Mercat de l'Olivar
Palma's largest indoor food market, lined with seafood stalls and tapas bars. You can buy and have your food cooked on the spot, or sample it right there.
The Mercat de l'Olivar was built in 1951 and is the center of daily shopping for Palma residents. On the ground floor you'll find seafood, cured ham, cheese, fruit and Majorcan specialties such as sobrassada sausage and ensaïmada pastries. Many seafood stalls will cook your purchases for you, and bars right beside them serve beer with oysters, fried squid and tapas. It's best visited at lunchtime. It is busiest on Saturdays and closed on Sundays. The market is on the north side of the old town at Plaça de l'Olivar, about 5 minutes' walk from Plaza de España.
Opening hours
Mon–Fri 07:00–14:30; Sat 07:00–15:00 (some counters later); closed Sundays
Nearby sights
- Palma Cathedral (La Seu)
- Royal Palace of La Almudaina
- La Llotja de Palma
- Es Baluard Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
- Bellver Castle
- Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca
- Palma Aquarium
- Valldemossa