Palma keeps its cocktail bars close together, every one on this page within about a kilometer and a half of the others. The best bars in Palma sit in the Centre, in La Llotja, in Sa Gerreria in the old town and in Santa Catalina. Bar Abaco, named for the huge abaci on the columns of its entrance hall, opened in December 1981 inside C'an Marcel, a Mallorcan mansion in La Llotja whose restored rooms recall its baroque age. In the Centre, Bar Nicolás on the Plaça del Mercat takes particular care over its gin and tonics, and Brassclub, Rafa Martín's classic cocktail bar on the Passeig Mallorca, pairs house signatures with the classics. LAB in Santa Catalina doubles as a bartending academy and stays open until three on Fridays and Saturdays. In Sa Gerreria, Salvatore Camagna's 20-seat Dangerous Water builds a seasonal list from homemade ingredients and Mallorcan produce, with a full non-alcoholic section. Bar Abaco does not take table reservations, so plan to walk in. These are the bars we would start with.
These bars are the starting point. The full BarMagazine directory covers every listed bar in Palma de Mallorca, with a map, filters by bar type, and new openings as we verify them.
