
Atlántico Bar is a cocktail bar on Carrer de Sant Feliu in Palma's old town, behind the old walls. It was first named Texas Jack, a name chosen for the many US marines stationed on ships nearby, and the bar still calls itself the essence of Texas Jack. Inside there is a sweeping bar, and the walls are covered in memorabilia, messages and photographs. The list runs to 40 cocktails, and the house bills its mojito as possibly the best on the island. Seventies and eighties rock sets the tone, and the bar describes itself as authentic, historic and charismatic, with walls that have a history.

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 center 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.
Arlequin is a circus-themed cocktail bar on Carrer de Santa Eulàlia in Palma, where bold wallpaper and neon lights set the scene. The Telegraph, which counts it among the best bars in Palma, singles out the house signatures, each served in an elaborate and eccentric cup or glass, with names like Monkey Crush, Cheshire Cat, Masquerade and Finding Nemo. The bar team is glad to steer guests through the menu and will build a drink to order. Plates run from Iberian ham toasts, croquettes, olives and gyozas to heartier dishes. Its Instagram greets visitors with a welcome to their sins and lists the venue as a restaurant and cocktail bar.
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Chapeau 1987 is a whiskey and cocktail bar on Passeig de Mallorca in Palma, featured in 50 Best Discovery, which rates it among the city's finest places to drink. The room is old-school, with wood paneling and soft lighting, and there is space at the bar itself as well as elsewhere around the venue. Whiskey comes first here, with a broad range lined up behind the counter. Retro signage outside promises classic cocktails, and 50 Best says the bar team lives up to it, while the house signatures reward exploring: the savory Salinitat builds on blanco tequila with roasted red pepper, manzanilla pasada sherry and mojama, a cured tuna.
Door 13 is a speakeasy in Palma's Old Town, styled after the 1920s with Chesterfield sofas, Persian-style rugs and low light. The Telegraph, which names it among the best bars in Palma, calls it the newest haunt of the city's in-crowd and points to a pair of huge feathered wings suspended from the ceiling. Getting in is part of the ritual: regulars tap a secret code at a wrought iron door, while first-timers ring the bell and find a warm welcome. Experienced bartenders mix drinks such as gin with organic cherry tomato, the list also takes in wine, and acoustic sets fill weekend nights.
Gremium is the indoor cocktail bar of Hotel Es Princep on Calle Bala Roja in Palma, tucked away behind the hotel's reception. The Telegraph, which lists it among the best bars in Palma, credits the hotel's cocktail reputation to Gremium and its roof bar together, and finds the drinks carefully made, sometimes experimental and always served with flair. Guests settle onto leather sofas beside a large gin collection. The hotel's own page leans on the classics, with bartenders in suit and tie who also turn out contemporary drinks, and jokes that its mixologists have seen little daylight in a decade. The Telegraph pairs Gremium with ALMAQ, the hotel's roof bar, where award-winning mixologist Andreu Genestar is in charge.
Mirall Bar is the cocktail bar of the Nobis Hotel Palma on Carrer de les Caputxines, a hotel housed in an old palace near Sant Jaume; the bar sits on the first floor, in the hotel's lounge. In the 17th and 18th centuries the building was home to wealthy families, and a red painting on an original wall dates back to the 15th century. The room rises to a ceiling height of nine meters, pairing original floor tiles and stone walls with artwork by Philip Smith and two large designer lamps. The cocktail menu is built on local produce and seasonal ingredients, and on Saturday evenings the Somni d'Oasis series brings local DJs into the bar.
The Sky Bar is the rooftop of Hotel Hostal Cuba at the foot of Santa Catalina, a space the hotel calls unique for its panoramic view of the Bay of Palma and the cathedral. It serves cocktails, in the hotel's words, where the views are an additional ingredient, is open to the public all year round from six in the evening to half past one, and drops to a street-level terrace on cooler days. There is a breakfast buffet in the morning.
These are the cocktail bars specifically. The full Palma de Mallorca guide ranks the best bars of every style, and the directory lists all 12 with a map and filters.