Mallorca’s best restaurants
Mealtimes are one of the best parts of a holiday. A moment without hurrying, paying homage to the palate on a unique occasion and trying the best dishes of the destination you have chosen for this year’s holiday. The fact is that eating is also travelling and enjoying yourself. There is nothing like doing it seated around the table, like you in Mallorca where there are endless gastronomic options for all tastes. If you arrive on the island today, these are the best restaurants in Mallorca that you cannot miss.
Discover the gastronomy of Mallorca
Mallorca’s gastronomy offers a unique mixture of flavours in typical dishes that are a faithful reflection of the island’s history, culture and even geography. Delicacies that come from the sea and the land and where the influence of the Mediterranean can be noted in recipes with lots of fish, seafood, vegetables, rice, the best cheeses, meat and the always essential olive oil to drizzle over everything.
Restaurants at Mallorca Fashion Outlet
One unmissable place to find a great variety of gastronomic options is the Mallorca Fashion Outlet shopping centre. An open air space in a natural setting that, open every day of the week, offers the visitor a wide selection of delicious dishes for all tastes and for all of the family.
Before lunch, there is nothing like starting the day with a good coffee accompanied by the best sweet delicacies (some very typical of Mallorcan gastronomy), before a day of shopping with some of the best premium fashion brand stores with discounts of up to 70% all-year-round.
As we are talking about food, this is the place to visit to start the culinary journey offered by Mallorca’s best restaurants, with sushi, Italian food, American hamburgers and Mexican dishes as well as wholesome and healthy offers. If your thing is Spanish produce, here you can also enjoy a tasty meal of small plates with our famous pinchos.
Restaurants with spectacular views in Mallorca
If we add unforgettable views (like the ones you might find on an island like Mallorca) to the delicious food and drink, the gastronomic experience of your visit to the island will be unforgettable. Some of Mallorca’s best restaurants are located in corners where the views shine as much as the flavours.
This is the case with Ola del Mar, a restaurant that offers rice dishes, fish, meat and salads on its large terrace with sea views in the capital itself; Arrels by Marga Coll, a signature menu with market produce in a distinguished hotel; Miceli, situated in Selva with a terrace in a natural setting; Xiringuito in Cala Ratjada with spectacular views of the water; and Bens d'Avall, where you can try the best food from the area while listening to the sound of the sea and contemplating the Sierra de Tramuntana or the sunset from the cliff where it is located.
Restaurants with traditional Mallorcan cuisine
Mallorca is more than just beautiful beaches; this heaven on earth has excellent restaurants for discovering and falling in love with authentic traditional Mallorcan cuisine.
Before you fly home from your holiday, don’t miss some of the dishes from Mallorca’s best restaurants, which are famous for their local cuisine. In the town of Sant Joan there is Can Tronca with specialities such as snails, arroz brut (rice stew), suckling pig and lamb with potatoes as well as ensaïmada with almond and coffee granita. For its part, in the pretty town of Vilafranca de Bonany, don't miss the opportunity and make a booking Ca Na Miquela to try its delicious sopas mallorquinas (Mallorcan dry soup). This same town is also home to Es Cruce, one of the best-known restaurants in Mallorca in the form of a traditional mesón that has become known for the typical cuisine of the island.
International restaurants in Mallorca
Not everything is rice dishes and produce fresh from the fish market that same morning. If you feel like something more international today, Mallorca has a range of cuisines and restaurants that are ideal for trying the best of Italy, Japan, Mexico and even Cuba without leaving the island. Make a note of these names if you want something out of the ordinary for lunch or dinner: Il Gamberetto, Izakaya in the centre of Palma de Mallorca or Boston O'Brady's in Calviá with the most authentic North American flavours.
Gourmet and haute cuisine restaurants in Mallorca
Mallorca is home to exceptional restaurants with renowned cuisine so you can indulge yourself among the best luxury and elegance at the table. Today it is time to enjoy yourself in style and there is nothing like doing it in these incredible gastronomic temples, such as VORO, Sa Clastra, DINS, Adrián Quetglas, Béns d'Avall, Es Fum, Maca de Castro, Marc Fosh, Zaranda and Fusion19.
Restaurants for families and groups in Mallorca
Leave this type of excellence for another time when you are not travelling with children and can enjoy a holiday as a couple. If you are spending days with the whole family this year, Mallorca also has some of the best restaurants for little foodies to eat and enjoy a unique space.
Make a space in your programme of children’s holiday activities and take a look at Ca N’Antuna in Fornalutx, which has a children’s play area; Sa Farinera in Soller with its own vegetable garden where children can find out where the ingredients come from; Trattoria Al Moro for a night of pizza or pasta; or Ca’n Pilot, a restaurant specialising in grilled meats with a children’s menu.
Vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Mallorca
The last of these restaurants that we have recommended might not be the best restaurant in Mallorca for vegetarians or vegans, but the island has options where they can eat delicious food in comfort, such as La Mujer De Verde, Ca n'Ela Vegan Restaurant, Vegan Bistró, Avocado Mallorca and Sabores de Sandra VEGAN Restaurant among many others.
Charming restaurants in the historical centre of Palma
We are coming to the end of our delicious journey through Mallorca’s best restaurants and we cannot forget the names with most charm right in the centre of the capital in the areas around La Lonja and Paseo del Borne, where you can enjoy small bites with tapas, portions and dishes to share between everyone. Essential places like Casa Julio, L'Ambigu, OMBU Paseo del Borne, La Bodeguilla, La Despensa del Barón and La Cuadra del Maño.
To finish off, indulge yourself with the specialities of Fornet de la Soca, Forn de la Concepció, Pastelería Pomar, Lluís Pérez Pastisser, Panadería S'Estació and Ca’n Joan de s’Aigo.
Conclusion
Have a dip in the sea at its beautiful beaches, follow its trails through nature, enjoy its never before seen cultural and architectural heritage and delight in the island’s best restaurants to find out about its gastronomy. Mallorca is good enough to eat without any regret, and you can let yourself be carried away by some of the unforgettable flavours you will find in Mallorca’s best restaurants.