Palma's restaurant guild asks the city to stop street dinners from closing bar terraces
Restauración Mallorca CAEB has asked Palma's city council to find a way for the weekly 'Sopars a la Llesca' neighbourhood street dinners to go ahead without forcing nearby bar and restaurant terraces to close or scale back. The trade body also points to eight bars on Plaça de ses Drassanes that must move their terraces indoors for this summer's solar eclipse.
Restauración Mallorca CAEB, the hospitality trade body representing Palma's bars and restaurants, has asked the Ajuntament de Palma to find a way for the neighbourhood 'Sopars a la Llesca' street dinners to go ahead without forcing nearby bars and restaurants to close or cut back service. The association says it isn't questioning residents' right to gather, and has been raising the request since last year, arguing that the same plazas hosting the dinners also hold terraces the council has itself authorised and charges fees for.
The 'Sopars a la Llesca' are weekly outdoor dinners, held on Wednesdays through July and August, where residents bring their own tables and chairs into public squares. They're organised by the Brunzit collective together with neighbourhood associations including Canamunt, and framed by organisers as a way to reclaim public space from mass tourism and revive a communal island custom.
CAEB also points to a case tied to this summer's solar eclipse: eight bars on Plaça de ses Drassanes will have to remove their terraces and move them inside their premises for the event, a restriction the association says would keep them from operating normally.
Frequently asked questions
What is Restauración Mallorca CAEB asking Palma's city council to do?
To find spaces and solutions so the weekly 'Sopars a la Llesca' street dinners can go ahead without forcing bars and restaurants with authorised terraces nearby to close or limit service. The request was made public on 10 August 2026, and the association says it has been raising it since last year.
What are the 'Sopars a la Llesca'?
Weekly outdoor communal dinners held on Wednesdays through July and August, where residents bring their own tables and chairs into Palma's public squares. They're organised by the Brunzit collective and neighbourhood associations including Canamunt, framed as a way to reclaim public space from mass tourism.
Why do bars and restaurants say the dinners hurt them?
Because the same plazas often host terraces the council has authorised and charges fees for. CAEB cites plans requiring eight bars on Plaça de ses Drassanes to remove their terraces and move them indoors for this summer's solar eclipse as an example of the same pattern.