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La Baranda
ITALIAN €€€
( 971 45 45 25;
www.labaranda.co.uk
; Carrer de Sant Magí 29; pizzas €8-16, mains €16-40;
1-3.30pm & 6.30pm-midnight)
An easygoing Italian - with exposed stone, warm-yellow-
hued walls, and simple timber furniture and art scattered about - this is a good choice for
wood-fired pizzas, pasta dishes and homemade cakes for dessert. You can also get tapas
downstairs.
Japo Express
SUSHI €
MAP
( 971 73 83 21;
www.ilovejapo.com
; Carrer de Sant Magí 25; sushi per piece €1-4; 1.30-4pm &
7-11.30pm)
You can't miss the hot-pink facade of this funky Santa Catalina sushi bar,
which is frankly deserving of a more inspired name. Paper lanterns hang in the white-
washed interior, where you can dig into winningly fresh sushi, maki, sashimi and nigiri.
The two-course lunch is a snip at €9.
Passeig Marítim & Western Palma
Toque
INTERNATIONAL €€€
MAP
( 971 28 70 68;
www.restaurante-toque.webs.com
;
Carrer Federico García Lorca 6; mains €14-20,
3-course lunch menus €13; 1-3.30pm & 7-11pm Tue-Sat, 1-3.30pm Sun; )
Yes, it looks like
just another neighbourhood restaurant on a nondescript backstreet, but don't be fooled -
there's good reason Toque consistently receives rave reviews. Honest home cooking
(Belgian with a Med twist), wallet-friendly prices (wine starts at a modest €13 per bottle)
and a heartfelt welcome make it stand head and shoulders above the competition. Go for
starters such as mussels in cream and mains such as butter-soft suckling pig confit served
with its own juices and sweet potato purée, and you won't be disappointed.
Nautic
SEAFOOD €€€
( 971 72 63 83;
www.nautic-restaurant.com
; Muelle San Pedro 1; mains €16-29, 3-course lunch
menus €25; 1-3.30pm & 8-11.30pm Tue-Sun)
One of Palma's standout seafood options in
the Royal Sailing Club, Nautic does all the usual grilled fishes and shellfish, as well as
rice dishes, but you'll also find surprises such as zucchini stuffed with lobster in a
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