# Best Restaurants in Palma Old Town

> Palma old town's two Michelin stars, DINS Santi Taura and Marc Fosh, headline 18 verified picks from a 1986 wine bar to La Llotja's converted bakeries.

- **Canonical URL:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/best-restaurants-palma-old-town
- **City:** Mallorca, Spain
- **Published:** 2026-08-07
- **Author:** Justin Mota, Guidavera founder
- **Reading time:** 12 min

## Introduction

DINS Santi Taura and Marc Fosh hold Palma old town's only two Michelin stars, both within walking distance of the cathedral: DINS Santi Taura in the Sa Calatrava quarter with a single 11-course tasting menu of historic Balearic recipes, and Marc Fosh inside the 17th-century Convent de la Missió. From there the old town's restaurant scene fans out fast. Andreu Genestra's Aromata now runs out of the HM Palma Blanc hotel, Simon Petutschnig's Japanese-inflected Fera sits in a historic palace off El Born, and La Bodeguilla has poured from more than 300 wine references since 1986 on Carrer de Sant Jaume.

## Key picks at a glance

- **Best for a special-occasion tasting menu** — [DINS Santi Taura](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/dins-santi-taura-dins-by-santi-taura): One Michelin star, two Repsol Soles, and a single tasting menu that Santi Taura walks you through himself.
- **Best value for a Michelin-trained kitchen** — [Aromata](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/aromata): Andreu Genestra's relaxed counterpart to his Michelin-starred restaurant, at gentler, a la carte prices.
- **Best budget pick** — [Kaizen Sushi Bar & Shabu Shabu](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/kaizen-sushi-bar-and-shabu-shabu): The cheapest price tier on this list, with 4.9 out of 5 across Google and TripAdvisor and 9.7 out of 10 on TheFork.
- **Best wine list** — [La Bodeguilla](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/la-bodeguilla): A working wine shop with more than 300 references, doubling as a two-floor restaurant since 1986.
- **Best terrace** — [Born 8](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/born-8-born8): A terrace right over the Passeig del Born promenade, on what the venue calls Palma's golden mile.
- **Best for a date** — [Toque de Queda](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/toque-de-queda): An intimate three-room bakery conversion built around shared charcuterie plates and a champagne bar.

## A guide to Restaurants in Palma Old Town in Mallorca

### The scene

The neighbourhood doubles as a culinary history lesson. A 19th-century bakery on Carrer de Sant Joan is now Forn de Sant Joan's cocktail-and-tapas room, and Toque de Queda works out of the old Forn Cremat bakery, built around an Arab oven, on Carrer de Can Cavalleria. La Llotja and the Moll Vell waterfront add another register: Japanese-Mediterranean crossovers like Mar de Nudos and De Tokio a Lima, plus Nikkei, sushi and shabu-shabu scattered through the Sant Miquel and Santa Eulàlia lanes. This list covers 18 restaurants inside Palma's old town, from two Michelin-starred tasting menus down to lower-key tapas rooms, each one checked against Guidavera's own roster before it made the cut.

### Which restaurants in Palma's old town have a Michelin star?

Two hold a Michelin star: DINS Santi Taura, with one star and two Repsol Soles near Palma Cathedral, and Marc Fosh, with one star and one Repsol Sol inside the Convent de la Missió.

### What is Aromata's relationship to Andreu Genestra's Michelin-starred restaurant?

Aromata is chef Andreu Genestra's more casual Palma project, the relaxed counterpart to his separate Michelin-starred, Green Star restaurant elsewhere on the island. It moved into the HM Palma Blanc hotel in late 2024 and holds a Michelin Selected listing and one Repsol Sol.

### Where is Fera restaurant and who is the chef?

Fera is inside the Círculo Mallorquín, a historic palace just off El Born in Palma's old town. Chef Simon Petutschnig calls his cooking "borderless Mediterranean," Japanese technique built on local Mallorcan ingredients.

