# Best Hidden-Gem Restaurants in Mallorca > Ten inland Mallorca restaurants: Marga Coll's no-menu kitchen in Selva, DaiCa's Michelin-listed table in Llubí, a century-old Manacor family room, and more. - **Canonical URL:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/best-hidden-gems - **City:** Mallorca, Spain - **Published:** 2026-08-07 - **Author:** Justin Mota, Guidavera founder - **Reading time:** 9 min ## Introduction Mallorca's coastal restaurant scene gets most of the attention, but some of the island's most interesting kitchens sit inland, in villages most visitors never reach. In Selva, Marga Coll cooks with no printed menu at all at Miceli, building each day's dishes around whatever she buys that morning at the Inca market. In Llubí, Cati Pieras runs a Michelin-listed, Repsol Sol tasting menu out of a traditional stone townhouse at DaiCa. In Manacor, brothers Miquel and Tolo Gelabert have been cooking in the same family house at Can March since 1925. ## Key picks at a glance - **Best no-menu surprise** — [Miceli](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/miceli): no printed menu, Marga Coll builds the day's cooking around whatever she buys that morning at the Inca market. - **Best Michelin-listed find inland** — [DaiCa Restaurant i Petit Hotel](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/daica-restaurant-i-petit-hotel): a Michelin Guide listing and Repsol Sol tasting menu inside a traditional stone townhouse in Llubí. - **Best century-old family room** — [Restaurant Can March](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurant-can-march): the same Manacor house since 1925, now run by the founders' grandsons. - **Best harbour catch of the day** — [Restaurant Ca'n Toni Moreno](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurant-ca-n-toni-moreno): a small terrace right on the harbour at Port des Canonge, run by the Ferragut family since the 1960s. - **Best village bar for locals** — [Bar Restaurante Ca'n Punta](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/bar-restaurante-ca-n-punta): a terrace, bar and dining room on Alaró's main square, known for mushrooms in autumn and cod and paellas. - **Best unassuming casa de comidas** — [Casa Maruka](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/casa-maruka): a Repsol Sol kitchen near Plaça d'Espanya that still reads like a neighbourhood lunch spot. ## A guide to Hidden-Gem Restaurants in Mallorca ### The scene This list rounds up ten restaurants that share that quality: real cooking, away from the tourist circuit, in towns like Alaró, Lloseta, Montuïri and Santa Maria del Camí. Some are destination tasting menus with serious accolades behind them; others are village bars and family-run casas de comidas that locals have quietly kept to themselves, including a seafood terrace on the tiny harbour at Port des Canonge and a family restaurant in Palma's Gènova neighbourhood built above a cave system. Guidavera ranks these against 277 rated restaurants across Mallorca; the rankings and any Michelin, Repsol or Bib Gourmand recognition below reflect that dataset as of publication. Hours and booking channels shift, especially at the smaller village spots, so check directly before you go. ### What makes a Mallorca restaurant a 'hidden gem' on this list? Every restaurant here is inland or off the main coastal tourist circuit, in towns like Alaró, Lloseta, Selva and Manacor rather than resort areas, cooking for locals rather than passing beach traffic. ### Which restaurant on this list has no printed menu? Miceli, in the Tramuntana village of Selva. Chef Marga Coll shops the Inca market each morning and builds the day's cooking around what she finds, so the menu changes daily. ### Which of these restaurants holds a Michelin Guide listing? DaiCa Restaurant i Petit Hotel in Llubí holds a Michelin Guide listing and 1 Repsol Sol. Miceli in Selva holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and a Repsol Recomendado listing. ### Do I need a car to reach these restaurants? Most of them, yes. Llubí, Selva, Montuïri, Manacor, Santa Maria del Camí and Lloseta are inland villages, and Port des Canonge is reached by a winding coast road below Banyalbufar. > "Marga Coll doesn't print a menu at Miceli, she builds each day's cooking around whatever she finds at the Inca market that morning." ## How we built this list We built this list