Manacor is most famous for its pearl industry, it's olive wood handicrafts and as the home of Rafael Nadal. Cuisine has never been it's strong point, but the rapid growth of Manacor is changing all that. Today, Manacor is a lively, bustling, accessible, rapidly growing centre for culture, shopping and sports activities. Just like all restaurants on Mallorca, the dining establishments in Manacor have ample access to the rich, fresh produce that this Mediterranean island cultivates. The town of Manacor lies in a hollow and as such experiences freezing fog in the winter and hot, sun-baked summers. If you visit Mallorca often enough, you will notice that restaurant menus on Mallorca are often seasonal, so the extremes in Manacor's climate has an impact on its culinary offering.

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Dining Tips
The lunchtime menu del dia often offers an excellent way to sample foodstuffs without blowing your budget, but come prepared to make various tricky choices about tapas bar or restaurant; Mallorcan or mainland Spanish cuisine.

Dining patterns are typically Spanish and differ from the resorts. Many establishments close in mid-afternoon for a siesta and do not open for evening meals until 7 or 8 o'clock.


Dining Areas Around Palma
The area around La Plaça de la Llonja contains many fashionable bars and restaurants that form part of Palma´s nightlife scene, and the area which spreads out west along the Passeig Marítim has a similar range of establishments. Near the Santa Catalina market, at La Plaça de la Navegació, there are small restaurants with a varied range of cuisine. The area of Gènova is popular for eating, with Mallorcan cuisine and cooked-meat dishes on offer.

Highlighted Establishments Around Palma
The greatest concentration of cafés and bars is in the Sa Llotja area near the square of that name. This is where you'll find what could be Palma de Mallorca's defining tapas bar, La Boveda on c/Botteria. You may have to queue; but if you can't wait, try the Taverna La Boveda, a more old-fashioned spot next door.

Nearer the middle of town, Bar Bosch on Placa Rei Joan Carles I has been serving tapas and coffees since the 1930s and draws a cosmopolitan crowd. Alternatively head to El Pesquerol; it is right on the water, and not many cafés in Palma de Mallorca can claim that.

If you want to focus on the quality of the food, Koldo Royo in Avgda Gabriel Roca, named after its Basque chef, is a genuinely special place for a splurge; or there's the Caballito del Mar in Passeig Sagrera which serves excellent fish.

The best place for a cocktail, albeit an expensive one, is the flamboyant Abaco. Sited in the courtyard of an old Palma house on c/Sant Joan, this is probably the most unusual bar in town with its caged birds and hundreds of flowers.

For after-hours entertainment, the Paseo Maritimo is the city's liveliest nightlife area. The nightclubs are not quite up to the hedonistic standards of Magaluf, but Pacha and Tito's, both off Avgda Gabriel Roca, will keep most dancers happy.