An expert guide to the city's burgeoning culinary scene
The joy of Palma’s burgeoning restaurant scene is the sensational choice and diversity on offer. Jogging alongside traditional and quirky bars serving tapas and pinchos are feted Michelin-starred establishments and edgy sushi and Asian food joints. And let’s not forget vermuterias, snazzy vegetarian bistros and classy international dining emporiums. Inspired and innovative menús del día (lunchtime set menus), accompanied by superb local and Spanish wines, abound, providing exceptional value, even from Palma’s leading gastronomic maestros. This may be a bijou capital, but it packs a punch when it comes to food, effortlessly holding its own on the world’s culinary stage... (...)
Beatnik Restaurant & Bar
The hedonistic and balmy rooftop bar at Puro hotel Oasis Urbano, one of the city's happiest joints, attracts a stylish and cosmopolitan crowd. It is de rigueur to look effortlessly meanwhile supping a glass of champagne or Beatnik Spritz, the bar's signature fruit cocktail. Guests can enjoy a many of appetising savoury tapas and salads either on the candlelit terrace or, for a novel experience, in one of the dual rooftop towers. Various DJs play a funky selection of playlists that include international pop, jazz and sounds. For late revellers, the bar downstairs opens until midnight, weekend days.