the slow way, and a hidden-gems list needs its own bar to clear. The line we drew was location and intent: real cooking that sits inland or off the main coastal tourist circuit, in towns like Alaró, Lloseta, Selva and Manacor, cooking for locals rather than passing beach traffic, not resort rooms built for visitors passing through. From there we weighed the same signals we use everywhere: professional recognition like Michelin and Repsol listings, what consistent diners actually say, and the real menus, rather than ranking from a desk. We ranked these against 277 rated restaurants across Mallorca, and any Michelin, Repsol or Bib Gourmand mention below reflects that dataset as of publication. Hours and booking channels shift, especially at these smaller village spots, so we've said so plainly rather than guessing, and you should check directly before you go. ## The 10 best Hidden-Gem Restaurants, compared | # | Restaurant | Neighbourhood | Price | Distinction | Signature dish | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | [Bar Restaurante Ca'n Punta](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/bar-restaurante-ca-n-punta) | Alaró | €€ | — | — | | 2 | [Ses Coves de Gènova](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/ses-coves-de-genova) | Gènova | €€ | — | — | | 3 | [Restaurante Es Garum](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurante-es-garum) | Lloseta | €€ | — | — | | 4 | [DaiCa Restaurant i Petit Hotel](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/daica-restaurant-i-petit-hotel) | Llubí | €€€€ | Michelin Selected · Repsol 1 Sol | — | | 5 | [Es Pati de Montuïri](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/es-pati-de-montuiri) | Montuïri | €€€ | — | — | | 6 | [Restaurant Can March](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurant-can-march) | Manacor | €€ | Repsol Recomendado | Fils de calamar amb la seva tinta | | 7 | [Casa Maruka](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/casa-maruka) | Palma | €€€ | Repsol 1 Sol | — | | 8 | [Miceli](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/miceli) | Selva | €€€ | Michelin Bib Gourmand · Repsol Recomendado | Aperitivos | | 9 | [Restaurant Ca'n Toni Moreno](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurant-ca-n-toni-moreno) | Port des Canonge | € | — | — | | 10 | [Restaurante Cabra Blanca by Klaus Menze](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurante-cabra-blanca-by-klaus-menze) | Santa Maria del Camí | € | — | — | ## The 10 best Hidden-Gem Restaurants in Mallorca ### 1. Bar Restaurante Ca'n Punta *A village bar on Alaró's main square, built for locals rather than a destination dining room.* - **Neighbourhood:** Alaró - **Address:** Alaró, 07340, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/bar-restaurante-ca-n-punta Ca'n Punta sits on Plaça de la Vila, Alaró's main square, near the town hall and the church, working as a village all-rounder with a terrace, a bar, and a separate dining room. The kitchen leans Mallorcan and seasonal, known for mushrooms in autumn, cod and paellas, changing with what's around rather than running a fixed menu. It ranks 256th of 338 restaurants Guidavera has rated on the island, a solid neighbourhood pick rather than a showy one. There's no website, so call ahead to book, though the phone number itself hasn't been independently confirmed, check the venue's Google listing first. ### 2. Ses Coves de Gènova *A family restaurant built directly above a cave system the owner stumbled onto digging a cistern.* - **Neighbourhood:** Gènova - **Address:** Carrer del Barranc, 45, 07015 Palma de Mallorca, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Website:** https://cuevasdegenova.com - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/ses-coves-de-genova Ses Coves de Gènova sits in the Gènova neighbourhood above Palma, a few kilometres from the centre, directly over a cave system that, per the venue, was found in 1906 when the owner was digging for a rainwater cistern. The kitchen serves traditional Catalan and Mallorcan cooking, and small groups can tour the caves below with a prior reservation. It ranks 283rd of 338 rated restaurants on Guidavera's Mallorca list, the kind of family spot locals drive up to rather than a stop on the tourist trail. Book a table by phone; specific current menu items aren't published online, so ask when you call. ### 3. Restaurante Es Garum *Chef David Palomo's market-driven tasting menu in an inland village most visitors skip.