Menu to Taste

La Tapa Del Coco

Panamanian, Afro-Caribbean · Panama City · Chef Armando J. Bramwell R.

Ranked among Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants, La Tapa Del Coco in Panama City features executive chef Armando J. Bramwell R. preparing Afro-Panamanian cuisine. The restaurant highlights regional culinary heritage with dishes like the One Pot Colonense stew, combining coconut rice, pork ribs, beans, and shrimp.

Calle 68 Este San Francisco, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama City

  • LatAm 50 Best
  • #61 Latin America's 50 Best 2025

Menu

Dishes

  • Whole Fish A Lo Macho — Whole fried fish topped with clams in sauce, served with patacones and white coconut rice.
  • Fried Whole Fish — Corvina.
  • Golden Cheetah Wings — Crispy wings glazed in a butter chicken-style sauce, topped with fresh mango chimichurri, spiced Indian-style puffed rice, cilantro and mint.
  • Beef Tripe Stew — Stewed beef tripe and pork oxtail, served with white coconut rice. Guiso de mondongo y rabito de cerdo, acompañado de arroz con coco blanco.
  • La Dominguera Patty — Patty filled with double protein, coconut rice, Colon-style curry and ripe plantain.
  • Buttermilk Chicken Tenders — Chicken strips marinated in homemade buttermilk.
  • La Calypso Burger — Artisanal cornbread, Caribbean al pastor pork butt, chutney made from Panamanian pineapple, Calyp-Zonian sauce and crispy tamal (without raisins), served with french fries and jerk ketchup.
  • Calypso Chicken Sandwich — Crispy chicken on brioche with fresh coleslaw, pickles, cheese, homemade syrup and jerk mayo.
  • The Smoky Dog — Smoked sausage in sweet rolls with garlic butter, jerkchup, tartar sauce, scovitch, and plantain chips.
  • La Savannah — Artisanal bread with white poppy seeds, homemade Colon-style pastrami, melted gouda cheese, Lowcountry-style pimento cheese, double smash of local beef and Gullah Geechee spiced sautéed onions.

Cocktails

  • Margarita Love Me — Saril Margarita with ginger and lime juice and a Saril salt rim.
  • Watermelon Margarita — Tequila, natural watermelon juice, fresh lime juice and simple syrup, perfectly balanced. Served with a salt rim and tajine.

Wines

  • Glass of Wine — Red or White.

The Experience

Expect a relaxed atmosphere. The meal is structured around a tasting menu.

  • Atmosphere: Relaxed
  • Format: Tasting menu

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