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The 20 Best Bars in Palma: Our Local Guide
The best bars in Palma are where our nights begin. Before the doors open at Social Club, our guests are usually somewhere in Santa Catalina or the old town with a drink in hand, and after years of running a nightclub in Palma we know exactly which bars are worth your time. This is our personal list of 20 bars in Palma, from agave specialists and hidden speakeasies to baroque courtyards, every one of them tried by us and loved by our guests. Most sit within a short walk of Social Club on the Paseo Marítimo, which makes them the natural first chapter of a proper night out in Palma de Mallorca.
We have grouped them by neighbourhood so you can plan a route rather than a scavenger hunt. Start with a cocktail, take your time, then join us when the music starts. Our events calendar tells you what is on tonight.
Santa Catalina: the pre club neighbourhood
Santa Catalina is the closest bar district to Social Club, roughly 10 minutes on foot from the Paseo Marítimo, and it has the highest concentration of serious cocktail bars in Palma. Carrer de Sant Magí and Carrer de la Fàbrica are the two streets to know.
1. Bar Cuba
Sant Magí 1, Santa Catalina
The colonial style corner building at the edge of Santa Catalina is one of the most recognisable in the city, and inside it Bar Cuba has been a local favourite for years. The ground floor serves fresh, seasonal food from breakfast through to late dinner, but the reason it makes every list of the best bars in Palma is the Sky Bar upstairs. The rooftop looks out over the harbour and the rooftops of Santa Catalina, and in summer it fills early with a mix of locals, yacht crews and visitors starting their evening properly.
Why we like this bar
It is the classic first stop before a night with us. We send guests here constantly because the Sky Bar at sunset is the best warm up in the neighbourhood, and from there it is an easy walk down to the Paseo Marítimo when the club opens.
2. Agabar
Carrer de la Fàbrica 14A, Santa Catalina
Agabar is Palma’s temple to agave. Alongside tequila and mezcal you will find rarer Mexican distillates such as sotol, raicilla and bacanora, and the agave list is so deep it is only printed in Spanish. The team ask what you like before recommending anything, the guacamole is made fresh and has a cult following, and the terrace sits on the pedestrianised stretch of Carrer de la Fàbrica among some of the liveliest restaurants in Santa Catalina. Reviewers regularly single out the Paloma Tropical, and the soul and funk playlists keep the mood unhurried.
Why we like this bar
Our team are the people ordering mezcal neat here. The staff genuinely know their spirits, the margaritas are properly balanced, and we always order the guacamole. If you love agave, there is nowhere better in Palma.
3. LAB Cocktail Bar
Carrer de Sant Magí 22, Santa Catalina
LAB stands for laboratory, and that is exactly how this intimate, vintage styled bar treats cocktails. The back bar holds more than 45 gins, around 50 whiskies and a serious collection of tequilas and mezcals, and the bartenders are famous for building custom drinks around your taste rather than pushing a set list. There is an aperitivo offer every evening from 19:00 to 23:00 with cheese and meat platters, nachos and Italian finger food, and the same team runs a respected bartending academy. It stays open until 02:30 and closes on Tuesdays.
Why we like this bar
Tell the bartender what you feel like and let them work. That no menu approach is rare, and it is why several of our own bar staff drink here on their nights off. The London saloon character suits a slower, better drink before a big night.
4. Idem Café
Carrer de Sant Magí, Santa Catalina
Idem is a Santa Catalina institution that slips from relaxed café to cocktail bar as the evening moves on. Inside it is all theatrical touches, low lighting and a slightly bohemian character; outside, the terrace is one of the best spots on Sant Magí to watch the street come alive. Come early for an aperitif or late for a final round, and it works equally well either way.
Why we like this bar
Idem is where we meet friends when nobody has decided the plan yet. The atmosphere does the deciding for you, and it sits perfectly on the route between dinner in Santa Catalina and a night at Social Club.
5. Café Lisboa
Carrer de Sant Magí, Santa Catalina
A few doors along the same street, Café Lisboa is a small, intimate bar built around international music culture. It is cosy rather than showy, the kind of room where the soundtrack matters as much as the drinks, and it draws a loyal local crowd who treat it as their living room. If you prefer conversation and good records to a packed terrace, this is your stop on Sant Magí.
Why we like this bar
Music people run it and music people drink in it. As a venue built on sound, we respect that. It is a brilliant low key start to an evening that ends much louder.
6. Caoba
Santa Catalina
Caoba is a small bar split across two levels in the middle of Santa Catalina, run by expert cocktail makers and full of character. It really gets going after 22:00, when both floors fill and the room takes on the energy of a house party with far better drinks. It is one of those places locals mention quietly rather than shout about.
Why we like this bar
The timing suits us perfectly. When Caoba hits its stride at 23:00, you are exactly one good cocktail away from walking down to the club. We consider it the neighbourhood’s best late bridge into the night.
