2 Best Restaurants in Ibiza and the Balearic Islands, Spain

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On the Balearic Islands many restaurants tend to have short business seasons. This is less true of Mallorca, but on Menorca, Ibiza, and especially on Formentera, it might be May (or later) before the shutters are removed from that great seafood shack you’ve heard so much about. Really fine dining experiences are in short supply on the islands; in the popular beach resorts, the promenades can seem overrun with paella and pizza joints. Away from the water, however, there are exceptional meals to be had—and the seafood couldn’t be any fresher.

Marc Fosh

$$$$ Fodor's choice

While Palma suffers no dearth of rough-and-ready eateries, Marc Fosh has little or no competition in the fine-dining category. The renowned chef Marc Fosh offers several tasting menus, which are executed superbly, with the best local seasonal produce transformed into remarkable dishes with surprising twists. The restaurant occupies the glorious medieval former refectory of the Mission of San Vicente de Paul, with high vaulted ceilings, a 210-foot gallery with stone arches, and an interior courtyard. White walls display contemporary art, and the smaller dining room has palm trees growing through the ceiling. The lunchtime menu, priced from €29.50, is a steal.

Contemporary Fodor's Choice $$$$ Lunch Dinner
Carrer de la Missió 7A, Palma, 07003, Spain
971-720114
www.simplyfosh.com/en
Known For
  • Award-winning cuisine
  • Tasting menus based on local produce
  • Good-value weekday lunch menu
Restaurant Details
Reservations essential

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Sa Brisa Gastro Bar

$$ | Ibiza Nueva Fodor's choice
Time was, you could search in vain for innovative cuisine in Eivissa, but that changed with the opening of this stylish place. Enjoy a menu of tapas, salads, seafood, and meat dishes with imaginative Latin touches including delicious homemade croquetas (croquettes), shrimp quesadillas with guacamole, and Iberian pork. Top off with one of the sinfully rich dessert concoctions. The simple, relaxing interior features table and counter seating, and one long table for 22, to share with friends and strangers.