40 editor picks in Palma.
40 mid-range places in Palma, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Palma, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Palma food.
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.
TipStock is baked in small runs and sells out. Go in the morning if you want the coques.
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 de trampó
TipCoques are sold by the slice and eaten standing. Stock is baked in small runs, so go early.
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.
TipStock is baked in small runs and sells out. Go in the morning if you want the coques.
Mistral Coffee House pours the roastery's own beans on Plaça de Weyler in Palma, with a sunny terrace facing the Modernista front of the Gran Hotel.
TipThe terrace catches morning sun. Doors close at 16:30, so this is not an evening room.
Mistral Coffee House pours the roastery's own beans on Plaça de Weyler in Palma, with a sunny terrace facing the Modernista front of the Gran Hotel.
TipBeans are roasted on Mallorca and sold by the bag at the counter alongside the drinks.
La Molienda Bisbe has roasted its own coffee in Palma since 2013, with a corner terrace on Carrer del Bisbe Campins under a flame tree and a fountain.
TipOrder a llonguet with the coffee. It is the Mallorcan roll, and they do a proper one.
Bacan is a family-run specialty counter on Carrer del Baró de Santa Maria del Sepulcre in Palma, pouring single-origin filter in an air-conditioned room.
TipThere is a courtyard behind the room that most first-timers miss. Ask when you order.
La Molienda Bisbe has roasted its own coffee in Palma since 2013, with a corner terrace on Carrer del Bisbe Campins under a flame tree and a fountain.
TipThe roast is done in Palma and the beans come from small farms. Ask what landed that month.
Bacan is a family-run specialty counter on Carrer del Baró de Santa Maria del Sepulcre in Palma, pouring single-origin filter in an air-conditioned room.
OrderA single-origin pour-over with whatever toast the counter is running.
TipThere is a courtyard behind the room that most first-timers miss. Ask when you order.
La Molienda Bisbe has roasted its own coffee in Palma since 2013, with a corner terrace on Carrer del Bisbe Campins under a flame tree and a fountain.
OrderA llonguet with the house filter coffee, eaten on the plaza terrace.
TipOrder a llonguet with the coffee. It is the Mallorcan roll, and they do a proper one.
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.
OrderHouse vermouth with the thick tortilla pintxo cut from the counter.
TipOpen noon to midnight every day, which makes it the easiest fallback in the old town.
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.
TipThe room is tiny and the schedule moves with the season. Call ahead rather than turning up on spec.
Mistral Coffee Banc is the roaster's second Palma counter, a small standing room on Carrer del Banc two minutes' walk from the Passeig del Born.
TipStanding room mostly, and it shuts at 16:00 on weekdays. Come for the coffee, not to linger.
La Molienda Arxiduc is the second Palma coffee room of the island's specialty roaster, serving house coffee, daily lunch plates and homemade cakes.
TipWeekday lunch specials sell out by 14:00. Weekends run shorter hours, 09:00 to 14:00.
Mistral Coffee Banc is the roaster's second Palma counter, a small standing room on Carrer del Banc two minutes' walk from the Passeig del Born.
TipStanding room mostly, and it shuts at 16:00 on weekdays. Come for the coffee, not to linger.
La Molienda Arxiduc is the second Palma coffee room of the island's specialty roaster, serving house coffee, daily lunch plates and homemade cakes.
TipLa Molienda has roasted in Palma since 2013, and this room pours the same beans as the Bisbe original.
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.
TipOpen noon to midnight every day, which makes it the easiest fallback in the old town.
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.
TipVermouth hour in Palma runs before lunch. Come at 12:30 and order it with an olive plate.
Adalt Brewing brews in small batches on Carrer de l'Arxiduc Lluís Salvador in Palma, pouring from the tank in a tasting room with a patio taproom.
TipThe line-up changes with the season and cans are sold to take away during taproom hours.
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.
OrderLlonguet
TipLlonguets are built to order from seven or eight fillings. The room is tiny, so call ahead.
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.
OrderHouse vermouth with the thick tortilla pintxo cut from the counter.
TipOpen noon to midnight every day, which makes it the easiest fallback in the old town.
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.
TipThe room is tiny and the schedule moves with the season. Call ahead rather than turning up on spec.
