CasaCasco
CasaCasco is a rooftop restaurant and bar spread across five floors in the San Felipe neighborhood of Panama City. The complex holds three separate dining venues, a gastrobar, and a nightclub, all within a single building.
The building stands in San Felipe, the first settled area of Panama City, where most structures date back to the colonial period. In recent years it was converted into a dining and entertainment venue, following a pattern common to many properties in this part of the city.
CasaCasco sits in San Felipe, the oldest neighborhood in Panama City, where colonial buildings line the narrow streets below the terrace. From the upper floors, visitors can see at a glance how closely the old city sits next to the towers of the modern financial district.
Arriving in the early evening is a good idea, as the light shifts and both the old rooftops and the distant towers become easy to take in at once. The several floors give visitors the option to move between quieter dining areas and livelier bar spaces depending on what they prefer.
Despite being set in a historic colonial district, the three kitchens draw from Japanese and broader Asian cooking rather than local Panamanian food. This makes CasaCasco an unusual stop in a neighborhood otherwise known mainly for its old buildings.
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