What to eat and where in Palma Mallorca: typical dishes, restaurants

As it happens in all Spain, gastronomy is another of the attractions of a getaway to Palma in the Majorca island.

In the Balearic capital you can enjoy the most delicious Mediterranean gastronomy, but you can also try some specialties typical of the Balearic islands.

Following our recent trip to Palma de Mallorca, in this article we are going to offer you an insight into this cuisine, highlighting the specialties that you should try on your trip.

We are also going to suggest several restaurants, which in our experience, are worth eating at in the city of Palma.

What to eat in Palma de Mallorca

Starting with the specialties of Balearic cuisine, it is worth mentioning the sobrassada or Mahón cheese and also the famous ones Mallorcan ensaimadas.

Also, on your trip to Palma you should eat fresh fish from the area, such as Greenfinch, which curiously when small is a White fish, while the largest ones, known as Cathead, it is now a tuna, that is, a blue Fish.

A gastronomic specialty that is recommended to taste is the brut rice with meat such as rabbit, chicken or lamb, a dish that is accompanied with mushrooms.

Of course, Mallorca is synonymous with its enormous and delicious ensaimadas, which you can find in numerous establishments in the city, and you should know that it is allowed to carry them on airplanes when you return from your trip.

The best ensaimadas in Mallorca

However, I want to highlight the place that is famous for being where you can taste the best Mallorcan ensaimadas, Can Joan de s'Aigo, whose main establishment is located in the historic center, with two other establishments.

It is a business that dates back to the year 1700, when a nevatel (a person who extracted water from snow and sold it in the city) started with the ice cream business and then went on to make ensaimadas.

Currently, in this historic establishment, the ensaimadas in the most craft, and there you can taste or buy various varieties, from standard to angel hair.

5 restaurants where to eat in Palma

As for the places to eat in Palma, we are going to recommend five places that we visited on our last trip, which are well worth it.

Aromata Restaurant, cooking with local products

El Aromata restaurant It is one of the examples of an establishment located in the courtyard of an old manor house; There you can taste very delicious cuisine made with local products.

For lunch, it offers a varied lunch menu with very good value for money.

Vermutería La Rosa, tapas and rations from the north of Spain

A place where you can eat caps and portions that has become very popular in the historic center of the city is the La Rosa Vermouth, run by a Cantabrian who has brought the gastronomic tradition of northern Spain to Palma.

It is presented as “an old-fashioned place with an avant-garde heart. “Marble bar, aprons, sliced ​​ham and vermouth on tap.”

Thus, I warn you that it is always very busy with diners, although it has the attached establishment The Colmado, Good option to decongest at times of maximum influx.

Mauricio's gastropub at El Olivar Market

A getaway to a big city should always include a visit to its most popular market.

That's why in Palma you have an appointment with him El Olivar Market, where in addition to seeing splendid fish, fruit and vegetable stalls, you can eat in various places.

In this regard I recommend Gastrotheque with a high quality daily menu.

Mercat 1930, gastronomic market

At a more luxurious level, compared to the port of palm, and next to the famous nightclub Tito's, you find the gastronomic market Mercat 1930,

This corner follows the fashionable trend of gastronomic centers where you can taste the most varied national and international specialties served at its different food stalls.

At noon it is very busy with the owners of the leisure boats that call at the port.

Es Rebost Restaurant, Mallorcan cuisine

And if you want eat in Palma On a more informal note, I can also recommend the Es Rebost restaurant

In this establishment fast-slow-food You can taste everything from salads to hamburgers, but always with a touch of Mallorcan cuisine, such as burballes, which is how the Mallorcan pasta.