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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.
OrderA glass of the house Malvasia with whatever fish is on the board that day.
TipOne of the few central Palma kitchens with a properly worked-out gluten-free menu.
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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.
OrderA burger at the bar, or a spread of tapas if you are two or more.
TipStraight-through service makes this one of the few old-town kitchens open at 17:00.
€€€€MediterraneanCasco Antiguo
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.
OrderA glass of the house Malvasia with whatever fish is on the board that day.
TipOne of the few central Palma kitchens with a properly worked-out gluten-free menu.
€€€€MediterraneanCasco Antiguo
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.
OrderA burger at the bar, or a spread of tapas if you are two or more.
TipStraight-through service makes this one of the few old-town kitchens open at 17:00.
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Marc Fosh holds one Michelin star in a 17th-century convent off Carrer de la Missió, cooking contemporary Mediterranean menus from Mallorcan produce.
OrderThe €69 ADN lunch menu, the cheapest way into a starred Palma dining room.
TipLunch is the value play. The ADN menu runs €69 against €159 for the evening Aromas del Mediterráneo.
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DINS Santi Taura is Palma's one-star Mallorcan kitchen inside Hotel El Llorenç, running a single tasting menu drawn from island recipe archives.
OrderThe set Mallorcan tasting menu, which changes with the island growing season.
TipSeatings are fixed at 19:30 and 20:30, and the chef's counter runs later. Book well ahead.
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Zaranda is Fernando P. Arellano's Michelin-starred dining room at Hotel Es Princep in Palma, holding one star and a Repsol Sol for its Balearic tasting menus.
OrderThe Balearic tasting menu, built around island produce and Mediterranean fish.
TipOpening months shift with the season, so confirm the calendar before booking a winter trip.
€€€€MediterraneanLa Lonja
Botànic is the plant-forward dining room in the garden of Can Bordoy in Palma's La Lonja, where vegetables lead and fish and meat play support.
OrderWhatever the garden menu is built around that month, with fish or meat as a supporting plate.
TipThe walled garden is the point. Ask for a table outside rather than in the indoor room.
€€€€MediterraneanCasco Antiguo
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.
TipStraight-through service makes this one of the few old-town kitchens open at 17:00.
€€€€MediterraneanCasco Antiguo
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.
TipMalvasia is a Mallorcan white grape worth trying here before you buy a bottle elsewhere.
€€€€MediterraneanCasco Antiguo
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.
TipStraight-through service makes this one of the few old-town kitchens open at 17:00.
€€€€MediterraneanCasco Antiguo
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.
OrderA glass of the house Malvasia with whatever fish is on the board that day.
TipKitchen runs non-stop from 11:30, so you can eat cheaply outside Spanish meal hours.