This place is pretty cool, a fish market where the fish come straight out of the boat as well as a dozen little restaurants. Google says the market is only open till 5, so we went to lunch and got real sweaty. The restaurants are...open late into the night and it would be much cooler then. The touts that try to convince you to go to their restaurant could be a little more chill though, they're friendly enough on the whole but some won't take no for an answerMore
This is a cool place. The boats are right there that leave at 2am and come back at 6am with the catch of the day. The only hard part about the place is that there are about twenty restaurants inside the market. They all want...to serve you. Our taxi driver took us to one called "Econo...." something, and it was great. But I'm guessing they are all good. I had the whole grouper (croaker) and it was wonderful. The cerviche was quite good too, so fresh.More
The Mercado has many restaurants and a HUGE MARKET to purchase raw seafood. The Mercado de Mariscos Restaurants was HUGE. A lot of workers are like vultures they try to lure you in but in a very friendly Manner. They show you many pictures of...their typical foods on cell Phones. They te You if you dine there they will give you free ceviche or no tax. We decided to go to LA PROMESA. It didnt disappoint. We ate shrimps and fish SO GOOD. We took the metro bus and it was .25 each direction from the city. Great time visiting Casco Antiguo also which is across the street from the Seafood Market.More
We kept passing this mercado when we returned to Panama City so decided to make this our destination for lunch after a long walk along the Cinta Costera. When you come in, you are bombarded by locals with menus trying to get you to eat...in their restaurant as the Mercado is made up of many local eateries. We walked around to look at the kitchen areas and to see where the locals were eating and picked one. We shared a fish as we did not want to eat too much, patacones, ceviche (they appeared with it). The fish was delicious. I am glad we tried it but once was enoughMore
We ate in the single restaurant that is located on the upper floor above the actual fish market. My wife had fish and chips and I had the prawns . Both meals were excellent, reasonably priced and huge portions. When we left we walked through...the lower restaurants area adjacent to the fish market and marveled at how many people were dining = must have been at least 500 happy diners ! We will definitely come back here on our next visit to the city Please also note: if you are doing some self catering the variety and pricing at the market is excellent.More
A great recommendation from our Uber driver to try the seafood market for lunch. It’s huge, noisy, nothing fancy, very busy, and the food was delicious. There was live music, lots of choice in what to eat, and all in all a great experience that...everyone should try. We went with the servers recommendations on what to eat, and we were not disappointed. Huge portions. There are multiple restaurants inside this location and we ate at the El Marinero.More
The Mercado was recommended by several of our Uber drivers. They weren't wrong. Walking through the actual fish market was fun, neat to explore the local catch. After walking through the market we went to the restaurant portion. Initially it looked like there were just...restaurants on the one side, but keep going around the corner, lots more to choose from. I believe we ate at the one called Efin. Had the prawns in garlic butter and mixed ceviche. Was amazing and priced so reasonably. Can't go wrong eating at the Mercado.More
Good shrimp cocktail and ceviche . Yuca and patacon also tasty . We are at the El Marinero . I would have given them more stars because the food was tasty but the service was lousy and the bathrooms disgusting . The prices do not...Justify the lack of hygiene in the place as a whole . It was $60 dollars for two plates with Diet Coke and natural water for drinks . Too expensive .More
Yes, it's noisy. Yes, it's dirty. Yes, it's Marvelous! We went twice during our stay. Venus Azules, the third one from the end nearest the marina was exceptionally good. We tried another one and the food was horrible. We left and went back to Venus....Sea Bass ceviche rocked our world $6.00 for a huge pint. Huge grilled lobster for 2 for $25. Yucca fries were great. Drinks were slow coming out the first time, but when they realized we were a repeat customer, they rolled out the red carpet. We even got actual silverware and not plastic. It's an experience. Leave your hyper-hygienic requirements parked at the curb for a great local treat.More
First of all the food is cheap, and honestly not very nice - there is much better Ceviche to be had elsewhere. The service was dreadful. At the end, they will way the bill in your face (in notepad form). Ours included a 25% ‘tip’...- not written anywhere. An absolutely insane amount to be added to a bill. AVOID THIS PLACE - It is a tourist trap.More
amazing seafood and a place with local people! everything from ceviche to lobster for normal prices. i really enjoyed the open space.
This is a working seafood market so not much to do here other than browse seafood for sale. Next to the actual market are various stalls where you can have a meal of ceviche or other seafood. We spent 20 minute taking it all in.
I visited in December 2021 and the place did not appear clean, there were small cockroaches coming out of the napkin holder on our table!
The restaurant is on the second floor of the mercado and the mercado is very loud. The noise level made dining uncomfortable, so we looked at it and selected another place to eat. I am sure the food here is good, being right at the...market, but the noise was not.More
Seafood galore Terrific place just over the fish market. Everything I had was superbly prepared and served. I checked also other plates coming out of the kitchen and they seemed excellent too. Very reasonably priced and friendly service. Don’t miss it.
