Last weekend’s confluence of Fathers’ Day and Brazil’s victorious return to theTV screens in a World Cup game was a joyful occasion for restaurants and bars across Panama.
Glitterati gather for a grand French opening
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Dining and Wining
Panama’s new “must visit”, Salon de Thé, Café, Boulangerie, Patisserie, Restaurant, place to be seen or spoil yourself, is now fully operational … and busy.
A corner of France arrives in Panama

Dining and Wining with Dra Lourdes
Edith Piaf trilliing softly in the backgound, faux Louis Quinze furniture (vintage 1950), coffee, croissants and taste bud tempting delicacies and petits fours of the kind that get customers pinning their faces to the windows of patisseries in France.
A sweet dessert at Madame Changs
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Out and about
Diners at one of my favorite Panama restaurants got a bonus dessert early in the week.
La Vie en Rose bringing hopes of a new dining experience to Panama

Here there and everywhere
La Vie en Rose, and Edith Piaf are synonymous in the minds of anyone who has ever listened to the voice of the “sparrow”, the greatest chanteuse, France has ever produced.
Caribbean flavor in an old time setting
Out and about
An architectural step back in time, to the days of the Canal construction and the flavor of Caribbean food is a good combination for those taking the time to visit Mi Pueblito Afro-Antillano,on Ancon Hill.
A French Quarter arrives in Panama
Casa Ricardo, which opened on the corner of Via Mexico and Calle 39 a month ago, has enlarge its Cajun flavored menu and has been renamed “The French Quarter.”
A reader's view on Oldies
Not everyone agrees with restaurant reviewers. When they do, it’s worth sharing their words. Everyone loves going out for a meal and wherever you are in the world you can normally find somewhere great to eat. Whether you are staying in Panama, in brighton hotels in the UK or you're in a diner in New York, it's guaranteed that there will be varying opinions in your party. But whatever happens everyone will have something to say about the food.
The following came from reader Mark Scheinbaum:
Wow! OLDIES RESTAURANT:
When a pub becomes a journey back in time
By Dra Lourdes Quijada and Your Man in Panama
A pub, is a pub, is a pub but when it has 40 TV screens devoted to the playing of golden oldies and a drinks offer so enticing that you can’t say no, something tells you this is a rising star in Panama's dining, wining and entertainment firmament.
Comings and goings on the restaurant scene
The restaurant scene in Panama continues to expand with offerings to please everyone from music buffs to vegetarians.There are also some sad departures.
A new and rewarding experience in Bella Vista
Researched by Dr.Lourdes and Your Man in Panama.
Elegant is the only word that adequately describes the newly opened French Quarter restaurant in Bella Vista.
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