The canonical version and where to order it.
Mallorca's combination plate: four or five leftover tapas served together on one dish, always with ensaladilla rusa and usually with croquettes and meatballs.
The variat is the island's answer to the tapas crawl, invented by bars that wanted to sell down what the kitchen had already cooked. One plate carries four or five portions, and the composition changes daily depending on what is in the case. Ensaladilla rusa, the potato and tuna salad, is the constant. Bodega La Rambla on Via Roma has been building them since 1940 and is the reference version in Palma, which is why locals still fill it at 13:30.
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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.
OrderThe variat, Mallorca's combination plate, with the ensaladilla rusa on the side.
TipEvenings run Thursday to Saturday only. Sunday and Monday are lunch alone, and it shuts for a summer break in August.
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