Kosher food
53 places listed. Last checked November 2026: 51 by certifier list, 1 by official site; 1 from maps and listings only.
Restaurant · Meat restaurant, Latin and Japanese influences · Bellavista
Meat restaurant in Bella Vista with a menu that mixes Latin and Japanese influences; a popular choice for a sit-down kosher dinner.
Café · Coffee shop and bakery (dairy) · San Francisco
Dairy coffee shop at the Street Mall in San Francisco serving coffee, pastries and light meals.
Restaurant · Fine dining, Asian-Peruvian fusion (meat) · Obarrio
Upscale meat restaurant in Obarrio known for an Asian-Peruvian fusion menu, sushi and a serious cocktail bar. One of the city's go-to places for a special-occasion kosher dinner.
Restaurant · Dairy restaurant, sushi and international · Paitilla
Dairy restaurant in Punta Paitilla with a broad menu including sushi, pasta and salads; also delivers.
Restaurant · Burgers (meat) · Paitilla
Burger restaurant on Avenida Italia in Paitilla (listed by the certifier as Be Shack).
Café · Tea shop, approved drinks only · Punta Pacífica
Tea shop at Multiplaza mall; a published list of teas and coffee drinks is certified.
Restaurant · Pool club restaurant, grill and sushi (meat) · Paitilla
Meat restaurant set up as a pool club at The Towers in Paitilla, serving grill dishes and sushi. Open late, including Saturday night.
Café · Café (dairy) · Avenida Balboa
Café inside the Wanders & Yoo tower on Avenida Balboa.
Café · Coffee shop (dairy) · Paitilla
Coffee shop in Plaza Bal Harbour, Paitilla, open from early morning.
Restaurant · Asian (pareve) · Paitilla
Small pareve Asian kitchen on Avenida República de China in Paitilla.
Café · Dairy café and pizza inside Deli K Market · Paitilla
Cholov Yisrael dairy café, pizza and bakery counter inside Deli K Market.
Restaurant · Meat restaurant inside Deli K Market · Paitilla
Meat restaurant inside the Deli K kosher market (Multicentro area, Paitilla).
Restaurant · Shawarma (meat) · Paitilla
Shawarma counter on Avenida Italia in Paitilla, open Saturday night until midnight.
Restaurant · Latin-inspired dairy and pizza · Vía Brasil / Vía Israel (Sunset Strip)
Dairy restaurant at the Sunset Strip mall with Latin American dishes by Chef Ayelet; listed as fully Cholov Yisrael.
Shop or counter · Gelato and café (dairy and pareve) · Punta Pacífica
Gelato shop in the Pacific Center food court in Punta Pacífica, open Saturday night.
Hotel kitchen · Lodging: apartment-hotel with in-suite kosher kitchens. Not a certified food business. · Punta Paitilla
A small Punta Paitilla apartment-hotel, roughly five minutes on foot from the Chabad house, where guests cook in their own kosher kitchens. Chabad recommends it for Shabbat because guests can get to their rooms without an elevator, card keys or motion-sensor lights, and the rooms are on low floors.
Café · Fresh juices (pareve) · Paitilla
Juice bar at Galería Punta Paitilla.
Shop or counter · Vegan gelato (pareve) · Albrook
Vegan pareve gelato and ice-cream sandwiches made in Albrook.
Shop or counter · Dairy-free ice cream (pareve) · Paitilla
Artisan dairy-free (pareve) ice cream sold at Multicentro, Paitilla.
Restaurant · Bar and bistro, grill (meat) · Paitilla
Meat bar-and-bistro on Calle Ramón H. Jurado in Paitilla, open late and on Saturday nights.
Shop or counter · Ice cream and sorbet (dairy) · Casco Antiguo
Gourmet ice cream and sorbet shop in Casco Viejo, open daily.
Restaurant · Israeli grill and falafel (meat) · Obarrio
Israeli grill and falafel restaurant in Obarrio (formerly listed as Falafel & Grill House).
Shop or counter · Fine chocolates, delivery only (pareve) · Panama City
Pareve chocolate business selling by delivery.
Restaurant · Wine bar and Italian (dairy) · Obarrio
Dairy wine bar and Italian restaurant in Obarrio, from the same group as Aria.
Shop or counter · Chocolatier (dairy and pareve) · San Francisco
Artisan chocolate shop on Avenida Belisario Porras in San Francisco; only items carrying the kosher seal are covered.
Restaurant · Wood-fired pizza, Italian and sushi (dairy, Mehadrin) · Paitilla (Sunset Strip, Vía Israel)
Dairy Italian restaurant with wood-fired pizza and sushi at the Sunset Strip mall. The certifier lists it as Mehadrin with full-time supervision, all Cholov Yisrael, Pat Yisrael, Bishul Yisrael and Yashan flour.
Restaurant · Fast food and catering (meat; also dairy items) · Paitilla
Take-out style kitchen on Calle Winston Churchill in Paitilla offering ready meals and catering.
Shop or counter · Sweets (pareve) · Paitilla
Home-based pareve sweets business in Paitilla.
Restaurant · Israeli street food (meat) · Casco Antiguo (Casco Viejo)
Israeli street-food style meat restaurant in Casco Viejo (the old city), and the only meat restaurant on the certifier's list in that tourist district.
