Maito

"Panama’s foremost fine-dining establishment is helmed by Mario Castrellón, whose perseverance in putting Panamanian ingredients on the culinary map ensures Maito’s place as a regular on Latin America's 50 Best list. Sourcing sustainable products from indigenous communities, he creates colourful dishes based on traditional cuisine: think coconut-infused dumplings and local staple sancocho soup. The à la carte menu is divided between land and sea (‘tierra’ and ‘mar), but there is an option to tackle a degustation tasting as well."

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"Don’t be surprised if the taxi driver seems confused when you pull up at Maito in the lush Coco del Mar neighborhood. From the street, the celebrated restaurant looks like a gravel lot backed by a thicket of bamboo. That lack of pretense extends inside, where families gather on the expansive patio for a leisurely meal beneath a corrugated roof, fans whirring slowly overhead and not a white tablecloth in sight. Attentive servers wear black dress shirts and the chef Mario Castrellón’s tasting menu ($75) turns regional dishes of Panama and the Caribbean into museum pieces. Two standouts from the a la carte menu: “ceshimi” (a portmanteau of ceviche and sashimi) that has paper-thin slices of corvina fish, red onion and jalapeño ($15), and pillowy shrimp wontons with passion fruit sauce ($9)."

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"Very nice gourmet restaurant"

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"Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants"

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"Incredible food!!!! Have the polpo….so good"

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"tasting menu, the short rib dumplings"

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"2024 50Best LatAm Restaurants #14 #100 2023 50Best Restaurants (#6 LatAm) #6 2022 50Best LatAm Restaurants #30 2021 50Best LatAm Restaurants"

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"good fine dining 30/50 best latin america 2021"

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"One of the top rated in Latam. Covered garden and patio, nice for al fresco diner too."

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"Great food, in calm setting with a courtyard. A bit pricier than average but definitely worth It."

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"En octobre 2017, Maito a été classé 20 e sur la liste des 50 meilleurs restaurants d'Amérique latine. Une belle reconnaissance pour le chef Mario Castrellón, propriétaire de Maito et de plusieurs autres restaurants dans la capitale. Après avoir étudié à Barcelone, il fait partie des chefs panaméens qui ont cherché à moderniser et à donner une identité à la cuisine panaméenne, en utilisant des ingrédients et savoirs ancestraux, recueillis auprès de paysans et communautés amérindiennes. Des menus dégustation tropicaux, mix de saveurs amérindiennes, afro-antillaises, asiatiques et européennes. Le restaurant n'est pas trop guindé et le cadre est agréable, avec au choix la terrasse ou la salle climatisée."

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"o único restaurante panamenho a entrar 2x na lista dos melhores restaurantes latinoamericanos. parece bom!"

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