Celler Tonet: A New Take on the Mallorcan Celler

Walk into a celler on Mallorca and you already know what you want. The island’s former wine cellars have been welcoming guests as taverns and eating houses for generations. That tradition runs deep. It shapes expectations before you even sit down. Celler Tonet in Inca picks up exactly where that story left off. And then, quietly but confidently, it takes things further. The new restaurant on a small side street in Inca found its audience fast.

A Familiar Name on Mallorca

That was no surprise to anyone who caught wind of who was behind it. Maria and Teresa Solivellas were setting up a second home here. So a small, understated sign on the door is more than enough. Guests find their way to the former Can Marron without any help.

They step inside Celler Tonet and immediately feel the atmosphere settle around them. Old wine barrels, plain surfaces, nothing that doesn’t belong. “A celler is actually something very masculine, and Ca na Toneta is a rather feminine restaurant,” says Maria Solivellas with a laugh. “With Celler Tonet, we consciously wanted to create something new. But once again, it has become a feminine place.”

Simple Ingredients, Serious Craft

The menu reads like a love letter to the island’s larder. Yet every dish carries a quiet refinement that sets it apart. Celler classics like Arroz brut, the traditional rice soup, Pilotes (meatballs), or the fish a la mallorquina. In spring, Safarnària i ou, purple carrot and cauliflower sauté with egg, arrives grounded and satisfying. Ratjada escabetxada, marinated fried skate, balances acidity and depth just so. When it’s time for dessert, the Doblegat, an iconic stuffed pastry from local Forn Sant Francesc, brings the comfort of something genuinely made nearby.

Seasonal and regional ingredients drive everything here. Center stage, resembling a classic still life, a small island displays cheese and fruit, ready whenever the moment calls for it. Drinks arrive with equal flair, wine and other beverages flow from sleek stainless steel taps set into the wall.

Inside and Out

Come summer, the dining room extends onto a terrace that earns its reputation. Calm and just the right kind of tucked away. Choosing between inside and out becomes genuinely difficult. For a quick lunch with no agenda or a dinner that marks something worth marking, Celler Tonet handles both with equal ease.

In fact, it might be the kind of place where the occasion finds you, rather than the other way around. Where the food and the light and the company remind you, without making a fuss about it, that the present moment is worth paying attention to.

Connected to the Island

Fans of the Solivellas sisters will have already guessed it. Tonet is the counterpart to Toneta, a tribute to the same aunt who lent her name to the first restaurant by Maria and Teresa in Caimari. That personal thread runs through everything here. The same philosophy. The same handwriting in the cooking. And the sense that a meal and a place should connect you to the island, its seasons, and the people who shaped it. Celler Tonet is not a replica of anything that came before. But it carries the same soul. And on Mallorca, that counts for a great deal.