Mallorca's most accessible and creative Michelin-starred restaurant — Adrián Quetglas on the Passeig de Mallorca, where the Buenos Aires-born Mallorcan chef (who worked in Paris and Moscow before returning to his family's island) combines Argentine culinary sensibility, Russian influence, and Mediterranean ingredient quality in a 7-course tasting menu (from €85) that is the most celebrated value-for-money Michelin dinner in the Balearics.
Why It Belongs on the List
Adrián Quetglas grew up in Buenos Aires (his father is Mallorcan), worked in Paris and Moscow for nearly a decade (including periods at Alain Ducasse's Paris operations), and returned to open his own restaurant on the Passeig de Mallorca in 2015, earning a Michelin star in 2017 — the first awarded to him personally, after he'd held one previously at another property. The result of this biography is a kitchen that is unlike anyone else's in the Balearics: Argentine-influenced cooking (the quality of meat preparation reflects years cooking for demanding Buenos Aires diners), Russian-inspired cold appetizers (borscht appears as a ravioli of beetroot jelly with crème fraîche), and Mediterranean seasonal ingredients. The modern, light-filled space on the Passeig de Mallorca has covered terrace tables for warm evenings. The five-course lunchtime tasting menu (€55) is described by Fodor's as a steal and is cited by multiple critics as the best-value Michelin lunch in Spain.
What Stands Out
- 5-course lunch for €55 — the most celebrated value Michelin meal in Spain
- 7-course dinner from €85: Michelin-starred creativity at less than half the price of comparable experiences in Barcelona or Madrid
- Buenos Aires × Paris × Moscow × Mallorca biography: the most specific culinary personality in the Balearics
- Beetroot ravioli borscht: the signature dish that captures the kitchen's specific range
- Covered terrace on the Passeig de Mallorca: the most elegant outdoor Michelin setting in Palma