Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mar de Vins
INTERNATIONAL €
( 662 030460; Carrer d'Antoni Blanes 34; mains €6-11; 10am-midnight Mon-Sat; )
Our
favourite hang-out to linger over coffee and a good book, this cafe conceals one of Artà's
loveliest garden patios. The interior is cosy, with its cobbled floor, paintings and marble-
topped tables. The menu puts a worldly twist on organic, local ingredients in dishes like
quinoa avocado salad with orange-soya dressing and oxtail stew with rosemary and
chocolate. Upstairs is a boutique selling a hand-picked array of Mallorcan and Barceloni-
an clothing and accessories.
Bar Parisien
MEDITERRANEAN €€€
( 971 83 54 40;
www.cafeparisien.es
;
Carrer de la Ciutat 18; 3 tapas €10, mains €11-22;
10am-11pm Mon-Sat, 11am-11pm Sun)
White wrought-iron chairs, modern art and 1930s
swing music give this boho cafe a dash of Parisian class. Swathed in jasmine and vines,
the courtyard is a beautiful spot on a balmy day. The food has a market-fresh, Mediter-
ranean slant. Starters like seabass ceviche and strawberry gazpacho are a tantalising pre-
lude to tapas or mains of grilled meat and shellfish.
Live music cranks up the atmosphere at 8.30pm on Friday and Saturday.
Salvador Gaudí
MEDITERRANEAN €€€
( 971 82 95 55;
www.santsalvador.com
;
Carrer del Pou Nou 26; menus €16-33, mains €16-39;
1-3pm & 7-10.30pm Wed-Mon)
Gathered around an inner courtyard lit by tealights, this is a
fabulously intimate setting for lunch or dinner. Rumour has it Gaudí himself designed the
gracefully curving facade. Chefs prepare dishes like Atlantic lobster grilled in lemon oil
served with nut butter, and acorn- fattened Iberian pork, with flair and imagination. Live
music accompanies the tapas on Tuesday night.
Information
Tourist office
( 971 82 97 78; Carrer de l'Estel 4; 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, to 2pm Sat & Sun)
A
helpful tourist office with plenty of info and maps of the area. Sells the Artà Card.
Getting There & Away
Bus services to/from Carrer de Costa i Llobera include bus 411 to Palma (€9.50, one
hour 20 minutes, two to five daily) via Manacor (€2.80, 25 minutes) and bus 446 to Al-
