Casco Antiguo on foot
2.5 km · ~half day · San Felipe · 6 stops
- Coffee at American Trade
- Independence Square
- San José's Golden Altar
- Plaza Bolívar
- Plaza de Francia and Las Bóvedas
- Sunset on Paseo Esteban Huertas
112 places · Latin America's 50 Best, 50 Best Discovery, Geisha coffee · 5 routes · metro
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This interactive map of Panama City (Panama) brings together 112 hand-picked places: 30 attractions, 34 restaurants, 24 cafés and 24 shops. It also includes 5 walking routes with their stops in order. For every place you get what it is, a practical tip and how to get there by public transport. It is free, works on your phone and needs no sign-up.
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Tap a route to see it drawn on the map, stop by stop.
2.5 km · ~half day · San Felipe · 6 stops
26 km · ~full day · Canal & Amador · 6 stops
7 km · ~1 day · Casco, El Cangrejo & Obarrio · 6 stops
9 km · ~1 day · Casco & San Francisco · 6 stops
12 km · ~1 day · Calidonia to Punta Pacífica · 6 stops
Miraflores Locks · Canal de Panamá
Watch giant ships climb 16 metres in real time. The planet's most addictive engineering show.
Tip: Transits run roughly 9-11am and 3-5pm. Outside that window you'll see empty locks.
🚇 Metrobús desde Metro L1 Albrook · taxi 25 min
Featured in: Autoridad del Canal de Panamá · Condé Nast Traveler
Show on mapCasco Viejo · San Felipe
UNESCO old town: pastel balconies, ruins and rooftops framing the skyline.
Tip: Enter at Plaza Herrera and exit along Paseo Esteban Huertas at sunset.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 15 min a pie
Featured in: UNESCO · Time Out
Show on mapCatedral Metropolitana · Plaza Mayor
The old town's mother-of-pearl towers, restored and once again the heart of Casco.
Tip: Climb the tower — the Plaza Mayor and ocean view is worth the narrow stairs.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 12 min a pie
Featured in: UNESCO · Guía local
Show on mapAltar de Oro · San Felipe
The Golden Altar that survived pirate Morgan by being painted black. History that literally shines.
Tip: Free entry and near-empty before 10am, when light hits the gold just right.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 12 min a pie
Featured in: Guía local · Lonely Planet
Show on mapPlaza Mayor · San Felipe
Where Panama declared independence in 1903. Today: benches, shaved ice and street musicians.
Tip: The plaza's empanada carts are the cheapest breakfast in Casco.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 12 min a pie
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapPlaza Bolívar · San Felipe
Casco's prettiest square after dark: lamplight, San Francisco church and outdoor tables.
Tip: Sit on the Palacio Bolívar side — best night-photo corner in the square.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 14 min a pie
Featured in: Guía local · Time Out
Show on mapPlaza de Francia · Punta de San Felipe
Tribute to the French canal builders, built over colonial dungeons facing the Pacific.
Tip: Climb the seawall: skyline, Bridge of the Americas and queued ships in one frame.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 18 min a pie
Featured in: UNESCO · Guía local
Show on mapPaseo de las Bugambilias · San Felipe
A bougainvillea tunnel on the seawall — Panama's most photographed sunset.
Tip: Arrive 40 min before sunset; by 6pm there's a queue for the tunnel shot.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 18 min a pie
Featured in: Time Out · Instagram 2026
Show on mapArco Chato · San Felipe
The flat arch that stood 300 years unsupported and helped pick Panama for the canal.
Tip: There's specialty coffee right across the street — ruins and Geisha on one block.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 13 min a pie
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapTeatro Nacional · Av. B
A 1908 jewel with Roberto Lewis frescoes and acoustics that still raise goosebumps.
Tip: No show on? Ask to peek at the dome for five minutes — they usually say yes.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 14 min a pie
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapMuseo del Canal · Plaza Mayor
The canal's full story, from French failure to expansion, inside an 1874 palace.
