The restaurants worth a reservation in Palma, from neighbourhood bistros to the new classics.
The restaurants worth the trip in Palma. bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
El Camino is a marble counter on Carrer de Can Brondo in Palma, a wine bar in the Barcelona tapas mould pouring Mallorcan bottles with plates to order.
OrderIberian ham and manchego from the counter, with a glass of Mallorcan Callet red.
TipCounter stools only, and it books out most nights. Come at 13:00 or accept a wait.
Stagier Bar is a small Santa Catalina room in Palma where a Chilean-Peruvian couple plate Latin-leaning tapas learned in the kitchens that trained them.
OrderSourdough with chimichurri butter, then whatever the couple are running that week.
TipWinter and summer schedules differ, and the kitchen takes a break in early August and again in late April.
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.
TipMonday is lunch only. Tuesday to Saturday the kitchen also runs an evening service from 20:00 to 23:30.
Ola del Mar sits on the water at Portixol in Palma, cooking rice dishes and the day's catch from an elegant dining room with a sea-facing terrace.
OrderA rice dish for two, ordered with the fish the counter is showing that day.
TipThe terrace tables face the harbour and go first. Book them rather than turning up on spec.
Marui Sushi works a Japanese counter on Plaça del Progrés in Palma's Santa Catalina, cutting sushi and sashimi alongside small plated izakaya dishes.
OrderThe sashimi selection, cut from whatever the counter has that day.
TipTuesday to Thursday is dinner only. Lunch service runs Friday through Sunday from 13:00.
Sumaq cooks Peruvian food on Carrer de Cotoner in Palma's Santa Catalina, drawing on coastal, Amazonian and Andean cooking with Mallorcan produce.
OrderCeviche made with local fish, which is where the Peruvian and Mallorcan sides meet.
TipLast dinner booking is 21:30, and 22:30 on Friday and Saturday. Plan a Spanish-late meal accordingly.
Mestís sits beside the Santa Catalina market in Palma, folding Baja California and Mexican cooking into Mallorcan produce in a colourful room.
OrderTuna tostadas to start, then the octopus with mole.
TipWeekends open at 10:00 for brunch. Midweek it is a dinner-only kitchen from 16:00.
La Bodeguilla has poured Spanish regional wine on Carrer de Sant Jaume in Palma since 1986, serving regional plates and a long list without a break.
OrderA spread of regional plates, ordered against a Mallorcan bottle from the list.
TipThe kitchen runs 13:00 to 23:00 with no closure, which is rare in central Palma.
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.
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.
TipThe kitchen shuts for the whole of August. Check before planning a late-summer dinner.
Celler Sa Premsa has poured from wine barrels near Palma's Mercat de l'Olivar since 1958, serving arròs brut, sopes mallorquines and gató almond cake.
OrderArròs brut, then gató almond cake with almond ice cream.
TipIt is the most tourist-facing of Palma's cellers, but the Mallorcan menu is the real thing.
Toque de Queda works a converted bakery on Carrer de Can Cavalleria in Palma, plating charcuterie, coques and small Italian-Mallorcan dishes.
OrderCoca with Taleggio, escalivada aubergine and walnuts, plus a plate of the Tuscan ham.
TipSummer service starts at 18:00 and the kitchen closes at 22:30. Winter adds Thursday to Saturday lunch.
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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