### How old is La Bodeguilla in Palma?

La Bodeguilla opened in 1986 on Carrer de Sant Jaume in central Palma. It's a family business, part of Grupo Amida, and holds a Michelin Guide listing plus more than 300 wine references.

> "Two Michelin stars, a 19th-century bakery turned cocktail bar, and a marina restaurant that barely closes: Palma's old town runs from centuries-old ovens to Nikkei tasting menus, all within a short walk of the cathedral."

## How we built this list

We built this list the slow way, and for Palma's old town the geography did a lot of the initial filtering, since every entry here had to sit within a short walk of the cathedral and be checked against Guidavera's own restaurant roster before it made the cut. From there we weighed the signals we use everywhere: Michelin stars and Repsol Soles where they exist, what consistent diners actually say, and the real menus, rather than ranking 18 restaurants from a desk. The range runs deliberately wide, from DINS Santi Taura and Marc Fosh's tasting menus down to lower-key tapas rooms, so recognition wasn't the only bar, being a genuinely good version of what it is mattered just as much. A couple of things move fast here: Botànic changed chefs and direction in June 2026, so we've flagged that rather than describing a menu that may no longer be current, and hours and menus shift seasonally across the old town, so every listing notes to confirm directly with the restaurant before visiting.

## The 18 best Restaurants in Palma Old Town, compared

| # | Restaurant | Neighbourhood | Price | Distinction | Signature dish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [DINS Santi Taura](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/dins-santi-taura-dins-by-santi-taura) | Palma | €€€€ | Michelin 1-Star · Repsol 2 Soles | — |
| 2 | [Marc Fosh](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/marc-fosh) | Palma | €€€ | Michelin 1-Star · Repsol 1 Sol | Chilled green broad bean and lemon verbena soup with tuna tartare, grapefruit gel, and hibiscus |
| 3 | [Aromata](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/aromata) | Palma | €€ | Michelin Selected · Repsol 1 Sol | — |
| 4 | [Forn de Sant Joan](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/forn-de-sant-joan-forn-projects) | La Llotja | €€€ | — | — |
| 5 | [Botànic](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/botanic-can-bordoy-grand-house-and-garden) | Palma | €€€€ | Repsol Recomendado | — |
| 6 | [Fera](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/fera) | Palma | €€€ | Repsol Recomendado | Selection of Tapas |
| 7 | [La Bodeguilla](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/la-bodeguilla) | Palma | €€ | Michelin Selected | Pernil ibèric de gla Juan Manuel D.O. Guijuelo (80g) |
| 8 | [Emilio Innobar](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/emilio-innobar) | Palma | €€€ | — | Sashimi Mix |
| 9 | [Toque de Queda](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/toque-de-queda) | Palma | €€ | — | — |
| 10 | [Mar de Nudos](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/mar-de-nudos) | Palma | €€€ | — | — |
| 11 | [De Tokio a Lima](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/de-tokio-a-lima) | Palma | €€€ | — | OSCIETRA ADAMAS – Esturión Ruso Gueldenstaedtii (Sturgeon Gueldenstaedtii) 10 gr. |
| 12 | [Arume](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/arume-arume-tomeu-marti) | Palma | €€ | Repsol Recomendado | — |
| 13 | [La Malvasia](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/la-malvasia) | Palma | €€ | — | — |
| 14 | [Bondo Cocina](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/bondo-cocina) | La Llotja | €€ | — | — |
| 15 | [Kaizen Sushi Bar & Shabu Shabu](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/kaizen-sushi-bar-and-shabu-shabu) | Palma | € | — | Edamames |
| 16 | [Born 8](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/born-8-born8) | El Born | €€ | — | — |
| 17 | [Kamaleonico Palma](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/kamaleonico-palma) | Palma | €€ | — | Tarta Lotus |
| 18 | [Maria 5 Urban Restaurant](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/maria-5-urban-restaurant) | Palma | €€ | — | Edamame |

