Being a tourist city, Palma is without a doubt the best city for eating out, offering an impressive array of bars and restaurants within its city centre. Because Palma is a working city, many of the dining establishments cater predominantly to a local crowd. This local presence helps to keep prices down, turning Palma into the perfect destination for food lovers who enjoy sampling a broad array of food.

Spoiled for Choice
Palma has an amazing choice of restaurants and cafes befitting it's cosmopolitan feel, from traditional Spanish dinettes to chic restaurants covering a whole international range of Italian, Chinese, Indian, Thai… whatever your palate fancies, you’ll find it here.

“Café culture” is a way of life here. People sit out on shaded patios all day long in conversation, and to people watch. Most cafes come equipped with a pastry bar. Ensaimadas is a must-try item if you are looking for something truly Mallorca.

Discover Restaurants in Palma
	801 Restaurant		Anima Sea Lounge
	+Natural Restaurant		Aramis Restaurant
	Restaurant Asador Bolixe		Azul Playa Restaurant
	Baisakhi Restaurant		Bar Co Restaurant
	Restaurant Bon Lloc		Brunello Restaurant
	Brusellas Restaurant		Restaurant Can Eduardo
	Club Maritimo Restaurant		El Rancho Restaurant
	Restaurant Es Baluard		Espai6 Restaurant
	Fabrica 23 Restaurant		Restaurant Koldo Royo
	Restaurant La Baranda		Restaurant La C Bayet
	Restaurant La Cuchara		Restaurant La Locanda Umbra
	Restaurant La Sal		Restaurant Living
	Restaurant Malvasia		Restaurant Paraiso
	Restaurant Refectori		Samantha's Restaurant
	Restaurant Sa Roqueta		Tapelia Restaurant

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 eating out scene in Palma can be split into several characteristic areas. 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.

If you’re looking for bars serving light snacks the best place is the Sa Llotja area. Passeig Maritim has some excellent restaurants, most are alongside the harbour. In the old town and Santa Catalina you’ll find some newer restaurants along with the local favourites.

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.