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.
TipA llonguet with island wine by the glass lands under €12. The room is tiny, so call ahead.
La Molienda Arxiduc is the second Palma coffee room of the island's specialty roaster, serving house coffee, daily lunch plates and homemade cakes.
OrderThe daily lunch plate with a house-roasted espresso.
TipWeekday lunch specials sell out by 14:00. Weekends run shorter hours, 09:00 to 14:00.
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.
Bar Espanya stacks pintxos along the counter on Carrer de Can Escursac in Palma, with patatas bravas under sobrassada and croquettes filled with bullit.
OrderPatatas bravas topped with sobrassada, then a bullit croquette.
TipThe counter pintxos go fast. Arrive at opening, 13:00 or 18:30, for the full spread.
Santina Brunch & More is a bright café on Carrer d'Anníbal in Palma's Santa Catalina, pouring specialty coffee alongside bowls, toasts and smoothies.
TipNo reservations taken. They will find you a seat, but the terrace goes first at weekends.
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.
TipEvenings run Thursday to Saturday only. Sunday and Monday are lunch alone, and it shuts for a summer break in August.
Bar Espanya stacks pintxos along the counter on Carrer de Can Escursac in Palma, with patatas bravas under sobrassada and croquettes filled with bullit.
TipThe counter pintxos go fast. Arrive at opening, 13:00 or 18:30, for the full spread.
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.
TipEvenings run Thursday to Saturday only. Sunday and Monday are lunch alone, and it shuts for a summer break in August.
Bar Espanya stacks pintxos along the counter on Carrer de Can Escursac in Palma, with patatas bravas under sobrassada and croquettes filled with bullit.
OrderPintxos
TipThe counter pintxos go fast. Arrive at opening, 13:00 or 18:30, for the full spread.
Bar Espanya stacks pintxos along the counter on Carrer de Can Escursac in Palma, with patatas bravas under sobrassada and croquettes filled with bullit.
OrderPatatas bravas topped with sobrassada, then a bullit croquette.
TipEvening service starts at 18:30 and runs to midnight. Sundays it does not open at all.
Bar Espanya stacks pintxos along the counter on Carrer de Can Escursac in Palma, with patatas bravas under sobrassada and croquettes filled with bullit.
OrderPatatas bravas topped with sobrassada, then a bullit croquette.
TipPintxos are priced by the stick, so a filling counter meal lands well under €15 with a beer.
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.
TipOne variat and a vermouth is a full lunch. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday, and it shuts for a summer break in August.
Santina Brunch & More is a bright café on Carrer d'Anníbal in Palma's Santa Catalina, pouring specialty coffee alongside bowls, toasts and smoothies.
OrderAvocado toast or the salmon and egg toast, with a specialty filter coffee.
TipNo reservations taken. They will find you a seat, but the terrace goes first at weekends.
Ca n'Ela Vegan Restaurant is a fully plant-based kitchen on Carrer de la Mar in Palma's La Lonja, plating Mediterranean vegan food across two services.
OrderWhatever the kitchen is running as its seasonal Mediterranean plate that week.
TipTwo services only, lunch and dinner, and it closes Sundays. The room seats very few.
Mama Carmen's is a vegetarian-leaning coffee room on Carrer de Cervantes in Palma's Santa Catalina, known for fruit-heavy muesli bowls and vegan bakes.
TipMorning only, 09:00 to 14:00. The vegan croissants and banana bread go before noon.
Toutatis Bar Craft Beer pours a Belgian-leaning draught list on Plaça de Santa Magdalena in Palma, opened by a Belgian architect who settled on Mallorca.
TipOpen every evening from 17:00 to midnight, which is later than most Palma beer bars.
Lowther Brewery & Taproom brews on Carrer de Joan Crespí in Palma's Santa Catalina, drawing on Patagonian brewing and running tours of the plant.
TipThree evenings a week only. Brewery tours run behind the taproom if you ask in advance.
Toutatis Bar Craft Beer pours a Belgian-leaning draught list on Plaça de Santa Magdalena in Palma, opened by a Belgian architect who settled on Mallorca.
TipFounded by a Belgian architect, so the pour list leans Belgian rather than Spanish.
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