Tip: Grab the audio guide, then hit Siete Granos coffee in the same building.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 12 min a pie
Featured in: Museo del Canal · Condé Nast Traveler
Show on mapMUMO · Plaza Catedral
Guna molas shown as contemporary art: colour, geometry and free entry facing the cathedral.
Tip: The museum shop sells certified molas — better price and provenance than street stalls.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 12 min a pie
Featured in: MUMO · Casco Viejo 360
Show on mapPalacio Presidencial · San Felipe
The presidential palace where real herons stroll the Andalusian courtyard.
Tip: View it from outside; the bayside walk next to it has the best skyline shot.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 11 min a pie
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapSitio Arqueológico Panamá Viejo
Ruins of the first Pacific city, sacked by Morgan in 1671. A UNESCO site.
Tip: Climb the cathedral tower for 360° of ruins, mangroves and skyscrapers.
🚇 Metrobús Panamá Viejo desde Cinco de Mayo
Featured in: UNESCO · Patronato Panamá Viejo
Show on mapBiomuseo · Amador
Frank Gehry's only building in Latin America: an explosion of colour beside the canal.
Tip: The 10-screen Panamarama room is short — wait and catch the cycle from the start.
🚇 Taxi/Uber desde Metro L1 Albrook (15 min)
Featured in: Biomuseo · Condé Nast Traveler
Show on mapAmador Causeway · Isla Naos-Perico
Six kilometres of causeway built from canal rock, between the Pacific and the skyline.
Tip: Rent a bike near the entrance and ride to Flamenco at sunset: breeze and cargo ships.
🚇 Taxi/Uber desde Metro L1 Albrook (12 min)
Featured in: Guía local · Time Out
Show on mapPunta Culebra · Smithsonian STRI
Smithsonian field station with sloths, baby sharks and dry forest facing the canal.
Tip: Go at low tide — octopus and starfish appear in the rock pools at the point.
🚇 Taxi/Uber desde Metro L1 Albrook (18 min)
Featured in: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Show on mapFuerte Amador · Isla Flamenco
Amador's final island: marina, cruise ships and the best skyline postcard at dusk.
Tip: Ferries to Taboga leave from here — 30 minutes and you're on an island.
🚇 Taxi/Uber desde Metro L1 Albrook (20 min)
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapParque Metropolitano · Ancón
Real rainforest inside the city: tamarins, toucans and a skyline lookout in 40 minutes.
Tip: Do the Mono Tití trail at 7am — that's when monkeys and toucans are out.
🚇 Metro L1 Albrook + taxi 10 min
Featured in: Parque Natural Metropolitano
Show on mapAncon Hill · Quarry Heights
The hill with the giant flag: 199 m over the canal, Casco and the skyscrapers.
Tip: Walk up before 8am: shade, sloths and none of the midday heat.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + taxi a Quarry Heights
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapCinta Costera · Bahía de Panamá
A 3 km waterfront with bike lanes, courts and the full skyline in front. Free and always alive.
Tip: Sunday mornings lanes close to cars and fill with bikes and skates.
🚇 Metro L1 Santo Tomás o Lotería
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapMercado de Mariscos · Av. Balboa
Corvina ceviche in a cup for under four dollars, with the sea two metres away.
Tip: Go before 11am: freshest catch and none of the afternoon smell.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 10 min a pie
Featured in: Eater · Time Out
Show on mapBridge of the Americas · Balboa
The 1962 steel arch that first joined two continents over the canal.
Tip: View it from Amador or Balboa — ships pass right under and nothing beats that angle.
🚇 Metrobús Chorrera desde Albrook · mejor en taxi
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapCentennial Bridge · Corte Culebra
Cable-stayed bridge over Culebra Cut: the canal's narrowest, most dramatic stretch.
Tip: The Paraíso-side lookout lets you watch ships cross the cut from above.
🚇 Solo en auto/taxi por la Autopista Panamá-Arraiján
Featured in: Autoridad del Canal de Panamá
Show on mapMi Pueblito · Cerro Ancón
Three recreated villages (interior, Afro-Antillean and Guna) at the foot of Ancon Hill.
