costa del Este (Avenida Centenario), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Pizzeria · 5 tips and reviews