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Conversations with friends: Café La Lonja

May 2, 2021May 2, 2021

Right next to the most exciting building in Palma is a beautiful square. Great Modernisme facades meet the proud medieval sandstone of La Llotja. The former maritime trading exchange gave its name to Café La Lonja. And anytime I am lucky to get a table on the terrace I marvel at the unique scenery. The small café has remained an oasis of calm amidst the hustle and bustle of the La Lonja neighborhood. A place where people meet for a coffee or a beer, for tapas and a chat with friends. But only a…

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Ready for take-off: Stagier Bar

March 17, 2021

The menu reads like a best-of tapas. Indeed, some dishes pay homage to famous restaurants all over the world. Joel Baeza gathered experience in 23 renowned, often Michelin starred kitchens as a stagiaire (intern). But instead of drawing attention to his cuisine with superlatives, he prefers to understate. Three years ago, he called his own restaurant in Santa Catalina Stagier. Joel and his wife Andrea Sertzen surprise their guests with an exceptional selection of Latin-Mediterranean flavors…

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Revival: Bar Cristal

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

Today, bars and restaurants on Mallorca open their terraces again after long weeks of lockdown. And Palma looks as if suddenly awoken from hibernation. Except for the sun. But for once, people do not really care. And on time for the return of…

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Good vibrations: Ponderosa Beach

August 30, 2020September 13, 2020

One of my favorite beaches on Mallorca is Es Comú de Muro. The unspoiled stretch of fine-grained white sand hides behind a vast dune landscape which is part of the protected Parc Natural de s’Albufera. As it happens this is also the place where…

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Best Tapas in Palma: My Top 10 Tapas Places

July 6, 2020August 20, 2020

Sooner or later, everybody who comes to Mallorca will ask the same question: Where do you get the best tapas in Palma? Mallorcan cuisine is fabulous and tapas are a great way to try lots of different dishes. Even more so if you share them with…

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Color y gloria: Catalina La Fina

October 12, 2019May 5, 2021

**** Three years after the opening fabulous Catalina La Fina closed its doors again. The very concept of togetherness – a lively crowded bar and an open kitchen – was destroyed by the pandemic. We badly miss you, Catalina. But Xema has plans…

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Open sesame: Las Puertas de Toledo

October 7, 2019October 9, 2019

It’s that wonderful tale of 1001 Nights where Ali Baba’s greedy brother Kasim knows the entrance but forgot the key. In hotels today it often happens the other way round. We have the key but don’t remember the door to it. Something that Toni…

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Right around the corner: Tasquita d’Esquina

September 23, 2018March 1, 2021

**** Sadly, Sandra and Helder do not run the Tasquita anymore. The restaurant still exists and the name hasn’t changed, but it’s a rather different place, today. **** When Sandra Viva discovered the vacant corner store next to Plaça Raimundo…