Tip: Weekends bring folk groups — polleras, drums and far better atmosphere.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + taxi 10 min
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapParque Omar · San Francisco
The city's green lung: jogging track, giant trees and locals actually living outdoors.
Tip: Sunday mornings bring a farmers market and free dance classes.
🚇 Metrobús Calle 50 · Parque Omar
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapIglesia del Carmen · Vía España
The neo-Gothic spires that have anchored Vía España since 1947.
Tip: It's right at the metro station of the same name — a perfect 10-minute stop.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapCasa de Adoración Bahá'í · Cerro Sonsonate
A white Guna-egg dome on a hilltop, with 360° views and total silence.
Tip: Open until 6pm, free entry — sunset from the garden is enormous.
🚇 Taxi desde Metro L1 Los Andes (Transístmica)
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapSummit Park · Gaillard Highway
Wildlife refuge home to the harpy eagle, the world's most powerful eagle, in a giant aviary.
Tip: Pair it with Miraflores in one trip — both sit on the same highway.
🚇 Taxi/tour desde Albrook por Gaillard Highway
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapMAC Panamá · Ancón
The best current Panamanian and Central American art, at the foot of Ancon Hill.
Tip: Check the calendar — openings are the city's best cultural after-work night.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + taxi 8 min
Featured in: MAC Panamá
Show on mapChef Mario Castrellón · San Francisco
The restaurant that put Panama on the map: Mario Castrellón's Afro-Asian-Indigenous cooking.
Tip: Book 2-3 weeks ahead and take the tasting menu with Panamanian rum pairing.
🚇 Metrobús Calle 50 · taxi desde Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen
Featured in: Latin America's 50 Best 2025 · 50 Best Discovery
Show on mapFonda Lo Que Hay · Casco Antiguo
A neighbourhood fonda taken to 50 Best level: short menu, unfiltered Panamanian flavour.
Tip: They don't book everything — arrive early and take a seat at the kitchen counter.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 10 min a pie
Featured in: Latin America's 50 Best · 50 Best Discovery
Show on mapChef Felipe Milanés · Casco Antiguo
A 7-to-10-course menu at an open counter: the most personal experience in Casco.
Tip: Very few seats per service — book online the day the calendar opens.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 12 min a pie
Featured in: Spongi 2026 · Guía local
Show on mapDonde José · Av. Central, Casco
Just 16 diners a night and a 100% Panamanian menu: the country's hardest table.
Tip: Book a month ahead; there are two sittings and the later one often frees up.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 11 min a pie
Featured in: Casco Viejo Walking Tours 2026 · Spongi
Show on mapCaleta · Casco Antiguo
Pacific seafood in a restored colonial house, ocean view and catch of the day.
Tip: Order the whole grilled corvina to share — it's the dish everyone reorders.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 14 min a pie
Featured in: Latin America's 50 Best 2025 · Spongi
Show on mapChef Fulvio Miranda · San Francisco
Panama's two oceans in shareable plates. Casual, loud and genuinely great.
Tip: Fish tacos and the mamón chino ceviche are the non-negotiable order.
🚇 Metrobús Calle 50 · taxi desde Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen
Featured in: Latin America's 50 Best 2025
Show on mapLa Tapa del Coco · Calle 68 Este
Afro-Antillean comfort food with live music: Panama's Caribbean heritage on a plate.
Tip: Get the coconut rice and beans plus the escabeche fish: pure Panamanian Caribbean.
🚇 Metrobús Calle 50 · San Francisco
Featured in: Latin America's 50 Best 2025
Show on mapUMI · Marbella
Seafood with Japanese technique and Panamanian product: a next-level sushi counter.
Tip: Sit at the counter and let the chef build the omakase from that day's catch.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + 12 min a pie
Featured in: Latin America's 50 Best 2025
Show on mapMansa · Casco Antiguo
A grill with a coastal soul: corvina ceviche, charred octopus and live-fire meats.
Tip: The grilled octopus with Panamanian potatoes feeds two — order it to start.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 13 min a pie
Featured in: Spongi 2026
Show on mapChef Clara Icaza · Casco Antiguo
Chef Clara Icaza rewrites Panamanian grandma recipes with contemporary technique.
