where to eat

LA BOVEDA

Occasional live music and a large selection of well-priced tapas at this cheap, cheerful and sometimes chaotic restaurant ensure it remains as popular as ever with locals and travellers alike. If you’d rather avoid the queue for a table, there are plenty of good dining options close by. Passeig de Sagrera, 3, Palma, tabernadelaboveda.com

CA N’ANTUNA, FORNALUTX

A meal on the vine-covered terrace of this restaurant, with views to the Tramuntana mountain range, is a good reason to visit the pretty village of Fornalutx, an hour’s drive north of Palma. Start with the sopa Mallorquín, a thick vegetable stew, and follow with generous plates of roast suckling pig and roast lamb. Carrer de Arbona Colom, 14, Fornalutx

MERCAT DE L’OLIVAR

Palma’s busy indoor market is a great place to grab a snack. Pull up a stool at the oyster stall and enjoy a glass of white Rioja as you watch locals buying fresh fish and produce for supper, or try the sushi bar near the entrance. Then head to the department store El Corte Inglés for some retail therapy, and refuel with a coffee at Gran Café Cappuccino on Carrer de Sant Miguel. Plaça de l’Olivar, 4, Palma, mercatolivar.com