Born and La Llonja: the elegant middle of the night
Between Santa Catalina and the old town, the streets around the Passeig des Born and the old fish exchange at La Llonja hold some of the most polished bars in Palma. This is where the city dresses up a little.
7. De Tokio a Lima
Above the Passeig des Born
A relaxed rooftop above the most elegant boulevard in Palma, De Tokio a Lima pairs city views with a cocktail menu that takes flavour seriously. Drinks are built on quality spirits, fresh ingredients and inventive combinations that draw from both Japanese and Peruvian traditions, which makes it a natural aperitif spot before dinner or an early evening drink with a view.
Why we like this bar
It is our favourite golden hour rooftop in the centre. Order something with pisco, watch the light change over the Born, and the night is officially under way.
8. Bar Nicolás
Plaça del Mercat, next to the Passeig des Born
Bar Nicolás sits just around the corner from the Passeig des Born on the edge of Plaça del Mercat, a relaxed café by day that turns into one of the smartest cocktail bars in the centre by night. The interior is bright and contemporary, the terrace looks onto some of Palma’s finest architecture, and the wine and cocktail selection is consistently strong. It has quietly become one of the most recommended bars in Palma among locals.
Why we like this bar
The old fashioned here is a benchmark, and the location makes it the perfect meeting point when your group is arriving from different corners of the city. Reliable, stylish and never trying too hard.
9. Abaco
Carrer de Sant Joan 1, La Llonja
Abaco is the most famous bar in Palma, full stop. Set inside a 17th century noble residence in the depths of the old town, it is a baroque fantasy of overflowing fruit displays, flowers, candlelight, antiques and classical music, with a courtyard that feels closer to a stage set than a bar. The cocktails are classic and priced at a premium, around €17, and in high season you may queue. People come anyway, because there is genuinely nothing else like it anywhere.
Why we like this bar
Every guest visiting Palma for the first time should see Abaco once. We tell people to go early, order one beautiful drink, take it all in, and then come and dance it off with us.
10. Koa
La Llonja
Koa brings a slice of the Pacific to the old fishermen’s quarter. The concept is built around creative tiki cocktails inspired by the Hawaiian island of Maui, backed by a lively kitchen turning out tapas, Asian fusion bites and dishes from a wood fired grill. It is loud, fun and generous, which makes it as good for a full evening as for a single spectacular drink.
Why we like this bar
Tiki done properly is rare in Europe. When our team wants rum, fire and something served in a mug that deserves a photo, this is where we go.
11. Ginbo
Just off Avinguda Jaume III
Ginbo is the gin specialist of Palma, an all day café and cocktail bar with more than 350 spirits behind the bar and a gin and tonic menu that can satisfy the most demanding palate. It is a smart little place with lounge music, seating inside and out on the pavement, and a prime position near El Corte Inglés that makes it easy to fold into any route through the city.
Why we like this bar
When someone in the group says they only drink gin and tonic, we bring them here and watch them discover how deep that rabbit hole goes. The preparation is meticulous every single time.
12. Brassclub
Paseo Mallorca
Brassclub is where cocktails become theatre. With Rafa Martín, one of Spain’s most decorated bartenders, at the helm, drinks arrive in nests, mugs and sculptural vessels that turn every order into a small performance; the Mai Tai Egg is the signature that guests photograph before they taste. Behind the spectacle sits real technique, and it is widely regarded as one of the best cocktail bars in Palma.
Why we like this bar
It sits on the same tree lined stretch as our sister restaurant Thalia, so this pairing is our house recommendation: dinner at Thalia, a Rafa Martín creation at Brassclub, then down to the club. That is a complete Palma evening.
13. Beatnik at Purohotel
Old town, near the Born
Beatnik channels 1950s bohemia inside Purohotel, with an Allen Ginsberg quote glowing in neon and a menu that blends Mediterranean flavours with spices from Asia and Latin America. DJs and live music turn it into one of the liveliest nightspots in the centre, drawing a crowd that likes to dance well before midnight.
Why we like this bar
Beatnik understands that music makes the room, which is a philosophy we share. If your group is already in a dancing mood at 22:00, start here and finish with us.
The Old Town: courtyards, speakeasies and institutions
Palma’s old town rewards wandering. Behind heavy wooden doors and unmarked facades you will find some of the most atmospheric bars in Palma, many of them hidden in plain sight for decades.
14. Door 13
Near La Rambla
Door 13 is Palma’s original speakeasy, tucked away near La Rambla and once accessible only with a secret code. The cave like interior mixes furniture from different eras under dripping candle wax, and a compact, expertly made cocktail menu sits alongside an extensive collection of whiskies and gins. There are live bands on different nights, which lifts the intimate room into something special.
Why we like this bar
The Paloma here is superb and the live music programme is genuinely good rather than background filler. It feels like a secret even now, and secrets make the best stories the next morning.
