Super 99-
This is the biggest grocery store chain in Panama, (owned by Presidential hopeful Ricardo Martinelli) it has a concrete floor with industrial feel, but you will find basically everything you need. Sometimes the veggies might be a little limp, but what isn’t in this steamy, steamy land? The Super 99 located in the [...]

Filed under: Country Guide, Food on April 9th, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Enjoying the peaceful view in Uverito
El Uverito Beach is about a ten minute drive from the center of Las Tablas in the Los Santos province. This small seaside village sits on a ledge overlooking the endless Pacific Ocean.  So far, there is only a small number of houses and restaurants built, but this location seems [...]

Filed under: Country Guide, Food, Reviews on January 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Many people who live in the small towns on Panama’s Pacific coast are self sufficient when it comes to what they eat. Fisherman catch their food and sell what is left over. Locals in these towns are also self reliant when it comes to other delicacies the ocean offers up.

Filed under: Culture, Food, News on January 6th, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Panamanians don’t generally celebrate thanksgiving, but due to the amount of US tourist and residents there are a number of places throughout the country where turkey and all the fixings were served yesterday.

Filed under: Food, Living & Retirement, News on November 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Panama City’s Seafood Market Offers Up The Catch of The Day
I have a confession. I’ve lived in Panama for 3 years and I just visited the Mercado de Mariscos (seafood market) in Panama City for the first time. I suppose because I have lived near the ocean in Panama’s interior for quite a while, I [...]

Filed under: Country Guide, Food, News, Reviews on September 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »

Plantain Chips, A Popular Panamanian Street Snack
Panama serves up a wide variety of food, from fried fare to fresh fish. The staples in Panama are rice and beans, usually served with chicken or beef. Some of the most interesting and tasty food can be found with street vendors.

Filed under: Culture, Food, News on August 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

A Typical Panamanian Mola
Because of Panama’s unique geographical position between two huge bodies of water and its multicultural population, the country has an incredible amount to offer a tourist. Here are some of the things I think a visitor would regret not experiencing while in Panama.

Filed under: Country Guide, Culture, Food, History, News on June 26th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” my health teacher used to say: a large woman with a Geri curl-like haircut and a voice deeper than that of my father. She’d always say this line standing in front of a poster she kept taped beside the chalkboard showing what was considered to be [...]

Filed under: Food on June 24th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Filed under: Food, News on May 30th, 2008 | No Comments »

It was one of my first trips ever to a supermarket, as a toddler, that I distinctly remember a woman of middle age taking a donut from the fresh pastry case and eating it there on the spot. The woman made a great impression on me and, at the age of four, I recollect clearly [...]

Filed under: Food on May 13th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Anita’s Restaurant- El Carmen- Panama City, Panama
The answer is yes.  Where? At Anita’s, the best hidden restaurant in Panama City.  It’s tucked away near the intersection of Via Manuel Espinosa Batista and Calle Primera El Carmen (one block from Excedra books, heading away from Balboa).  This restaurant boasts an authentic and rustic vibe unlike any [...]

Filed under: Food, Reviews on March 25th, 2008 | No Comments »

Los Camisones Restaurant- Santa Clara Panama
Feeling freakily like Will Smith in “I am Legend” on Easter weekend in Panama City, we jumped into the car and took the long drive to to Pedasi to find some form of humanity, making a stop for lunch at Los Camisones.

Filed under: Food, Reviews on March 24th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

One of the best restaurants I’ve eaten at so far in Panama City is Il Pomodoro, an Italian restaurant located on the Amador Causeway in the first strip of shops.

Filed under: Food on March 17th, 2008 | No Comments »

the mojioto – a cuban classic often found in Panamanian restaurants
Panama City has a dining scene as varied and colorful as the people who reside here.  Here are a few of my favorites.
Twist — Thai food and possibly the best mojito I’ve ever had.  The thom kha gai soup is killer, as are most of the entrees [...]

Filed under: Food on March 13th, 2008 | No Comments »

I’ve never liked soup. I’ve never been one of those people to get sick and lay, all curled up in my bed, waiting for some lovely woman to bring me warm soup. It just never struck me as a warm and cozy thing. I would have much rathered, for example, that she bring me a [...]

Filed under: Food on March 10th, 2008 | 2 Comments »