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Food-first travel · 2027
Where to eat in Bocas del Toro
Water taxis, stilt bars and Caribbean-Panamanian seafood in coconut sauce, all within a few minutes of Bocas Town.
Lonely Planet Best in Travel 2027: Best for barefoot beach days; ranked in Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2027 beach and islands picks. (Time Out on Lonely Planet Best in Travel 2027)
The dish: Seafood in coconut sauce
Fresh catch simmered in coconut milk, the Caribbean-coast style of Bocas. The best one is at El Último Refugio.
Where to eat in Bocas Town, Isla Colón
El Último Refugio
Bocas Town
Get: Grilled catch of the day
Oceanfront seafood, a local date-night splurge.
Tequila Republic
Bocas Town
Get: Tacos; mind the mezcal prices
The Mexican standout of the island.
Coco Fastronomy
Bocas Town
Get: The bapé sandwich or a fish plate
House specialty is the bapé, a fresh-bread sandwich.
Go, and let us handle the food
Book Bocas del Toro with us and a food concierge comes with it: a call before you go, the hard tables asked for through the restaurant's own line with a backup for each, markets and classes, a what-to-order sheet, and a text line while you're there. A real person writes back within a day; nothing is charged now.
Also on the 2027 lists, nearby
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