* - **Neighbourhood:** Lloseta - **Address:** Carrer Baltasar Bestard, 3, 07360 Lloseta, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Website:** https://www.opentable.com/r/es-garum-lloseta - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurante-es-garum Es Garum is a small restaurant in Lloseta, a village near the Tramuntana foothills that most visitors skip. Reporting from abc-Mallorca and local listings credits chef David Palomo, who has cooked in London, Scotland, Menorca and Mallorca, as chef-owner. The name nods to garum, the fermented fish sauce of the ancient Mediterranean, and the cooking follows suit: contemporary Mallorcan food with avant-garde touches, built on fresh, seasonal island produce, centred on a tasting menu that changes through the year. Google raters put it at 4.7 out of 5 across 224 reviews, and TripAdvisor rates it 4.8 out of 5 across 64 reviews. It's a small dining room, so book ahead by phone or through OpenTable. ### 4. DaiCa Restaurant i Petit Hotel *A Michelin-listed, Repsol Sol tasting-menu kitchen and petit hotel in the small inland village of Llubí.* - **Neighbourhood:** Llubí - **Address:** Carrer de la Farinera, 7, 07430 Llubí, Spain - **Price:** €€€€ - **Distinction:** Michelin Selected · Repsol 1 Sol - **Website:** https://daica.es/en - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/daica-restaurant-i-petit-hotel DaiCa takes its name from the couple behind it: David Ribas, who runs the dining room, and Cati (Caterina) Pieras, who runs the kitchen, working out of a traditional stone townhouse in the inland village of Llubí. Pieras trained in some of Spain's most decorated kitchens, including Sant Pau and Martín Berasategui, both three Michelin stars, and Can Jubany, one star, and cooks two tasting menus here: the Seasonal Menu (€70), built on the island's pantry, and the Festa Menu (€90), a longer, more daring set where each course builds on the last. A cheese course can be added to either. It carries a Michelin Guide listing and a Repsol Sol, and Google raters put it at 4.8 out of 5 across 669 reviews. Rooms are available in the same townhouse if you want to stay the night. ### 5. Es Pati de Montuïri *Santi Taura's group cooking Mallorcan haute cuisine inside an 18th-century estate courtyard.* - **Neighbourhood:** Montuïri - **Address:** Es Figueral Nou (Ctra. Montuïri–Sant Joan), Montuïri, 07518, Spain - **Price:** €€€ - **Website:** https://www.grupsantitaura.com/en/espatimontuiri - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/es-pati-de-montuiri Es Pati de Montuïri sits in the courtyard of Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century Mallorcan estate near Montuïri, part of the restaurant group led by Santi Taura. The kitchen describes its own cooking as Mallorcan haute cuisine that blends tradition with contemporary technique on local produce, and the record shows both a structured summer tasting menu, eight courses at €72 per person from 22 June to 22 September, and standalone à la carte sections for starters, mains and desserts. It's reservation-only, with fixed evening dining shifts, and holds 9.6 out of 10 on TheFork across 159 reviews. Whether the format runs as tasting-only outside summer isn't published, so check the restaurant's own site before booking. ### 6. Restaurant Can March *A century-old, third-generation family restaurant cooking 'new Mallorcan' in an inland working town.* - **Neighbourhood:** Manacor - **Address:** Carrer de València, 7, 07500 Manacor, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Distinction:** Repsol Recomendado - **Website:** https://www.canmarch.com - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurant-can-march Can March opened as an inn in Manacor in 1925 and marked its centenary in 2025, still run from the same house by brothers Miquel and Tolo Gelabert, grandsons of the founders, in a working inland town most visitors pass through rather than stop in. Miquel cooks what he calls 'new Mallorcan': traditional island dishes given a modern, international turn, built around local, seasonal produce, offered through a daily market menu, tasting menus including the Menú Degustació Pinyol Vermell (€55, with an optional €23 wine pairing), and à la carte. Tolo runs the dining room with his wife Cati. Dinner runs Friday and Saturday only; lunch is served Tuesday through Sunday. Google raters put it at 4.6 out of 5 across 1,079 reviews. **Order:** - Fils de calamar amb la seva tinta - Tàrtar de peix - Coca de blat de "xeixa" integral ecològica (2 varietats) ### 7. Casa Maruka *A Repsol Sol casa de comidas near Plaça d'Espanya, built on Manchego and Mallorcan home cooking.