Panama City

Panama City has more shopping options than you can shake a credit card at. Because of the country's role as an international port, manufactured goods from all over the world are cheaper in Panama than in most countries. Merchants from South and Central America regularly travel here to shop, but Americans will find that the U.S. megastores often beat the local prices for cameras and other electronic goods—plus the stores back home are more convenient in terms of warranties. Busy Vía Veneto, in El Cangrejo, and Casco Viejo have souvenir shops. The city also has several modern malls, where the selection ranges from cheap to chic.

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  • 1. Papiro y Yo

    Crafts

    Many of the bags, baskets, necklaces, and other items in this colorful shop are the product of recycling, made from magazine pages, flip tops, and other trash. Others are made from natural fibers, and almost everything is the work of families in the Panamanian countryside, so they're good for the environment, and people.

    Av. A, between Calle 5 and Calle 4 , , Panama
    507-391–3800
  • 2. Albrook Mall

    Albrook

    Albrook Mall is the people's mall, with more discount stores than the city's other malls. That, combined with its convenient location between the city's massive bus terminal and Albrook Airport, makes it the busiest mall. Shopaholics can position themselves for multiday shopping by checking into the TRYP by Wyndham Panama Albrook Mall Hotel, which is attached to the shopping complex (and one of the closest hotels to the Miraflores Locks visitor center at the Panama Canal).

    Avenida Marginal, Panama City, Panamá, Panama
    507-305--6333
  • 3. Aqua Spa

    Spas

    One of Panama City's best spas, the Aqua Spa is located on the fourth floor of the Radisson Decapolis. If the treatments there don't leave you sufficiently relaxed, you can always top them off with a martini by the pool bar.

    Radisson Decapolis, Av. Balboa, next to Multicentro, , Panama
    507-215–5000
  • 4. Avenida Central pedestrian mall

    Shopping Centers/Malls

    The Avenida Central pedestrian mall, a short walk from Casco Viejo, is lined with shops selling cheap, imported electronics, jewelry, fabrics, and clothing. A stroll down this busy street can be quite entertaining, even if you don't buy anything. Avoid the side streets.

    Between Plaza Santa Ana and Plaza Cinco de Mayo, , Panama
  • 5. Centro Municipal de Artesanías Panameñas

    Crafts

    A good place to shop for molas is the Centro Municipal de Artesanías Panameñas, a small market where most of the stands are owned by Kuna women, who are often sewing molas as they wait for customers. They also sell chaquiras, bags, hammocks, dresses, framed butterflies, T-shirts, and other souvenirs.

    Av. Arnulfo Arias, three blocks up from old YMCA, , Panama
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  • 6. Flory Saltzman Molas

    Crafts

    Flory Saltzman Molas has the country's biggest mola collection—thousands of those colorful creations divided by theme and quality, and stacked to the ceiling. The quality of their collection varies greatly, and the good ones tend to cost considerably more than the Kuna vendors charge on the streets, or in the markets.

    Vía Veneto #18, by entrance to Hotel El Panamá, , Panama
    507-223–6963
  • 7. Galería Arte Indígena

    Casco Viejo

    Galería Arte Indígena, just down the street from Plaza Francia, has indigenous handicrafts such as Emberá baskets, animal figures carved from tagua palm seeds, decorated gourds, hammocks, Panama hats (imported from Ecuador), and T-shirts.

    Calle primera 844, Panama City, Panamá, Panama
    507-228--9557
  • 8. Genuine Panama Hat

    Souvenirs

    This shop (formerly known as Artesanías Panamá Bahía) sells a mixture of Panamanian and Ecuadoran souvenirs, including an ample selection of Panama hats, from its new location in Bellavista, conveniently close to many hotels.

    Calle Ricardo Arias, next to Costa Sur restaurant, , Panama
    507-6674–8513
  • 9. La Ronda

    Souvenirs

    La Ronda is an attractive little shop in a historic building near Plaza Francia that sells a mix of handicrafts and souvenirs: molas, Carnaval masks, wood carvings, paintings, Panama hats, and assorted knickknacks.

