8 splurge places in Palma, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Palma. All Palma food.

DINS Santi Taura ★ 4.9

casco-antiguo · Plaça de Llorenç Villalonga 4, 07001 Palma

DINS Santi Taura is Palma's one-star Mallorcan kitchen inside Hotel El Llorenç, running a single tasting menu drawn from island recipe archives.

Tip: Seatings are fixed at 19:30 and 20:30, and the chef's counter runs later. Book well ahead.

Marc Fosh ★ 4.8

casco-antiguo · Carrer de la Missió 7A, 07003 Palma

Marc Fosh holds one Michelin star in a 17th-century convent off Carrer de la Missió, cooking contemporary Mediterranean menus from Mallorcan produce.

Tip: Lunch is the value play. The ADN menu runs €69 against €159 for the evening Aromas del Mediterráneo.

Zaranda ★ 4.7

casco-antiguo · Carrer Bala Roja 1, 07001 Palma

Zaranda is Fernando P. Arellano's Michelin-starred dining room at Hotel Es Princep in Palma, holding one star and a Repsol Sol for its Balearic tasting menus.

Tip: Opening months shift with the season, so confirm the calendar before booking a winter trip.

Fera ★ 4.7

casco-antiguo · Carrer de la Concepció 4, 07012 Palma

Fera sits in a restored Palma mansion on Carrer de la Concepció, folding Asian technique into Mediterranean produce across tasting and carte menus.

Tip: The garden courtyard seats fill first. Ask for it when you book rather than on arrival.

Botànic ★ 4.6

la-lonja · Carrer del Forn de la Glòria 14, 07012 Palma

Botànic is the plant-forward dining room in the garden of Can Bordoy in Palma's La Lonja, where vegetables lead and fish and meat play support.

Tip: The walled garden is the point. Ask for a table outside rather than in the indoor room.

Emilio Innobar ★ 4.6

casco-antiguo · Carrer de la Concepció 9, 07012 Palma

Emilio Innobar works a small Palma room on Carrer de la Concepció, building raw fish plates that cross Asian technique with Mexican seasoning.

Tip: There is no fixed carte on some nights. Say what you dislike and let the kitchen work around it.

Mar de Nudos ★ 4.3

la-lonja · Carrer del Moll 6, 07012 Palma

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.

Tip: The kitchen runs straight through from 13:00, which makes it useful for a late or early meal.

Mar de Nudos ★ 4.3

la-lonja · Carrer del Moll 6, 07012 Palma

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.

Tip: The only marina kitchen in Palma reliably serving food past midnight, seven days a week.