* - **Neighbourhood:** Palma - **Address:** C. Reina María Cristina, 7, 07004 Palma de Mallorca, Spain - **Price:** €€€ - **Distinction:** Repsol 1 Sol - **Website:** https://restaurantecasamaruka.es - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/casa-maruka Casa Maruka opened in Palma in 2007, run by María José Calabria, from La Mancha, and Alberto Serrano, from Mallorca, who met working at Lasarte in 1999. Serrano trained under Martín Berasategui at Lasarte and Santi Santamaría at Santceloni before the pair went out on their own, cooking market-driven stews and spoon dishes that draw on both Manchego and Mallorcan traditions. It picked up its first Repsol Sol in 2022 and has held it since, despite an unassuming casa de comidas format that reads more like a neighbourhood lunch spot than a decorated kitchen. It's near Plaça d'Espanya and the Intermodal station, an easy train or metro ride from anywhere in the city. Google raters put it at 4.6 out of 5 across 1,917 reviews. ### 8. Miceli *No printed menu, Marga Coll cooks whatever she buys that morning at the Inca market.* - **Neighbourhood:** Selva - **Address:** C/ dels Àngels 11, 07313 Selva, Spain - **Price:** €€€ - **Distinction:** Michelin Bib Gourmand · Repsol Recomendado - **Website:** https://www.miceli.es - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/miceli Miceli is chef Marga Coll's restaurant in Selva, a Tramuntana village, opened in 2012 with her husband Javier Arés, who runs the dining room and wine list. There's no printed menu: Coll shops the Inca market each morning and builds the day's cooking, rooted in Mallorcan stews and garden produce, around whatever she finds, offered as two tasting menus or an always-changing carte. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, the guide's mark for good cooking at a friendly price, and a Repsol Recomendado listing. The room is small and hours shift by season, so book ahead by phone, email or through the website. Google raters put it at 4.8 out of 5 across 1,200 reviews, and TripAdvisor rates it 4.7 out of 5 across 618 reviews. **Order:** - Aperitivos - Primeros platos - Segundos platos ### 9. Restaurant Ca'n Toni Moreno *A Ferragut-family seafood terrace on a small fishing harbour few visitors find.* - **Neighbourhood:** Port des Canonge - **Address:** Port des Canonge, Banyalbufar, 07190, Spain (exact street name/number and postal code unconfirmed. Repsol's own listing gives a different street type and postal code than other sources; check the restaurant directly) - **Price:** € - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurant-ca-n-toni-moreno Ca'n Toni Moreno sits right on the small harbour at Port des Canonge, below Banyalbufar, reached by a winding coast road. Per the Repsol guide, the Ferragut family has run it since the 1960s, and the name nods to a traditional Mallorcan folk song. José Lorenzo Ferragut Paul cooks in the kitchen, with Lourdes Paul directing the dining room and José Ferragut on the wine list, turning out arroces with shellfish, traditional octopus, and cuttlefish rice alongside the day's catch, on a terrace that looks straight out over the little port. Google raters put it at 4.2 out of 5 across 389 reviews. Call ahead to book, especially in high season when the terrace fills up. ### 10. Restaurante Cabra Blanca by Klaus Menze *Klaus Menze's seasonal, wine-focused dining room in the middle of Mallorca's wine country.