Best Restaurants for Special Occasions in Panama City

What a beautiful homage to Panamanian tradition! Greeted by friendly host to our table. The mood is festive with Panamanian music playing. The restaurant is curated with simple and elegant Panamanian decor. Our server the best! Claudio, ask for him, attentive and friendly! The food wow where to begin. We had appetizers to share. The octopus, the ceviche, the corn fritters and the empanadas stuffed with meat and the other with shrimp. All was tasty, fresh and delicious ! For meals we had the hamburger, the arroz con pollo with poached egg, wow what a combo!, ropa vieja with rice and coconut and guandu and the marisco guacho, which is like a risotto. All were flavorful and good portion sizes. These traditional dishes all had amazing twists to them. And dessert the maracuya mousse!! Wow what an ending! Fabulous gastronomic experience! Highly suggest to visit! At night they have live entertainment from Thur to Sunday.

We love the food presentation and they taste just right for the amount of seasoning. We had rainbow carrots and king crabs as appetizers, fish in clays/ banana leaf and pigs for the entrees. Services are outstanding for a quiet dinner.

Good except for the first two things we order they said they didn’t have. Not a good start but the food was delicious and the environment was nice.

Everything about Azahar was exceptional, from the personal attention paid to us by Franklin, to the ambiance- the terrace allowed gorgeous views of Panama bay… Mushroom risotto was mouth watering), as the food in general… an amazing, unforgettable experience… cannot wait to return for the sushi & live music !

Loved everything, great food as usual. Only difference I noticed this time was the spicy edamame, it was overcooked and didn’t have the same flavor and spice as before.