
Dangerous Water is a 20-seat cocktail bar on Plaça del Mercadal in Sa Gerreria, the historic heart of Palma's old town. It is the solo project of Salvatore Camagna, a bartender with more than 20 years behind bars in Spain, England, Ireland, Hong Kong, and Singapore, including a decade running Minibar in Port de Sóller. The name comes from the secret symbol language of American hobos in the Prohibition era, and storytelling runs through the whole bar. The seasonal signature list is built entirely in house from homemade ingredients and Mallorcan produce, split into long drinks for refreshment and short, spirit-forward serves, alongside properly made classics and a full non-alcoholic section. Stone arches, low light, and a small terrace complete the room.
Bar Abaco opened on 22 December 1981 inside C'an Marcel, a Mallorcan mansion on Carrer de Sant Joan in La Llotja whose rooms were restored to recall the baroque splendour of the age the house was built in, as if every night were a feast day. The name comes from the enormous abaci on the columns of the entrance hall, where carriages and horses once came in. It serves cocktails, champagne and cava, wine, beer, fresh juices and desserts, and does not take table reservations.
Bar Nicolás calls itself versatile, cosmopolitan and with a touch of bistro, blending bar and cocktail lounge on the Plaça del Mercat in the heart of Palma. Its signature is a cocktail menu of the greatest hits of mixology, and its bartenders take particular care with the gin and tonic, choosing the gins and the botanicals that lift them. Open from noon every day, until one, and until two from Thursday to Saturday.
Brassclub is a classic cocktail bar run by Rafa Martín, inspired, in its own words, by the elegance of New York clubs but with a character of its own on the Passeig Mallorca in the centre of Palma. The list is split between Brassclub's own signature cocktails and the classics for traditionalists, with a snack menu built to go with them, and the team will steer anyone who cannot decide. Open from six every evening, from five on Friday and Saturday, until half past one or half past two.
LAB is a cocktail bar and bartending academy on Carrer de Sant Magí in Santa Catalina, open every night of the week, that calls itself the best cocktail bar in Mallorca. Alongside the bar it runs bartending courses, private classes and masterclasses, and a take-away bar, consulting and catering arm. Open from seven until half past two, and until three on Fridays, Saturdays and bank holidays.
These are the cocktail bars specifically. The full Palma de Mallorca guide ranks the best bars of every style, and the directory lists all 6 with a map and filters.
Best bars in Palma de Mallorca