Introduction
The Mallorca Seafood List We Send to Friends
Ca n'Eduardo sits directly above Palma's fish market, taking the day's catch up one floor to the kitchen below a dining room that looks out over the bay and the cathedral. A few streets over, chef Pau Navarro runs Mercat Negre standing up inside the Mercat de l'Olivar: no menu, no seating, just whatever's fresh that morning. Ten spots make this list, from classic marisquerías and seafood rice houses to a gluten-free fish-and-chips shop and a natural-wine bar built around seafood tapas.
The short answer
Key Picks at a Glance
In a hurry? These are the essential picks from our full ranking below.
- Best classic marisqueríaCa n'Eduardo
sits directly above Palma's fish market, taking the daily catch up one floor from the Lonja auction.
- Best market-stall pickMercat Negre
chef Pau Navarro's standing-room counter inside the Mercat de l'Olivar, menu set by the morning's catch.
- Best seafront terraceRestaurante La Payesita
a covered terrace on the Can Pastilla promenade, paella and fresh fish by the water.
- Best seafood riceArrosseria Sa Cranca
a rice-and-paella house on the Paseo Marítimo with a deep seafood list, including a queen paella with lobster and langoustines.
Before you order
A Guide to Seafood in Mallorca
The scene
Palma's seafood scene splits across a handful of waterfront pockets. In the old town, Ca n'Eduardo sits above the city's fish market by the Contramuelle-Mollet, with La Caña and the gluten-free Pesca d'Oli a few streets away near La Llotja. East of the centre, the old fishing quarters of Portixol and Es Molinar hold Restaurante Sa Roqueta and Periplo Portixol, both built around the daily catch. Santa Catalina, once a fishermen's neighbourhood itself, holds Patrón Lunares, while Mercat Negre works from a standing counter inside the Mercat de l'Olivar in the city centre. Further round the bay, Arrosseria Sa Cranca sits on the Paseo Marítimo and Restaurante La Payesita sits on the Can Pastilla seafront, about 7km from the old town.
What's a marisquería, and how is it different from a general seafood menu?
A marisquería is a restaurant that specialises in shellfish and seafood, built around the daily catch, rather than a general Mediterranean kitchen where fish is just one section of a bigger menu. Ca n'Eduardo, Restaurante Sa Roqueta and Patrón Lunares are dedicated seafood kitchens in that sense; Arrosseria Sa Cranca leads with rice and paella but runs a deep seafood list alongside it.
Is there a market-stall option for seafood in Palma?
Yes. Mercat Negre runs from Stand 6A inside the Mercat de l'Olivar, chef Pau Navarro's standing-room counter serving fish and shellfish tapas that change daily with the morning's catch. There's no printed menu and no seating, so it's a market-hours stop rather than a sit-down dinner.
How We Built This List
Years of Eating, Asking, and Going Back
We built this list from Guidavera's own verified Palma restaurant data, cuisine tags, menus, opening hours and diner ratings pulled directly from each venue's own site, menu PDF or Instagram, cross-checked against a source-consensus research pass across local and blog coverage of Palma seafood. That research found editorial 'best seafood in Palma' coverage notably thinner online than for tapas: most search results point to review aggregators rather than curated lists, and Ca n'Eduardo stood out as the one venue with a clear multi-source consensus as Palma's best-known seafood address. We excluded sushi and Japanese-format restaurants, since they're covered in a separate guide, tasting-menu fine dining where seafood is incidental, an all-vegan kitchen that surfaced in the same search pass, and venues outside Palma municipality. Mar de Nudos and Emilio Innobar, both seafood-forward but built substantially around sashimi, tataki and omakase-style raw-bar formats, are left off this list for the same reason. Where a detail couldn't be verified, including Mercat Negre's current daily menu, we've said so directly rather than guessing.
More on how we rank: our methodology and quality standards.
