Our second visit in a week to The Market. Very nice and helpful servers. Busy atmosphere, perfect lighting, comfortable decor, and beautiful menu of american style foods with beautiful Panamá presentation. I’ve been told to try the Panamá prepared Octopus (pulpo) and thought this would be the right place. I was not disappointed! Appetizer was served 3 ways on single plate - carpaccio (my favorite of the 3), fried, and chargrilled I believe. Was not sure of the translation but all 3 were very good. I followed with the scallops which were seared perfectly and was just the right amount for my lighter appetite. My husband ordered the same meal again of the Chicken Parmesan. He ordered a side of Portebello Hash which were pan fried mushrooms which he promptly used over the chicken. He was very pleased again with his choice. When you arrive at The Market there is a sweets counter of beautiful truffles. Could not resist so bought a box to take home. They were also great. I will return again to purchase a few boxes for gifts to take home to Michigan. The market also includes choice meats on display with aging area and seafood on ice. All adds up to a really nice experience. I’m sure we will be back again before returning home! And we did…. This time we had a burger with all the best accompaniments which was cooked as I requested. My husband had the Waygu steak and it was served a perfect medium as he requested and was worth the price!
Good food overall. I don’t recommend the fried chicken personally. The mac’n’cheese is not really authentic. Everything else was delicious.
Service was good but the highlight was the reuben sandwich. Hands-down the best in Panama I have ever had. That alone is worth the visit. I will definitely return and look forward to trying more of the menu.
We were staying around the corner on Balboa Ave and were walking around and found Market. The hostess was very nice and seated us right away. It was pretty empty when we were seated but it quickly filled up. We had a pizza and Caesar salad with chicken. Both were quite good. The staff was so so, one did not speak English, but overall they were helpful and our menu was in English. We found the seafood and steaks to be really pricey and a lot of locals around us had ordered them. It did seem as though there were a lot of expense accounts for business meetings being used.
