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#1409Global

Umi

Panama City, Panama · Restaurant bar · Latin America

Umi is a Japan-inspired restaurant bar in Panama City, with contemporary Japanese interiors, warm lighting and solid wood. The owner describes cocktails using local ingredients alongside seafood and hand rolls.

Description source · Checked 2026-10-02

Plan Your Visit

Plaza 54, Av. Samuel Lewis, Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, Panama

Style
Restaurant barChecked 2026-09-27 · Source
Hours
Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Booking
Owner offers Reservar Ahora and private event formChecked 2026-09-27 · Source
Menu
Japanese dishes and cocktails; owner does not expose readable current pricesChecked 2026-09-27 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

14.4 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
68.9
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
1.4
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Serious press
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Social Vibes
—Not scored · Evidence is not yet available; contributes zero

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Crowd signal

Google 4.7★ across 163 reviews.

restaurant-and-bar: Google primary type is japanese_restaurant; owner presents Umi as restaurant, izakaya, and cocktail bar. The 4.7 rating covers the combined restaurant and bar.

View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.

Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

Top 500 Bars

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

No recorded regional recognition in the scored window.

Reviews & press

No linked coverage yet.