* - **Neighbourhood:** Santa Maria del Camí - **Address:** Carrer Andria, 2, 07320 Santa Maria del Cami, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://www.cabrablanca.eu - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurante-cabra-blanca-by-klaus-menze Cabra Blanca by Klaus Menze sits in Santa Maria del Camí, in the centre of Mallorca's wine country, running under the banner 'gastronomia con corazón' and operating under the Gusto y Corazón name. It frames itself as a small gathering space built around food, wine and creativity, with herbs grown on-site feeding a seasonal menu priced by course, starters, a middle course, mains and dessert, with dishes like smoked sardines with spicy gazpacho or a pan-seared lobster tail with creamy spinach; the line-up changes with the season, so check current dishes when you book. TripAdvisor raters put it at 4.8 out of 5 across 32 reviews. Book through the CoverManager link on the site or by phone; hours split between weekday dinners and weekend lunch-and-dinner service. ## The Hidden-Gem Restaurants scene in Mallorca Mallorca's hidden-gem restaurants don't sit on the coast, they sit inland, in villages most visitors never reach. In Selva, Marga Coll cooks with no printed menu at all at Miceli, building each day's food around whatever she buys that morning at the Inca market. In Llubí, Cati Pieras runs a Michelin-listed, Repsol Sol tasting menu out of a traditional stone townhouse at DaiCa, and in Manacor, brothers Miquel and Tolo Gelabert have been cooking in the same family house at Can March since 1925. Around them sit village bars and family-run casas de comidas that locals have quietly kept to themselves, a seafood terrace on the tiny harbour at Port des Canonge, and a family restaurant in Palma's Gènova neighbourhood built above a cave system. What ties these places together is geography as much as cooking: towns like Alaró, Lloseta, Montuïri and Santa Maria del Camí, all inland, so a car rather than a walkable circuit is how you get around most of this list. ## Know before you go ### 1. Village restaurants like Ca'n Punta and Ses Coves de Gènova don't run their own websites, book by phone and confirm hours before you go. ### 2. DaiCa, Es Pati de Montuïri and Miceli are reservation-only, tasting-menu-driven kitchens; book ahead, especially for weekend evenings. ### 3. Most of these towns, Llubí, Selva, Montuïri, Santa Maria del Camí, Lloseta, Manacor, are inland, so plan on a car rather than a walkable circuit. ### 4. Miceli's hours shift by season and the room is small; the restaurant's own policy charges €30 per person for late cancellations and €60 for no-shows, so cancel in time if plans change. ### 5. Can March serves dinner only on Friday and Saturday, with lunch running Tuesday through Sunday, plan around that if you want an evening table. ### 6. Ca'n Toni Moreno gets busy in high season since it's a small terrace right on the harbour at Port des Canonge, call ahead rather than walking in. ## Frequently asked questions ### What makes a Mallorca restaurant a 'hidden gem' on this list? Every restaurant here is inland or off the main coastal tourist circuit, in towns like Alaró, Lloseta, Selva and Manacor rather than resort areas, cooking for locals rather than passing beach traffic. ### Which restaurant on this list has no printed menu? Miceli, in the Tramuntana village of Selva. Chef Marga Coll shops the Inca market each morning and builds the day's cooking around what she finds, so the menu changes daily. ### Which of these restaurants holds a Michelin Guide listing? DaiCa Restaurant i Petit Hotel in Llubí holds a Michelin Guide listing and 1 Repsol Sol. Miceli in Selva holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and a Repsol Recomendado listing. ### Do I need a car to reach these restaurants? Most of them, yes. Llubí, Selva, Montuïri, Manacor, Santa Maria del Camí and Lloseta are inland villages, and Port des Canonge is reached by a winding coast road below Banyalbufar. ### Which restaurant on this list has been open the longest? Restaurant Can March in Manacor, which opened as an inn in 1925 and marked its centenary in 2025, still run in the same house by the founders' grandsons. ## About the author **Justin Mota** — Guidavera founder Justin Mota is the founder of Guidavera. He has lived in Spain for over 10 years and runs a native AI agency alongside building this platform. Food has always been the way Justin connects with friends, and Guidavera started as the list he kept sending to everyone visiting Barcelona. He built it for himself and his friends first, and now hopes it can transform the way people discover great food experiences everywhere. More: https://guidavera.com/about --- This guide is the canonical machine-readable version of https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/best-hidden-gems. Every claim is verifiable against the linked restaurant profiles. Source: Guidavera (https://guidavera.com).