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• EAT HERE! And then hang out for a while.

This cafe is well worth the trip over to Bastimentos. I recommend staying in Bocas Del Toro and either take a water taxi over for this restaurant in particular, or take the water taxi to Wizard Beach or Red Frog Beach for the day, then water taxi to the docks at Bastimentos to eat at Coco Hill, then water taxi back to BDT. First, the owner is fabulous and so welcoming. Second, the atmosphere and view is beautiful. Third, and maybe most importantly, the food is phenomenal. Try the curry burger if it's on the menu when you visit. I wish this restaurant was in my hometown so I could be a regular customer and a friend of the owner. She is really a great person. We felt lucky to have found Coco Hill because the vegan food in Panama is sparse. (I mention a "con" is to walk up the hill, but I only list that because I really couldn't think of anything else to list. The walk isn't bad at all unless you are physically limited and can't make the incline.) Directions: From the dock in Bastimentos, take the concrete walkway up the hill, past the houses. The walkway will end and turn into cinder blocks as stepping stones to the top of the hill. At the point where the walkway turns into cinder block, Coco Hill is less than 5 mins. away on the left. Total walk time from the dock is 10 minutes.