Mediterranean€€casco-antiguoMon-Sat 11:30-22:00; closed Sun
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.
Mexican modern€€€santa-catalinaMon, Thu-Fri 16:00-00:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-23:00; closed Tue-Wed
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.
Mediterranean€€casco-antiguoDaily 11:30-23:30
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.
Spanish tapas€€casco-antiguoThu-Sat 10:00-15:30 and 19:00-22:30; Sun-Mon 10:00-15:30; closed Tue-Wed
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.
Spanish tapas€€casco-antiguoDaily 12:00-00:00
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.
Spanish tapas€€casco-antiguoMon-Sat 13:00-16:00, 18:30-00:00; closed Sun
Bar Espanya stacks pintxos along the counter on Carrer de Can Escursac in Palma, with patatas bravas under sobrassada and croquettes filled with bullit.
Signature: Patatas bravas with sobrassada, Croquettes
Order: Patatas bravas topped with sobrassada, then a bullit croquette.
Tip: The counter pintxos go fast. Arrive at opening, 13:00 or 18:30, for the full spread.