Ca n'Ela Vegan Restaurant is a fully plant-based kitchen on Carrer de la Mar in Palma's La Lonja, plating Mediterranean vegan food across two services.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Seasonal vegan plates
Must order: Whatever the kitchen is running as its seasonal Mediterranean plate that week.
Tip: Two services only, lunch and dinner, and it closes Sundays. The room seats very few.
Address: Carrer de la Mar 16, 07012 Palma
Celler Sa Premsa has poured from wine barrels near Palma's Mercat de l'Olivar since 1958, serving arròs brut, sopes mallorquines and gató almond cake.
Signature: Arròs brut, Sopes mallorquines
Order: Arròs brut, then gató almond cake with almond ice cream.
Tip: It is the most tourist-facing of Palma's cellers, but the Mallorcan menu is the real thing.
La Malvasia is a red-fronted room on Plaça del Mercat in Palma pouring Ca'n Pico Malvasia alongside Mediterranean plates and a long celiac menu.
Signature: Tapas, Fresh fish
Order: A glass of the house Malvasia with whatever fish is on the board that day.
Tip: One of the few central Palma kitchens with a properly worked-out gluten-free menu.
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.
Can Frasquet is an all-day bar and kitchen on Carrer d'Orfila in Palma's old town, running Mediterranean plates and burgers from 11:30 to 23:30.
Signature: Burgers, Tapas
Order: A burger at the bar, or a spread of tapas if you are two or more.
Tip: Straight-through service makes this one of the few old-town kitchens open at 17:00.
Bodega La Rambla has poured vermouth and served variats on Via Roma in Palma since 1940, plating the island's combination dish across small portions.
Signature: Variat, Ensaladilla rusa
Order: The variat, Mallorca's combination plate, with the ensaladilla rusa on the side.
Tip: Evenings run Thursday to Saturday only. Sunday and Monday are lunch alone, and it shuts for a summer break in August.
La Rosa Vermutería & Colmado pours house vermouth on Carrer de la Rosa in Palma, running as a tavern, a grocery counter and a dining room at once.
Signature: House vermouth, Tortilla
Order: House vermouth with the thick tortilla pintxo cut from the counter.
Tip: Open noon to midnight every day, which makes it the easiest fallback in the old town.
