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4-Hour Guided Panamanian Cooking Class Experience
4-Hour Guided Panamanian Cooking Class Experience
4-Hour Guided Panamanian Cooking Class Experience
4-Hour Guided Panamanian Cooking Class Experience
4-Hour Guided Panamanian Cooking Class and Markets Experience

4-Hour Guided Panamanian Cooking Class and Markets Experience

By Panama Day Trips
9.8 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $122 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Discover Panama's unique cuisine in this local market tour combined with a hands on cooking class. With your expert local food guide you will explore the local markets in Casco Viejo, Panama's famous colonial Old Town where you will look for the freshest ingredients for your personalised menu. You will learn about the herbs and seasonings that are unique to Panama while you create a five course meal that would make every Panamanian's grandma proud. You will learn the techniques to wrap the perfect Panamanian tamale and stuff a carimañola from a local chef with generations worth of knowledge and experience. Your cooking experience will be personalised based on your dietary preferences. Options are available for gluten free, vegetarian, vegan, and pescatarian.

Activity location

  • Restaurante El Nacional Sabores de Panamá
    • Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, Panama

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Restaurante El Nacional Sabores de Panamá
    • Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, Panama

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Morning Class
  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 30 minutes4h 30m
    4h 30m
  • English

Food from the class and drinks: All the Food cooked on the class, tamale, carimañolas, ceviche, Sweet plantain, and drinks as coffee, juice, soft drink, wine, etc

Starting time: 8:00am
Price details
CA $121.66 x 2 AdultsCA $243.32
Total
Price is CA $243.32
Until Mon, 31 Mar
Afternoon Tour
  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 30 minutes4h 30m
    4h 30m
  • English

Food from the class and drinks: All the Food cooked on the class, tamale, carimañolas, ceviche, Sweet plantain, and drinks as coffee, juice, soft drink, wine, etc

Starting time: 12:30pm
Price details
CA $121.66 x 2 AdultsCA $243.32
Total
Price is CA $243.32
Until Mon, 31 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedCooking class
  • What's includedWhat's includedA late lunch based on the same items cooked on the cooking class
  • What's includedWhat's includedCold Bottled water to start the walk to the markets.
  • What's includedWhat's includedThis cooking class includes a complimentary drink. Includes soft drinks, juices, beers, cocktails, wine.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedOptional Tips

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Legal age that can be served alcohol is 18

Activity itinerary

Your tour starts at the Restaurante El Nacional in Casco Viejo, the colonial historic centre of Panama City. You will walk with your expert local guide to gather your personalised ingredients at the two main markets in Panama's Old Town. You will first visit the famous Mercado de Mariscos, Panama's largest seafood market. With the help of your guide, you will select the perfect fish for your ceviche from amongst the many varieties that are delivered here daily from local fisherman on both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Next you will walk a short distance to the Mercado San Felipe Neri. Here you will manoeuvre amongst the organised chaos of local vendors selling the freshest meats, fruits, and vegetables that Panama has to offer. Once you have your ingredients, you will head back to the cooking studio at El Nacional to begin the cooking class. During the hands on cooking class, you will create a 5 course menu consisting of classic Panamanian dishes made from scratch while learning about spices and herbs that are unique to Panamanian cuisine. The tour will conclude with a sit down lunch where you can enjoy the food that you just created along with complimentary local drinks.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESRestaurante El Nacional Sabores de Panamá
    • Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, Panama

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLERestaurante El Nacional Sabores de Panamá
    • Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, Panama

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Reviews

9.8 out of 10

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10.0 out of 10

BernardoF_P

Reviewed on Viator
16 Mar 2025
Jorge is a great instructor and excellent Chef . Our tour included the visit to the local markets to get the vegetables and fish for our class. We appreciate his instructions and we learned a lot. We sure ready to make our fresh Ceviche, plátano en tentación, Carimañola and Tamales. We highly recommend the class and after it you can walk el Casco Antiguo.
8.0 out of 10

LINDA_E

Reviewed on Viator
14 Mar 2025
Highly recommend! This class was very interesting and so much fun learning about authentic Panamanian cooking. Small class of only 6. Our chef was very friendly and knowledgeable. The food was fantastic and so was the free sangria! The visit to the produce and fish markets was great. Only downside for us was the 1 mile walk to the markets on cracked sidewalks in the 90+ degree heat. We broke from the group to take an Uber back!
10.0 out of 10

Brian_G

Reviewed on Viator
28 Feb 2025
We had a great time visiting the various markets picking up some products to use. The class was fun, informative, interactive and delicious!! All the staff was friendly and engaging.
10.0 out of 10

Sue_B

Reviewed on Viator
29 Jan 2025
Enjoyed walking to the markets and learning about the different neighborhoods along the way. Jorge was a good guide and a better cook. We enjoyed learning how to make ceviche and tamales. We were lucky that the people we met in class were also very nice and we not only had good food, but also good conversation.
10.0 out of 10

David_R

Reviewed on Viator
26 Jan 2025
Great experience. Delicious and educational and fun! I would definitely recommend this cooking experience.
10.0 out of 10

Joanna_L

Reviewed on Viator
22 Jan 2025
Great time! Jorge was amazing and the food prepared was delicious. Unlimited sangria and Panamanian beer was an added bonus!
10.0 out of 10

Kenneth_M

Reviewed on Viator
14 Jan 2025
Very relaxed well planned out. Excellent food pleasant staff clean environment Great interaction with the host
10.0 out of 10

Tom_S

Reviewed on Viator
4 Dec 2024
it’s quite comprehensive. You will go to two markets and learn all about the food culture of Panama. Then, you’ll return in make a multi course dinner. We had eight people on our group and it was great getting to know them.
10.0 out of 10

Christina_G

Reviewed on Viator
4 Dec 2024
We made Ceviche, carimanolas, tamales, and sweet plantains He showed us nearby markets A lot of fun.
10.0 out of 10

Corinne_L

Reviewed on Viator
1 Dec 2024
This cooking class was a wonderful experience! the location is centrally located in Casco Viejo, involves a short walk to get the cooking ingredients at a near by markets. Jorge was a great teacher and all our food turned out fantastic. You make a ton of food but eat at the end of the 4 hour adventure so make sure you have a snack before hand.

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