Restaurant · Healthy food (dairy, Cholov Yisrael) · Paitilla
Healthy, clean-eating café in Plaza Bal Harbour, open weekdays and Friday morning.
Café · Bakery café (dairy, Cholov Yisrael), Bajo Boquete · Boquete
Cholov Yisrael dairy bakery café in Bajo Boquete, open Sunday to Friday daytime. Its certifier listing links to the Morton's Bakehouse Instagram, so it appears to be the town-center café of the Morton's / Chabad Boquete operation.
Shop or counter · Corn empanadas, packaged (meat and other) · Juan Diaz
Fresh-corn empanadas, gluten-free, including meat varieties, sold packaged.
Shop or counter · Dips, sold in supermarkets · San Francisco
Packaged dips sold in supermarkets.
Café · Chocolate museum café (dairy) · Casco Antiguo
Cacao and chocolate museum in Casco Viejo whose café and chocolates are certified dairy.
Restaurant · Pizzeria (dairy, Cholov Yisrael) · Paitilla
Cholov Yisrael pizzeria located at the Ahavat Sion sports courts in Paitilla, with breakfast hours and evening hours.
Shop or counter · Baking studio and workshops (pareve) · Paitilla
Baking studio at Plaza Bal Harbour offering classes and baked goods.
Café · Healthy bites (dairy) · Paitilla
Healthy snack and café counter located at the Beth El synagogue building on Calle Winston Churchill.
Restaurant · Italian (dairy) · Obarrio
Dairy Italian restaurant at Plaza Centro mall in Obarrio, open very late on Saturday night.
Shop or counter · Gourmet ice pops, selected items · Obarrio
Natural fruit and milk ice-pop brand with several locations; only some pops are certified.
Shop or counter · Frozen yogurt (dairy and pareve) · Avenida Balboa
Frozen yogurt chain; the certifier covers its branches, including Avenida Balboa.
Restaurant · Mediterranean / shawarma (meat) · Paitilla
Long-running Mediterranean meat restaurant in Plaza Bal Harbour on Avenida Italia, in the middle of the Paitilla kosher strip.
Restaurant · Meat restaurant at the Chabad house · Bocas Town
Sit-down meat restaurant run by Chabad of Bocas del Toro at its house in Bocas Town, the only kosher restaurant on the islands.
Restaurant · Pizzeria (dairy, Cholov Yisrael) · Vía Brasil
Cholov Yisrael pizzeria on Vía Brasil.
Restaurant · Asian (dairy) · Vía Brasil
Dairy Asian restaurant at City Mall on Vía Brasil.
Café · Coffee chain, approved drinks only · Punta Pacífica
Selected Starbucks branches (Multiplaza, Street Mall, Obarrio, Costa del Este, Tocumen T2, Coronado, Hilton) carry a certified list of drinks.
Shop or counter · Candy shop, sealed items only (pareve) · Paitilla
Candy and sweets business; only products carrying the kosher seal are covered.
Café · Café, pizza and pastries inside Super Kosher (dairy) · Paitilla / Punta Pacífica
Dairy café counter inside Super Kosher with pizza, pastries and ice cream.
Restaurant · Meat restaurant inside Super Kosher · Paitilla / Punta Pacífica
The meat restaurant counter inside the Super Kosher supermarket.
Café · Coffee chain (dairy and pareve drinks) · Avenida Balboa
International coffee chain whose Panama branches are on the Shevet Ahim list, including Avenida Balboa, Punta Pacífica, Multiplaza, Altaplaza, Miraflores, Hospital Punta Pacífica and both airport terminals.
Restaurant · Healthy café, juices (dairy, Cholov Yisrael) · Paitilla
Healthy-food restaurant in Plaza Bal Harbour serving cold-pressed juices, breakfasts and light meals (listed by the certifier as Vitali).
Shop or counter · Frozen yogurt (dairy) · Paitilla
Frozen yogurt counter inside Cafein at Plaza Bal Harbour, Paitilla.
Restaurant · Burgers and grill (meat) · Paitilla
Burger and grill restaurant in Paitilla Mall. The certifier lists it as Mehadrin with full-time supervision, Pat Yisrael, Bishul Yisrael and Yashan flour.
Restaurant · Israeli street food by Eyal Shani (meat) · Punta Pacífica (Pacific Center)
Panama branch of Eyal Shani's Israeli pita chain, in the Pacific Center food court (3rd floor) in Punta Pacífica.
Most kosher restaurants here are certified by Kosher Shevet Ahim, the kashrut department of the city’s largest Sephardi community, and about half of the restaurants are in Paitilla, within walking distance of the hotels there. Many close by mid-afternoon on Friday and reopen on Saturday night, so plan Friday lunch early.
The certifier marks meat and dairy, and whether a place is chalav Yisrael or pas Yisrael. Where it doesn’t say, we leave the field blank rather than guess. Certification can change, so check the certificate on the wall when you arrive.
From their published hours, these open on Saturday night after Shabbat:
Opening times move with the season; check before you go.
The certifier lists these as chalav Yisrael:
From their published hours, these open on Friday, all closing before Shabbat:
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