En La Fonda, Panamá

This was awesome, I have never experienced a Fonda. The history of the food, culture and restaurant was awesome

Was taken here by a friend that lives in Panama for breakfast fantastic food

This is a great restaurant for tourists and locals alike. The food is fantastic and the ambiance is different than anything you have ever experienced. They have a dance show at 8pm, but call to make sure you get a table reservation with a good view. They serve all the panamenian tipical food and some delicious cocktails. I had the diablico cocktail, which was sweet and a tad spicy, but delicious. We ordered the appetizer carne en palito which meat on a stick, but with a very tasty sauce. I had El mono which is rice and pigeon beans with chicken creole sauce and fried plantain. My wife had chicken sancocho soup and our friends had the camarones al ajillo en cama de patacon shimp in garlic sauce with fried smashed green plantains, and tortillas con ropa vieja which is a thick corn tortilla toped with shredded beef. We missed the show, but our friends enjoyed the ambiance. Every plate was very good and a good representation of tipical panamenian cuisine. This restaurant gets my full recomendatiin for anyone visiting Panama City!

En La Fonda was a wonderful experience! My best friend and our moms had a great time here- we danced, we sang and ate till we were full. The staff were super helpful and involved us all in their activities. The place was very beautifully decorated but the food wasn't great- underseasoned and overcooked for some, but it was nice trying some authentic Panamanian food. We had a really great time there.

This is sort of a festive type of place to visit. At first we couldn't find it and thought it was closed. But then realized it was in the back of a building. It reminds me of homestyle cooking, typical foods that the hard working class from the fields would eat. Of course lots of rice and beans and platano The area is fairly easy to park. Also if you are walking along the costanera, it's just a couple blocks in. Service is very friendly.