Tip: The midday lunch is the cheapest way to try her cooking.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 11 min a pie
Featured in: Spongi 2026
Show on mapLa Concordia Rooftop · Casco Antiguo
Asian-Panamanian fusion on a rooftop of neon, street art and serious cocktails.
Tip: Head up before 7pm to grab a skyline-view table without waiting.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 10 min a pie
Featured in: The Rooftop Guide 2026 · Spongi
Show on mapTantalo Hotel · Av. B y Calle 8
The rooftop that invented Casco nightlife: Latin tapas, DJs and the full skyline.
Tip: Thursdays and Fridays fill by 8pm — go at sunset or after midnight.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 9 min a pie
Featured in: The Rooftop Guide 2026 · Time Out
Show on mapCasaCasco · San Felipe
Five dining concepts in one mansion: from grill to rooftop without leaving the building.
Tip: Start with a cocktail on the top terrace, then head down for whatever you fancy.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 12 min a pie
Featured in: The Rooftop Guide 2026
Show on mapHotel Casa Panamá · Casco Antiguo
Pool-and-palms rooftop with Mediterranean cooking and Casco's best sunset.
Tip: Book a daybed with minimum spend — it's the only rooftop pool in Casco.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 11 min a pie
Featured in: The Rooftop Guide 2026
Show on mapManolo Caracol · Av. Central
A Casco institution: a 10-course surprise menu built from that morning's market.
Tip: There's no menu — flag allergies when booking and let go. Fixed price.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 11 min a pie
Featured in: Casco Viejo Walking Tours 2026
Show on mapDiablicos · Av. A, Casco
Classic Panamanian food with a folk show: sancocho, carimañolas and live drums.
Tip: The dance show runs at dinner; book near the stage if that's why you're going.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 13 min a pie
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapRincón Tableño · Casco Antiguo
A lunch counter serving food from the Azuero peninsula: cheap, fast and real.
Tip: Go before 1pm — when the day's stew runs out, the tray closes.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 13 min a pie
Featured in: Casco Viejo Walking Tours 2026
Show on mapLa Casa de Fernando · Casco Antiguo
Home-style Panamanian cooking off the tourist strip, at neighbourhood prices.
Tip: Order the sancocho de gallina — the country's finest hangover cure.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 8 min a pie
Featured in: Casco Viejo Walking Tours 2026
Show on mapCafé Coca-Cola · Plaza Santa Ana
Panama's oldest café (1875): García Márquez and Che both sat at these tables.
Tip: Classic Panamanian breakfast: hojaldras with chopped steak and drip coffee.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 5 min a pie
Featured in: Time Out · Guía local
Show on mapPedro Mandinga · Casco Antiguo
Craft rum distilled in Panama and cane cocktails in a colonial townhouse.
Tip: Do the rum flight — they walk you through white vs aged Panamanian rum.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 12 min a pie
Featured in: Spongi 2026 · Casco Viejo 360
Show on mapLa Rana Dorada · Casco Antiguo
Panama's definitive craft brewpub: six house taps and oven pizza.
Tip: The five-beer sampler costs less than two pints — best way in.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 11 min a pie
Featured in: Spongi 2026 · Guía local
Show on mapEl Trapiche · Vía Argentina
Since 1983: the full Panamanian platter with sancocho, tortilla and patacones.
Tip: Get the Bandeja Típica for two — nine local dishes in one go.
🚇 Metro L1 Vía Argentina
Featured in: Mornings Abroad 2026 · Guía local
Show on mapThe Bristol Panama · Aquilino de la Guardia
Hotel fine dining done right: market recipes with a white tablecloth.
Tip: The executive lunch menu is the best value in the banking district.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + 10 min a pie
Featured in: Guía local · Condé Nast Traveler
Show on mapPH Yoo · Av. Balboa, Marbella
Euro-Asian fusion with Panama Bay behind you and a long wine list.