## The 18 best Restaurants in Palma Old Town in Mallorca

### 1. DINS Santi Taura

*Palma old town's only single-tasting-menu Michelin star, built entirely on historic Balearic recipes.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** Plaça de Llorenç Villalonga 4, 07001 Palma, Spain
- **Price:** €€€€
- **Distinction:** Michelin 1-Star · Repsol 2 Soles
- **Website:** https://www.grupsantitaura.com/en/dins-santitaura
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/dins-santi-taura-dins-by-santi-taura

DINS Santi Taura holds one Michelin star, since 2020, and two Repsol Soles. The whole restaurant runs on one tasting menu, Origens: 11 courses tracing centuries of Balearic recipes with contemporary technique, with an option to add three more, and a vegetarian version, Pagesia, if you request it when you book. Many of the plates the food arrives on are handmade by artisans. Sit at the Chef's Bar and watch each dish plated and explained, or take a table in the dining room; either way, Santi Taura walks you through the menu himself. It's on the ground floor of the El Llorenc Parc de la Mar hotel, a few steps from Palma Cathedral in Sa Calatrava. The menu runs 125 euros per person, reservations need a credit-card guarantee, and it's closed Sunday and Monday.

### 2. Marc Fosh

*Contemporary Mediterranean tasting menus from the first British chef to win a Michelin star in Spain.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** Carrer de la Missió 7A, 07003 Palma, Spain
- **Price:** €€€
- **Distinction:** Michelin 1-Star · Repsol 1 Sol
- **Website:** https://www.marcfosh.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/marc-fosh

Marc Fosh is the eponymous restaurant of British chef Marc Fosh, set inside the Convent de la Missio, a 17th-century former seminary turned boutique hotel in Palma's old town. Fosh trained in London at The Greenhouse and the Michelin-starred Chelsea Room before working under Martin Berasategui at Bodegon Alejandro in San Sebastian, and in 2002 became the first British chef to earn a Michelin star in Spain, at Read's Hotel. This restaurant, previously called Simply Fosh, now carries one Michelin Star and one Repsol Sol. The kitchen runs contemporary Mediterranean cooking on clean flavours and seasonal Balearic ingredients, with several tasting menus at different lengths and price points across lunch and dinner, plus a more affordable lunch option, all changing with the season. It's open Tuesday to Saturday, with private dining available for up to 10 guests.

**Order:**
- Chilled green broad bean and lemon verbena soup with tuna tartare, grapefruit gel, and hibiscus
- Our organic caviar with cauliflower-smoked eel cream & green apple-sea fennel jelly
- Creamy rice with marinated sardines, burrata emulsion & confit tomato sauce

### 3. Aromata

*Andreu Genestra's relaxed, lower-key counterpart to his Michelin-starred restaurant, now inside a Palma hotel.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** Carrer de Ramón y Cajal 12, 07011 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Distinction:** Michelin Selected · Repsol 1 Sol
- **Website:** https://aromatarestaurant.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/aromata

Aromata is chef Andreu Genestra's relaxed Palma project, the casual counterpart to his Michelin-starred, Green Star restaurant elsewhere on the island. It opened in 2014 in the courtyard of the Centre de Cultura de Sa Nostra, picking up a Repsol Sol, then moved in late 2024 to the ground floor of the HM Palma Blanc hotel on Carrer Ramon y Cajal. The idea is high-end Mallorcan cooking at gentler prices than a tasting-menu temple. The Michelin Guide lists it Selected, Repsol gives it one Sol, and the kitchen runs contemporary Mallorcan cooking on the best local Balearic ingredients, with a midday menu and a la carte at lunch, and the Aromata and Sentits tasting menus plus a vegetarian Verd option at dinner. Repsol singles out the roast porc negre with corn and apricot.