15. Clandestino Cocktail Club
Carrer de Sant Jaume
True to its name, Clandestino hides on Calle Sant Jaume with no flashy signs and no crowds outside. Inside is a 1930s inspired cocktail club with daring signature drinks such as the Chicago Outfit, a rich blend of Don Papa rum, orange, cinnamon and sweet wine, served with the kind of personal attention that makes strangers feel like regulars. Even the alcohol free options get real thought.
Why we like this bar
Walking a first time visitor past the door twice before revealing it never gets old. The drinks back up the theatre, and the intimacy makes it perfect for a date before a bigger night out.
16. Arlequin
Near Plaça de Santa Eulàlia
Arlequin is a circus themed bar and restaurant across two floors in the old town, a few steps from Plaça de Santa Eulàlia, where the attention to detail runs from the décor to the presentation of every drink. The signature Masquerade, a blood orange gin cocktail, arrives inside a white porcelain head wearing a black hat, and every cocktail on the list has its own specific glass and flourish.
Why we like this bar
It is the bar we recommend to guests celebrating something. Playful without being silly, and the presentation guarantees the group photo before the night moves on.
17. Cappuccino Grand Café
Carrer de Sant Miquel
Set inside a historical palacio on Sant Miquel, Cappuccino Grand Café is one of the grandest rooms in Palma to enjoy a drink. The internal courtyard is decorated with paintings and sculptures that make it feel more like a museum than a bar, and while the cocktail list is short and classic, everything is expertly prepared and beautifully presented. It works from morning coffee to a smart evening drink.
Why we like this bar
Elegance without stuffiness is hard to pull off, and this courtyard does it effortlessly. It is our recommendation for parents visiting town who still want a proper evening out.
18. Bar La Sang
Old town
Bar La Sang was the first bar in Mallorca to focus exclusively on natural wines, and it remains the hub of that scene. Run by the Lundgren family, it pairs a carefully curated list of natural wines from local and international producers with a rustic, authentic setting and a menu built to match the bottles. It also doubles as a boutique bottle shop if you want to take a favourite home.
Why we like this bar
Not every great night starts with a cocktail. When the group leans towards wine, this is the most interesting glass in the city, and the family behind it treat every guest like a regular.
19. After Landing Cocktail Art
Near Plaça Major
Created by owners who landed in Palma from Argentina, After Landing is a relaxed cocktail bar close to Plaça Major known for inventive drinks and genuinely warm service. The Watermelon Sugar, a refreshing mix of watermelon and rum, arrives in a watermelon themed ceramic cup, and thoughtful touches such as free filtered water and snacks show how much the owners care about the small things.
Why we like this bar
Hospitality is a craft, and this team has it. The owner remembers faces, the drinks are creative without gimmicks, and it is a lovely calm chapter in the middle of a big evening.
20. Moltabarra
Old town
Moltabarra is the most local entry on this list, a traditional old town bar that shines brightest on Tuesday evenings during La Ruta Martiana, Palma’s weekly tapas route, when bars across the neighbourhood serve a small tapa or pintxo with a drink for a few euros. Expect a lively, noisy, completely authentic atmosphere and plenty of local chatter at the bar.
Why we like this bar
Tuesday on the Ruta Martiana is one of the best cheap nights in Palma and most visitors never hear about it. Start at Moltabarra, follow the crowd, and thank us later.
Which area of Palma has the best bars?
Santa Catalina has the highest concentration of quality bars in Palma, especially along Carrer de Sant Magí and Carrer de la Fàbrica. The old town and La Llonja offer more atmospheric, historic venues, while the streets around the Passeig des Born hold the smartest rooftops and cocktail rooms.
What time do bars close in Palma?
Most cocktail bars in Palma serve until somewhere between midnight and 02:30, with Santa Catalina staying lively latest. The best mightclubs in Palma then carry the night much further. Social Club opens as the bars wind down, so a typical evening moves naturally from a terrace to a cocktail bar to our dancefloor.
Where should we go after the bars in Palma?
The Paseo Marítimo is where Palma’s night continues after the bars, and Social Club is at the heart of it. Check our events calendar for tonight’s lineup, or reserve a table through our VIP page if you want the full experience.
Do you need to book bars in Palma?
Most bars in Palma welcome walk ins, though the popular Santa Catalina spots fill quickly on Friday and Saturday evenings, and Abaco often has a queue in high season. For groups of 6 or more, arriving before 21:00 or messaging the bar ahead on Instagram is a sensible move.
Is Palma good for nightlife?
Yes. Palma de Mallorca offers a complete night out in one walkable city: rooftop aperitifs, world class cocktail bars, historic courtyards and, on the Paseo Marítimo, proper nightclubs. It is more polished than the island’s resort towns, which is exactly why locals and seasoned visitors prefer it.
Finish the night at Social Club
Twenty bars, three neighbourhoods, one direction of travel. However you build your route through the best bars in Palma, the night finds its way to the Paseo Marítimo, and that is where you will find us. Social Club is a nightclub in Palma built around music, atmosphere and nights that people plan their trips around. See what is coming up, book your tickets, or go one better and reserve a VIP table for the group.