Zaranda named best restaurant at Mallorca's Premis Gastronòmics
Palma's Zaranda took best restaurant at the fourth Premis Gastronòmics Mallorca, held on 26 October after a storm pushed the gala back from 19 October.
The fourth Premis Gastronòmics Mallorca gala took place on Monday 26 October at the Auditòrium in Palma, and Zaranda took the best restaurant award. The evening was originally set for 19 October, but a storm pushed it back a week. About 1,000 guests came. PIMEM, Última Hora and Cadena SER organised it.
Zaranda wins best restaurant, and its chef wins best chef
Zaranda holds one MICHELIN star and one Repsol Sol. It serves tasting menus inside Hotel Es Princep in Palma's old quarter, in a dining room built over the remains of a former tannery. Chef Fernando Pérez Arellano started it in Madrid in 2005, moved it to Mallorca, and has run it through all three of its homes. He also took the best chef award on the night.
The rest of the Cocina y Gastronomía category went to people as well as places. Marga Coll got the lifetime achievement award. Rodolfo Antonelli of Voro was named best restaurant manager, and Jordi Cantó won young chef. Ca's Patró March in Deià won for traditional Mallorcan cuisine. Mallorca Magazin describes it as a restaurant on Cala Deià that's popular with holidaymakers and well-known guests alike.
Six bars, from variat to cocktails
The bar category went to six places, each for a different thing. Bodega Morey won for bar culture, Bar Casa Miss for its variat, Bar Plata for its llonguet and Sa Ximbomba Gènova for its pa amb oli. Bacan took specialty coffee, and Coquetier Cocktail Club took cocktails.
The variat ran through the whole night. It's a typical Mallorcan combination of several small dishes, and the comedians Carlitos Alcover and Pep Noguera kept steering the hosts back to it. A video about it was shown shortly before the close.
Wine, producers and a Sóller cook
The agrifood category, Promoción Agroalimentaria, rewards the people behind the plate. D.O. Binissalem won for patronage and sponsorship, and Koldo Royo for promoting Mallorcan gastronomy. Bodega 4 Kilos won best wine or winery, and Galletes d'Oli ARTÀsanes won for local product.
The honorary award closed the evening. It went to Toni Pinya, a cook, teacher and author from Sóller. Última Hora had said the name would only be revealed on the night. Mallorca Magazin says it drew some of the loudest applause, and that Pinya spoke of being in love with a dish called variat and with the produce of the market.
A seagrass trophy and a guest on video
Each trophy is a sculpture by the Mallorcan artist Ernesto Rodríguez, inspired by posidonia, the seagrass that grows in the Mediterranean. The chef David de Jorge, known as Robin Food, was billed as the special guest. He couldn't make the gala in person, so a video he'd recorded on the island that week was shown instead.
Location
Hotel Es Princep, Carrer Bala Roja 1, 07001 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
People
Fernando Pérez Arellano, Jordi Cantó, Marga Coll, Rodolfo Antonelli, Toni Pinya, Koldo Royo
Restaurants mentioned
Frequently asked questions
Who won best restaurant at the Premis Gastronòmics Mallorca 2026?
Zaranda won best restaurant at the fourth Premis Gastronòmics Mallorca, held at the Auditòrium in Palma on 26 October 2026. Its chef, Fernando Pérez Arellano, also won best chef.
When was the Premis Gastronòmics Mallorca 2026 gala held?
The gala took place on Monday 26 October 2026 at the Auditòrium in Palma. It was first planned for 19 October but was postponed because of a storm, according to Mallorca Magazin.
Which restaurant won traditional Mallorcan cuisine at the Premis Gastronòmics 2026?
Ca's Patró March in Deià won the traditional Mallorcan cuisine award. It was one of six awards in the Cocina y Gastronomía category, alongside Zaranda, Voro's restaurant manager and chef Jordi Cantó.
Who received the honorary award at the Premis Gastronòmics Mallorca 2026?
The honorary award went to Toni Pinya, a cook, teacher and author from Sóller. It was presented at the end of the gala, and Última Hora had not named the recipient beforehand.
Who organises the Premis Gastronòmics Mallorca?
PIMEM, Última Hora and Cadena SER organise the awards. The 2026 edition was the fourth, with about 1,000 guests and categories for bars, agrifood promotion, and cooking and gastronomy.