Niba
NibaTake in views of Panama Bay at Niba, our romantic restaurant with an eclectic Panamanian menu and personalized service.
Opens 6 pm
Closes 11 pm
Panama Flavors & Views
Niba, meaning “in the heights” in the indigenous Guna dialect, borrows inspiration from Panamanian nature.
Our farm-to-table menu combines local flavors with interesting textures and traditional cuisine. Let our chefs surprise you with a special six-course meal when you order the tasting menu.
Menu
Dinner
Tasting menu
Let our chefs surprise you with a unique six-course meal.
$60
Cold Starters
Cerro Punta Salad
Mixed lettuce and cabbage, red fruit vinaigrette, dehydrated strawberries, fresh mushroom slices, cherry tomatoes, fresh grilled hearts of palm, and goat cheese.
$12
Ceviche Puerto Almirante
Fresh sea bass marinated with lime, celery, onion, chombo bell pepper and cilantro, toasted corn and plantain chips.
$15
Ceviche de la Comarca
Prawns marinated in lemon, onion and chombo chili on banana leaves.
$15
Carpaccio Camino de Cruces
Thin slices of smoked beef filet seasoned with coarse salt, fresh pepper, arugula mayonnaise, parmesan, watermelon tartare and fresh oregano sponge.
$13
Tuna Tartare
Fresh red tuna with Asian dressing, avocado, plantain and chombo chili.
$14
Hot Starters
Portobelo Torrejitas
Bites of codfish battered in curry and coconut tempura, pineapple chutney and aji chombo chili served with coleslaw.
$13
Matanza Surf and Turf
Corn tortilla, tasajo, shrimp, corn fritter, conchuela, puff pastry, chorizo tableño and national cheese.
$26
Clams in Cream
White clams cooked in a creamy lemongrass butter with cherry tomato, red onion, garlic, Panamanian rum, red pepper and grilled baguette bread.
$16
Tasajo Empanadas (3u)
Plantain empanadas stuffed with tasajo and served with pickled red onion.
$9
Prawns and Corn Cream
Grilled prawns on creamy coconut, corn and ginger.
$16
Soups
Panamanian Sancocho
Tender pieces of chicken breast, yam, corn, coriander and sweet bell pepper, served with white rice.
$14
San Blas Chowder
Creamy soup of fresh and dried shrimp, flavored with allspice, yucca crunchy.
$16
Cream of Corn Tatemado
Cream of corn cream and chorizo tableño powder.
$10
Pastas and Rice
Guacho Rojo
Broth rice, fresh seafood, creole cream sauce, pumpkin, petit pois and parmesan crumble.
$23
Shrimp Linguine
Linguini with shrimp sautéed in garlic butter, cherry tomato, red onion, fresh cilantro and oregano grissini.
$23
Shrimp and Pork Belly One Pot
Mellow rice, crispy pork crackling with coriander aioli, dried shrimps, fresh shrimps, chorizo and codfish.
$25
Lamb Pappardelle
Handmade pasta, lamb stew, red wine, mushrooms, tomato, parsley, cream and parmesan.
$24
Main Dishes
Octopus Bastimentos
Tender grilled octopus, creamy cassava and achiote, pixvae and ginger sauce and grilled vegetables.
$26
Blackened Salmon
Smoked black sesame crusted salmon filet with hazelnut butter, crispy yam sticks, roasted vegetables and pear chutney with aji chombo.
$25
Niba Snapper
Snapper on ripe plantain emulsion and sugar cane honey, crispy wild rice and coriander oil.
$26
Corvina Costa Abajo
Fresh grilled sea bass glazed with oyster and ginger sauce, green plantain spiders, creamy avocado with green caño pesto, baby vegetables.
$27
Tasajo del Barú
New york Angus low temperature with nance wood, changa de maíz nuevo, demi criollo, vegetables.
$31
Chicharrón Acevichado
Crispy pork belly cooked at low temperature accompanied by a creamy pot tamale and pickled onion.
$19
Entraña Flor del Aire
Grilled beef entraña, rice with chirican beans, smoked red bell pepper coulis, onions confit in rum.
$33
Desserts
Manguito Criollo
Chocolate mango filled with mousse and mango compote.
$12
Boquete
White chocolate panna cotta, coffee biscuit with nutmeg, cookie crunch and sugar with red fruits.
$9
Piña Para la Niña
Pineapple rice pie ice cream topped with milk chocolate and puffed rice, pineapple creamy with hierbabuena.
$9
Tropical Tres Leches
Moist sponge cake in tres leches, passion fruit cream, candied pineapple with lime zest, dried mango, meringue tiles and toasted coconut flakes.
$11
Niba Chocolate Bar
Bocas del Toro dark chocolate, cashew nut crunch, dark chocolate glaze, mint Worcestershire sauce with mint and chocolate tiles with nuts.
$11
Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. All our menu options are subject to local taxes and 10% suggested service charge. Please notify us if you have any food allergies.