OUR TOP PICKS OF EATING & DRINKING IN IBIZA - can truy, ibiza
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OUR TOP PICKS
OF
EATING & DRINKING
IN IBIZA
San Rafael
CAN MUSSONET
This local place with small
garden is a good place for a ES FURNELL
quiet dinner locally and has *TAKE AWAY OPTION
good food and a playhouse
for kids "Comida para Llegar" is
basically home made
Pere de Portugal Street 1, 07816 San Spanish food available to
Rafael
take away.
T: +34 971 318 709 Think croquettes, huge
Useful: MONDAY CLOSED &
LUNCHTIME ONLY IN WINTER paellas, salads, tortilla,
really tasty rotisserie
CAN PILOT chickens, moussaka and
lots of tarts and cakes.
One of the island’s best traditional barbecue
restaurants, where steaks, lamb chops and other Really great place to buy an
meats are barbecued over an open fire. Try the easy lunch or dinner, to take
butifarro home made sausage or the secreto home but get there before
Iberico, or if you are hungry the ox t bone for two, 4pm or it will be closed!
which you cook on your own table top charcoal
grill. The vibe is very traditional and food simple. San Rafael de Sa Creu, Islas
Baleares, Spain
No sauces just chunky Ibicencan sea salt with
grilled peppers and potatoes. Easy to find on the T: +34 971 19 89 75
corner of the road to our house in San Rafel. Useful: Opens 9am.
Book ahead and request a garden table. Closes at 4pm and closed on
Tuesdays
San Rafel
Tel. +34 971 198 293
Useful info: Open all year round.
San Antonio & Forada - local
The Skinny Kitchen
LA GRANJA
We all tend to be a bit snooty about San
Antonio, due to the west end's reputation for A private members
drunken partying but the marina is lovely. We club and hotel, but a
like the food at the skinny kitchen and its lovely spot for an
harbour side location makes it a great place to adult dinner. The
hang out. Healthy protein bowls, as well as menu is a no-choice
skinny burgers, curries, noddles and 70 euro menu with
pancakes for brunch, and loads of gluten free option of chicken fish
options. or meat or veggie so
20 passeig de la mar, sant antoni de portmany, ibiza no 'a la carte' option.
Tel: +34 971 251 202 Very beautiful place
Useful info: 10am - 8pm monday - sunday,
as designed in
collaboration with
Design hotels.
They also do yoga session and talks about farming
the eco way. Check out the very cool bar here set
around an old carob tree.
I wouldn't take my kids here as its very serene, and
they wouldn't eat all the food, but you certainly can.
Carretera Forada a Sant Mateu KM 1
Tel. +34 615 406 588
Useful info: Monthly membership €95 euros per person
CAN MIQUEL GUASCH
NORTH
One of my favourites!
Set in an old school, with an LA PALOMA
elegant, more grown up feel, with A café by day and restaurant by
a large open kitchen, the food here night with an organic garden.
is seasonal, but includes both fish There are swings and they serve
and meat and always well cooked. an eclectic mixture of healthy food.
They produce their own olive oil It's found in the small village of
which you can buy for home and San Lorenzo. If you find the village
try their cocas, a type of pizza and you will find La Paloma. Dinner is
then have grilled meat which is candlelit in a romantic garden with
what they are known for. Easy to SUSHI NAGAI seasonal local produce, mostly
find as it is on the road from San grown here. Great for families.
Lorenzo up to San Joan. You will Lovely sushi and fusion
see an old building right on the Asian dishes in an open air Calle can pou 4, Sant Llorenzo de balafia
T. +34 971 32 55 43
road. garden. Magical and Useful: cash only, cafe open until 4.30pm, book
Kids are always happy here as romantic vibe with live guitar dinner
they do a menu of eggs with ham music or a DJ. I probably
or chips! wouldn’t take young kids
here as everyone natters in
Ctra vella Portinax, San Joan, KM 9.8 quite hushed tones, but
T: +34 871 87 02 29 theres no rule against kids!