At a glance
The 10 Best Seafood, Compared
Quick reference table. Click any name to jump to the full review.
| # | Restaurant | Neighbourhood | Price | Distinction | Signature dish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ca n'Eduardo | Palma | €€€ | — | Grilled lobster with fried eggs, chips and Padrón peppers |
| 2 | Periplo Portixol | Portixol | €€€ | — | — |
| 3 | Restaurante Sa Roqueta | Portixol | €€€ | — | Arroz a banda with fish (rice cooked in fish stock) |
| 4 | Mercat Negre | Centre | €€ | — | Mussels in escabeche |
| 5 | Patrón Lunares | Santa Catalina | €€ | — | Oysters |
| 6 | Restaurante La Payesita | Can Pastilla | €€ | — | Fried Seafood "Mariniere" (Mallorcan speciality) |
| 7 | Arrosseria Sa Cranca | Palma | €€ | — | Sa Cranca's queen paella (lobster, langoustines, clams and fish) |
| 8 | La Caña | La Llotja | €€ | — | Grilled red prawns with sea salt flakes |
| 9 | Pesca d'Oli | La Llotja | € | — | El Clasico |
| 10 | The Wine Side | Centre | €€€ | — | Squid croquettes |
The ranking
10 Best Seafood in Mallorca
Ca n'Eduardo
1. Ca n'Eduardo — A long-standing marisquería sitting right above Palma's fish auction, taking the day's catch up one floor to the kitchen.
Ca n'Eduardo sits directly above Palma's fish market, by the Contramuelle-Mollet, and describes itself as being at the 'kilometre zero' of local produce: fish and shellfish come up daily from the Lonja auction one floor below. The dining room looks out over Palma Bay and the cathedral. The kitchen cooks traditional Mediterranean seafood, paellas, fideuàs, fresh fish and rice dishes, with house specialities including grilled lobster with fried eggs and Padrón peppers (€38), sea bass baked in a salt crust for two (€36 per person) and a lobster paella (€32 per person). Diners rate it 4.2/5 on Google (2,757 reviews) and 3.7/5 on TripAdvisor (930 reviews). It's open Tuesday to Sunday, 13:00 to midnight, closed Mondays.
Periplo Portixol
2. Periplo Portixol — Market fish cooked over an open fire on the waterfront in Palma's old Molinar fishing quarter.
Periplo Portixol sits on the water in El Molinar, the old fishing quarter on Palma's eastern edge, with the dining room opening onto a terrace over the Bay of Palma. Its own tagline sums up the pitch, 'select produce, fire and sea', with the fish bought at the market and cooked mainly over an open fire. The approach stays pared back, recognisable ingredients treated with simplicity and skill, and much of the à la carte is built for sharing, with several dishes designed for two. It's listed in the Michelin Guide and run under Grupo Amida, the Palma hospitality group that also operates La Bodeguilla.
Restaurante Sa Roqueta
3. Restaurante Sa Roqueta — A small harbourside fish-and-seafood room in Portixol, with premium catch sold by weight.
Restaurante Sa Roqueta is a small fish and seafood restaurant tucked among the boats in Portixol harbour, the old fishing-village pocket just east of central Palma's old town. The kitchen cooks Mallorcan style: paella, fideuà and grilled fish, alongside premium seafood sold by weight, including turbot (€120), dentex and sole (both €110 by weight) and a spiny lobster stew (€75). The rice list runs from an arròs a banda cooked in fish stock (€29 per person, €52 with fish) to a creamy rice with spiny lobster or lobster (€59 per person). Diners rate it 4.2/5 on Google (669 reviews) and 3.5/5 on TripAdvisor (332 reviews). It's open Tuesday to Saturday, split across lunch and dinner, closed Sunday and Monday.
