Panama Dining Room & Bar

Details checked November 2026

Price: From $99 per person
Ceremony: Ceremony on site
Getting there: In central Melbourne

Panama Dining Room is a restaurant and bar on the second floor of a heritage-listed former 1900s textile factory on Smith Street in Fitzroy, Melbourne. Couples can hold both the ceremony and the reception in a single indoor room with exposed brick, timber floors and eight arched windows, and only a limited number of wedding dates are offered each year.

Good to know

Exclusive use: one wedding at a time
Wet weather option on site
Wedding coordinator included
Included: ceremony on site, on-the-day coordination, table setup and seating arrangement, food and drink tasting, Champagne tower
Licensed to serve drinks on site, trading until 1am
Licensed for up to 200 people

From thepanama.com.au. Licence details from the Liquor Control Victoria register (CC BY 4.0); the venue sets its own wedding finish time. Check the details with the venue when you enquire.

How it compares in Melbourne CBD

Price

Below the middle starting price of $168 per person across 8 Melbourne CBD venues that publish one.

Where it is

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When to go

City venues are mostly indoors, so the season matters less than elsewhere. Rooftops and terraces are best from November to April, and Melbourne weather can change quickly, so ask what happens if it turns.

Within 20 km: 103 venues
In Melbourne CBD: 34 venues

Close by

St Andrews Conservatory1 km away

Chapel 18851 km away

Planning a wedding in Melbourne CBD

Worth asking Panama Dining Room & Bar

How many hours does the package run, and is there a minimum number of guests?
How many guests can you seat for dinner, and how many for a cocktail reception?
Where would the ceremony be held, and what is the wet weather plan?
Which dates are still free in our preferred season, and are weekdays cheaper?

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