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Beirut Restaurant - A nice place, great owner, good value and superb experience in Panama
By The Panama Gringo | July 7, 2007
Location Ricardo Arias at Calle 52, near the Marriott Hotel
City Panama City
Phone 214-3815
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Price Main courses $6.50-$15
The Panama Gringos Review
This is our must stop for lunch every time we are in PC. Great Kabobs, a few English speaking waiters, a owner/chef who takes a lot of pride in his delivery of food and service and great ambience and hookahs.
Get the greek salad - very tasty. The hummus is also very good as are the chicken and steak kabobs. This place serves Pepsi instead of Coke (one of the few in Panama) which makes them A-OK in my book..
Give it a try - you can’t go wrong.
Frommer’s Review
This is an excellent spot for a couple or a larger group because it serves reasonably priced combo plates and appetizer platters. Combos come with dozens of little dishes and finger foods such as hummus, labre, baba ghanouj, fried kibbe, almond rice, and so on, offering a filling meal and varied sample of flavors. There are also salads, falafel and other sandwiches, and kabobs. I like Beirut, too, because of its low ceilings, molded banquet seating, and exotic decor, which makes you feel as if you’ve actually stepped into Lebanon. Additionally, the food is light and fresh, and powerful air-conditioning provides a refreshing escape from the hot Panama City streets. The chef, a Lebanese immigrant, patrols the dining room for quality control, sometimes refilling the occasional guest’s hookah pipe, which is de rigueur in this establishment. A Lebanese Table, with a selection of dishes, for four guests is $58; a special combo large enough to feed two is just $10.