Food scene
Amaranto
Calle 1aGreat coffee shop, breakfast, lunch, and cold pressed juice.
Hotel Posada Los Delfines
Calle 5taGreat local wood oven pizza. Local tip, ask for extra sauce on your pizza.
OM Café
One and only amazing Indian and Thai Food.
Carenero Island (2 min boat ride from Town) High-end , Local cuisine, tapas style, amazing atmosphere, refreshing cocktails. Local tip, best octopus in Bocas.
Receta Michilá
Carenero Island (2 min boat ride from Town) High-end , Local cuisine, tapas style, amazing atmosphere, refreshing cocktails. Local tip, best octopus in Bocas.
Food Trucks, pool table, cold beers, strong drinks and great place to hangout.
Space lounge and restaurant
Avenida BFood Trucks, pool table, cold beers, strong drinks and great place to hangout.
This place is perfect if you are craving fresh fruits, smoothies bowls, refreshing smoothies.
Juicylab Bocas
Avenida G NorteThis place is perfect if you are craving fresh fruits, smoothies bowls, refreshing smoothies.
Local restaurant, serves roasted chicken with french fries or patacones (friend plantains). Cheap and fast service.
Pollo Rosti
Avenida BLocal restaurant, serves roasted chicken with french fries or patacones (friend plantains). Cheap and fast service.
Restaurant Tom
Calle 6aLocal restaurant with an ocean view, on a second floor.
Cheap $5/$6 daily meals.
Great spot with A/C and a view for really hot days. Great food, smoothies and coffee.
Bocas Paradise Hotel
Great spot with A/C and a view for really hot days. Great food, smoothies and coffee.
Dosha organic cafe
Super cute and chill coffee shop, on your way to the beach or on your way back.
Sightseeing
Lounge bar at Isla Carenero, with diving tower, slackline over the water and lounge area. Beautiful place to watch the sunset.
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Aqua Lounge bar And Hostel
Lounge bar at Isla Carenero, with diving tower, slackline over the water and lounge area. Beautiful place to watch the sunset.
Bird Island
Beautiful spot to snorkel and swim.
Zapatilla Island
The most beautiful place in Bocas del Toro. Crystal water and white sand beach.
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Imikhuba namasiko
Local Customs
- No drinking allowed in the streets unless it's in a cup.
- Males always wear shirts in town.
- Don't drink water from the tap.
- Don't flush paper products down the toilet.
- Power outages can occur lasting 30 mins to 1 hour.
- When there's a power outage, there's no running water.
- When walking and biking use caution due to cars and pot-holes.
Ungaphuthelwa
Check this places out!
- Zapatilla Beach
- Polo Beach
- Wizard Beach (you can do a 20 min hike from Bastimento Town. Local Tip: the hike is better when the mud has been dry by the sun)
- Monkey Island Tour
- Bluff Beach
- Jungle and Bocas Bat Cave
- Bioluminescent Plankton