### 4. Forn de Sant Joan

*Fine dining and cocktails inside a converted 19th-century bakery in the heart of La Lonja.*

- **Neighbourhood:** La Llotja
- **Address:** Carrer de Sant Joan 4, 07012 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- **Price:** €€€
- **Website:** https://fornprojects.com/restaurante/forn
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/forn-de-sant-joan-forn-projects

Forn de Sant Joan occupies a former 19th-century bakery on Carrer de Sant Joan, in the heart of La Lonja near Palma Cathedral, and runs under the Forn Projects group. The kitchen does Mediterranean fine dining built around tapas and shared plates, alongside pastas, main courses and desserts, paired with sophisticated cocktails and a wide wine list. It's open daily, lunch from 1pm to 4pm and dinner from 6:30pm, running later on Friday and Saturday nights to 11:30pm. TripAdvisor reviewers rate it 4.4 out of 5 across more than 3,300 reviews. Book online through the restaurant's own site, by phone, or email the Forn Projects team directly for groups and special requests. It's a short walk, about a minute, from Sa Llotja de Palma, an easy stop after a wander around the old town's harbourside streets.

### 5. Botànic

*The restaurant inside Can Bordoy's garden hotel, mid-transition from plant-forward cooking to a new chef's direction.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** C/ Forn de la Glòria 14, 07012 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- **Price:** €€€€
- **Distinction:** Repsol Recomendado
- **Website:** https://www.canbordoy.com/en/botanic-restaurant
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/botanic-can-bordoy-grand-house-and-garden

Botanic sits inside Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden, a hotel among the old town's noble mansions, with dining rooms opening onto what the hotel calls the largest private garden in the quarter. It opened as Mallorca's first plant-forward restaurant under founding chef Andres Benitez, whose Repsol-listed menu featured a lettuce-leaf vegetable taco and a cherry-tomato Vietnamese pizza with fresh basil and handmade Mallorcan burrata, with tasting menus at 65 and 90 euros. After more than five years, Benitez stepped down in June 2026 and chef Jhonatan Maldonado took over. Maldonado trained at the UIB hospitality school in Mallorca and has cooked at Zaranda, Coque and Park Hyatt; press describes his style as a dialogue between his Chilean roots and the Mediterranean. It holds a Repsol Recomendado listing; confirm the current menu directly, since the change is recent.

### 6. Fera

*Japanese technique on Mallorcan ingredients, served in a historic palace just off El Born.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** Carrer de la Concepció 4, 07012 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- **Price:** €€€
- **Distinction:** Repsol Recomendado
- **Website:** https://ferapalma.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/fera

Fera occupies the ground floor of the Circulo Mallorquin, a historic Mallorcan palace just off El Born, with a dining room that opens onto an interior garden. Chef Simon Petutschnig, born in Austria and trained there in classical French cuisine before moving to Spain in 2005, calls his cooking borderless Mediterranean: Japanese technique built on local, seasonal ingredients, including produce from the restaurant's own Montesion Wine Estate and Son Naava olive oil. It runs on tasting menus, a Chef Menu at 149 euros and a reduced version at 99 euros, both with vegetarian alternatives, alongside wine pairings. Fera holds a Repsol Recomendado listing and is a member of JRE-Jeunes Restaurateurs. It's closed Tuesday and Wednesday, with Thursday and Sunday service dinner-only, so check the calendar before booking.

**Order:**
- Selection of Tapas
- Son Naava Bread
- Lobster

### 7. La Bodeguilla

*A 1986 Palma institution that doubles as a wine shop, with 300-plus bottles on the list.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** Carrer de Sant Jaume, 3, 07012 Palma, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Distinction:** Michelin Selected
- **Website:** https://www.la-bodeguilla.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/la-bodeguilla

La Bodeguilla has run since 1986 on Carrer de Sant Jaume, squarely in the old-town core near Jaume III. It works as both restaurant and wine shop, with more than 300 Spanish and international references on the list, and a two-floor room where wine barrels double as tables. The kitchen sticks to Spanish, Mediterranean-rooted cooking, treating ingredients with what it calls sencillez, humildad y tecnica, simplicity, humility and technique, cooking to order around the day's best product. It's a family business and part of Grupo Amida, the Palma hospitality group also behind Periplo Portixol, and it's listed in the Michelin Guide as Selected. Open daily from 1pm to 11pm, it's an easy old-town stop for lunch or dinner without needing to plan far ahead.

