Balboa itself has limited dining options — the area is primarily residential and administrative. The best eating near here is along the Amador Causeway, where a string of restaurants lines the causeway with views across the Canal's Pacific approach. Most are casual, aimed at locals and tourists alike, and the seafood is reliable.
The Miraflores Locks visitor centre has a restaurant on an upper floor with a direct view of ships transiting through the locks — a novelty that justifies an otherwise ordinary lunch.