Mercat Negre
4. Mercat Negre — A standing-room fish-tapas counter run by chef Pau Navarro inside Palma's Mercat de l'Olivar.
Mercat Negre is chef Pau Navarro's market-stall project at Stand 6A inside Mercat de l'Olivar, Palma's covered market. Navarro, who also runs the restaurant Clandestí Taller Gastronòmic, spent years buying fish for Clandestí at this market before taking over a stand himself; there's no printed menu and no seating, and the small plates change daily with whatever's fresh at the market's fish stalls that morning, eaten standing up. Última Hora reported dishes including mussels in escabeche (€9.50) and raw langoustine (€15) in April 2025, though the lineup changes day to day and that isn't a current menu. The counter is listed in Star Wine List's 2026 guides to Mallorca and Palma wine bars, and diners rate it 4.5/5 on Google (423 reviews). It's open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 16:00, closed Sunday and Monday.
Patrón Lunares
5. Patrón Lunares — A fish- and seafood-focused Santa Catalina restaurant themed around a local skipper.
Patrón Lunares sits on Carrer de la Fàbrica in Santa Catalina, framed as a tribute to a charismatic, generous local skipper, with that fishing story woven into the room. The kitchen is fish- and seafood-focused, built on fresh ingredients from local waters and further afield, with some international touches. The 'De Lonja' and 'Pescado y Marisco' sections run from oysters (from €4.50 a piece) and red prawns in garlic (€20) to a grilled sea bass (€30) and a Balfegó tuna tataki (€26), alongside a prawn rice for two (€24 per person). Diners rate it 4.2/5 on Google (1,581 reviews) and 3.8/5 on TripAdvisor (920 reviews). It's open daily, 13:00 to midnight.
Restaurante La Payesita
6. Restaurante La Payesita — A seafront paella-and-fresh-fish spot on the promenade at Can Pastilla.
La Payesita sits on Carrer de les Nanses in Can Pastilla, on the Platja de Palma seafront about 7km from central Palma, with a covered terrace facing the promenade. It's a long-standing local seafood restaurant built around paella and fresh fish by the water. The menu runs from a Mallorcan speciality of fried seafood 'mariniere' (€12) and garlic prawns (€17.30) to a seafood paella (€22 per person, minimum two) and octopus Galician-style (€22). Diners rate it 4.4/5 on Google (2,207 reviews) and 4.1/5 on TripAdvisor (772 reviews), among the highest ratings on this list. It's open Tuesday to Sunday, 12:30 to 23:30, closed Mondays, and there's no confirmed online booking, so reserve by phone.
Arrosseria Sa Cranca
7. Arrosseria Sa Cranca — A rice-and-paella house on the Paseo Marítimo with a deep seafood list, named for the crab.
Arrosseria Sa Cranca sits on Avinguda de Gabriel Roca, Palma's Paseo Marítimo, and builds its menu around 'Arroces y Paellas', traditional and creative rice dishes, alongside a dedicated Pescados section and seafood starters. The paella list runs from a lobster paella (€35 per person) to the house's own Sa Cranca's queen paella, lobster, langoustines, clams and fish (€39 per person), and a Cranca paella with spider crab (€26 per person); starters include grilled shrimp (€17-25) and garlic shrimp (€25). It also sells takeaway paellas for pickup. Diners rate it 4.3/5 on Google (3,286 reviews) and 4.0/5 on TripAdvisor (1,347 reviews). It's closed Mondays; lunch and dinner run most other days.
La Caña
8. La Caña — An all-day waterfront terrace by La Llotja, with tapas, fresh fish and oysters.
La Caña runs as an all-day terrace on Passeig de Sagrera, next to La Llotja, billed by the Forn Projects group as a 'xiringo urbano' (urban beach bar). Alongside its tapas menu, the seafood side of the carta runs from a Natural GEAY oyster (€7.5) and grilled queen scallop (€5.5) through garlic prawns (€25.5) and grilled red prawns with sea salt flakes (€29.5) to a grilled sea bass (€29.5) and grilled turbot with green-apple vinaigrette (€29.5), plus a red prawn rice with alioli (€25). Diners rate it 4.3/5 on Google (1,749 reviews) and 3.8/5 on TripAdvisor (168 reviews). It's open daily, 12:00 to 23:00, with a reduced menu from 16:00 to 18:00.
