# Best Restaurants in Palmanova > Best restaurants near Palmanova: Beso Beach's seafront club, Michelin-starred Es Fum, sea-view hotel terraces, and a 1974 Peguera fish house. - **Canonical URL:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/best-restaurants-palma-nova - **City:** Mallorca, Spain - **Published:** 2026-08-07 - **Author:** Justin Mota, Guidavera founder - **Reading time:** 6 min ## Introduction Beso Beach Mallorca, at the Zel Mallorca hotel, is the only restaurant on this list that actually sits inside Palmanova. Everything else here is a short drive along the Calvia coast: Es Fum's Michelin star at the St Regis Mardavall in Costa d'en Blanes, Restaurante Maricel's sea-view terrace at the Hospes Maricel & Spa in Cas Catala, Las Terrazas del Bendinat between Palma and the Puerto Portals marina, and Restaurante La Gran Tortuga, serving fresh fish and rice in Cala Fornells near Peguera since 1974. ## Key picks at a glance - **Best for a special occasion** — [Es Fum](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/es-fum): One Michelin Star and one Repsol Sol, with a chef who trained under Martin Berasategui. - **Best sea-view lunch** — [Restaurante Maricel](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurante-maricel-hospes-maricel-and-spa): Terraces that look straight out over the bay, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. - **Best (and only) restaurant actually in Palmanova** — [Beso Beach Mallorca](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/beso-beach-mallorca-at-zel-mallorca-melia): A beach-club format right on the Palmanova seafront at Zel Mallorca. - **Best dinner terrace with a dress code** — [Las Terrazas del Bendinat](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/las-terrazas-del-bendinat): An open-air sea-view terrace at Hotel Bendinat, more elegant after dark. - **Best classic fish house** — [Restaurante La Gran Tortuga](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurante-la-gran-tortuga): Serving fresh fish, seafood and rice since 1974, with its own lobster tank. ## A guide to Restaurants in Palmanova in Mallorca ### The scene That split reflects what Palmanova is: a resort beach town built around its hotels, with the closest serious sit-down tables sitting just up or down the coast rather than in the town centre itself. The five restaurants below range from a Basque-Mediterranean beach club to a one-Michelin-star tasting menu, and from hotel terraces built for long lunches to a fish house with its own lobster tank. If you're staying in Palmanova and want a proper meal out, plan on a short taxi or drive for most of these. The range on offer, from beach-club grills to a Michelin-starred dining room, is worth the trip. ### Is there a Michelin-starred restaurant near Palmanova? Yes. Es Fum, inside the St Regis Mardavall at Costa d'en Blanes just up the coast from Palmanova, holds one Michelin Star and one Repsol Sol. Chef Miguel Navarro, who trained under Martin Berasategui, has run the kitchen since 2017. ### Which restaurant on this list is actually in Palmanova? Beso Beach Mallorca, the beach-club restaurant at the Zel Mallorca hotel on the Palmanova seafront. It serves Basque-Mediterranean cooking with seafood and grilled dishes at the centre. ### Where is Restaurante La Gran Tortuga and how old is it? It's in Cala Fornells, just outside Peguera on the Calvia coast southwest of Palmanova. It opened in 1974, serves fresh fish, seafood and rice, and holds a Repsol Recomendado listing. ### Do any of these restaurants have a dress code? Yes. Es Fum asks for elegant attire, with long trousers and closed shoes for men. Las Terrazas del Bendinat, at Hotel Bendinat in Portals Nous, also requires long trousers for men at dinner. > "The only restaurant on this list actually inside Palmanova is a beach club. Everything else worth eating at sits a short drive up or down the coast." ## How we built this list We built this list the slow way, and a Palmanova list needed an honest workaround: the town itself is a resort beach town built around its hotels, not a place with a deep bench of serious sit-down kitchens, so the bar we used was the closest genuine restaurant worth the short drive up or down the Calvia coast. From there we weighed the same signals we use everywhere: professional recognition like a Michelin star or a Repsol Sol, what consistent diners actually say in their reviews, and the real menus, rather than ranking from a desk. Several of these run seasonally, and a couple ask for a dress code at dinner, so we've noted that plainly rather than assuming every table is open and walk-in all year. ## The 5 best Restaurants in Palmanova, compared | # | Restaurant | Neighbourhood | Price | Distinction | Signature dish | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | [Beso Beach Mallorca](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/beso-beach-mallorca-at-zel-mallorca-melia) | Palmanova | €€€ | — | Lata de caviar Beluga 10 gr | | 2 | [Es Fum](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/es-fum) | Costa d'en Blanes | €€€€ | Michelin 1-Star · Repsol 1 Sol | — | | 3 | [Restaurante Maricel](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurante-maricel-hospes-maricel-and-spa) | Cas Català | €€€€ | — | — | | 4 | [Las Terrazas del Bendinat](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/las-terrazas-del-bendinat) | Portals Nous | €€€ | — | Truffle Burrata with courgette escabeche, fresh figs, and Farmhouse tomatoes | | 5 | [Restaurante La Gran Tortuga](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurante-la-gran-tortuga) | Peguera | €€€ | Repsol Recomendado | — | ## The 5 best Restaurants in Palmanova in Mallorca ### 1. Beso Beach Mallorca *The only restaurant on this list actually inside Palmanova.* - **Neighbourhood:** Palmanova - **Address:** Carrer Duc d'Estremera, 16, Zel Mallorca, 07181 Palmanova, Calvià, Spain - **Price:** €€€ - **Website:** https://besobeach.com/en/beso-beach-mallorca - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/beso-beach-mallorca-at-zel-mallorca-melia Beso Beach Mallorca sits right on the Palmanova seafront at Zel Mallorca, the hotel from the joint venture between Melia Hotels International and Rafael Nadal. It's part of the wider Beso Beach group, which started in Formentera before opening other locations, and it runs as a beach-club format: a proper restaurant menu alongside a more relaxed bar scene by the pool and sand. The kitchen pairs Basque recipes with Mediterranean cooking, seafood and grilled dishes at the centre, and the vermut section leans into that with a tin of Beluga caviar, Santona anchovies and boquerones en vinagre with potato chips. Google reviewers rate it 4.4 out of 5 across 990 reviews. It's open daily from 1pm to midnight, and like most beachfront spots on this stretch, it runs seasonally, so confirm dates before you go. **Order:** - Lata de caviar Beluga 10 gr - Anchoa Santoña 00 - Boquerones en Vinagre con Chips de Patata ### 2. Es Fum *The area's Michelin star, a few minutes east along the coast.* - **Neighbourhood:** Costa d'en Blanes - **Address:** St. Regis Mardavall, Ctra. Palma-Andratx 19, 07181 Costa d'en Blanes, Spain - **Price:** €€€€ - **Distinction:** Michelin 1-Star · Repsol 1 Sol - **Website:** https://www.restaurant-esfum.com - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/es-fum Es Fum holds one Michelin Star and one Repsol Sol inside the St Regis Mardavall at Costa d'en Blanes, just up the coast from Palmanova. Chef Miguel Navarro, who trained under Martin Berasategui, has run the kitchen since 2017 and serves three tasting menus: Origen, built from the dishes that made the restaurant's name; Recorrido, which takes the Mediterranean as a starting point and pulls in influences from more than 40 countries; and a vegetal menu. Dinner only, Wednesday to Sunday, with an elegant dress code and a tasting-menu experience that runs about three hours. ### 3. Restaurante Maricel *A sea-view hotel terrace in Cas Catala with a Valencia-trained chef.* - **Neighbourhood:** Cas Català - **Address:** Carretera d'Andratx 11, 07181 Calvià, Spain - **Price:** €€€€ - **Website:** https://maricelrestaurante.com/en - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurante-maricel-hospes-maricel-and-spa Restaurante Maricel is the dining room of the Hospes Maricel & Spa, a seafront hotel on the Carretera d'Andratx in Cas Catala, just west of Palma along the coast from Palmanova. The setting is the draw, terraces that look straight out over the bay, alongside a pool bar and cocktail bar. Chef Jose Vicente Tarin, originally from Valencia, runs Mediterranean and Mallorcan cooking built on fresh, seasonal, local KM0 produce, with rice dishes and seasonal fish as the house focus, and vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are available. The hotel's own Instagram traces the property back to 1948. Book through the website form or by calling the hotel directly, and if you want the reservable breakfast service, request it when you book. It's one of the pricier tables on this stretch of coast. ### 4. Las Terrazas del Bendinat *Hotel Bendinat's seafront terrace between Palma and Puerto Portals.