Taste of Panamá: Must-Try Dishes From Panamanian Cuisine You Can't Miss

Sit down with us and enjoy the flavors of Panamá. From fresh fish and seafood to international, traditional, and ancestral recipes with local ingredients. Panama City was named a Creative City of Gastronomy by UNESCO in 2017 for its versatility and variety. International communities have enriched the local offerings with their recipes, spices, and traditions.

Panamanian chefs highlight the importance of local ingredients. Following the Latin America's Best guide, you'll find three restaurants in the top 100. In Boquete, dine with renowned chefs or at the restaurant featured by Nat Geo in "Restaurants at the End of the World."

Don't leave without trying our traditional dishes. In the central provinces, discover typical food at fondas, with carimañolas, hojaldres, ropavieja, and arroz con pollo. On the Caribbean coast, in Bocas del Toro and Portobelo, savor spicy spice blends with the sweetness of coconut. Try fried fish with crispy patacones, stewed octopus, conch, or lobster.

Visit indigenous communities and discover ancestral flavors with ingredients traditionally cultivated. Eat monkey-tail fern salad, pixbae dgösho, or local fruits. Additionally, in some communities, you can take traditional fishing tours and collect your own food.

Visit organic farms with farm-to-table restaurants. Learn about over 70 fruit varieties and 40 types of natural honey in Chiriquí. Enjoy rum tastings, tea or artisanal cocoa plantations, and coffee farms with the Geisha variety, one of the highest-rated in the world. In Boquete and Tierras Altas, try one of the best cups of coffee.