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Esment: Cafè Palmanova

September 17, 2019September 25, 2019

The name says it all. Esment is a genuine Mallorcan word. It means doing things with care, attention and tenderness. While in most restaurants it’s the chef who matters most at Cafè Palmanova it is everybody working there. And everybody who comes to this wonderful place in Palmanova. Workers take their coffee in the morning, kids and their parents come for lunch after school, couples enjoy the secluded patio. There are many more places in this bright and spacious building, a favorite one for…

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Latte art: Café Miró by Rosevelvet

July 28, 2019July 29, 2019

When I visit a museum I never miss a stop at its shop and café. The former to browse through the selection of coffee table books and picture postcards. The latter to remain a little bit longer in the art world, to read a book or a magazine related to the exhibition. And last but not least to have a coffee. At Miró Mallorca it‘s even specialty coffee. No surprise: praised Rosevelvet Bakery from Palma just took over the museum café at Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró. The bright cafeteria features a…

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Little Italy: Caffè Petrucci

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019

My first encounter with focaccia was during one of my frequent trips to Italy. After a long and exciting morning of scuba diving on the Ligurian coast the skipper offered us some delicious greasy flatbread sprinkled with salt and black olives…

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Choose happiness: Santosha

June 18, 2019

There is no such thing as a Mediterranean brunch tradition. Yet over the years it has become a popular thing on Mallorca, too. One of my favorite places for a long late breakfast with friends is Santosha. The cozy restaurant hides on a small…

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It’s roasted: Mistral specialty coffee

April 13, 2019

Mistral specialty coffee roasted in Palma

After years of getting up at three a.m. to keep watch, Greg decided that he needed a change. He had had just too much bad coffee, trying to stay awake. Sailing the Atlantic Ocean had always been his passion but his love for a decent brew was…

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I feel good: Mama Carmen’s

March 1, 2019March 1, 2019

We all know those places, a café, a bar, a corner store that somehow looks like it’s been there forever. Like Mama Carmen’s in Santa Catalina. Alejandro opened his wonderful small kitchen only two years ago. Yet its colorful vintage furniture…

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Best Specialty Coffee in Palma: My Top 5 Cafés

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019

Best Coffee Shops Palma de Mallorca Mistral Coffee Roasters

The coffee scene in Palma has changed significantly. A few years ago, there wasn’t much more than café solo and café con leche in the bar or cafeteria around the corner. Today you find numerous cozy cafés and cool coffee shops in town. And…

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Urban taste: La Finca

October 28, 2018October 27, 2018

I love New York style breakfast places. Neighborhood cafés where you start the day with a cappuccino and a smoothie. That’s why I instantly fell in love with La Finca, the new coffee shop next to Palma’s avenidas. It’s got that same relaxed…