La Malvasia is a mediterranean restaurant in Casco Antiguo, Palma.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Tapas, Fresh fish
Must order: A glass of the house Malvasia with whatever fish is on the board that day.
Tip: One of the few central Palma kitchens with a properly worked-out gluten-free menu.
Address: Plaça del Mercat 15, 07001 Palma
Arume Sushi Bar has worked Carrer de Sant Miquel in Palma for years, with chef Tomeu Martí cutting Japanese plates against Mediterranean produce.
Signature: Sushi
Order: The sushi selection, cut against Mediterranean fish rather than imported stock.
Tip: The 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.
Signature: Arròs brut, Sopes mallorquines
Order: Arròs brut, then gató almond cake with almond ice cream.
Tip: It 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.
Signature: Coca de queso Taleggio
Order: Coca with Taleggio, escalivada aubergine and walnuts, plus a plate of the Tuscan ham.
Tip: Summer 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.
Signature: Burgers, Tapas
Order: A burger at the bar, or a spread of tapas if you are two or more.
Tip: Straight-through service makes this one of the few old-town kitchens open at 17:00.
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.
Signature: Iberian ham, Manchego cheese
Order: Iberian ham and manchego from the counter, with a glass of Mallorcan Callet red.
Tip: Counter stools only, and it books out most nights. Come at 13:00 or accept a wait.
Arume Sushi Bar has worked Carrer de Sant Miquel in Palma for years, with chef Tomeu Martí cutting Japanese plates against Mediterranean produce.
Signature: Sushi
Order: The sushi selection, cut against Mediterranean fish rather than imported stock.
Tip: The 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.
Signature: Arròs brut, Sopes mallorquines
Order: Arròs brut, then gató almond cake with almond ice cream.
Tip: It 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.
Signature: Coca de queso Taleggio
Order: Coca with Taleggio, escalivada aubergine and walnuts, plus a plate of the Tuscan ham.
Tip: Summer 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.
Signature: Burgers, Tapas
Order: A burger at the bar, or a spread of tapas if you are two or more.
Tip: Straight-through service makes this one of the few old-town kitchens open at 17:00.
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.
Signature: Iberian ham, Manchego cheese
Order: Iberian ham and manchego from the counter, with a glass of Mallorcan Callet red.
Tip: Counter 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.
Signature: Sourdough with chimichurri butter
Order: Sourdough with chimichurri butter, then whatever the couple are running that week.
Tip: Winter and summer schedules differ, and the kitchen takes a break in early August and again in late April.
