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Written by heidibella
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Tuesday, February 26 2008 |
This past weekend I visited the
new Tratorria Toscana on Via Porras to have dinner. The
service was lacking, the food certainly not worth the price...is this really a
trattoria? It was not full despite our 7:30 pm arrival time and we were able to
grab a nice corner table.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, February 26 2008 )
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Written by Matt Landau
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Wednesday, February 13 2008 |
Upon first hearing the news, I was of the belief that
Astrid y Gaston was a new theatrical performance show in Panama, perhaps
featuring a lovely French woman named Astrid and a large brawny man who liked
to drink beer called Gaston. But as the details would unravel, I came to the
realization that, for the first time, a truly impressive dining establishment
had arrived in the nation's capital.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, February 13 2008 )
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Written by Matt Landau
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Friday, January 25 2008 |
Just as boutique hotels are making their way into Panama's
travel scene, boutique restaurants like Peperoncini Di Mare in Area Bancaria
are establishing themselves as appealingly sophisticated alternatives to once-popular
chain franchises.
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Written by Matt Landau
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Tuesday, October 23 2007 |
We sat in the most enviable table of the night: a corner
booth, rounded to afford views of the entire restaurant as the waiter refilled
my glass with a Rioja that was, as he said, "as close as I've found to
perfection". The meal was impressive, the service was spot on, and the ambiance
like something out of a movie. But what I really wanted, was to tear off the blazer
I was wearing and go buy a few kebabs from the street vendor outside.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, October 23 2007 )
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Written by Matt Landau
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Monday, October 08 2007 |
When I saw that the New York Times had recently done a
restaurant review on Manolo Caracol in Casco
Antiguo, Panama
City, I figured it was about time I see what all the fuss is about, especially
considering that I could factually throw a frisbee from my front door into the
restaurant's lobby area.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, January 31 2008 )
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Written by Matt Landau
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Saturday, August 25 2007 |
Gaucho's is located on the trendy corner of Calle Uruguay so that
it's packed all the time is not too surprising. It's known as one of, if not
the best, steak houses here in Panama
and granted, they prepare very nice steaks.
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Written by Matt Landau
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Sunday, July 15 2007 |
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I called in a reservation but they lost it, so when I
appeared at the door they tried to make me out to be the idiot who “thought he
made a reservations but actually didn’t”. This was not the only annoying thing
about Sake.
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Last Updated ( Monday, July 16 2007 )
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Written by Matt Landau
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Saturday, July 07 2007 |
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Casco Viejo has a new restaurant which is kick
butt. If you like the idea of Manolo Caracol, in that they tell you what you’ll
be eating, but you don’t like the prices, then this place is for you.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, August 15 2007 )
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Written by Matt Landau
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Monday, June 25 2007 |
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Eurasia has a fantastic
vibe. It’s set in Bella Vista on the second floor of what I can only imagine was once a spectacular
private residence. The service is precise, the food is decadent, and you don’t
have to wear long pants to get in.
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Written by Claire Saylor
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Monday, June 18 2007 |
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The parties in most Latin American countries don't pick up until midnight or later. In Panama's Calle Uruguay, a conglomerate of trendy night venues that boast anything from salsa to techno to classic rock, the street is a veritable mixing bowl of drunk, wealthy Panamanians and visiting foreigners. A brand of gastronomic entrepreneurs saw this mix of inebriated souls with the beer munchies as a calling, and decided to take to the streets to burden themselves with the task of feeding these insatiable cravings.
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Last Updated ( Monday, June 18 2007 )
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Written by Matt Landau
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Friday, May 11 2007 |
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This could be my new favorite dig in Panama City. Situated on The Causeway—an area
known for touristy restaurants, touristy specials and, well, touristy tourists—this
place sticks out like a sore thumb: that is, as long as you're able to find it.
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Written by Matt Landau
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Friday, May 11 2007 |
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La Maison, just off Calle Uruguay, is a trendy little new
French café. When you walk inside the old building, its newly-renovated woods
and plush red velvets might take you back, if just for a second, to your days
in Paris: a
time when you were at your social and intellectual prime. A time when you,
yourself owned several wine-colored berets.
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Written by Robert E. Baker
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Thursday, May 10 2007 |
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Visited May 2007. Would I Return? I don't think so.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, May 22 2007 )
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Written by Robert E. Baker
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Monday, May 07 2007 |
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Visited May 2007. Would I Return? Many times.
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Written by Matt Landau
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Friday, May 04 2007 |
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The building is fantastically renovated: with dark rock, shiny glass
doors, and beautiful luxurious chandeliers casting an expensive glow
over the dining room. The waiters wear small clip-on-looking bow ties
which remind me of when I was six and I could actually get away with it.
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Written by Robert E. Baker
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Friday, May 04 2007 |
Visited May 2007. Would I return? Many times.
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Written by Robert E. Baker
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Friday, May 04 2007 |
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Visited May, 2007. Would I Return? yes.
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Written by Matt Landau
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Thursday, May 03 2007 |
Mostaza is a great little nook-of-a restaurant in Casco Viejo just a block from the Pacific Ocean. It has a quaint outside dining area that gets the great warm breeze off the bay and the tables lie at the front of an old church and archway (arco chato) which looks something like a bomb site. Inside is delightful too, but they crank the air conditioning up too high at night.
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Last Updated ( Monday, June 18 2007 )
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Written by Robert E. baker
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Thursday, May 03 2007 |
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Visited May 2007. Would I return? Definitely.
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Written by Robert E. Baker
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Wednesday, May 02 2007 |
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Visited May 2007. Would I return? Absolutely.
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Written by Robert E. Baker
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Tuesday, May 01 2007 |
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Visited May 2007, Just opened.
Would I return? Absolutely.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, May 22 2007 )
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Written by Robert E. Baker
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Friday, April 27 2007 |
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Visited April 2007. Will I return? no.
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Written by Matt Landau
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Saturday, April 21 2007 |
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Limoncillo is one of the few restaurants in Panama that does a decent job of brand building and print marketing. They're located semi-veiled in the first floor of a larger building off Calle Uruguay—and reviewers have raved about their menu and innovation in dishes. I tried it out.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, May 10 2007 )
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