Majorca travel facts

Currency: € Euro

Visas:
Generally tourists from Europe, USA and the Commonwealth do not require Visas for Spanish holidays. Check out: The Schengen Office
Getting there:
Most visitors to the city arrive by plane into Palma airport. This is the main airport for Majorca and is served by most of the world`s airlines plus many `lo-cost` airlines from all over Europe. Hotel Direct recommend you fly to this airport especially if you are on a short visit.
Getting around:
Public transport, although available is not frequently used by holidaymakers, who tend to either rent cars and mopets. Taxis and private transfers are also plentiful and very reliable.
Tipping:
10-15% is normal in cabs and restaurants (where a service charge is usually included in your bill).

Restaurants

Es Racó d`Es Teix
Sa Vinya Vella 6 E - 07179 Deyá
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This family-run restaurant in a cosy stone house has a pleasant terrace offering fine views of the mountains.

El Olivo
Finca Son Canals E - 07179 Deyá
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A former olive oil mill with stone walls, wicker furniture and a nicely done rustic décor. The menu is typical of the best Spanish cuisine.

Bens d`Avall
urb. Costa de Deià E - 07100 Sóller
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Restaurant with terrace in a development surrounded by hills.

Zaranda
camí de Sa Torre 8.7 E - 07620 sa Torre
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The Zaranda occupies a building restored in the form of an old farm, with a patio at the entrance and surrounding gardens.

Tristán
Puerto Portals E - 07181 Portals Nous
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The marina location of this restaurant provides the perfect backdrop for its elegant glass terrace and smart interior decor.

Es Molí d`En Bou
Liles E - 07560 Sa Coma
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Distance : 26 mi This restaurant has a spacious, contemporary-style dining room, an attractive terrace and a lounge-bar area for drinks or coffee.

Genestar
Pl. Porta de Mallorca 1 E - 07400 Alcúdia
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The restaurant`s contemporary-style dining room has large tables and good service. The chef carefully prepares a very personal cuisine.

S`Engolidor
Major 3 E - 07749 Es Migjorn Gran
This restaurant is named after a nearby ravine. It is distributed over several small rooms with some patio terraces during summer. Homemade cooking.

Port Petit
Av. Cala Llonga E - 07660 Cala d`Or
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Favoured situation in a cove facing the harbour. Charming premises whose interior houses a small, tastefully decorated dining room.

Molí des Torrent
carret. de Bunyola 75 E - 07320 Santa María del Camí
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Old rustic looks bring about the decoration of this mill, whose walls house two very well-kept dining rooms. Attractive terrace partially covered.

Laurus
Tit Livi 23 E - 07610 Can Pastilla
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Small family-run business, with a prominent location opposite the beach and marina. Modern dining room with traditional cooking and some signature dishes.

Ca`n Jordi
Illa de Xipre 12 E - 07007 Palma de Mallorca
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This restaurant has a classical feel and an enticing live seafood display at the entrance. Its speciality is fish and seafood.

Simply Fosh
Missió 7-A E - 07003 Palma de Mallorca
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Occupies a 17th century seminar now revamped in an avant-garde style with open spaces, designer details and minimalist décor.

Es Recó de Randa
Font 21 E - 07629 Randa
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Welcoming stone house located in the town centre. Well-kept restaurant with quality furnishings, terraces and also some guest rooms.

La Bodeguilla
Sant Jaume 3 E - 07012 Palma de Mallorca
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Family establishment run by two brothers. Sample wines and tapas in the wine shop and the two-storey dining area where barrels are used as tables.

Bens d`Avall
Urb. Costa de Deià E - 07100 Sóller
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Restaurant with terrace in a development surrounded by hills. Room appropriately furnished in a well-kept classical style.

Sa Plaça Petra
Pl. Ramón Llull 4 E - 07520 Petra
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Charming, family character dining room which, combining old and modern, evokes the nostalgia of other eras.

Es Brot
De La Ràpita 44 E - 07630 Campos
Its façade combines wood and glass. Magnificent kitchen facilities, modern-style quadrangular room, and private rooms on the 1st floor. Local clientel.

La Gran Tortuga
carret. de Cala Fornells 37 E - 07160 Peguera
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Hotel with a magnificent seaside location that provides superb views, and a pleasant terrace with a swimming pool, ideal setting to enjoy their cuisine.

Clivia
Av. Pollentia 5 E - 07460 Pollença
Classical-style establishment with touches of some elegance, which owes its fame to a high level of professionalism and the quality of the products.

