Isla Carenero, Panama
Receta Michilá
Receta Michilá sits on Isla Carenero in Panama's Bocas del Toro archipelago, where the Caribbean's ingredient geography does most of the editorial work. The restaurant draws on the surrounding waterways and tropical terrain at a remove from Panama City's more-documented dining circuit, placing it in a small category of Caribbean-facing kitchens where provenance and place are inseparable from the plate.
