A former fishermen's quarter turned Palma's busiest eating district, built around a market hall and a grid of small international kitchens.
Stagier Bar is a small Santa Catalina room in Palma where a Chilean-Peruvian couple plate Latin-leaning tapas learned in the kitchens that trained them.
Signature: Sourdough with chimichurri butter
Order: Sourdough with chimichurri butter, then whatever the couple are running that week.
Tip: Winter and summer schedules differ, and the kitchen takes a break in early August and again in late April.
Marui Sushi works a Japanese counter on Plaça del Progrés in Palma's Santa Catalina, cutting sushi and sashimi alongside small plated izakaya dishes.
Signature: Sushi, Sashimi
Order: The sashimi selection, cut from whatever the counter has that day.
Tip: Tuesday to Thursday is dinner only. Lunch service runs Friday through Sunday from 13:00.
Sumaq cooks Peruvian food on Carrer de Cotoner in Palma's Santa Catalina, drawing on coastal, Amazonian and Andean cooking with Mallorcan produce.
Signature: Ceviche
Order: Ceviche made with local fish, which is where the Peruvian and Mallorcan sides meet.
Tip: Last dinner booking is 21:30, and 22:30 on Friday and Saturday. Plan a Spanish-late meal accordingly.
Mestís sits beside the Santa Catalina market in Palma, folding Baja California and Mexican cooking into Mallorcan produce in a colourful room.
Signature: Tuna tostadas, Octopus with mole
Order: Tuna tostadas to start, then the octopus with mole.
Tip: Weekends open at 10:00 for brunch. Midweek it is a dinner-only kitchen from 16:00.
Vandal is a dinner-only room on Plaça del Progrés in Santa Catalina, Palma, plating small international dishes against a signature cocktail list.
Order: A run of small plates with the cocktail pairings the bar is built around.
Tip: Service is evenings only, 19:00 to 23:00, and the room is loud. Not the place for a quiet dinner.
Café Poupette runs brasserie service beside the Sa Feixina park in Palma, open from 09:00 to 21:00 every day for coffee, lunch and evening plates.
Signature: Brasserie plates
Order: A brasserie plate on the park terrace, at whatever hour suits.
Tip: One of the few Palma kitchens serving straight through, useful between Santa Catalina and the old town.
Mestís sits beside the Santa Catalina market in Palma, folding Baja California and Mexican cooking into Mallorcan produce in a colourful room.
Signature: Tuna tostadas, Octopus with mole
Order: Tuna tostadas to start, then the octopus with mole.
Tip: Weekends open at 10:00 for brunch. Midweek it is a dinner-only kitchen from 16:00.
Mama Carmen's is a vegetarian-leaning coffee room on Carrer de Cervantes in Palma's Santa Catalina, known for fruit-heavy muesli bowls and vegan bakes.
Signature drink: Specialty coffee with oat milk
Tip: Morning only, 09:00 to 14:00. The vegan croissants and banana bread go before noon.
Santina Brunch & More is a bright café on Carrer d'Anníbal in Palma's Santa Catalina, pouring specialty coffee alongside bowls, toasts and smoothies.
Signature drink: Specialty coffee
Tip: No reservations taken. They will find you a seat, but the terrace goes first at weekends.
Lowther Brewery & Taproom brews on Carrer de Joan Crespí in Palma's Santa Catalina, drawing on Patagonian brewing and running tours of the plant.
Tip: Three evenings a week only. Brewery tours run behind the taproom if you ask in advance.
Mercat de Santa Catalina is Palma's best-known food market, a hall in the old fishing district where produce stalls sit beside wine and tapas counters.
Tip: Go before 11:00 for the market proper. From noon it turns into a wine-and-tapas crowd.
Santina Brunch & More is a bright café on Carrer d'Anníbal in Palma's Santa Catalina, pouring specialty coffee alongside bowls, toasts and smoothies.
Order: Avocado toast or the salmon and egg toast, with a specialty filter coffee.
Tip: No reservations taken. They will find you a seat, but the terrace goes first at weekends.
Mama Carmen's is a vegetarian-leaning coffee room on Carrer de Cervantes in Palma's Santa Catalina, known for fruit-heavy muesli bowls and vegan bakes.
Order: Muesli loaded with fresh fruit, plus a vegan croissant while they last.
Tip: Morning only, 09:00 to 14:00. The vegan croissants and banana bread go before noon.
Café Poupette runs brasserie service beside the Sa Feixina park in Palma, open from 09:00 to 21:00 every day for coffee, lunch and evening plates.
Order: A brasserie plate on the park terrace, at whatever hour suits.
Tip: Sits between Santa Catalina and the old town, so it works as a mid-walk stop either way.
Mestís sits beside the Santa Catalina market in Palma, folding Baja California and Mexican cooking into Mallorcan produce in a colourful room.
Order: Whatever the weekend brunch menu is running, built on Mallorcan produce.
Tip: Brunch runs Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 only. Midweek the kitchen opens at 16:00.
Marui Sushi works a Japanese counter on Plaça del Progrés in Palma's Santa Catalina, cutting sushi and sashimi alongside small plated izakaya dishes.
Try: Sushi and sashimi
Order: The sashimi selection, cut from whatever the counter has that day.
Tip: Last orders at 23:00 even though the room runs to midnight. Do not arrive at 22:55.