You’ll never be short of a place to eat with Helen Cummins’ tried and tested list of recommended restaurants in Palma. Bon profit!
Best Restaurants
Restaurants on Mallorca are serving-up some of the best dishes in Europe, led by international chefs with experience in Michelin-star restaurants. The best restaurants on Mallorca are found all over the island whether that be sea-view restaurants, romantic restaurants or traditional restaurants offering Mallorcan cuisine. Every type of cuisine can be found, particularly in Palma de Mallorca in the area of Santa Catalina where international cuisine, including Asian, Indian, Mediterranean and Italian food is enjoyed
Seafood restaurants with terraces overlooking the Mediterranean Sea are the most popular restaurants in Mallorca, enjoyed with a glass of local Mallorcan wine and starter of Spanish tapas. Find out below which ones made our list.
His cooking inspires pride in locals and wonder in visitors. Find out what’s next for one the island’s best loved chefs, Santi Taura.
Puerto Pollensa has long been one of the island’s most popular family-friendly resorts, but with a dining scene to appeal to locals as much as tourists.
Dining in Alaró focuses on hearty traditional Mallorcan cooking as well as drawing inspiration from around the Mediterranean.
The Deià dining scene leans heavily towards Mallorcan and Mediterranean flavours with a focus on fresh local produce and top-quality ingredients.
Sea-food lovers rejoice! Port Andratx is home to some of the best paella and fish dishes on the island, alongside many other cuisines.
Helen Cummins gives us her pick of the most romantic restaurants on the island. Love is in the air all year round on Mallorca!
Marta Rosselló, owner and chef of Sal de Cocó in Colònia de Sant Jordi reveals her love of the sea and her dishes that are inspired by it.
Beautiful views and high quality cuisine can be expected at Son Vida’s top restaurants, many of which are set within its three golf clubs and two luxury hotels.
Santi Taura, Mallorca’s cherished chef reveals what it means to follow traditional Mallorcan recipes and move his restaurant to Hotel El Lorenç in Palma.
Enjoy cuisine from all over the world in Santa Catalina with HC’s list of the best restaurants in Palma’s hippest neighbourhood.
Italian restaurateur Marco di Loreto explains the success behind his restaurant Mar de Nudos and why he is a promotor of quality on Mallorca.
Astir restaurant in Portals Nous serves-up a menu that uses ingredients only from Mallorca in its commitment to sourcing food locally.
Anima Beach Club is Palma’s go-to hot-spot for fabulous food, quench-thirsting drinks and beautiful Mediterranean sea views.
Maria Solivellas from Ca na Toneta restaurant in Caimari talks through what it means to be cooking on Mallorca and reviving traditional recipes.
With its dreamy setting between Alcúdia and Pollença bays, La Terraza restaurant is a firm favourite with locals and visitors alike.
Rafel Parelló, chef of 365 Son Brull in Pollença talks about his familial roots that inspired him to cook Mallorcan cuisine.
Miquel Calent, the culinary genius behind Ca’n Calent and Cuit, opens up about where his inspiration comes from and his passion for using Mallorcan produce.
Sandro Putignano – former maître d’ of Tristán – has crystallised everything that is great about Italian dining into his Sandro restaurant in Palma.
Zhero Boathouse in Magaluf offers a sun-kissed experiece by day offering menu of healthy and hearty dishes and then by night, a cool club with resident DJs.
Salicornia restaurant serves up incredible seafood including fresh lobster and tuna tartar with the stunning Mediterranean sea for a view.
Overlooking the promenade of Port de Sóller, Randemar restaurant offers good, old-fashioned Mediterranean cooking in a stylish environment.
Flanigan in Puerto Portals epitomises traditional Spanish cooking using only fresh, local ingredients and following Spain’s much-loved recipes.
Minimalist surrounds create the chic backdrop for Japanese-Peruvian fusion cuisine with sea views at Restaurante Sumailla in Port Andratx.
The Royal Beach story is a compelling one; rebuilt after an epic storm, it has now entered a new chapter – with the help of Michelin chef Andreu Genestra.
In the centre of Palma is Fera, a restaurant that obeys no rules when it comes to creating its wonderful Asian-Mediterranean fusion style.
Overlooking Palma bay, Bahía Mediterráneo offers culinary magic paired with an elegant interior that transports you back to luxury in 1930s.
Chef Hector Marceló How great is it to have that perfect local restaurant—one that will impress out of town friends and also be the perfect place for a romantic dinner? The restaurant…
A trio of chefs bring experience gleaned from far-flung kitchens to play at La Gourmeda in Port d’Andratx – home of exciting crossover cuisine.
Hitting upon Es racó d’es Teix restaurant in Deià is like uncovering a shiny gem. The Michelin star awarded to this romantic place is well deserved.
Housed in a former chocolate factory in the maze of old Sóller streets is Luna 36 restaurant, bringing pleasure to guests with a keen sense of hospitality.
Bringing a touch of sophistication and gourmet flavour to the unspoilt fishing village of Portocolom in the south east is classy restaurant and bar HPC.
Want to try dashing interpretations of traditional Mallorcan cuisine? Then head for Arrels by Marga Coll at the five-star Gran Meliá de Mar hotel.
Lively, colourful and close to the sea, Paseo Marítimo is the perfect setting for restaurant IKATZA, bringing the flair of Basque cooking to Palma.
Eins von Port de Sóllers attraktivsten Restaurants ist das Ergebnis harter Arbeit und Leidenschaft von einem deutschen Paar und einem koreanischen Koch.
Shahin Awal The romantic ambience of Shahin Awal’s Indian restaurant in Palma’s Santa Catalina district…
Marc Fosh In 1981 Marc Fosh’s culinary journey began, in London, working at The Greenhouse…
Exceptional food, a great location – and a touch of Hollywood magic. This is Nuru, the restaurant that started with a precious seed of an idea.
Italian restaurateur Marco di Loreto brings his skill and wizadry to Mar de Nudos, an acclaimed fusion eaterie on Palma’s waterfront.
Fabiola Gastronomic Garden is the fusion of social gastronomy and quality entertainment. Mediterranean cuisine is…
You’re in Mallorca, and you want the quintessential beach dining, drinks and sundown experience. You want Ponderosa Beach, in Playa de Muro.
When you wish to eat Mallorcan cuisine at its very best, Restaurant Bona Taula, is your go-to address. Slow food, beloved of a discerning island clique.
Endowed with plenty of Italian flair and sophistication, every occasion spent at long-running Portals eaterie Ritzi feels celebratory. Book now!
That most inviting restaurant you spot when strolling through Palma’s La Lonja? It’s La Paloma, set in an intriguing 15th-century historic building.
A favourite celebrity draw in Port de Sóller, Randemar is the restaurant where families and friends go to create special memories.
The well-travelled owners of Es Pinaret delight in using nuggets of culinary wisdom gleaned from trips abroad to their lovely Mallorca restaurant.
Named one of Spain’s top ten coastal restaurants, Las Terrazas del Bendinat close to Portals Nous is popular as a beautiful escape.
El Pesquero has everything: a privileged location next to the sea in Palma’s harbour, with a lovely terrace; superb views – and equally good food.
In 1971, a family restaurant opened by the sea in Sóller. Inspired by beautifully simple Balearic cooking, it was the award-winning Béns d’Avall.
With a clifftop setting overlooking Cala Portal Nous, ASTIR restaurant offers some of the world’s best quality meat, plus local seafood and sea views.
