I probably wouldn’t have discovered Sa Figu Morisca Gastrobar if it weren’t for a Dutch friend in the nautical sector who recommended it to me. I wasn’t familiar with Sardinia’s regional specialities and had never heard of this Palma restaurant, so I had to try it.
When I’m asked to name my favourite restaurant in Mallorca, I’m spoilt for choice and usually dodge the question politely. But one restaurant that has been among my absolute favourites since we moved to the island – despite changing its name, concept, and address – is Tomeu Caldentey Cuiner in Sa Coma.
Foodies in Mallorca have a fun weekend to look forward to with the return of Protur’s Gastro Weekend from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th.
Plenty of restaurants and cafés in Palma offer pizza, but the quality varies, and some pizzas are bought-in as an easier option to cater for tourists seeking something familiar. For lovingly made artisan pizzas, head for A GoGò Pizzabar just off Plaza Santa Eulalia, where the welcoming business owners and life partners, Camilla Riccardi and Jerónimo Alonso, have been offering their authentic Italian pizzas and street food since the summer of 2024.
I last reviewed the Palma restaurant Arume in 2019, so a follow-up review was well overdue, especially as it’s one of my favourite places to eat in Mallorca’s capital. Its amiable Mallorcan owner and chef, Tomeu Martí, won the title of Spain’s best young chef in the year 2000 and seven years later opened Arume. He had gained experience in Tokyo and worked at the Japanese restaurant Tahini in Puerto Portals.
It’ll soon be time for this year’s Walk Against Cancer – a community walking challenge organised by Cancer Support Mallorca to raise funds to support people affected by the disease.
Strictly speaking, Bhukkad Boca is a café rather than a restaurant, but food and drink are served all day, and there’s even a ‘menú del día’. For a café, Bhukkad Boca’s hospitality ethos punches above its weight, thanks to the experienced couple behind this family-run business.
The ‘Fira del Fang’ – or clay fair – is one of Mallorca’s most popular events, taking place in March each year. It showcases the talents of the island’s ceramicists and potters – whose studios are mainly found in and around Portol and Sa Cabaneta, near Marratxí.
With Easter only weeks away, it’s time to enjoy one of the seasonal highlights for many families: the annual ‘Fira del Ram’ – or Ram Fair – in Palma, which is on this year from Friday, 27th of February until Tuesday, April 7th
Now is an excellent time to eat out in Mallorca – and here’s why: The second edition of Mallorca Restaurant Week has begun and, despite its name, this special promotion featuring some of the best restaurants on the island lasts for five weeks this year, until March 31st.
Mallorca’s foodie event of the year is returning – and it promises to be even tastier than last year’s. Mallorca Restaurant Week 2026 is an opportunity to discover – or revisit – a selection of the best restaurants on our island, each offering an exclusive menu that authentically showcases its cuisine and the quality and seasonality of the local produce used.
Hunger can strike at any time when shopping or sightseeing in Palma, so it’s good to know a stylish place where you can eat in a relaxing ambience in the heart of the city. Café Rialto fits that bill and is in the appealing setting of the renowned Swedish-owned lifestyle store, Rialto Living.
Now is the time to enjoy a star of Catalan cuisine – the ‘calçot’. A ‘calçot’ is a cross between a spring onion and a leek, and they’re truly seasonal.
If you’re planning a day in Palma and want somewhere stylish where you can enjoy a reasonably priced ‘menú del día’, Xalest could be for you.
If a trip to Peru isn’t currently in your travel plans, but you love the cuisine of this South American country, head to the centre of Manacor for a visit to the restaurant Mamacona – Cocina Peruana.
This Restaurant of the Week captures the essence of ‘la dolce vita’ here in Mallorca. Of the many Italian restaurants on the island, this is one of my favourites, nestled in the heart of a traditional town in the Llevant area of Mallorca, near the east coast.
ATTENTION:
The official San Sebastian celebrations organized by the Ajuntament de Palma have been cancelled. This decision was made out of respect for the victims of the tragic train accident on the Spanish mainland, for which the Spanish government has declared three days of national mourning. During this official period of mourning, public events and celebrations are suspended to commemorate the many deceased and their families and to express solidarity.
After the Christmas, New Year, and Three Kings festivities, you’d be forgiven for thinking that January would be a time to recover and settle gently into 2026. No way. In Mallorca, the partying continues this week to mark Sant Antoni, and, in Palma, the city’s largest fiesta is the two-week celebration of the Mallorcan capital’s patron saint, Sant Sebastià (10th to 24th January).
If you like a restaurant with a specifically themed décor, Motorworld Inn could be for you. If you’re a serious petrolhead, you’ve probably already discovered this restaurant within the German-owned Motorworld complex that opened its doors in April 2025.
Here’s something special for the last Sunday evening before Christmas; an atmospheric event known as ‘Contrallum’ – which means ‘against the light’ – awaits you in the town of Sineu, in the centre of Mallorca.