Pesca d'Oli
9. Pesca d'Oli — A gluten-free gourmet fish-and-chips shop near La Llotja, run by a French couple.
Pesca d'Oli is a gourmet fish and chips shop near La Llotja in Palma, founded by a French couple, Olivier ('Oli') and Julie, after they settled in Mallorca, aiming for a simple, joyful and authentic place. The whole menu is gluten-free, a take on the British classic with homemade chips and sauces, using local products where possible. The fish and chips comes in a few versions: El Clasico, El Picante, and a rotating monthly special, El del Mes.
The Wine Side
10. The Wine Side — A natural-wine bar on Passeig de Mallorca with seafood-led small plates.
The Wine Side is a family-run wine bar and small-plates restaurant on Passeig de Mallorca in central Palma, pairing a low-intervention wine list with seafood-led Mediterranean plates. It began as a tapas and wine bar in Port d'Alcúdia before its owners, Toni Cabanellas and his mother Joana Mª Valls, opened this larger Palma address in December 2022, with a private room and a terrace over the boulevard. The kitchen runs a product-focused menu built around seafood alongside the wine list: squid croquettes, a creamy rice with spider crab, and a Majorcan-style squid and red prawn rice are among the dishes. At Palma's 2023 TaPalma competition, The Wine Side won gold in the Sobrassada de Mallorca IGP category, for a tapa called 'Matances' by chef Albert Zambrano.
Also worth trying
Honourable Mentions
Lamucca del Mar
Es Molinar
A Mediterranean grill and seafood restaurant in a restored port building in Es Molinar, with a 'Del mar' menu section (grilled sea bass for two, catch of the day, oysters by the half dozen) that sits alongside an equally large grill list, so seafood shares the menu with dry-aged beef rather than leading it.
Breogán Cocina Gallega
Palma
A Galician restaurant on Carrer de Rubén Darío specialising in dry-aged Galician beef alongside fish and seafood on a pre-order basis (turbot, seabream, lobster and shellfish), though the beef speciality leads the menu.
The bigger picture
The Seafood Scene in Mallorca
Palma's seafood scene splits across a handful of waterfront pockets. In the old town, Ca n'Eduardo sits above the city's fish market by the Contramuelle-Mollet, with La Caña and the gluten-free Pesca d'Oli a few streets away near La Llotja. East of the centre, the old fishing quarters of Portixol and Es Molinar hold Restaurante Sa Roqueta and Periplo Portixol, both built around the daily catch. Santa Catalina, once a fishermen's neighbourhood itself, holds Patrón Lunares, while Mercat Negre works from a standing counter inside the Mercat de l'Olivar in the city centre. Further round the bay, Arrosseria Sa Cranca sits on the Paseo Marítimo and Restaurante La Payesita sits on the Can Pastilla seafront, about 7km from the old town. The Wine Side, on Passeig de Mallorca, rounds out the list with a natural-wine-and-seafood-tapas format.
Practical tips
Know before you go
A short survival guide for eating seafood in Mallorca— everything we wish we’d known on our first trip.
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Whole fish is often priced by weight
Restaurante Sa Roqueta prices several whole fish (turbot, dentex, sole, grouper) and premium shellfish (langoustines, goose barnacles) by weight rather than a fixed menu price. Ca n'Eduardo's grilled fish and shellfish platters are priced per person instead. Ask the current price before ordering.
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Mercat Negre only runs market hours
It's open Tuesday to Saturday, roughly 10:00 to 16:00, closed Sunday and Monday, with no seating and no reservations. It's a stand-up stop for a few tapas and a glass of wine, not a dinner option.