* - **Neighbourhood:** Portals Nous - **Address:** Hotel Bendinat, Carrer Andrés Ferret Sobral, 1, 07181 Portals Nous, Calvià, Spain - **Price:** €€€ - **Website:** https://hotelbendinat.com/en/restaurant - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/las-terrazas-del-bendinat Las Terrazas del Bendinat is the restaurant of the seafront Hotel Bendinat in Portals Nous, on the coast between Palma and the Puerto Portals marina, about 7km southwest of Palma. The open-air terrace over the sea is the draw, relaxed by day and more elegant at night. The kitchen runs Mediterranean cooking with international touches, from tapas and carpaccios to rice dishes, fish and meat, including a truffle burrata salad and a lamb's lettuce salad with prawns and mango. There's a long-trousers dress code for men at dinner, so plan accordingly. Google reviewers rate it 4.4 out of 5 across 1,092 reviews, and it's open daily, 1pm to 4pm and 7pm to 10pm. Book through the hotel's website or by phone. **Order:** - Truffle Burrata with courgette escabeche, fresh figs, and Farmhouse tomatoes - Lamb's lettuce with prawns, avocado, hearts of palm, papaya, and mango with a yoghurt curry, and dill sauce - Rocket with goat's cheese, hazelnuts, and strawberries with a balsamic vinaigrette and Llubí honey ### 5. Restaurante La Gran Tortuga *A 1974 fish house in Cala Fornells, with its own lobster tank.* - **Neighbourhood:** Peguera - **Address:** Ctra. Cala Fornells 37 (Aldea Cala Fornells 1), 07160 Peguera, Calvià, Spain - **Price:** €€€ - **Distinction:** Repsol Recomendado - **Website:** https://restaurantelagrantortuga.com - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/restaurante-la-gran-tortuga Restaurante La Gran Tortuga has served fresh fish, seafood and rice since 1974, in a Mediterranean villa on Cala Fornells just outside Peguera, southwest of Palmanova. Chef Javier Soriano leads the kitchen, and the Repsol Guide credits him with bringing the long-running restaurant back toward the front rank; it currently holds a Repsol Recomendado listing. There's a live lobster tank in the dining room, a terrace overlooking the bay and the Malgrats Islands with its own separate menu, and Google reviewers rate it 4.2/5 across 967 reviews. It's listed as open March to October, so confirm before travelling off-season. ## The Restaurants in Palmanova scene in Mallorca Palmanova itself is a resort beach town built around its hotels, and only one restaurant on this list, Beso Beach Mallorca, actually sits on its seafront. Everything else sits a short drive along the Calvia coast: Es Fum's Michelin-starred dining room at the St Regis Mardavall in Costa d'en Blanes, Restaurante Maricel's sea-view terrace at the Hospes Maricel & Spa in Cas Catala, Las Terrazas del Bendinat between Palma and the Puerto Portals marina, and Restaurante La Gran Tortuga, serving fish, seafood and rice in Cala Fornells near Peguera since 1974. The range runs from a Basque-Mediterranean beach club to a one-Michelin-star tasting menu, and from hotel terraces built for long lunches to a fish house with its own lobster tank. What ties them together is the coast itself: this is a stretch built for hotel dining and beachfront lunches rather than a dense restaurant row, so the best tables sit spread along it rather than clustered in one town centre. ## Know before you go ### 1. Beso Beach Mallorca, Es Fum and Restaurante La Gran Tortuga all note seasonal operation on their own sites, so confirm opening dates before you plan a visit. ### 2. Es Fum serves dinner only, Wednesday to Sunday, with an elegant dress code (long trousers and closed shoes for men) and a tasting-menu experience that runs about three hours. ### 3. Las Terrazas del Bendinat also has a long-trousers dress code for men at dinner. ### 4. Restaurante Maricel and Las Terrazas del Bendinat are both hotel restaurants built around sea-view terraces, so book ahead if you want a table with the view. ### 5. Restaurante Maricel offers vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options if you're travelling with dietary restrictions. ### 6. La Gran Tortuga takes reservations online any time, or by phone from noon to 9:30pm. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is there a Michelin-starred restaurant near Palmanova? Yes. Es Fum, inside the St Regis Mardavall at Costa d'en Blanes just up the coast from Palmanova, holds one Michelin Star and one Repsol Sol. Chef Miguel Navarro, who trained under Martin Berasategui, has run the kitchen since 2017. ### Which restaurant on this list is actually in Palmanova? Beso Beach Mallorca, the beach-club restaurant at the Zel Mallorca hotel on the Palmanova seafront. It serves Basque-Mediterranean cooking with seafood and grilled dishes at the centre. ### Where is Restaurante La Gran Tortuga and how old is it? It's in Cala Fornells, just outside Peguera on the Calvia coast southwest of Palmanova. It opened in 1974, serves fresh fish, seafood and rice, and holds a Repsol Recomendado listing. ### Do any of these restaurants have a dress code? Yes. Es Fum asks for elegant attire, with long trousers and closed shoes for men. Las Terrazas del Bendinat, at Hotel Bendinat in Portals Nous, also requires long trousers for men at dinner. ### Are Beso Beach, Es Fum and La Gran Tortuga open year-round? No. All three run seasonally. La Gran Tortuga is listed as open March to October, and Beso Beach and Es Fum's own pages note seasonal operation, so confirm dates directly before you plan a visit. ## 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. 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