Tip: Ask for a window table — the night view of Cinta Costera is the extra course.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + 12 min a pie
Featured in: Mornings Abroad 2026
Show on mapCabo Verde · Bella Vista
Surf-and-turf grill with a tropical mood — a genuine local favourite.
Tip: The mixed ceviche and octopus beat the meats — order from the sea.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + 8 min a pie
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapRiesen · San Francisco
Live-fire cooking and local product in a small, pose-free room. A chefs' favourite.
Tip: The short menu changes often — ask what's on the grill that day.
🚇 Metrobús Calle 50 · San Francisco
Featured in: Guía local · Forbes 2026
Show on mapMai Mai · Costa del Este
Nikkei-Panamanian izakaya with skyline views: robata, sashimi and sake cocktails.
Tip: Book the terrace at sunset — you see the whole city across the bay.
🚇 Metrobús Costa del Este · taxi desde Metro L2
Featured in: Mornings Abroad 2026
Show on mapPalacio Lung Fung · El Cangrejo
Dim sum from Panama's Chinese diaspora: trolleys, noise and Sunday families.
Tip: Sunday before noon is when the real dim sum trolleys come out.
🚇 Metro L1 Vía Argentina + 10 min a pie
Featured in: Mornings Abroad 2026 · Guía local
Show on mapOnde El Gringo · Calle 69, San Francisco
Real Texas barbecue in Panama: 14-hour brisket and ribs that fall apart.
Tip: Brisket sells out — arrive at opening or reserve by WhatsApp the day before.
🚇 Metrobús Calle 50 · San Francisco
Featured in: Mornings Abroad 2026
Show on mapCalle José Isaac Fábrega · El Cangrejo
Neighbourhood trattoria with fresh pasta and Neapolitan pizza in the most walkable area.
Tip: Take a sidewalk table — El Cangrejo at night is the city's best casual terrace.
🚇 Metro L1 Vía Argentina
Featured in: Panama Equity · Culture Trip
Show on mapCalle Ricardo Arias · Bella Vista
Lebanese mezze, shisha and a late-night terrace in the banking district.
Tip: The sharing mezze with hummus, kibbeh and tabbouleh easily feeds two.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + 7 min a pie
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapTomillo · Plaza Bolívar, Casco
Mediterranean technique with Panamanian product and one of Plaza Bolívar's best terraces.
Tip: Outdoor table on Plaza Bolívar at dusk: lamps, church and zero cars.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 13 min a pie
Featured in: Casco Viejo Walking Tours 2026
Show on mapAv. B y Av. Balboa · Casco
A neighbourhood market of counter fondas: Casco's most honest, cheapest lunch.
Tip: Eat wherever locals queue — the arroz con pollo counter is usually the winner.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 7 min a pie
Featured in: Mornings Abroad 2026
Show on mapJW Marriott · Punta Pacífica
Luxury rooftop with an infinity pool 60 m up and the best Punta Pacífica view.
Tip: It's the city's highest rooftop — arrive in daylight and stay for sunset.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + taxi 8 min
Featured in: The Rooftop Guide 2026
Show on mapAmerican Trade Hotel · Plaza Herrera
Home of Panamanian Geisha: the world's finest coffee in Casco's prettiest lobby.
Tip: Order the Geisha as V60 even at 10x the price — it's why you came to Panama.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 9 min a pie
Featured in: FLTR Magazine 2026 · The Way to Coffee
Show on mapCafé Unido · Coco del Mar
Unido's flagship: roastery on display, brunch and single-estate Geisha tastings.
Tip: Saturdays they run guided tastings — Panama's best coffee class for little money.
🚇 Metrobús Calle 50 · Coco del Mar
Featured in: FLTR Magazine 2026 · pty.life
Show on mapCalle 3ra · Casco Antiguo
Family-estate coffee from Boquete, roasted and served two blocks from the seawall.
Tip: The Geisha cold brew with tonic is the perfect drink for Casco heat.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 15 min a pie
Featured in: Casco Viejo Walking Tours 2026 · Spongi
Show on mapLamastus Family Estates · Casco Antiguo
From the Lamastus family (Elida Estate): the Geishas that break world auction records.
