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Top food to try in Panama City

6 dishes to eat in Panama City, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-11

1. Sancocho

Sancocho
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Chicken soup with culantro and ñame, the national comfort dish.

2. Ropa vieja

Ropa vieja
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Shredded beef in tomato and pepper, with rice and plantain.

3. Ceviche

Ceviche
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Corvina cured in lime with onion and chilli, sold by the cup at the fish market.

4. Patacones

Patacones
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Flattened twice-fried plantain, served with almost everything.

5. Carimañolas

Carimañolas
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Yuca fritters stuffed with seasoned beef, eaten at breakfast.

6. Geisha coffee

Geisha coffee
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The Boquete-grown variety that regularly sets world auction records.

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