Chef Abraham Artigas’s food at Ponderosa Beach on Playa de Muro first impressed me in 2016. He raised the bar for eating in a ‘chiringuito’ and turned Ponderosa into a foodie destination.
Experience the magic of the festive season at one of Mallorca’s loveliest Christmas markets. The MORE Mallorca Christmas Pop-Up Market is happening this Saturday and Sunday, 13th and 14th, in the beautiful countryside setting of the renowned Finca Son Mir, just outside Palma.
Here are three things you may not know about the village of Cas Concos, between Felanitx and Santanyí: its full name is Cas Concos des Cavaller; it has a population of fewer than a thousand people, and has a popular restaurant serving great Japanese food.
Gastronomy and glamour are on the menu at the Glow Brunch by Summum and Shabama Palma this Saturday, December 6th. It’s a chance to have a delicious brunch with friends in the elegant setting of the 5-star Summum Boutique Hotel in Calle de la Concepción in Palma’s Old Town.
It’s the December public holiday weekend, and we have the perfect suggestion for a traditional Christmas market to visit.
With most of the best restaurants in Mallorca outside Palma closed for the winter, it’s good to know you can still find one that’s open: Tomeu Caldentey Cuiner in the east coast resort of Sa Coma.
One hundred and fifty years have passed since Mallorca’s first train line opened between Palma and Inca, beginning the island’s social and commercial transformation.
Food with flavours of the world, made from local produce, is on the menu at Übeck in Manacor. Chef Javier Hoebeeck – who moved from leading the Michelin-starred Fusion 19 to work at the Four Seasons Resort Mallorca in Formentor this year – opened his own Manacor gastro-tavern four years ago and has since expanded opening hours to seven days a week. Javier has also opened a second Übeck in Palma, following the success of the Manacor operation.
This week I’m not featuring a conventional restaurant, but a farm-to-table experience in the beautiful, rural valley near Manacor known as Sa Vall.
Photo by Jorge Ortuño
This weekend is the official start of the festive season in Palma, with the big switch-on of the city’s impressive Christmas lights on Saturday, November 22nd. This event is far more than just a flick of a switch, as it includes a spectacular audio-visual show to create a magical ambience for the whole family.
Choosing where to eat in Santa Catalina can be a challenge with such a large choice of eateries. But if you value honest, stripped-back cooking and dishes made from carefully chosen ingredients, I’d recommend trying chef Irene Martínez’s restaurant Nus, which has been open for three years.
Olive oil is an essential part of Mallorca’s gastronomy, and on an island with some 750,000 olive trees, it’s not surprising that the olive is the star of one of Mallorca’s most popular autumn fairs. The picturesque village of Caimari – between Selva and Serra de Tramuntana mountains – is home to the annual Fira de s’Oliva, which celebrates its 28th edition this year.
If you love wandering from place to place trying creative tapas, an event this week should be on your radar.
Like Café Inca – a Restaurant of the Week earlier this year – Cafè Es Pes de sa Palla in Palma is part of Esment, the organization founded in 1962 to provide professional catering apprenticeships and meaningful work opportunities for people with mental health issues.
Have you tried natural wines? Do you want to discover something different – and sociable – to do on a weeknight? Every Tuesday and Wednesday evening in Palma there’s an event that will enable you to enjoy unfiltered wines in some of the city’s most interesting bars.
With many resort restaurants set to close at the end of Mallorca’s holiday season, it’s good to know about places still open on the coast when the weather is fine and a dose of ‘vitamin sea’ is required.
Film fans are in for a treat in Mallorca with the return of a film festival named in ‘MovieMaker’ magazine as ‘one of the world’s top fifty worth the entrance fee.’
If eating out in a building with a history appeals, Andana fits the bill. This restaurant, next to the entrance to Palma’s bustling public transport hub, the Estación Intermodal, is housed in Mallorca’s first railway station building, dating from the late 19th century.
Some 8,500 pairs of feet will be pounding the pavements and roads of Palma this Sunday, the 19th October, for the TUI Palma Marathon.
Did you know that you can eat in the best fine dining restaurant in Spain and the second-best fine dining restaurant in the world – without leaving Mallorca?
If you’ve visited a fish market or a supermarket fish counter recently, you’ll have spotted the seasonal fish known here as ‘llampuga’ or lightning fish. In other places, it’s also called mahi-mahi or dolphin fish.
Did you know that the small mountain village of Estellencs holds an annual autumn gastronomic fair? It happened at the weekend, but if you missed it, Restaurant Montimar is another reason for foodies to visit this achingly picturesque part of Mallorca.
Port de Pollença has no shortage of contemporary restaurants, but a little way along the seafront from the heart of the resort is an eatery with more history, a good reputation, and the cellar-restaurant vibes that many visitors – and islanders – appreciate. Josep and his restaurant co-founder Lucía opened Ca’n Josep as their restaurant in 2009, although the premises date back to 1961.
The long summer days are over, but this season brings compensation in the form of a variety of autumn fairs, bringing vibrancy, colour, and local culture for islanders and visitors to enjoy, without the intense heat of recent months.