RotW | Mallorca North

Mos Restobar, Son Serra de Marina

Sometimes, if you’re driving to a familiar destination, it’s easy to pay little attention to places you pass on the way. This was the case with Mos Restobar, which has been open for five years in Son Serra de Marina. I must have driven past it countless times on my way to one of the two eateries facing the dunes of Son Serra. Still, when one of my Instagram followers – someone whose culinary judgement I trust – asked if I’d ever eaten at Mos Restobar, I knew I should try it.

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Restaurante Lago, Son Serra de Marina

Son Serra de Marina is renowned for its beautiful Alcúdia Bay views and virgin beach backed by extensive dunes. But this place would have looked very different today if the 1970 plans to develop the area near the dunes into a large holiday resort had come to fruition. Fortunately, the project didn’t happen, and Son Serra de Marina is still a place to escape the commercialism of so many of Mallorca’s beaches.

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Placeta Garden, Pollença

Here’s a restaurant that may appeal to those who like a family-run, kid-friendly, rural restaurant with a garden and, bonus point, its own car park. Placeta Garden fits these criteria and is a short drive from both Pollença and Port de Pollença.

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Sa Xarxa, Colònia de Sant Pere

This week’s restaurant is in the category of ‘Mallorca’s best sunset views’, being located on the seafront in Colònia de Sant Pere. From this privileged location, you can watch the sun sink behind the Tramuntana mountains on the far side of the Bay of Alcúdia.

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Ponderosa Beach, Platja de Muro

Nothing says that summer is almost here like eating out with your toes buried in the sand. Especially when that sand is on a beach widely considered as one of Spain’s best – Platja de Muro.

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Restaurant Montimar, Estellencs

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.

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Ca’n Josep Ca Vostra, Port de Pollença

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.

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Restaurante Golf Alcanada, Port d’Alcúdia

Photo: Restaurante Golf Alcanada

You don’t have to be a golfer to appreciate why lunching at a golf course restaurant can be a good idea. The food portions are generous to satisfy hungry golfers after they’ve come off the course, and the surroundings are restful, lush with well-maintained greens, and have lovely views.

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Negre, Port d’Alcúdia

It’s useful to know about a restaurant in Mallorca that’s by the sea, open 365 days a year, and offers Mediterranean-Asian cuisine. Negre in Port d’Alcúdia is such a place. It’s also open all day, which means that cooked breakfast cravings can also be satisfied there, thanks to the separate all-morning breakfast menu.

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Osteria El Patio, Alcúdia

This week, I’m recommending a taste of ‘la dolce vita’ at the Italian restaurant Osteria El Patio in Alcúdia Old Town. I first wrote about this eatery in 2017, when it had been open for two years. As well as the delicious food and friendly staff, I loved the large rear patio which, in the height of summer, felt like a haven from the holidaymakers who swarm through the streets of this medieval walled town.

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GAIKAN by FUSION19, Playa de Muro

I’ve long been a fan of chef Javier Hoebeeck, who leads the culinary team at Fusion19 – the one-Michelin-starred restaurant in the popular resort of Playa de Muro.

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Es Vivers, Colònia de Sant Pere

If proximity to the sea is as essential to you for dining out as olive oil is to bread, this Restaurant of the Week should appeal. Es Vivers in Colònia de Sant Pere is known for its well-made Italian cuisine but also its superb location on the seafront in this attractive village not far from Artà on the Bay of Alcúdia in northeast Mallorca.

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Singular The Lodge, Sa Pobla

Chefs in Mallorca may have a wealth of hi-tech kitchen equipment available to them but the oldest way of cooking – over a wood fire – is hard to beat for enhancing the flavour of food. Singular, a restaurant in the countryside near Sa Pobla has made ‘cocina del fuego’ its speciality.

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Can Kiwi, Colònia Sant Pere

The sign on the wall reads Can Kiwi Coffee & Juice Bar but there’s much more than hot and cold drinks to this great find in beautiful Colònia de Sant Pere.

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Ses Coves, Campanet

It’s almost impossible to get a short-notice table at Ses Coves in Campanet in the holiday season but I made my winter, weekday lunch booking only one day ahead. This rural restaurant is renowned for both its food grilled over embers and the high quality and provenance of its meat and fish. No wonder some of Mallorca’s top chefs eat here on a day off.

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Stay Restaurant, Port de Pollença

A stalwart of popular Port de Pollença, Stay Restaurant is open all day, every day of the year. With its waterfront location and gorgeous views, it attracts locals and visitors alike. Stay first opened in 1972 but has been in its current guise since 2006. Contemporary in style, the restaurant has extensive decked terracing on two sides, and a smart dining room that’s filled with natural light.

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El Sol, Son Serra de Marina

Most beach eateries in Mallorca have closed their doors after a busy season, but for those days when the sun shines from a bright blue sky and invites you to the coast, it’s good to know somewhere you can still eat out by the sea during the day.

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Singular The Lodge, Sa Pobla

Despite all the sophisticated kitchen equipment and technology now available to chefs, cooking over a wood fire – a process dating back hundreds of thousands of years – is a growing trend in today’s international restaurant industry. One restaurant in Mallorca – named Singular – has made ‘cocina del fuego’ its speciality.

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IBIZZA PIZZERIA, Calvià Beach

Can you imagine a Hollywood movie star topping up his tan on the beach in Magaluf? Well, in the mid-1950s, holidaying ‘High Noon’ star Gary Cooper and a female companion asked a taxi driver to take them to Mallorca’s most tranquil beach. Hard to believe it was Magaluf.

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La Braseria, Pollença

La Braseria may not have the allure of a seafront eatery in Port de Pollença or a restaurant in the narrow streets of the charming Pollença town, but it does have a Josper charcoal oven. And if you enjoy the flavour of food cooked over fire, La Braseria is worth a visit for young Bolivian chef Ruben Uzquiano’s expert cooking.

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