**Order:**
- Pernil ibèric de gla Juan Manuel D.O. Guijuelo (80g)
- Ostra seleccionada nº2 al natural (u.)
- Ostra a sa brasa amb gamba vermella a l'all

### 8. Emilio Innobar

*Sashimi, tataki and ceviche built around a 'Fusion Fina' concept, plated in an open kitchen.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** Carrer de la Concepció, 9, 07012 Palma, Spain
- **Price:** €€€
- **Website:** https://emilio-innobar.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/emilio-innobar

Emilio Innobar sits on Carrer de la Concepcio, a quiet lane a short walk from El Born and Jaume III, in a restored old building with large windows. Founder chef Emilio Castrejon, who has South American and Japanese heritage and worked in Japan before settling in Mallorca, built the place around what he calls Fusion Fina, blending Mediterranean, Asian and Mexican elements with sashimi, tataki and ceviche at the centre. The kitchen is now directed by Marcus Cardoso, who trained under Castrejon, and dishes are designed for sharing, changing with what's fresh at the market. The open kitchen means you can watch the plates come together from the dining room. It's open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner, closed Sunday and Monday; email reservas@emilio-innobar.com to book.

**Order:**
- Sashimi Mix
- Tataki de Dorada
- Tartaro de Atún

### 9. Toque de Queda

*Italian-leaning small plates and a champagne bar inside a 60-year-old bakery built around an Arab oven.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** Carrer de Can Cavalleria, 15B, 07012 Palma, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Website:** https://toquedequeda.es
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/toque-de-queda

Toque de Queda opened in 2014, founded by Alicia Arduini and Andrea Cavate, both from Italy's Emilia-Romagna region. It occupies a restored bakery more than 60 years old, the former Forn Cremat, built around an old Arab oven the owners say is one of the few left on the island, and keeps the original furnishings across three rooms and a terrace near La Rambla. The kitchen does fresh, homemade Mediterranean and Italian small plates, tapas, salads, sandwiches, hot cocas, charcuterie boards, fish and desserts, alongside a deli and champagne bar, with charcuterie sourced from Italy, Catalonia, Galicia, France and Mallorca. Alicia, who comes from a family of pastry chefs, makes the desserts herself. The menu changes roughly every six months, and vegetarian, celiac and lactose-free needs are catered for. It's open evenings, Monday to Saturday, closed Sunday.

### 10. Mar de Nudos

*Japanese-Mediterranean seafood on the old town's working marina, Moll Vell.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** Carrer del Moll 6, Local 1, Moll Vell, 07198 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- **Price:** €€€
- **Website:** https://www.mardenudos.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/mar-de-nudos

Mar de Nudos sits on the Moll Vell, the old marina at the foot of La Llotja and the cathedral, founded by Marco di Loreto. The kitchen pairs Japanese and Mediterranean cooking with a seafood focus, plating dishes with an eye on texture, colour and presentation, and a cocktail programme runs alongside the food. It keeps long hours, open daily from 1pm to 1am, so it covers lunch, dinner and a late-night option in one sitting. It's a short walk, about three minutes, from Sa Llotja, an easy stop on a wander through the harbourside old town. Reservations run through the restaurant's own website, and TripAdvisor reviewers rate it 3.5 out of 5 across more than 800 reviews.

