Bacan is a cafe restaurant in Casco Antiguo, Palma.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: A family-run counter on a quiet street with a hidden courtyard behind it, and no terrace on the main drag.
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Address: Carrer del Baró de Santa Maria del Sepulcre 12, 07012 Palma
Fornet de la Soca occupies the old Forn des Teatre on Plaça de Weyler in Palma, where Tomeu Arbona rebuilds Mallorcan recipes from convent archives.
OrderCoca with peppers, cut by the slice at the counter.
Why locals goTomeu Arbona bakes from recovered convent and household recipes, so the counter changes with what he has rebuilt that month.
TipStock is baked in small runs and sells out. Go in the morning if you want the coques.
Casa Maruka has cooked market-led Mallorcan food in Palma since 2007, run by María José Calabria and Alberto Serrano and carrying a Repsol Sol.
OrderThe suckling pig, or the oxtail stew if the kitchen is running it that day.
Why locals goIt sits north of the old town on Reina Maria Cristina, a street most visitors never walk down.
TipMonday is lunch only. Tuesday to Saturday the kitchen also runs an evening service from 20:00 to 23:30.
Arume Sushi Bar has worked Carrer de Sant Miquel in Palma for years, with chef Tomeu Martí cutting Japanese plates against Mediterranean produce.
OrderThe sushi selection, cut against Mediterranean fish rather than imported stock.
Why locals goA Mallorcan chef cutting Japanese fish on a busy shopping street, with no signage that suggests what is inside.
TipThe kitchen shuts for the whole of August. Check before planning a late-summer dinner.
Can Trispol builds llonguets, the split Mallorcan roll, in a back street of Sa Gerreria in Palma, with seven or eight fillings and island wine by the glass.
OrderA llonguet with sobrassada, the most Mallorcan of the seven or eight fillings.
Why locals goBuried on a Sa Gerreria side street with a handful of tables, and it opens on a short, shifting weekly schedule.
TipThe room is tiny and the schedule moves with the season. Call ahead rather than turning up on spec.
Mouna cooks vegetarian and vegan plates from organic Mallorcan produce inside an old mansion off Plaça Drassanes in Palma's La Lonja quarter.
OrderThe seasonal vegetable plates, built from organic island produce.
Why locals goSet inside a stately Mallorcan mansion off Plaça Drassanes, with no street frontage to give it away.
TipService runs straight through from 13:00 to 23:00, so it also works for a mid-afternoon plate.
Fornet de la Soca occupies the old Forn des Teatre on Plaça de Weyler in Palma, where Tomeu Arbona rebuilds Mallorcan recipes from convent archives.
OrderCoca with peppers, cut by the slice at the counter.
Why locals goTomeu Arbona bakes from recovered convent and household recipes, so the counter changes with what he has rebuilt that month.
TipStock is baked in small runs and sells out. Go in the morning if you want the coques.
Ca'n Joan de s'Aigo Sindicat is the Carrer del Sindicat branch of a Palma pastry house trading since the 1700s, serving almond ice cream and quarto.
OrderAlmond ice cream with a quarto sponge on the side.
Why locals goVisitors queue at the Can Sanç original while the Carrer del Sindicat branch, the same recipes and the same counter, keeps tables free most afternoons.
TipQuieter than the Can Sanç original and easier to get a table at on a Sunday afternoon.
Casa Maruka has cooked market-led Mallorcan food in Palma since 2007, run by María José Calabria and Alberto Serrano and carrying a Repsol Sol.
OrderThe suckling pig, or the oxtail stew if the kitchen is running it that day.
Why locals goIt sits north of the old town on Reina Maria Cristina, a street most visitors never walk down.
TipMonday is lunch only. Tuesday to Saturday the kitchen also runs an evening service from 20:00 to 23:30.
Arume Sushi Bar has worked Carrer de Sant Miquel in Palma for years, with chef Tomeu Martí cutting Japanese plates against Mediterranean produce.
OrderThe sushi selection, cut against Mediterranean fish rather than imported stock.
Why locals goA Mallorcan chef cutting Japanese fish on a busy shopping street, with no signage that suggests what is inside.
TipThe kitchen shuts for the whole of August. Check before planning a late-summer dinner.
