Spain · An island of tasting menus
Mallorca
Mallorca has more starred restaurants than any other Mediterranean island: Zaranda and Voro with two each, a dozen with one, and Palma’s old town turning into a dining city of its own.
The island that once meant package holidays now means tasting menus. Fernando Pérez Arellano’s Zaranda in Es Capdellà and Álvaro Salazar’s Voro in Canyamel hold two stars each; Palma’s DINS Santi Taura, Marc Fosh and Adrián Quetglas turn island products into precise, modern menus; Es Fum at the St. Regis Mardavall cooks with the sea at the window.
Mallorca’s beauty is that the great kitchens sit in extraordinary places: a 15th-century castle, a converted convent, a cliff above the Tramuntana coast at Béns d’Avall, a stone terrace with a paella and the sunset at Sa Foradada, a seaside fortress at Cap Rocat. Even a café, Ca’n Joan de s’Aigo, has served the same ensaimada since 1700.
The island eats seasonally: sobrassada and lamb in winter, red prawns from Sóller in spring, tomatoes and fish in summer, wine from Binissalem all year. Palma is a year-round dining city; the coast opens from Easter to October, and September is the perfect month.
The dining profile
- Tasting menu
- €170
- Main course
- €34
- Glass of wine
- €7
- Tip
- 7 %
Mediterranean smart; linen and loafers rule.
May, June and September; Palma works beautifully in winter too.
Guide prices 2026, per person, in euros
A day in Mallorca
From breakfast to the nightcap.
May to October
- 09:00Breakfast
Ensaimada and hot chocolate at Ca’n Joan de s’Aigo, unchanged since 1700.
- 14:00Lunch
Paella on the terrace at Sa Foradada or red prawns in Sóller harbour.
- 17:00Afternoon
A cove, a swim, a glass of white from Binissalem.
- 20:00Aperitif
Palma’s Santa Catalina wine bars or a gin tonic on a Portixol terrace.
- 21:00Dinner
DINS, Marc Fosh or Adrián Quetglas in Palma; Zaranda and Voro for the island drive.
- 24:00Nightcap
Palma’s old town bars or the Sea Club at Cap Rocat under the stars.
The districts
Palma old town
DINS Santi Taura, Marc Fosh, Adrián Quetglas and the convent-hotel kitchens.
Tramuntana coast
Béns d’Avall above the sea, Sa Foradada below Deià.
Southwest
Zaranda in Es Capdellà, Es Fum in Costa d’en Blanes, Cap Rocat near Cala Blava.
East coast
Voro in Canyamel: two stars by the sea.
The restaurants
9 restaurants in Mallorca.
Fine diningStarredMallorca · Es Capdellà
Zaranda
Two stars in the hills
Fine diningStarredMallorca · Palma old town
Marc Fosh
The British chef who defined modern Mallorca
Fine diningStarredMallorca · Palma
Adrián Quetglas
A star on the Paseo Mallorca
Fine diningStarredMallorca · Costa d’en Blanes
Es Fum
A star at the St. Regis Mardavall
Fine diningStarredMallorca · Palma old town
DINS Santi Taura
Mallorcan history in ten courses
Fine diningStarredMallorca · Canyamel
Voro
Two stars on the east coast
Seafood restaurantStarredMallorca · Sóller coast
Béns d’Avall
A cliff above the Tramuntana sea
View restaurantViewMallorca · Deià
Sa Foradada
Paella on the rock below Deià
HotspotHotspotMallorca · Cala Blava
Sea Club at Cap Rocat
Dinner in a sea fortress
Good to know
Tips for Mallorca.
- Sa Foradada is reached by a forty-minute walk or by boat; book the paella and go for sunset.
- Voro and Zaranda are an hour’s drive from Palma; combine them with a hotel night nearby.
- Sóller red prawns are among the best in the Mediterranean and worth a detour in spring.
- Palma restaurants stay open year-round; coastal terraces close from November to Easter.
- Rent a car. The island’s best tables are rarely where the buses stop.
Frequently asked questions
How many starred restaurants does Mallorca have?
More than a dozen, including two two-star kitchens, Zaranda and Voro, the most of any Mediterranean island.
Where do I eat in Palma?
DINS Santi Taura, Marc Fosh and Adrián Quetglas for tasting menus, Santa Catalina for tapas and wine bars.
Is Mallorca expensive?
Moderate. Tasting menus cost 150 to 200 euros, well below Monaco or Ibiza’s hotel restaurants.
