8:23 am - October 19, 2025

Listen to the article

0:00
0:00

I HAD ACTUALLYN’T understood the waiter would take my words so actually when I informed him: “No meat, however I do enjoy fish.”

By my 8th course of amazing seafood, it’s clear I have actually come across among Majorca’s best-kept food lover tricks.

Iberostar Selection Playa de Palma hotel overlooking the beach.

Guethary dining establishment sits together with the Iberostar Choice Playa de Palma hotel on the island’s western coast.

Plates of regional smoked octopus, meaty anchovies and lemon fish crudo served in tomato water were followed by 2 cuts of grouper (the chest and the loin).

If that does not complete you off, bowls of baked figs and milk ice cream, along with among the very best molten chocolate cakes I have actually ever consumed, sure will.

It’s no surprise that television chef Marcus Wareing made a beeline for it when recording his program Marcus In The Medication.

I ‘d reserved the tidy and cool 5 * Iberostar Choice Playa de Palma resort as part of a British Airways Holidays plan.

And if it’s fly-and-flop you want, this location has actually accomplished, with a little medical spa, outside swimming pool and sandy stretch of beach simply a minute’s leave.

Trendy bed rooms provide views of the ocean and palm trees, with verandas that invest much of the afternoon in the sun.

The emphasize, nevertheless, is the outstanding place.

Popular Spanish island La Palma that was dropped by travelers in 2021 is inviting holidaymakers once again

The hotel remains in a prime area to check out Majorca’s food scene, consisting of Palma and its patched old town, which can be reached in 20 minutes by bus (simply EUR2).

This is the location to attempt the island’s well-known pa amb oli, which equates as bread with oil.

It resembles an open sandwich, just miles much better, served with stacks of Spanish-style garnishes.

You can choose one up for around EUR6 from Bar Cabera, topped with anchovies and tough cheese or prawns with aioli.

The city has actually striven over the previous years to change structures in the Old Town into elegant shop hotels.

Concealing behind a simple wood door on a cobbled street you’ll find Can Cera, a previous 17th-century estate, now an intimate, 14-room hotel.

It’s absolutely worth dropping in for a beverage or meal in its significant inner yard.

If you choose a quieter, more rustic setting, head in the opposite instructions of Palma to Mhares Sea Club, a 15-minute drive from the hotel.

From the rocky beach club, you will seem like you are basing on the edge of the world as you take in the wonderful sundowns.

‘ GOLDEN COAST’

While there, attempt the lobster paella which includes an entire lobster on hot rice, charred at the edges.

For a modern-day sushi dining establishment– and fantastic views– check out the swish Katagi Blau.

It rests on the leading flooring of the sis hotel to mine, Iberostar Choice Llaut Palma– and here, Sundays are everything about breakfast.

Come starving as the well-priced menu is a five-course affair of fruit-topped yoghurt, eggs to your preference, ham-laden toast and a range of sushi, followed by chocolate desserts (if you have actually got sufficient space).

All of this will set you back around EUR48, consisting of a glass of fizz.

With my stomach pleased, I invested the rest of the afternoon relaxing on the roof and absorbing views of a golden coast, while a vocalist strummed away on a guitar.

If all that food had not lulled me into a drowsy state, the dulcet tones of a Spanish artist sure did.

Time for another siesta? Do not mind if I do.

Outdoor restaurants and cafes in Placa de la Llotja, Palma, Mallorca, Spain, at dusk.
Rooftop infinity pool overlooking the ocean at Iberostar Selection Playa de Palma hotel.

GO: PALMA

GETTING/STAYING THERE: 7 nights’ B&B at the 5H * Iberostar Choice Playa de Palma is from ₤ 539pp plus EUR7pp tourist tax, consisting of flights from London Gatwick on picked dates in January.

The rate consists of one examined bag per individual.

Book by October 31. See britishairways.com/holidays.

Read the full article here

Fact Checker

Verify the accuracy of this article using AI-powered analysis and real-time sources.

© 2025 Morning Star. All Rights Reserved.