Intimo Restaurante — Restaurant in San Francisco

Intimo was the best dining experience we had during our week in Panama. We were seated at the bar, which allowed us to watch the kitchen in action (the other side of the bar would've allowed diners to watch the bartenders make drinks). The inside looks to only seat ~20 and they have a garden area for seating as well.

Daniella, the sous chef, took care of us so well. She was prepared beforehand from our notes that we were vegetarian, pointed out everything that was or could be made vegetarian, and was in general very lovely and friendly through the night.

We got the rice dish (great textural dish), the cacio (love the ramen noodles and citrus), burrata (the macha was amazing), French toast dessert with amaretto ice cream and the deconstructed tart with coffee ice cream - both of which were spectacular.

Strongly recommend anyone in town to make reservations...

Incredible experience. From start to finish an absolute amazing journey. Food is delicious and the staff is phenomenal.

5 Course Tasting Menu - 5/5

Intimo is currently the No. 70 spot on the top 100 restaurants in Latin America.

The restaurant itself is awesome. Very cool old skool vibes. The staff is great. Amazing service and super fun to chat with. The food was incredible. The dessert was sooo tasty. The creamy rice dish was my favorite and had such fun playful textures. The tuna tiradito was excellent as well. The fish was sooo fresh and amazing quality. The torrejas and the sauce were delicious, a nice spice. Plus they were surprisingly light and airy. The bean dish caught me off guard in a good way. I never would have ordered it on my own but was really surprised with the flavors. Definitely opt for the...

It's the kind of place that feels and looks like you want it just down the block from home, so you could drop in any time. Service is delightful, the atmosphere is homey. And there's a great wine list to choose from, both by bottle and glass. But given how touted this place is for its food, I found it a let down. Two dishes of shellfish were overcooked and rubbery, and two of four large prawns hadn't had their "poop chutes" removed. Being an open kitchen, it's a bit disconcerting to watch as two of four cooks did all the work, while the two, apparently senior, folk, did nothing but stand in a corner joking around. I never once saw any of the four taste the food they were preparing - it all seemed to be by rote, with no...