Tip: Ask which Elida lot is open — it changes and some are one-offs.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 14 min a pie
Featured in: FLTR Magazine 2026 · Casco Viejo 360
Show on mapSisu · Marbella
The banking-district branch: filter bar, decent wifi and Geisha by the cup.
Tip: Best spot to work in the morning without leaving the financial centre.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + 12 min a pie
Featured in: FLTR Magazine 2026
Show on mapLeto · Obarrio
A signature bar with rare house drinks: the most creative name in Panamanian specialty.
Tip: Order a seasonal signature drink — nothing else tastes like them.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + 10 min a pie
Featured in: FLTR Magazine 2026 · Mornings Abroad
Show on mapLeto · Costa del Este
The Costa del Este branch: bright, roomy and full of digital nomads all day.
Tip: Outlets at almost every table — the city's best temporary office.
🚇 Metrobús Costa del Este
Featured in: FLTR Magazine 2026 · pty.life
Show on mapVía Argentina · El Cangrejo
El Cangrejo's favourite neighbourhood café: specialty coffee, sourdough and regulars.
Tip: Weekend brunch fills by 10am — arrive earlier or get on the list.
🚇 Metro L1 Vía Argentina
Featured in: FLTR Magazine 2026 · Panama Equity
Show on mapAltieri · Calle 50
In-house roasters with a Panamanian origins list and consistently good espresso.
Tip: They sell freshly roasted beans — Panama's best edible souvenir.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + taxi 6 min
Featured in: FLTR Magazine 2026
Show on mapAltieri · Costa del Este
Roomy branch with brunch and house-roast espresso facing the linear park.
Tip: Ideal if you're staying in Costa del Este: opens early, has parking.
🚇 Metrobús Costa del Este
Featured in: FLTR Magazine 2026
Show on mapKokoma · Coco del Mar
Panamanian-Japanese fusion: matcha, mochi and estate filters in a minimal space.
Tip: The rice-milk matcha latte is the city's most Instagrammed order.
🚇 Metrobús Calle 50 · Coco del Mar
Featured in: Mornings Abroad 2026
Show on mapKrume · San Francisco
Austro-Panamanian bakery: properly laminated croissants and real rye bread.
Tip: Croissants come out at 8am and sell out before noon.
🚇 Metrobús Calle 50 · San Francisco
Featured in: Mornings Abroad 2026
Show on mapBrew · San Francisco, junto al Parque Omar
House-roasted Panamanian beans in a garden neighbourhood café beside Parque Omar.
Tip: Pair it with a lap of Parque Omar — five minutes on foot.
🚇 Metrobús Calle 50 · Parque Omar
Featured in: Mornings Abroad 2026 · pty.life
Show on mapMáncora · Vía Argentina
A Vía Argentina classic with a terrace, solid espresso and all-day breakfast.
Tip: Outdoor table in the morning — Vía Argentina is one of the few walkable sidewalks.
🚇 Metro L1 Vía Argentina
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Show on mapTonos · Costa del Este
Minimal specialty spot with Panamanian filters and Costa del Este's best pastry.
Tip: Ask for the filter of the day — Boquete and Volcán lots rotate weekly.
🚇 Metrobús Costa del Este
Featured in: pty.life
Show on mapCasa Sucre · Casco Antiguo
A townhouse with inner courtyard: American breakfast, Panamanian coffee, zero rush.
Tip: The back courtyard stays cool at noon — best heat refuge in Casco.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 10 min a pie
Featured in: pty.life
Show on mapFrente al Arco Chato · Casco
Café and gallery facing the Flat Arch: Panamanian art on the walls, estate filters in the cup.
Tip: Take the window seat — the Flat Arch is right there while you drink.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 13 min a pie
Featured in: Casco Viejo 360
Show on mapTantalo Hotel · Casco Antiguo
Specialty coffee in Tantalo's lobby: a quick stop before heading up to the rooftop.
Tip: Opens early — one of the few Casco cafés serving before 8am.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 9 min a pie
Featured in: Casco Viejo 360
Show on mapAv. A y Calle 6 · Casco Antiguo
Deli and café stocked with Panamanian goods: sandwiches, estate coffee, craft rum.
