Santa Catalina, a lively and cosy area in Mallorca's capital city: Palma

Restaurants
The Duke: surfer restaurant, Mexican kitchen
Bar Ventuno: cozy place on the corner for drinks and mini pizzas
El Aquanauta: very delicious authentic Mexican with amazing tacos and margaritas, favourite!
Rikito: amazing pizzeria with lots of great italian dishes, on the bustling street of Santa Cat.
Santa Catalina Mercat: fresh market, drinks on Saturday. The best fresh sushi and dimsum everyday. Don’t forget to visit the oyster bar with a glass of bubbles!
Johnny’s Dhaba: Indian restaurant
Isaan: delicious Thai restaurant
Ramen bar Izakaya: for quick and delicious Ramen
Naan street food: delicious fish tacos and kimchi salad
Sumaq: Peruvian kitchen
Koh: Delicious thai
17 grados: the best solomillo steak also located on the bustling street of Santa Cat.
Mr Xiao: modern Chinese, really great
Patron Lunares: Spanish tapas but a little more upscale
Bar Cuba: rooftop drinks overlooking the harbour
Spot: nice lunch and dinner, scandinavian mediterranean in the mix Jane’s fav.
Primo taqueria: tacos, really nice and outside terrace
Chula Vista: nice outside terrace, mexican restaurant
Vandal: Cool gastronomic restaurant, full night experience
La Perla: Italian restaurant
Mestís: cool Mediterranean restaurant also great for coffee, breakfast and lunch

Coffee/lunch
Mama Carmen: cute for breakfast and lunch, amazing acai! All vegan and really good coffee and vegan.
El Perrito: Spanish and perfect for breakfast, lunch and drinks
Mestís: Californian/Mediterranean cute place, good for breakfast, lunch and coffee.

Go to Carrer de Sant Magí and you will find lots of cocktail bars. - Clubbing & Bars

Restaurants/bars
El Camino: one of Jane's favourites, a little upscale Spanish tapas restaurant. Eat at the bar, reservation is needed.
Tast Club: Spanish upscale tapas, really good.
La Bodeguilla: haute cuisine restaurant, amazing wines; Belondrade y Lurton! Jummy!
DINS Santi Taura: very elegant, earthy, refined and authentic Mallorquin cuisine
La Rosa vermuteria: favourite tapas bar, order a glass of Vermouth.
Bar Cappuccino (more locations): a bit overpriced and touristy but I always love the interior and terrace
Bar Abaco: travel back in time when visiting this very cool and authentic spot for cocktails, the interior is already worth visiting.
Simply Fosh: fancy upscale restaurant, when you have all night.
Bar España: very local for Spanish tapas and drinks.
La Boveda: authentic Spanish tapas, nothing fancy but very good.
Clandestino Cocktail Club: great place to visit for after dinner cocktails.
Fera Palma: upscale mediterranean, amazing.
Toque de Queda: cute for tapas.
Nobis Hotel Palma: beautiful hotel, great to dine and wine as well in the bar upstairs.
Restaurante La Vasca: another Spanish tapas bar :-)
Bi Bap: located on one of Jane's favourite squares, Asian kitchen. Great food for an affordable price.
Gustar: another cute square, mediterranean kitchen
Restaurante Osteria de Placa Sant Francesc: Italian kitchen, located on a square with beautiful church; Basílica de Sant Francesc.
La Caña: pretty new tapas bar, nice location.
 
Hotels and wine bars

Nobis Hotel Palma: O so beautiful and the bar upstairs is amazing.

Hotel Sant Francesc: beautiful hotel, rooftop with fine dining.
Hotel Cappuccino: always on great locations with a terrace.
Hotel Cort restaurant: on a beautiful square, close to Jane’s old house next to Hotel Cappuccino.
Nobis Hotel Palma: one of Jane’s favourite hotels, cool bar upstairs for remote working and the bar is on the wishlist!
Can Cera Mallorcan Luxury House (5*): amazing hidden gem in the old centre of Palma, knock on the door for entrance. Only open for cocktails and dinner if you’re not a guest.

Es Princep (5*): cool hotel with rooftop terrace and pool
Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden: beautiful hotel with lovely terrace in the garden, great place for cocktails

Bar Nicolás: located on a cute square in the city, great wines and cocktails and small bites

La Viniloteca: Jane’s favourite wine bar, play your favourite vinyl and taste all the (natural) wines
Bar La sang: all natural wines, great bites and nice owner to explain every wine
CAV.: wineshop with the best natural wines from the island and more



Coffee places

Mistral coffee: amazing coffee and nice spot to work, several locations in town

Surry Hills Coffee: nice spot for coffee and remote working

La Molienda: several locations, always good for breakfast, lunch or just a good coffee.

Cafe Poupette: nice location in Parc de Sa Feixina, great for breakfast, lunch and wine of course ;-)
Cafe Riutort: this is where the locals go, simple but amazing breakfast and coffee

PLUMO: bikes, coffees and nice bites. Great before or after cycling, bike repair and bike rent of cool vintage bikes.

Rapha: bike cafe with great coffee, breakfast and lunch



Other restaurants all over Mallorca

Brut: Located in Llubi, only a few seats per night. Very special gastronomic experience

Ca na toneta: located in Caimari, natural wines are a speciality, fixed menu, this is a night out and one of Jane’s favourite.

Sa Foradada: Paella in a restaurant high on the rocks. Only accessible by 1 hour walk or by boat.
Only open for lunch
Sa Roqueta: very good fish restaurant near Palma
Cap Rocat: one of the most beautiful 5 star hotels on the island, lunch overlooking the sea. Located in an old fort.

Ca’s Patró March: beautiful, idyllic fish restaurant in Deia overlooking the sea. Call for reservations,
Jane’s favourite.
Tahini Sushi Bar: Located in Portals Nous, very good sushi and a beautiful restaurant
Restaurant Flanigan: Located in Portals Nous, mediterranean.
Restaurant Illeta: Located in Camp de Mar, Idyllic lunch spot on an island, surrounded by the sea
Hotel Bendinat: Located in Portals Nous, delicious lunch and dinner. A little bit more upscale but a very nice spot for a swim.
El Olivo: Beautiful, romantic terrace overlooking Deià, part of Belmond Hotel, La Residencia. Have drink before dinner in Restaurante Miró, right next to El Olivo.