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Vereda Afroantillana (Parque Sídney Young)

The Afro-Antillean food stalls (fondas) that have occupied Sídney Young Park on Calle 13 in Río Abajo for decades: fried fish, coconut rice, pickled seafood, souse and salt-cod fritters, per city hall. It was formalized as the Vereda Afroantillana in 2010 and in 2012 was declared part of the Central American Caribbean Cultural Corridor route and the first "Afro-descendant Heart" landmark of its Panama chapter (OEI). The park will be redesigned with the Vía España widening; in March 2026 the Public Works Ministry announced the stalls will not be evicted but reorganized together with the city.

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Cuisine

Afro-Antillean and Caribbean: fried fish, coconut rice, pickled seafood, souse and salt-cod fritters (Panama City Hall)

Price level

Open-air food stalls; formalized in 2010 and declared in 2012 the "Afro-descendant Heart", first landmark of the Panama chapter of the Caribbean Cultural Corridor (OEI)

Facilities

The park will be redesigned with the Vía España widening (Public Works Ministry, environmental study in consultation in Sep 2026); in Mar 2026 the ministry ruled out eviction and announced a reorganization with the city

Hours

Not published

Distance

~0.7 km from the center of the area (OSM, straight line)

Sources (data as of Oct 2026): Alcaldía de Panamá – «Río Abajo, antiguo hogar de calypsonians y el jazz cumple 87 años» (jun 2024) · La Estrella de Panamá – «Adiós al desalojo: Vereda Afroantillana será reorganizada en Río Abajo» (18 mar 2026) · TVN – Consulta pública del EsIA de los carriles exclusivos de MiBus en la Vía España (sep 2026; reconversión del Parque Afroantillano) · OpenStreetMap – Vereda Afro Antillana (nodo 2714749665)

Address and contact

Category

Restaurants

Address

Calle 13 and Vía España, Sídney Young Park (Afro-Antillean Park), Río Abajo

Area

Río Abajo, Panama City

Map

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Details checked in October 2026. They may change: please confirm with the place before you go.