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Several of these close Monday, some Sunday too
Ca n'Eduardo, Arrosseria Sa Cranca and Restaurante La Payesita are all closed Mondays. Restaurante Sa Roqueta and Mercat Negre are closed both Sunday and Monday. Patrón Lunares and La Caña are the exceptions, open daily.
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A few of these take phone reservations only
Restaurante La Payesita, Restaurante Sa Roqueta and Arrosseria Sa Cranca all book by phone, with no confirmed online reservation system. Call ahead, especially for a terrace or sea-view table in summer.
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Paellas and arroces usually need two people
The rice and paella dishes at Ca n'Eduardo, Arrosseria Sa Cranca, Restaurante La Payesita and Restaurante Sa Roqueta are priced per person with a two-person minimum. Plan to order with a companion, or check if a smaller portion is possible.
What's nearby
Landmarks around these restaurants
These sights sit within a short walk of most of the places on this list — handy for planning a day around the area.
Where to stay
Hotels in the area
Hotels we cover that sit within a short walk of the restaurants on this list — for staying where the eating is.
Know the terms
Glossary
The vocabulary you need to order seafood in Mallorca like a local.
- Llampuga
- A seasonal fish (mahi-mahi/dorado) that arrives off Mallorca each autumn; several Balearic kitchens build short seasonal dishes around it when it's running.
- Gamba roja
- Red prawn, a prized Mediterranean shellfish usually served simply, grilled or raw, to let the sweetness of the meat come through.
- Sepia
- Cuttlefish, a common ingredient in Mallorcan seafood cooking, often grilled, fried, or cooked in its own ink.
- Caldereta
- A Balearic fish-and-shellfish stew cooked in a pot (caldera) with the day's catch.
- Arròs / Arroz
- Rice, the base of Mallorca's seafood rice dishes: paella, arròs brut, arròs a banda, and the creamy and brothy versions found on several menus on this list.
- Fideuà
- A Valencian-Balearic dish similar to paella but built on short noodles instead of rice, usually cooked in a fish or shellfish stock.
- Arròs a banda
- A rice dish cooked in fish and shellfish stock and served separately ('a banda') from the fish itself, a Mediterranean fisherman's dish.
- Marisquería
- A restaurant specialising in shellfish and seafood, as opposed to a general Mediterranean kitchen where fish is just one section of the menu.
- Llotja (Lonja)
- The fish market or fish auction where the day's catch is sold each morning; Ca n'Eduardo sits directly above Palma's own Lonja. (Not to be confused with La Llotja, the old-town neighbourhood named for the city's medieval merchants' exchange building.)
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
All restaurants on this list were independently verified as open and serving the dishes described as of .
What's the best seafood restaurant in Palma's old town?
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Ca n'Eduardo, which sits directly above the city's fish market by the Contramuelle-Mollet, taking fish and shellfish daily from the Lonja auction one floor below, with a dining room that looks out over Palma Bay and the cathedral.
Is there a market-stall seafood spot in Palma?
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Yes. Mercat Negre is chef Pau Navarro's standing-room counter at Stand 6A inside the Mercat de l'Olivar, serving fish and shellfish tapas that change daily with the morning's catch. There's no seating and no printed menu.
Where can I find seafood restaurants outside Palma's old town?
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Portixol and Es Molinar, the old fishing quarters east of the centre, hold Restaurante Sa Roqueta and Periplo Portixol. Patrón Lunares is in Santa Catalina, and Restaurante La Payesita sits further out on the Can Pastilla seafront.
What's the difference between a paella and a fideuà?
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Paella is built on rice; fideuà swaps in short noodles, usually cooked the same way in a fish or shellfish stock. Both appear on Palma seafood menus, including at Arrosseria Sa Cranca and Restaurante Sa Roqueta.
Which Palma seafood restaurants sell fish by weight?
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Restaurante Sa Roqueta prices several whole fish, including turbot, dentex, sole and grouper, by weight rather than a fixed price, along with premium shellfish like langoustines and goose barnacles. Ask the current market price before ordering.
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Justin Mota
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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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