### 11. De Tokio a Lima

*Nikkei cooking, Japanese-Peruvian-Mediterranean, inside a boutique hotel on the Born.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** Inside Hotel Can Alomar, Carrer de Sant Feliu / Passeig del Born, 07012 Palma, Spain
- **Price:** €€€
- **Website:** https://detokioalima.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/de-tokio-a-lima

De Tokio a Lima is a Nikkei restaurant, the Japanese-Peruvian fusion tradition, folded together with Mediterranean influences under chef German de Bernardi, who the restaurant describes as devoted to the sea and its produce. The Palma location sits inside Hotel Can Alomar near Passeig del Born, with a second outpost in Valldemossa. The kitchen leans avant-garde in its preparation, built on seasonal, locally-sourced produce from local farmers and artisans. It's open daily, lunch from 1pm to 3:30pm and dinner from 7:30pm to 10:30pm. Online bookings run up to seven people, with tables held for fifteen minutes past the reservation time. Google reviewers rate it 4.5 out of 5 across 590 reviews, and it's about a four-minute walk from Sa Llotja.

**Order:**
- OSCIETRA ADAMAS – Esturión Ruso Gueldenstaedtii (Sturgeon Gueldenstaedtii) 10 gr.
- OSCIETRA ADAMAS – Esturión Ruso Gueldenstaedtii (Sturgeon Gueldenstaedtii) 30 gr.
- OSCIETRA ADAMAS – Esturión Ruso Gueldenstaedtii (Sturgeon Gueldenstaedtii) 50 gr.

### 12. Arume

*Nigiri and creative hot dishes around an open kitchen on Palma's Sant Miquel shopping street.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** Carrer de Sant Miquel 83, 07002 Palma, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Distinction:** Repsol Recomendado
- **Website:** https://www.tomeumarti.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/arume-arume-tomeu-marti

Arume is chef Tomeu Marti's Japanese restaurant on Carrer de Sant Miquel, the pedestrian shopping street near Placa d'Espanya. The room is built around a large open kitchen wrapped by a long bar, so guests can watch the team work. The cooking is Japanese seen through a Mediterranean lens, and Repsol, which lists it Recomendado, singles out the entrecote tataki Thai salad, assorted nigiri, and prawn-and-sea-urchin parcels in tempura; the carta also runs to tuna tartare, an Arume sashimi selection, a house chili crab and a duck, foie and shiitake dim sum. It's open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner, though listings disagree on the exact closed days, so confirm before visiting. Google reviewers rate it 4.6 out of 5 across 892 reviews, and TheFork scores it 9.4 out of 10. Book by phone or on TheFork.

### 13. La Malvasia

*Seasonal Mediterranean tapas with a house Malvasia wine poured from the restaurant's own vineyard.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** Plaça del Mercat, 15, 07001 Palma, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Website:** https://lamalvasiamallorca.com/en
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/la-malvasia

La Malvasia has run since 2021 on Placa del Mercat, in the old-town centre, with a second location on Placa de l'Olivar. It takes its name from the Malvasia vineyards of Banyalbufar in the Serra de Tramuntana, and pours its own Malvasia wine from the Ca'n Pico vineyard alongside seasonal, ingredient-led Mediterranean tapas. The Placa del Mercat terrace is one of the more visible in central Palma, an easy spot to walk past and decide to stop. TripAdvisor reviewers rate it 4.7 out of 5 across more than 2,300 reviews, and TheFork scores it 8.3 out of 10. It's closed Sundays; book ahead through TheFork, especially for a table on that Mercat terrace.

### 14. Bondo Cocina

*An Argentine-Mallorcan tapas crossover on a quiet old-town street steps from La Llotja.*

- **Neighbourhood:** La Llotja
- **Address:** Carrer de Vallseca, 16, Centre, 07012 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Website:** https://www.bondococina.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/bondo-cocina

Bondo Cocina runs a small Argentine-Mallorcan tapas menu on Carrer de Vallseca, in the streets just behind La Llotja, about a minute's walk away. It keeps a low profile online, just a menu and a booking widget rather than a long backstory, but the crossover of Argentine and Mallorcan cooking is distinctive within the old town's tapas scene. It's dinner-only, Wednesday through Saturday, closed Monday, Tuesday and Sunday, so plan around that narrower window. TripAdvisor reviewers rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 97 reviews and TheFork scores it 9.6 out of 10. Book through TheFork, or reach the team directly by WhatsApp or email; the site runs in both Spanish and English.

