Serves meat, vegan options available. Cafe offering vegetarian and vegan dishes like salads, sandwiches made with soy faux meat, scrambled tofu breakfast. Drinks include hot chocolate and coffee with almond milk, organic tea. Located next to the French Embassy in the old city, Casco Antiguo, which has been renovated and is visited by tourists every day. Houses a gallery on the second floor. Offers Sunday brunch from 9 am - 2 pm. Open Tue-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm, Sun 9:00am-7:00pm. Closed Sun-Mon.
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Plaza de Francia, Casco Antiguo, Panama City, Panama
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- Outdoor seating
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
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Last update on 08 Jan 2025 by Dodo Bon Pan Cafe
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Added by Dodo Bon Pan Cafe on 23 Mar 2014
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36 Reviews
First Review by Nancy Cadet
Whitianga
Points +148
Disappointing - Edit
Portions (tofu scramble and avocado toast) are tiny and tasteless. It took 25 minutes to get my meal, with only 2 other people in the restaurant. If I didn‘t know that I ordered an avocaco toast, I would not have known what I was eating. No taste of avocado at all.
Read more20 dollars for a tiny tofu scramble, 1 piece of bread with tasteless spread and 1 juice, after which I still felt hungry. Way overpriced and very disappointing.
Pros: Location, Interior
Cons: Food, Slow service, Price
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msharp
Points +22
Amazingly good food and friendly staff in a terrific setting. - Edit
Usually wide selection of vegan options for every meal. In fact, you have the option to veganize several non-vegan options. How often is that a choice!
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EnriqueO
Points +88
Delicioso - Edit
Un ambiente acogedor, buen servicio y excelentes opciones
Read morePros: Ambiente , Servicio , Sabor
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CarliM
Points +43
Delicious - Edit
Delicious veggie sandwich! The salad with it was basic but the dressing was awesome. Would totally recommend. Oh, and the brownie was pretty great too.
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zahraahmed
Points +538
Super cute cafe - Edit
Lovely decor and break from the bustling city. Cute antiques, good food and service.
Read morePros: Cute cafe, Lots of vegan options, Antiques
Cons: Very cold - lots of a/c
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SergAMox
Points +496
Nice option - Edit
My partner and I came in for the brunch. There are four options, and the staff assured me they can all be made vegan with substitutions. Food that came out was delicious, and clearly the substitutions had been made (for example, tofu scramble instead of scrambled eggs). This place is recommended.
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Veganvoyagers
Points +1798
They said everything can be made vegan! - Edit
This was our favorite restaurant in Panama City- we came here for brunch. We ordered a brunch combo with parfait, scrambled tofu, and French toast and it was delicious. They can also make things gluten free.
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NanniRaw
Points +78
Delicious Vegan Homemade Lunch - Edit
Are you Vegan and on the search for a delicious homemade lunch? Search no more, in the heart of Casco Viejo Dodó, offers a Vegan Lunch Menu that consists of an entry dish, main dish, and a drink all for $10 !! You can thank me later! Enjoy!
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SofieVandenhende
Points +65
Tasty, but a bit pricy for the small portions - Edit
Tasty meals but a bit pricy for the small portions you get…
Read morePros: Tasty!
Cons: Expensive
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madeau
Points +330
good vegan options - Edit
cute and quiet. the mango ceviche was really good and the house salad was good and huge.
Read morePros: good vegan options , non-dairy milk options
Cons: not cheap, the cappuccino was a bit off
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lou2785
Points +278
Cute place in Casco Viejo - Edit
Nice vegan options including pancakes, tofu scramble, burgers, salads and sandwiches.
Read moreThey have brunch on the weekend
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Veggie-Cook
Points +60
Staff did not know what vegan is - Edit
I ordered the vegan option for the brunch. The wait person brought a plate with eggs and a side dish with yogurt. I explained that this was not vegan and that I ordered the vegan option. The wait person took the plate back to the kitchen, but after about 15 minutes had not brought the vegan option. At that point I gave up on this restaurant.
