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Best Cocktail Bars in Casco Viejo

8 hand-verified restaurants

Casco Viejo punches well above its size when it comes to cocktails. Eight bars worth knowing — including Element Cocktail Experience (arguably Panama City's most technically accomplished bar), a neighbourhood rooftop with proper sunset views, and several intimate spots that do both food and drinks at a high level. The neighbourhood is walkable enough to do two or three in one evening.

Bruma Seafood & Wine
CASCO VIEJO · Seafood & Wine Bar
$$$

Casco Viejo's most refined wine and seafood destination — an intimate room where exceptional natural wines meet pristine local catch, curated with a light, precise touch.

Casa Blanca
CASCO VIEJO · Spanish
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A cherished corner of Spain in Casco Viejo — authentic tapas, acorn-fed jamón, and the warmth of a room full of regulars.

Element Cocktail Experience
CASCO VIEJO · Cocktail Bar · Modern Cuisine
$$$

A speakeasy cocktail experience in Casco Viejo — there's no menu. Tell the bartender your favourite flavours and they craft a custom cocktail around you. No reggaetón, no noise, just great drinks.

La Pulpería
CASCO VIEJO · Seafood · Cocktails
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Ranked #12 of 1,234 restaurants in Panama City with 1,715 reviews. La Pulpería packs Casco's most coveted corner table with ceviches, crispy seafood bites, natural wine and expertly mixed cocktails — lively, consistent, and utterly reliable.

La Bárbara
CASCO VIEJO · Japanese · Cocktail Bar
$$$

Japanese cocktail bar and sushi speakeasy hidden behind Bruma. Enter through the fox sign.

Tántalo Kitchen
CASCO VIEJO · Rooftop · Cocktails
$$$

Casco's most beloved rooftop — golden-hour bay views and a serious cocktail program.

La Rana Dorada
CASCO VIEJO · Craft Beer & Pub Fare
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Panama's original craft brewery — award-winning beers and an easy pub menu in Casco Viejo.

Tomillo
CASCO VIEJO · Spanish Tapas · Sharing
$$$

Chef Felipe Milanés's Casco Viejo original — a creative tapas and sharing-plate concept built for long tables and longer evenings. Bold Spanish-Panamanian flavours, a lively room and a crowd that keeps coming back.

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