### 15. Kaizen Sushi Bar & Shabu Shabu

*Sushi and shabu-shabu hot pot on the same menu, a rare pairing in the old town.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** Carrer de l'Argenteria, 7, 07001 Palma, Spain
- **Price:** €
- **Website:** https://kaizenrestaurante.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/kaizen-sushi-bar-and-shabu-shabu

Kaizen Sushi Bar & Shabu Shabu, named for the Japanese idea of constant improvement, sits near Santa Eulalia in the old town, on Carrer de l'Argenteria. Chef Ismael Rojo's menu pairs sushi and sashimi with shabu-shabu, the simmer-it-yourself hot pot, built around values the restaurant states as product, respect, technique and dedication. It calls itself a well-kept secret in the centre, and the reviews back that framing: Google rates it 4.9 out of 5 across more than 1,500 reviews, TripAdvisor 4.9 out of 5, and TheFork 9.7 out of 10. It's open Monday to Wednesday for dinner only, and Thursday to Saturday for both lunch and dinner, closed Sunday. Reservations run through Restoo, and the full menu is published online through their digital menu link.

**Order:**
- Edamames
- Ostra Francesa N°2 ahumada
- Ostra-Vieira

### 16. Born 8

*A wide-ranging international menu with a terrace right on the Passeig del Born.*

- **Neighbourhood:** El Born
- **Address:** Passeig del Born, 8, 07012 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Website:** https://enjoygroup.es/en/born8
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/born-8-born8

Born 8 sits at Passeig del Born 8, on what the venue calls Palma's golden mile, part of the Enjoy Group, with a terrace looking out over the promenade and a recently renovated bar leaning on signature cocktails. The menu is wide-ranging and international: top-quality meats from northern Spain and locally, Thai woks and appetisers, fresh pastas, salads, seafood and tapas, with listed dishes including a king prawn and mango ceviche, a Km0 tomato salad with burrata D.O.P., thinly sliced artichokes with crispy parmesan, a tapas tower and a Born8 cheesecake. It's open daily from 11am to midnight, an easy stop whatever time you land on the Born. Google reviewers rate it 4.4 out of 5 across more than 4,200 reviews, and it's about a five-minute walk from Sa Llotja.

### 17. Kamaleonico Palma

*Roman-style pinsas, burgers and Japanese plates on the same all-day menu on La Rambla.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** La Rambla, 20, Centre, 07003 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Website:** https://kamaleonico.hey-restaurants.com
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/kamaleonico-palma

Kamaleonico Palma leans into its name, versatility, swapping between styles to suit whatever a guest is after, served on La Rambla in the old-town centre with both indoor and outdoor seating in a modern room with rustic touches. The carta spans hot starters, Roman-style pinsas, a Japanese-leaning Japo section, burgers and desserts, all published on the restaurant's site. It's part of Grupo Kamaleonico and open Tuesday to Friday from 12:30pm to midnight, Saturday to 1am, closed Monday and Sunday, with reservations recommended across brunch, lunch and dinner. Google reviewers rate it 4.4 out of 5 across 923 reviews. Indoor and outdoor seating make it a flexible pick for groups with different cravings, an easy stop about eight minutes from the Ferrocarril de Soller station.

**Order:**
- Tarta Lotus
- Tarta De Queso Con Miel Y Nueces
- Pinsa La Serrana

### 18. Maria 5 Urban Restaurant

*Asian-international fusion under a centuries-old olive tree on Plaça de Cort.*

- **Neighbourhood:** Palma
- **Address:** Plaça de Cort, 11, 07001 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- **Price:** €€
- **Website:** https://maria5.com/en
- **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/maria-5-urban-restaurant

Maria 5 Urban Restaurant is the central-Palma sibling of the Maria 5 brand, set inside Hotel Cort on Placa de Cort, the old-town square in front of the town hall. The site describes it as the most formal and urban of the Maria 5 venues, with an interior dining room and a large shaded terrace under a centuries-old olive tree. Head chef Gunnar Blischke runs Asian and international fusion built on Japanese technique across both Maria 5 venues, this one and the seafront Maria 5 Beach at Camp de Mar, with attention to presentation, signature cocktails and a curated drinks list. It's open daily from 8am to 9:30pm, covering breakfast through early dinner. Google reviewers rate it 4.3 out of 5 across 234 reviews. Book online, by email at restaurante@hotelcort.com, or by phone.