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ClaudiaKollin
Points +142
Had the christmas special, very nice - Edit
Had the Christmas special which was tamales/maiz dough stuffed with fake meat (soy) and a little stuffed pastry wirh olives plus yummy salad green with pineapple mixed plus Dessert to go and a shake.Only bit which would have made it even better is a bit of sauce on Tamales
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HashBrown
Points +257
Delicious - Edit
I had the forest fruit waffles and was absolutely stuffed afterwards. A really lovely cafe with very friendly and sweet staff. Worth a visit
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BalakasJackson
Points +15
Proper Tasty - Edit
So many tasty and healthy vegan and veggie options in the most stunning little cafe. Reasonably priced as well !
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yanaflavia
Points +64
delicious vegan option - Edit
I orderd the vegan sandwich. It was amazing, with tofu, sun-dried tomatoes and a delicious sauce. It costed 10 dollars, but for me was worth it.
Read morePros: Friendly staff, English
Cons: Close early
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vegetariangirl
Points +2615
Cute cafe right in old town - Edit
Very nice staff. They had a great salad bar for $5. Loved the mini toasts, fresh lemonade. Nice decor and great location
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Elainek921
Points +93
Amazing haven of vegan delights - Edit
Such a great place, excellent location and beautiful decor.
Read morePros: Beet burger and plantain chips, Free water
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Cynthiab
Points +1530
It's ok - Edit
This place was good however on the expensive side (but this is casco) . Their mushroom empanada was the best thing that we tasted. Their pancakes were okay as were their waffles . Their carrot cake was too wet in my opinion . They did have vegan options for practically everything which was nice .
Read morePros: Everything is basically vegan
Cons: Expensive, No parking
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ausvegan
Points +400
Over priced - Edit
Went for breakfast. Scrambled eggs vegan were very salty, coffee was barely drinkable, orange juice wasn’t freshly squeezed
Read moreCost $20 for a small breakfast
Pros: Nice atmosphere, French music and feel
Cons: Expensive , No English
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TanjaFluhrer
Points +54
I love it💕🌿 - Edit
I had a burger and it was soo good. I can totally recommend this place. The interior is also pretty cool and the atmosphere relaxed.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options and so good.
Cons: A bit pricy. But normal for this area.
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Purplemojooo
Points +94
Many vegan options, expensive, small portions - Edit
Pros :
Read more- A lot of vegan options for an omni restaurant
- They re-created the typical ambiance of french restaurants. Lovely place !
- Gluten free options
- The plates are very good looking
- Good food but not exceptional
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- Too expensive
- Very small portion ( we left the restaurant still hungry )
- Not fully vegan
- The ingredients of the sauces aren’t written
Pros: The plates are good looking , Lovely place , Many vegan options and gluten free options
Cons: Not fully vegan , Too expensive , Small portions
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Elex.verdulera
Points +3202
good option for brunch - Edit
it is really nice they brunch they do , many vegan options and the place is nice.
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fosstuff
Points +162
Friendly with loads of vegan options - Edit
Great cafe. Plenty of variety on menu. I’d even go as far as describing the menu as vegan with some meat options (chicken). Run by a family and one of them has been vegan for 20 years. Lots to choose from. Even have vegan cheese and egg. On my visit 3 of the staff also spoke English (my Spanish is poor). WiFi. Open 9am-9pm. Closed Tuesdays.
Read morePros: Plenty of vegan items!, Desserts!, Friendly!
Cons: A bit pricey if on a budget!
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VeggieLiz
Points +75
Nice place - Edit
Friendly people, limited English. I enjoyed a nice scrambled tofu lunch. l saw they had a few vegan cake options too, but I was there in the afternoon so not all options were left anymore.
Read morePros: A few vegan options, small & cute restaurant
Cons: Expensive for the size of the portion
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GaryBartlett
Points +405
nice cozy place - Edit
When we arrived (roughly 2pm) they said they only had the buffet available (which was non-vegan & we had travelled quite far to go here. But they said they would accommodate us :)
Read moreThe Timbal veggie was superb (must try), we also ordered the mango ceviche because of a review here, but was super disappointing... not much flavour beyond just mango
Good ambiance in a great location, wish we could have tried more things there
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daydreamer4life
Points +777
Tasty burgers - Edit
I got the dodo burger, and it was quite honestly delicious! It also came with a side of salty sticks made from potatoes.
Read moreThe only thing I was not expecting was the small space in the cafe, and the fact that it's a slow kitchen, I honestly thought the food would come out faster, but that's on me for not checking beforehand.
(If you want to get take-out from there, be aware you will have to wait around 20 minutes)
Pros: Delicious food
Cons: Small space
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