International€€€santa-catalinaDaily 19:00-23:00
Vandal is a dinner-only room on Plaça del Progrés in Santa Catalina, Palma, plating small international dishes against a signature cocktail list.
Order: A run of small plates with the cocktail pairings the bar is built around.
Tip: Service is evenings only, 19:00 to 23:00, and the room is loud. Not the place for a quiet dinner.
Asian fusion€€€€casco-antiguoTue-Sat 13:00-15:00, 19:00-23:00; closed Sun-Mon
Emilio Innobar works a small Palma room on Carrer de la Concepció, building raw fish plates that cross Asian technique with Mexican seasoning.
Order: Let the counter decide. The kitchen builds around whatever came off the boat that morning.
Tip: There is no fixed carte on some nights. Say what you dislike and let the kitchen work around it.
JapaneseChef Marco di Loreto€€€€la-lonjaDaily 13:00-01:00
Mar de Nudos sits on the Moll Vell marina in Palma, running a Mediterranean and Japanese menu from a dining room that stays open until 01:00.
Order: Raw fish from the Japanese side of the menu, eaten on the marina terrace.
Tip: The kitchen runs straight through from 13:00, which makes it useful for a late or early meal.
Vegetarian€€€la-lonjaDaily 13:00-23:00, kitchen closes 22:00
Mouna cooks vegetarian and vegan plates from organic Mallorcan produce inside an old mansion off Plaça Drassanes in Palma's La Lonja quarter.
Order: The seasonal vegetable plates, built from organic island produce.
Tip: Service runs straight through from 13:00 to 23:00, so it also works for a mid-afternoon plate.
MediterraneanChef Marc Fosh€€€€€69-159casco-antiguoTue-Sat 13:00-14:30, 19:30-21:00; closed Sun-MonBook 2 weeks ahead
Marc Fosh holds one Michelin star in a 17th-century convent off Carrer de la Missió, cooking contemporary Mediterranean menus from Mallorcan produce.
Order: The €69 ADN lunch menu, the cheapest way into a starred Palma dining room.
Tip: Lunch is the value play. The ADN menu runs €69 against €159 for the evening Aromas del Mediterráneo.
MediterraneanChef Santi Taura€€€€casco-antiguoTue-Sat dinner seatings 19:30 and 20:30; Sat lunch seatings 13:00 and 14:00Book 4 weeks ahead
DINS Santi Taura is Palma's one-star Mallorcan kitchen inside Hotel El Llorenç, running a single tasting menu drawn from island recipe archives.
Order: The set Mallorcan tasting menu, which changes with the island growing season.
Tip: Seatings are fixed at 19:30 and 20:30, and the chef's counter runs later. Book well ahead.