Useful: closed on mondays but open all year You will see this restaurant
from the road as you spot
the Geisha graffiti on the
road to San Lorenzo.
T +34 971 80 73 08
San Joan road KM9.5
Useful: Closed every monday & only
open for dinner time
OUR FAVOURITES
L'ESCOLLERA
I've never had a bad meal here. It feels like a good mix of people, locals and tourists
and since it's open all year people who live on the island tend to come. The
atmosphere is fun for all ages. There's always something for everyone and the
portions are enormous, so don't get greedy with too many starters. I've had beautiful
wagyu carpaccio, fabulous rabbit paella and even the kids spag bol tasted amazing to
me! The staff are very well trained, but it is heaving on weekends, so you need to
email to book. They will persuade you to all order paella if they are busy. Be strong,
this only makes it easier on their kitchen. If you take kids they can go on the beach
when they get bored, usually between finishing their meal and ice cream arriving!
Playa Es Cavallet, 07817 Sant Jordi de ses Salines
T. +34 971 39 65 72
Useful: There's valet parking at the front, so don't worry if someone in a stripy top tries to take your car keys! It look
over the ocean and there;s places in the sun and shade.
IBIZA FOOD STUDIO: TALLER DE TAPAS
A small hidden gem in the back streets of Ibiza's old town. It has the feeling of a
secret supper club and the food is prepared with skill by an ex bulli chef. Wines are
low intervention. Some of the best cooking on the Island in a slightly quirky hipster
setting. A nice change from the pretentiousness of some of the eateries.
Carrer Alt, 2, 07800 Eivissa, Illes Balears, Spain
http://www.ibzfoodstudio.com/
+34 628 85 46 54
SANTA GETRUDIS
BAR COSTAS
This is a cheap and cheerful
bar to go to in the quiet pretty
village of Santa Getrudis.
There's a church square here
and lots of tapas bars to hang
out at, a lovely boutique called
es cusons, a good playground
for little kids and a good
gelateria and some organic
shops. AUBERGINE
Plaça de l'Esglèsia, s/n, 07819 Santa Gertrudis LA CHICKERIA
de Fruitera
Useful: In the Winter months there's a cosy fire
The atmosphere here is great for
here. Good grilled chicken to take families and the food is really
away or eat with kids good with a big choice. It's not
Carrer Venda de Can Llàtzer, 19, 07814 typically spanish, but very
wholesome, they do great
superfood salads and kids food.
FINCA LA PLAZA There's a kids playground here
and it is set in a garden so it
Lovely food in a charming makes for a lovely day out. Sant
garden in Santa Getrudis Miquel road Km 9.9 between
Plaça de l'Esglèsia, s/n, 07819 Santa Gertrudis Santa Gertrudis and Sant Miguel
de Fruitera info@aubergineibiza.com ·
Useful: In the Winter months there's a cosy fire T. +34 971 090 055
here.WEST
PASSION
Good for brunch or lunch. Lots of healthy
options, including gluten free and vegan,
as well as a big smoothie and juice menu.
They do a mean avo on toast and the
coffee is the best in ibiza. It is now a chain
of five, the closest is in San Antonio
harbour, but for a larger branch head to
San Josep and perfect combined with a
beach trip to the west beaches of Cala
Moli, Cala Vadella, Cala Carbo - all lovely. SUNSET ASHRAM
Calle Pere Escanellas Nº 44, Carretera de Sant Josep, 07830
Also in Sant anthony opposite Club Nautica on the marina This is the coolest place to listen to chilled DJS
and watch the sunset go into the water. The
restaurant is a circular shape and built on a cliff
seems to project out over the ocean. The roof is
open and it feels as though you are on the
planet Tatouin! It's a bit more dressy than usual
and we usually leave the kids at home. But it's
open all day so you can feed them here earlier
and the beach below will keep them entertained
while you watch the sunset.
You can book a large booth big enough for 10
people and make sure you arrive around 6.30
to soak up the atmosphere.