**Order:**
- Edamame
- Edamame Picante
- Sopa de Boniato & Coco

## The Restaurants in Palma Old Town scene in Mallorca

Palma's old town packs two Michelin stars, DINS Santi Taura in the Sa Calatrava quarter and Marc Fosh inside the 17th-century Convent de la Missió, into walking distance of the cathedral, and the rest of the scene fans out from there. Andreu Genestra's Aromata now runs out of the HM Palma Blanc hotel, and Fera brings Japanese technique to Mallorcan ingredients inside a historic palace just off El Born. The neighbourhood doubles as a culinary history lesson: a 19th-century bakery on Carrer de Sant Joan is now Forn de Sant Joan's cocktail-and-tapas room, and Toque de Queda works out of the old Forn Cremat bakery, built around an Arab oven. La Bodeguilla has poured from more than 300 wine references since 1986 on Carrer de Sant Jaume. Down at La Llotja and the Moll Vell waterfront, Japanese-Mediterranean crossovers like Mar de Nudos and De Tokio a Lima sit alongside Nikkei, sushi and shabu-shabu scattered through the Sant Miquel and Santa Eulàlia lanes. It's a small area holding a very wide range, from centuries-old ovens to tasting menus built on Japanese technique.

## Know before you go

### 1.

DINS Santi Taura and Marc Fosh, the two Michelin-starred kitchens on this list, both close Sundays and Mondays, so plan those visits midweek.

### 2.

Reservations at DINS Santi Taura, Marc Fosh and Fera all require a credit-card guarantee to hold the table.

### 3.

Aromata and Fera run tight, specific service windows rather than all-day kitchens, so book ahead and confirm current hours before you go.

### 4.

Botànic changed chefs in June 2026 and moved on from its earlier plant-forward menu, so confirm what's currently on offer before booking.

### 5.

Several venues here (Forn de Sant Joan, Born 8) belong to larger hospitality groups (Forn Projects, Enjoy Group) with their own booking channels, worth checking directly rather than through a third-party app.

### 6.

Hours and menus shift seasonally across the old town; every listing here notes to confirm directly with the restaurant before visiting.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which restaurants in Palma's old town have a Michelin star?

Two hold a Michelin star: DINS Santi Taura, with one star and two Repsol Soles near Palma Cathedral, and Marc Fosh, with one star and one Repsol Sol inside the Convent de la Missió.

### What is Aromata's relationship to Andreu Genestra's Michelin-starred restaurant?

Aromata is chef Andreu Genestra's more casual Palma project, the relaxed counterpart to his separate Michelin-starred, Green Star restaurant elsewhere on the island. It moved into the HM Palma Blanc hotel in late 2024 and holds a Michelin Selected listing and one Repsol Sol.

### Where is Fera restaurant and who is the chef?

Fera is inside the Círculo Mallorquín, a historic palace just off El Born in Palma's old town. Chef Simon Petutschnig calls his cooking "borderless Mediterranean," Japanese technique built on local Mallorcan ingredients.

### How old is La Bodeguilla in Palma?

La Bodeguilla opened in 1986 on Carrer de Sant Jaume in central Palma. It's a family business, part of Grupo Amida, and holds a Michelin Guide listing plus more than 300 wine references.

### What happened to Botànic's plant-forward menu?

Botànic opened as Mallorca's first plant-forward restaurant inside Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden. In June 2026, chef Jhonatan Maldonado took over from founding chef Andrés Benítez and moved the kitchen on from that concept, so confirm the current menu directly with the restaurant.

## 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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