Tip: Great place to buy whole-bean coffee and Panamanian sauces to take home.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 12 min a pie
Featured in: Casco Viejo 360
Show on mapPlaza Herrera · Casco Antiguo
Terrace over Plaza Herrera with generous breakfasts and well-made Panamanian coffee.
Tip: Outdoor tables facing the square — a good 8am launchpad into Casco.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 8 min a pie
Featured in: Casco Viejo 360
Show on mapMuseo del Canal · Plaza Catedral
Café inside the Canal Museum: seven Panamanian origins plus a colonial courtyard.
Tip: Enter from Calle 6 without paying museum entry — the courtyard is Casco's coolest.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 12 min a pie
Featured in: Casco Viejo 360
Show on mapCooking Mamma · San Francisco
Bakery in a garden villa: cakes, quiches and coffee worth two hours of your day.
Tip: The back garden barely shows up on Google — ask to sit outside.
🚇 Metrobús Calle 50 · San Francisco
Featured in: Mornings Abroad 2026
Show on mapMiranda · San Francisco
A villa turned bakery with garden tables: quiet brunch far from the tourist trail.
Tip: Sourdough loaves come out at noon — time it right and take one home warm.
🚇 Metrobús Calle 50 · San Francisco
Featured in: Mornings Abroad 2026
Show on map888 Bakery · El Dorado
Asian bakery with Vietnamese coffee and bubble tea in El Dorado's Chinatown belt.
Tip: Pork buns plus cà phê sữa đá cost under three dollars together.
🚇 Metro L1 Fernández de Córdoba + taxi 6 min
Featured in: Mornings Abroad 2026
Show on mapMultiplaza · Punta Pacífica
Central America's luxury mall: Gucci, Cartier, Zara and polar air conditioning.
Tip: Panama's low sales tax on clothing makes brand prices among the region's best.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + taxi 8 min
Featured in: Guía local · Tripadvisor 2026
Show on mapAlbrook Mall · Terminal de Albrook
One of the Americas' biggest malls: 700 stores wayfinded by animal mascots.
Tip: Memorise your animal (giraffe, toucan...) or you will not find the exit. Literally.
🚇 Metro L1 Albrook (conecta con la terminal)
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Show on mapSoho Mall · Calle 50
Ultra-high-end boutique mall: Louis Vuitton, Prada and far fewer crowds than Multiplaza.
Tip: The upstairs food court has views and normal prices — a solid plan B.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + 12 min a pie
Featured in: Guía local · Spongi 2026
Show on mapMulticentro · Av. Balboa
Central, practical mall on the Cinta Costera: mid-market brands, cinema and casino.
Tip: Best mall if you're car-free — walkable straight from the Cinta Costera.
🚇 Metro L1 Lotería + 10 min a pie
Featured in: Frommer's · Guía local
Show on mapStreet Mall · Calle 50 y Calle 53
Open-air gallery of local design and food in the heart of the banking district.
Tip: Good spot for Panamanian designers without Multiplaza prices.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + 10 min a pie
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Show on mapPlaza Paitilla · Punta Paitilla
Paitilla's classic mall: pharmacies, opticians, jewellers and well-stocked local shops.
Tip: This is the mall locals actually use: less tourism, more practicality.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + taxi 7 min
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Show on mapAvenida Central · Santa Ana-Calidonia
The people's shopping corridor: electronics, fabrics, molas and the city's real pulse.
Tip: Haggle and watch your bag — it's a busy zone, better in daylight.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo (salida directa)
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Show on mapMercado de Artesanías · Panamá Viejo
The most complete craft market: Guna molas, sombreros pintados and tagua carvings.
Tip: Combine it with the Panamá Viejo ruins — they're literally next door.
🚇 Metrobús Panamá Viejo desde Cinco de Mayo
Featured in: Fodor's · Tripadvisor 2026
Show on mapYMCA Handicrafts Market · Balboa
Old-school Guna and Emberá stalls: the city's best mola prices.
