Best Restaurants in Casco Viejo

A quietly treasured table in Casco Viejo, where a daily-changing menu honours Panamanian tradition with honest, soulful precision.

Live-fire farm-to-table cooking inside the Amarla Casco Viejo Boutique Hotel — every dish shaped by wood flame, seasonal Panamanian ingredients and a kitchen that lets the fire do the talking.

Ranked #5 of 1,224 restaurants in Panama City, 4.9★. Vacuum-aged ropa vieja, grilled octopus in criolla sauce, ribeye finished with Panamanian chimichurri. Live music on weekends.

Panama City's first HiFi listening bar — two locations, one obsession. Precision-brewed specialty coffee meets audiophile sound. Slip into a seat beside a Klipsch horn or a vintage Technics deck, order a single-origin pour-over, and let the music fill the room. Coffee. HiFi. Ambient. Minima.

Panama City's most spectacular rooftop table — perched six floors above Casco Viejo's cobblestones with panoramic skyline views. Fire-kissed steaks, black-ink seafood rice, and flaming cocktails served to a DJ soundtrack. Rated 4.8 on TripAdvisor with 500+ reviews.

Garden restaurant inside the Las Clementinas hotel in Casco Viejo. Brunch bowls, tropical juices, seating under the trees. Covered by both Vogue and Condé Nast Traveler.

Small wine bar in Casco Viejo built around natural wines and whatever's fresh that day. Tight room, short list, food made to go with the glass in front of you.

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

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.

10–12 course tasting menu at Casa Pérez Alemán in Casco Viejo. Small room, chef cooks in front of you, no menu handed out ahead of time.

Ranked #1 of 1,232 restaurants in Panama City on TripAdvisor, 5.0★. Inside the restored Edificio Antiguo Club Unión in Casco Viejo. Panamanian seafood, menu changes with the season.

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.

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

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

In the shadow of the Metropolitan Cathedral — a Casco Viejo dining room that pairs the old city's colonial grandeur with a thoughtful, contemporary Panamanian menu.

Panama's original craft brewery — award-winning beers and an easy pub menu in Casco Viejo.

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.

Panama's most respected specialty coffee roaster — single-origin brews and all-day brunch in Casco Viejo.

Inside a restored colonial monastery in Casco Viejo — brick arches, herringbone ceilings, courtyard seating. Breakfast buffet is one of the best in the city; dinner leans fusion, spicy tuna tartare is what people talk about.

A bright, design-forward café tucked beside the Arco Chato in Casco Viejo. Olimpia draws coffee lovers and creatives with its specialty cold brew, fresh tuna sandwiches, and artful interior. One of the neighbourhood's most loved daytime spots.