Tag: specialty coffee

Food

It’s roasted: Mistral specialty coffee

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 just as strong. So he settled in his favorite port and devoted himself to roasting the perfect coffee. In a former workshop Greg Schuler and his friend Agata Mikulska founded Mistral, Palma’s unique open roastery, coffee shop and store all in one. In no…

Food

I feel good: Mama Carmen’s

Mama Carmen's

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 under the trees next to la Glorieta de Pau Casals belongs to the plaça just as much as the iconic pavillon. Mama Carmen’s is popular for its specialty coffee but their toasts are simply as good as their roasts. I love the spicy version with avocado…