Tip: Buy straight from the Guna women — a hand-stitched mola is worth every cent.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + taxi 10 min
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Show on mapCooperativa Guna · Plaza Cinco de Mayo
Guna women selling molas and beadwork right beside the metro station.
Tip: Ask to see the reverse — a mola's quality shows in the back stitching.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo (salida directa)
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Show on mapReprosa · Av. A, edificio Art Deco
Jeweller reproducing pre-Columbian huacas in silver and gold: the classiest souvenir.
Tip: The golden frog huacas are the classic: light and carrying real history.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 14 min a pie
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Show on mapReprosa · Ave. Samuel Lewis y Calle 54
Reprosa's flagship: workshop on view and the full huaca and pearl catalogue.
Tip: They run factory tours by reservation — watch huacas being cast step by step.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + 10 min a pie
Featured in: Frommer's · Tripadvisor 2026
Show on mapKarla Cardoze · Casco Antiguo
Panama's best-known designer: prêt-à-porter and bridal, right in Casco.
Tip: If you want Panamanian design you'll actually wear, start here.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 11 min a pie
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Show on mapNo Me Olvides · Casco Antiguo
Tasteful Panamanian souvenirs: no generic magnets, all local design.
Tip: The prints and Guna-motif tees are the gifts people actually love.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 9 min a pie
Featured in: Wanderlog · Guía local
Show on mapHecho a Mano · Casco Antiguo
Curated Panamanian craft: ceramics, tagua, textiles and small-workshop objects.
Tip: Ask which comarca each piece comes from — they'll tell you the whole story.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 13 min a pie
Featured in: Casco Viejo 360
Show on mapPapiro y Yo · Casco Antiguo
Stationery and gifts with Panamanian design: notebooks, prints and local illustration.
Tip: Perfect for light gifts — everything fits in a carry-on.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 11 min a pie
Featured in: Arco Properties · Casco Viejo 360
Show on mapCalle 1a · Casco Antiguo
Panamanian indigenous art sourced directly: molas, Wounaan baskets and tagua carvings.
Tip: Wounaan baskets take months to weave — Panama's true collector's piece.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 17 min a pie
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Show on mapLa Ronda · Calle 1era, Casco
A historic Casco shop with antiques, canal maps and period curiosities.
Tip: Framed vintage canal maps are Panama's most original souvenir.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 17 min a pie
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Show on mapManos con Arte · Av. A, Casco
Gallery-workshop under a huge arch — watch artisans working on the upper floor.
Tip: Go up to the workshop — almost nobody does and it's the best part.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 13 min a pie
Featured in: Casco Viejo 360
Show on mapFuria · Casco Antiguo
Concept store of fashion, pop art and gifts with a bold Panamanian graphic identity.
Tip: The shop's yellow ceiling is a photo in itself — ask and shoot.
🚇 Metro L1 Cinco de Mayo + 10 min a pie
Featured in: Casco Viejo 360
Show on mapCalle 49 B Oeste · Bella Vista
The mola house for decades: thousands of pieces stacked to the ceiling.
Tip: Ask to see the old molas at the back — that's where the collector pieces are.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + 8 min a pie
Featured in: Frommer's
Show on mapFelipe Motta Wine Store · Marbella
Panama's reference wine store: wines, aged rums and a deli for building a picnic.
Tip: Hunt aged Panamanian rums: Abuelo Centuria and editions that never leave the country.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + 11 min a pie
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapArrocha · Vía España
Half pharmacy, half Panamanian bazaar: Durán coffee, powdered chichas and whatever you forgot.
Tip: Cheapest place to stock up on Durán coffee and Panamanian sweets in bulk.
🚇 Metro L1 Iglesia del Carmen + 5 min a pie
Featured in: Guía local
Show on mapFuerte Amador · Isla Flamenco
Duty free and craft shops facing the marina, skyline across the water.
Tip: It fills when a cruise docks; Tuesdays and Thursdays it's practically your own terrace.
🚇 Taxi/Uber desde Metro L1 Albrook (20 min)
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