    Calle 1 and Plaza Francia, , Panama
    507-211–1001
  • 10. Mercado de Artesanía de Panamá Viejo

    Crafts

    The Mercado de Artesanía de Panamá Viejo, next to the Centro de Visitantes (Visitor Center), is packed with small shops and stalls selling everything for indigenous handicrafts—many shop owners are indigenous—to woven hats, Carnaval masks, and other artisans' works from the country's interior. A number of Guna families have shops here, making it a good place to buy molas.

    Vía Cincuentenaria, , Panama
    507-560–0535
  • 11. Mercado de Buhonería

    Crafts

    Masks, hammocks, and other handicrafts tend to be relatively inexpensive at the Mercado de Buhonería, a small market behind the old train station, just east of Plaza Cinco de Mayo, that receives few visitors. If you visit the Avenida Central pedestrian mall, you should definitely stop by here.

    Av. 4 at Av. B, , Panama
  • 12. Multicentro

    Punta Paitilla

    This modern, four-story mall, across from Punta Paitilla, holds dozens of shops, as well as a movie theater, food court, and a casino. The location makes it convenient to many hotels, but competition from faster-growing malls like Multiplaza and Albrook have resulted in some empty retail space at Multicentro.

    Av. Balboa, Panama City, Panamá, Panama
    507-208--2500
  • 13. Multiplaza

    San Francisco de la Caleta

    The city's largest high-end mall is just east of Punta Paitilla, on the road to ATLAPA and Panamá Viejo. Its shops include the likes of Tiffany, Cartier, Luis Vuitton, and an Apple Store (although some of these higher-end stores were expected to move to the newer, even more luxurious SOHO Mall). It also has a movie theater, several restaurants, a food court, and an adjacent hotel.

    Punta Darien St, Panama City, Panamá, Panama
    507-302--5380
  • 14. Reprosa

    Casco Viejo

    Reprosa sells elegant jewelry based on reproductions of pre-Columbian gold pieces and Spanish coins, as well as interesting modern designs in silver and high-quality indigenous chaquira beadwork, ocobolo wood carvings, paintings, and the ubiquitous molas. They have shops on Avenida A, in the heart of the Casco Viejo, and on Avenida Samuel Lewis, in Obarrio, near the Area Bancaría, as well as factory tours available weekdays at 9:30 am and 2 pm at its Parque Industrial location in Costa del Este.

    Av. A and Calle 4, Panama City, Panamá, Panama
    507-228--4913
  • 15. Sensory Spa by Clarins

    Spas

    Sensory Spa by Clarins is a state-of-the-art, full-service spa with 16 treatment rooms and a vast menu of treatment options as well as holistic therapies such as Shiatsu and Reiki. It employs the latest technology in relaxation therapies, including Clarins' signature "Thermal Circuit Experience," which alternates hot, cold, and hydrotherapy experiences.

    Westin Playa Bonita, Road to Veracruz, Km 6, , Panama
    507-304–6600
  • 16. SOHO Panama

    Panama City's newest mall, which opened its doors in 2015, is also its most upscale. Stores bearing the names of Coach, Michael Kors, Polo, Burberry, Prada, and Yves Saint Laurent are just a few of the options here, and a variety of dining venues, as well as a movie theater, were to open at this writing.

    Calle 50, between Calle 54 and Calle 56, Panama City, Panamá, Panama
    507-200--7476
  • 17. Veneto Hotel and Casino

    Spas

    The flashy Veneto Hotel and Casino, on busy Vía Veneto, may seem like the last place you'd go to escape the hustle and bustle, but the large spa on the hotel's seventh floor is actually a very tranquil spot.

    Vía Veneto and Av. Eusebio A. Morales, , Panama
    507-340–8686
  • 18. Ygia Spa

    Spas

    The Ygia Spa, in the Sheraton Panama, next to the ATLAPA convention center, offers an array of options ranging from the traditional massages and beauty treatments to "rejuvenation sessions" that can last anywhere from one to three hours.

    Sheraton Panama, Vía Israel and Calle 77, , Panama
    507-305–5100

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