Casa Escondida

The food here is delicious! I ordered the smoked chicken with mashed potatoes and it was amazing. The ganache was also very good. They have a limited beer menu, but the Panama lager was good. The ambiance is lovely. The interior/exterior is beautiful and well appointed. This restaurant does not speak or understand English. The menus are available only in Spanish. You need to use Google translate and take pictures of the menu to order. I would highly recommend doing this before you go.

Charming old home in hip San Francisco, Panama City neighborhood. The place has New York pub and Argentina Pampa country vibes. I know that sounds like an odd combo, but that’s what it felt like with its Spanish accent Central American Cowboy decor in the seating area but with an old school pub bar. It’s was cool. And right next door to my favorite brunch spot; Cuquita Cookita! We walked from our hotel in San Francisco and enjoyed the easy safe walk and seeing all the nightlife. People are good about wearing masks even walking in the streets still as of September 2021 here as it is still enforced. We did not make a reservation; the only place we didn’t have a reservation because we were going to wing it on our last night. But it was a Friday and because they were still spacing out patrons indoors and outside, we had to take a table inside, which we did not love but did because we did get our covid tests that morning for flying back to the States and knew they were negative. We likely would not have eaten inside if we didn’t have the negative tests because Panama does take the pandemic serious and so do we. I recommend a reservation if you go here because it did fill up by 9pm when we left. Tables still spaced and many not in use. They are famous for their burgers here. Which feels a bit odd to Americans. Under slight protest from my friend, I did order one to share to just see what the hype was since Panama is not known for its meat. (This is not the Argentine Pampas even though the restaurant feels like it.). The burger was good. Not the best I have ever had. But a solid good burger. My friend thought the fries were like McDonald’s fries. Accurate description. We also got the pork grind tacos which everyone also said was a must-get. They were delicious. I almost hesitated to order due to having stomach issues with deep fried items and sure enough I did later on. I don’t recommend you order if you have similar issues. Not worth it on vacation or the flight home. :). But delicious! The staff were all lovely and the environment was charming and cool. If you can sit outside on a nice evening, it would be perfect. Worth a reservation on your PTY visit.

We love this place, top 5 panama . Gourmet Panamanian flavor and simply DELICIOUS. The ambiance is beautiful and romantic with good music . The pasta here is my favorite, the special with octopus is to die for. But basically everything is good ! Cocktails are a must

The burger is really good, great veggies, pickles and the bread is oh so perfectly soft and delicious. The sauce, mmm, could be a better choice but still, a solid burger. Atun Criollo was def the winner, nothing to complain about here. Clams were alright, a good red sauce but nothing really worth raving about. Oh and this hidden house is really actually hidden lol

The food was not really extraordinary but the atmosphere of the restaurant was nice! It was great place to talk with friend and grab a nice drink

Great food and service in a cozy atmosphere. Will definately be going back.

Great use of ingredients. Fish, pork, pasta, you name it. They nailed it.

We stayed 7 nights in Panama City and had our last dinner at Casa Escondida this past Thursday. It was the most incredible gastronomical experience. My husband had the pasta with seafood and I had the grilled octopus served with the best fried rice I ever had. Both dishes were incredibly delicious and very generous. Our server was extremely nice and professional. He made us choose the exact table that we wanted and was very attentive throughout the meal. We sat inside the restaurant, but both the exterior with the vegetation and the interior are beautiful and extremely cosy. We will definitely come back to this magical place the next time we are in Panama City.