Lung Fung
Panama City
Restaurant in Panama City, Panama
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Price
$10–20per person
Dress
Casual
Why go
Lung Fung is a flexible Panama City option to keep in mind when plans are loose, especially if the evening may run later than a standard dinner. Book it as a convenient city stop rather than a tightly planned destination, since confirmed details on format, pricing, menu, and seating are limited.
About Lung Fung
For Panama City dining planning, Lung Fung is best treated with a simple, practical mindset. Lung Fung is in Panama City and has a casual dress code. Avoid building a high-confidence plan around these specifics.
Use it as a flexible city stop, not the main event
For an explorer trying to understand Panama City through dining, this is a place to keep in the wider map rather than over-plan. If the goal is a researched dinner with known pricing, awards, chef identity, and a clear reservation path, build the night from the Panama City restaurants guide instead. If the evening might shift toward drinks or a hotel lobby plan, keep the Panama City bars guide and the Panama City hotels guide open as backups.
First-timers should go in with a practical mindset. Do not count on a specific dish, chef, award, or price unless it is clearly established. Quick reference: casual dress, Panama City location, and well suited to flexible planning.
Planning details
- Location
- Av. 7aC Norte &, Av de los Periodistas (Cl 62C N), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
- Website
- palaciolungfung.com
The take
The Take
The Vibe
Lung Fung reads like a neighborhood institution where Cantonese tradition has been adapted to Panama City life. The piece traces the Chinese-Panamanian community back to the 1850s and frames the restaurant as part of a long diaspora story, which gives the place a historical, lived-in character. Situated on a busy avenue corner in Calidonia, Lung Fung feels like a working-class, family-oriented spot rather than a polished tourist destination. The menu and its enduring dishes convey continuity: this is a place shaped by regulars and generational tastes, an unpretentious local anchor for Cantonese-Panamanian chifa.
Best For
Lung Fung is best for diners seeking an authentic, neighborhood Cantonese-Panamanian experience. The menu’s mix of dim sum formats, rice and noodle preparations, and roasted proteins suits family meals and group dining where plates are shared and variety matters. Because the restaurant serves a resident clientele and references longstanding community traditions, it’s also a go-to for people interested in culinary history and local adaptations of Cantonese cooking. Expect straightforward, community-minded service and a setting oriented toward everyday dining rather than special-occasion formality.
Ordering Tips
Treat the menu as a map of the restaurant’s history: order a mix of dim sum and the classic roasted items that have endured in this neighborhood. Signature items like dim sum, Peking Duck, Lung Fung Rolls and roast pork are highlighted in the venue’s notes and represent different strands of Cantonese-Panamanian cooking: steamed dumplings, roast meats and fried rolls. Because the menu spans rice, noodle and stir-fry preparations as well as dim sum formats, ordering a selection to share captures the breadth of the kitchen’s repertoire and mirrors how local regulars tend to eat here.
Venue details
Ambiance
Warm, welcoming and spacious, with a classic Chinese restaurant atmosphere that is often busy, especially for dim sum and breakfast.
Tags
Vibe
Best For
Experience
Accessibility
At the Table
- Dress Code
- Casual
- Noise Level
- Lively
- Service Style
- Casual
- Meal Pacing
- Standard
- Capacity
- Very Large
- Kitchen
- Traditional
- Menu Format
- A la carte, Family style
- Dietary
- Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
- Private Dining
- Available
- Opened
- 1973
Signature Dishes
- Dim sum
- Har gow
- Pork and shrimp siu mai
- Char siu bao
- Crispy fried fish
- Shrimp dumplings
Know before you go
Know Before You Go
- Getting there
- Av. 7aC Norte &, Av de los Periodistas (Cl 62C N), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Planning details
Location
Av. 7aC Norte &, Av de los Periodistas (Cl 62C N), Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá · Directions
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Lung Fung good for solo dining?
Lung Fung has a casual dress code, which can make it easier to approach than a formal venue.
What should a first-timer know about Lung Fung?
Treat Lung Fung as a casual Panama City option with limited public detail.
