CafeCoffee and light lunch€€€8-16casco-antiguoMon-Fri 08:00-16:00; Sat-Sun 09:00-14:00Walk-in only
La Molienda Arxiduc is the second Palma coffee room of the island's specialty roaster, serving house coffee, daily lunch plates and homemade cakes.
Order: The daily lunch plate with a house-roasted espresso.
Tip: Weekday lunch specials sell out by 14:00. Weekends run shorter hours, 09:00 to 14:00.
BrasserieAll-day brasserie€€€12-22santa-catalinaDaily 09:00-21:00Walk-in only
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.
Mexican modernWeekend Mexican brunch€€€€15-28santa-catalinaMon, Thu-Fri 16:00-00:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-23:00; closed Tue-WedReservations advised
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.
BrunchMediterranean brunch€€€12-20santa-catalinaMon-Sat 09:00-17:00; Sun 09:00-16:00Walk-in only
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.
CafeVegetarian brunch€€€10-18santa-catalinaDaily 09:00-14:00Walk-in only
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.
CafeSpecialty coffee brunch€€€10-18casco-antiguoDaily 08:30-14:30Walk-in only
Bacan is a family-run specialty counter on Carrer del Baró de Santa Maria del Sepulcre in Palma, pouring single-origin filter in an air-conditioned room.
Order: A single-origin pour-over with whatever toast the counter is running.
Tip: There is a courtyard behind the room that most first-timers miss. Ask when you order.