Carretera Cala Conta, s/n, 07829 Sant Josep de sa Talaia
+34 661 34 72 22
Useful: Book ahead as it's super popularA beach club is open
all day usually 10-8pm.
It has a restaurant and
BEACH CLUBS OTHER PLACES TO EAT
ON THE BEACH:
an area where you can
hire sunloungers. Or
you can just come for Sa Caleta
cocktails.
This is more your doillies and
waiters in shirts kind of place.
EL CHIRRINGUITO Lovely fish and seafood and
Fashionable beach club with a great the beach itself is dramatic with
its red rocks.
restaurant and loads of white sun
loungers on the sand where you can eat, (Near airport)
listen to music, drink cocktails and people Experimental
watch. There's a small kids club with toys This is quite a vibey place, with a
and colouring to entertain little ones. All DJ set above the rocky part of
white sunloungers and bleached wood. Salinas beach. the food is really
good, plates to share and mains. It
Playa Es Cavallet, s/n, 07830 Sant Josep de tends to get busy just before
sa Talaia. sunset so if you go with kids at
Tel: +34 971 395485
5/6pm its quieter.
(Salinas, Near airport)
Useful info: Closes as the sun goes down at
8pm. Pricy, especially when menu says "market Es Torrent
price". I've been charged €70 for 6 prawns
before! This is a lovely restaurant that
serves paella and seafood. It
feels like a bit of a magical find
as it's small.
EL BIGOTES
(South)
A little hidden gem with a rustic feel. They
are militant about bookings here so you Cala Bassa
book ahead and call at 11.00 on the day This is a big beach with a big
to confirm. sitting is at 12 or 2.30. First club. Its a little impersonal, but
sitting for fish and second for famous there is good shallow water for
kids to play in and the food is
Bullet de Peix fish stew and soupy afters. pretty good, although pricy.
Camino Cala Boix a Cala Mastella, 138T, 07850 Cala
Mastella Tel +34 650 79 76 33 (West)SHOP
There is a local produce market Es Mercat de Forada at Can Tuxedo, 5 mins away, every Saturday
10-4, or the Mercat Nou in Ibiza town Monday to Saturday 8-2. Eroski deliver to the house and their
website is in English. You can find a well stocked Spa in San Rafel or Aprop in Santa Getrudis.
Just outside San Antonio on the way to the beach is a big Mercadona or Aldi. My favourite is the
Mercadona on the San Josep road, and the fish counter here is really good.
BEACH
We are situated 10 minutes from a beautiful sandy beach called Cala Gracio. This beach is perfect
for families as the waves gently lap the shore and there's loads of shaded forest at the back to
escape the sun. The pebbly beaches of Cala Salada and the stunning jagged rocks of Punta
Galera are also close by for coastal walks both with views out to the islands. The beaches of the
south west Cala Conte and Cala Bassa are all lovely. Cala Moli is also beautiful as you cant see
many buildings, but our favourite is Cala Carbo. You can hire sun beds and parasols on most
beaches for €10 a pop and they even change the sheets and towels for you.
EXPLORE
The fertile vineyards of Santa Agnes make for a wonderful drive. We used to do this when we had
a baby sleeping. The village itself has a lovely playground, church and restaurant. Aquarium Cap
Blanc is a very bijou affair, over in 10 minutes, but we saw incredible baby sharks in their tanks and
it is housed in a cave filled with magical stalactites. From here you can catch a boat into San
Antonio and back. Bodegas Can Rich is worth a visit to buy some local wine. Horse Riding at Ibiza
horse valley in San Juan the North of the Island or through Can Curreu, should not be missed, nor
a trip to Dalt villa, the ramparts of Eivissa town. Swing by Cafe del Mar on San Antonio's seafront
to soak up their famous Balearic beats and sundowners. It's more of a 20 something crowd, but
does have the best music. A day trip to Formenterra is unforgettable, it takes 30 minute from
Ibiza's port on the hourly transmapi ferry, which you can book there or online! Once there head for
Ses Illetes and the lighthouse. Book lunch at Juan y Andrea.You can also read
