Balearic Islands Restaurants

  1. Café Balear

    Sometimes the old timers are the best. Set apart from the town's more frenetic restaurant activity, this remains one of Ciutadella's classic seafood stops. You can eat outside and admire the old quarter towering before you while tucking into local prawns or navalles (a strange tubular seafood delicacy).

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  2. Es Cranc

    If you're happy to pay, head for this congenial spot on a street a couple of blocks inland. It has a simple dining room and a strong reputation. You can splash out on caldereta de llagosta (around €65 ) or even paella de llagosta (around €130 for two). Fresh delivery of lobster from a half-dozen local fishing vessels is guaranteed.

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  3. Es Plá

    You can live without lobster but want melt-in-the-mouth seafood? Try this spot, with tables literally at the water's edge. The lenguado (sole) is prepared in a rich seafood sauce and vegetables. The menú del día (around €18 ) is good value for this town.

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  4. Restaurant La Minerva

    Dine out on seafood on this boat moored to the waterfront. It may all look a bit cheesy (it is), but this doesn't stop the kitchen from pouring out good fish and seafood - cooked lightly, just as it should be. You might be up for a suprema de merluza con almejas en salsa verde (supreme of hake with mussels in a green sauce). Kids, and their parents, will love the set specials for them.

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  5. Restaurante El Mirador

    The best feature of this fairly average seafood restaurant is the staggering views west across the length of the island, with the Med glittering along its north and south shores.

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  6. Restaurante La Gallega

    A couple of blocks inland from the waterfront, this is a popular local seafood restaurant overlooked by most foreigners, who prefer the pricier waterfront alternatives.

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