Botanica

Panama City


An Instagram darling, this clean-style eatery from Mario Castrellon caters to gourmet tastes on a budget. Think bubbly pizza topped with lobster or manchego cheese and greens, tropical salads from the house garden and more. Tries to source quality ingredients from regional providers. Indoor and outdoor seating and delivery.


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1. Puente del Matadero

0.52 MILES

This awkwardly over-restored stone bridge in Panamà Viejo took its name from a nearby slaughterhouse. It marked the beginning of the Camino Real to…

2. Panamá Viejo

0.55 MILES

Founded on August 15, 1519, by Spanish conquistador Pedro Arias de Ávila, the city of Panamá was the first European settlement along the Pacific. For 150…

3. Museo de Sitio Panamá Viejo

0.55 MILES

In the original settlement of Panamá Viejo, this museum traces the history from pre-colonial times to colonial life. There's an impressive scale model of…

4. Parque Recreativo Omar

0.68 MILES

The biggest park in the city is filled with children, joggers and the occasional salsa class. It's located in Omar, behind the San Francisco neighborhood…

5. Iglesia y Convento de La Merced

0.71 MILES

Erected by the Mercedarian friars in the early 17th century, these Panamá Viejo buildings survived the fire that swept the city following privateer Henry…

6. Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco

0.83 MILES

Like other Panamá Viejo churches, this is among the settlement's most outstanding structures: rectangular, with stone outer walls, timber roofs, internal…

7. Hospital de San Juan de Dios

0.87 MILES

There's not much left of Panamá Viejo's sole hospital, Hospital de San Juan de Dios. Much of the remains were scattered when Av Cincuentenario and a side…

8. Iglesia y Convento de la Concepción

0.97 MILES

In Panamá Viejo, Iglesia y Convento de la Concepción was erected by the nuns of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción. Most of the ruins, which cover the better…