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( 971 65 71 67; Carrer de sa Punta Mitjana 11; mains €9.50-17; noon-3.30pm & 6-11pm)
Breezy harbour views, friendly service and freshly caught fish make Aventura the pick of
the waterfront bunch. Go for mixed tapas for two (€22) with a bottle of
tinto
(red wine),
or spot-on mains like hake with clams or grilled John Dory.
La Caracola
MALLORCAN, INTERNATIONAL €€€
( 971 65 70 13; Avinguda del Port 40; 2-course lunch menu €8.50, mains €7-23; 1-3.30pm &
7.30-11pm; )
Besides the usual paella and pasta, this enduringly popular place has been
pleasing diners with plates of
calamares rellenos
(stuffed squid),
lechona
(suckling pig)
and
tumbet
for 20 years. Not the flashiest place in town, though it's usually the most
crowded.
Restaurante Marítimo
MALLORCAN €€€
( 971 65 80 50; Calo d'en Moix; mains €12.50-28; noon-4pm & 7-11.30pm Tue-Sun; )
Next
to the dive school, this unassuming restaurant has a bougainvillea-draped terrace where
you can look out across the harbour. Fish is the big deal, with everything from grilled
monkfish to crustacean-studded paellas.
Getting There & Away
Up to five buses a day head from Portopetro to Palma (€8.40, 1½ hours) and Cala d'Or
(€1.50, 10 minutes).
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Cala d'Or
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Although the pretty cove beaches and calm, azure waters are still here, they can be hard
to find amid this flashy, overgrown resort. Each
cala
(cove) has its own main drag, where
pubs, restaurants and souvenir shops flourish, making it very difficult to get a handle on
the place.
Cala d'Or's real claim to fame is its yacht marina,
Port Petit
, one of the most glamor-
ous in Mallorca and the main reason why this corner of Cala d'Or is earning a reputation
as a stylish, live-large kind of place.
