How are the restaurants in Bastimentos, Panama?

There are a couple of decent restaurants on Bastimentos, but my favourite by far is Roots.

 

I have lived in Bocas del Toro on Panama's Caribbean coast for a couple of years now, and as I don't live in town I have a boat to get about. Roots is pretty easy to find by boat, as all you have to do is follow the waterfront until you see their big colourful Caribbean sign. You can pull your boat up almost right beside the table at which you will be eating.

There are a couple of decent restaurants on Bastimentos, but my favourite by far is Roots.

 

I have lived in Bocas del Toro on Panama's Caribbean coast for a couple of years now, and as I don't live in town I have a boat to get about. Roots is pretty easy to find by boat, as all you have to do is follow the waterfront until you see their big colourful Caribbean sign. You can pull your boat up almost right beside the table at which you will be eating.

 

Any water taxi driver will be able to drop you off right at Roots dock. If coming on foot through Old Bank Town on Bastimentos from the main town dock, Roots is a little trickier to find, and they don't seem to care to advertise the place too much.

 

This is how Roots looks as you come along the sidewalk from town.

 

Inside the restaurant the atmosphere is very informal, and the tables and chairs wonderfully crafted in a very rustic fashion from local wood.

 

The menu is simple and basic, but the food is wonderful. The usual local fare is on offer, chicken and rice, beef and rice, or when they have it, tasty red snapper. It is well presented and very tasty. And at about $4 a plate a fantastic bargain.

 

Don't rush, sit back and enjoy the view over the water. Watch the sun sink slowly to the west as the sky over the lagoon lights up in different shades of red.

 

It's getting dark and time to go home? Ah, maybe have just one more beer as you listen to the guy who has just turned up with his guitar. The water taxi driver will confidently get you home later on in the dark.