Layn
av. Almirante Riera Alemany 20 E - 07157 Port d`Andratx
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Simple though efficient organisation. In addition to the dining area it has two terraces, one with a menu service and views over the sea.

Jardín
Dels Tritons E - 07400 Port d`Alcúdia
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Managed by two brothers who run the establishment with enthusiasm and charm. It has a rustic-style dining area and a pleasant porch.

Ca`n Cuarassa
E - 07470 Port de Pollença
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Attractive rustic-style Mallorcan place, with pretty crystal lamps and abstract lithographies. In the summertime you can eat on the terrace.

La Terraza
Pompeu Fabra 7 E - 07400 Alcanada
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Its main charm is its position on a cliff, with magnificent views of the bay of Alcudia. Quality furnishings in wood and wicker.

Sol y Vida
Aragó 32 E - 07688 Cala Murada
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This restaurant has a fantastic location with views of the bay. Signature cuisine with an international flair is served in its dining rooms.

Bars

The Tapas Club
Fifteen minutes` stroll out of the centre of town lies the Portixol area; a once run-down fishing quarter that has been spangled up with renovated fishermens` cottages, a smart hotel and a cluster of excellent restaurants around a small beach. In a prime spot at the far end of the beach, the Tapas Club offers cocktails and plates of tapas arranged artfully on the gleaming bar.
Paseo del Portixol, +34 971 248 604.

La Boveda
A perennial favourite with locals and visitors ? and it`s easy to see why. Boveda combines a busy tapas bar at the front of the restaurant with a slightly more formal dining area behind. Perch at the bar for slices of tortilla, spicy albondigas and grazing plates of local cheeses and hams or reserve a table (necessary) for hearty slabs of veal and pork and simply grilled, locally caught fish.
Paseo Sagrera, 3, +34 971 72 00 26.

Bodega Bellver
Tucked up a side street around the corner from the theatre, Bellver is about as far away from Palma`s gleaming 21st- century tapas bars as it`s possible to imagine. Dark and shadowy, with shelves lined with dusty bottles and wine barrels, and rickety wooden tables scattered around the small space, it is steeped in history, atmosphere and the smell of spicy pork frying on the tiny grill beside the bar.
Calle Serinya 2, +34 971 247 96.

C`an Joan de Saigo
If you`re after a traditional Mallorquin breakfast, this the place. C`an Joan de Saigo has been serving up ensaimadas ? the island`s equivalent of a croissant ? since its opening in 1700. For something with so much heritage it`s unshowy ? and pleasingly untouristy - tucked away down a small alley in the heart of the old town.
Calle Can Sanc, 10.

Bon Lloc
A veggie institution in Palma for 20 years, eating at Bon Lloc is also about what`s fresh and available on the day. The set menu is created according to what is available from the market in the morning, with three main choices and two desserts.
Sant Feliu 7, +34 971 781 617.

Tast
Popular with locals and always busy, this is an ideal place for a quick refuel if you`re on a shopping trip in the centre of town. Plates have coloured rims according to price and you can help yourself to the cold tapas on the bar, or order from the very reasonably priced menu of pintxos, tapas and raciones.
Calle Union 28, +34 971 72 98 78.

Cappuccino Grand Cafe
Although there are now several Cappuccinos in Palma, this is one of the oldest and most charming. Situated in a converted Mallorcan palacio.
San Miguel 53.

Wineing
As the name might suggest, the wine takes precedence here - although the tapas are good, particularly the gambas al ajillo (sizzling prawns). Marketing as itself as La Tapa de Vino, the idea is to try as many different wines as tapas plates.
Apuntadores 24, +34 971 723 852.

Lizarran
Like Tast, at Lizarran you can help yourself to the pintxos on the bar ? slices of French bread pinned to prawns, pates, jamon serrano or roasted peppers on toothpicks. Prices are excellent and the pace is fast ? this is not the place for a romantic supper a dos.
Centro Commercial Porto Pi (top floor), +34 971 403 358.

Sa Roqueta
Easy to miss, Sa Roqueta is a small wood-panelled restaurant in the Portixol area, which keeps its perfect paellas under the radar, with just a small panel on the wall announcing its existence. The fish is straight out of the sea and the cooking is some of the best in the city. Their arroz marinara - shellfish in a saffron-laced broth ? is a delight.
Carre Sirena 11, +34 971 244 658.