Among the most dramatically situated Michelin-starred restaurant in Mallorca — Bens d'Avall on the Tramuntana coast between Deià and Sóller, with a terrace that provides a spectacular sea-and-mountain views in Spain, serving modern Mallorcan cuisine rooted in Tramuntana coastal ingredients since 1971, with a Michelin star awarded in 2020.
Why It Belongs on the List
Bens d'Avall sits on a steep cliff between Deià and Sóller — the most scenic stretch of the MA-10 coastal road — with a terrace that drops away from the cliff edge toward the Mediterranean 300 meters below, surrounded on three sides by the pine-covered walls of the Tramuntana. The restaurant has been in the same location since 1971, when the current chef Benet Vicens' father first opened a coastal restaurant here; the Michelin star awarded in 2020 reflects a kitchen that has been refining the same essential philosophy for decades: local fish and shellfish, mountain herbs, Mallorcan vegetables, and the olive oil from the surrounding terraces, applied with technical precision that never loses sight of their geographic origin. The view and the food together constitute an experience that would be difficult to replicate outside Mallorca. Lunch is the preferred meal (the light on the terrace at 1pm is transformative; dinner loses the view to darkness). Book weeks ahead in summer.
What Stands Out
- Most dramatically situated Michelin restaurant in Mallorca: cliff terrace between Deià and Sóller with 300m sea views
- Michelin star since 2020: the recognition finally applied to a location that had deserved it for decades
- Family operation since 1971: Benet Vicens continuing his father's coastal Mallorcan kitchen — the most site-specific fine dining in Spain
- Lunch recommended over dinner: the light and view at 1pm on the terrace is the complete experience
- Book weeks ahead in summer: the most consistent advance booking requirement of any Tramuntana restaurant