Restaurant in Ibiza, Spain
Ibiza's most consistent seafood, ranked three years running.
Sa Nansa is Ibiza's most consistently recognised seafood restaurant, holding a position on Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list three years running and scoring 4.6 across more than 700 Google reviews. Chef Pedro Tur runs a focused kitchen in central Eivissa — away from beach-strip pricing. Book it when the food is the point of the evening.
If you are weighing Sa Nansa against the beach-shack seafood spots that crowd Ibiza's coastline, stop — these are not the same category. Sa Nansa is a serious seafood restaurant operating out of Eivissa's town centre, ranked in Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list three consecutive years running (192nd in 2025, 178th in 2024, 140th in 2023). That trajectory tells you something: this kitchen has been delivering consistent quality long enough for a demanding international audience to keep noticing. Chef Pedro Tur runs a focused operation that rewards guests who treat it as a destination rather than a convenience stop. Book it for a special occasion dinner or a long, unhurried lunch. Booking is direct, and it should be your first call for serious seafood in Ibiza's capital.
The OAD ranking is the clearest external signal available here: Sa Nansa has held a position in one of Europe's more demanding casual dining lists for three consecutive years, and its 2023 peak at 140th suggests the kitchen is capable of punching above its current standing. For context, OAD's Casual Europe list draws from a voter pool of experienced diners and industry professionals — placement at that level, in Ibiza, where the competition is often priced on location rather than craft, means the cooking itself is doing the work.
The cuisine focus is seafood, and the address , Av. 8 d'Agost in the heart of Eivissa , places it away from the resort-strip pricing logic that inflates menus elsewhere on the island. That positioning matters for a special-occasion dinner: you are paying for the food, not the view. For comparison, Es Xarcu offers seafood with a cove setting, which adds atmosphere but also adds to the price and the logistics. Sa Nansa trades the postcard backdrop for a more considered dining room and a kitchen that a competitive international list has repeatedly validated.
Google rating of 4.6 across 719 reviews adds further weight. That volume at that score is not a fluke , it reflects a kitchen performing reliably for a broad audience, not just critics.
Sa Nansa sits on one of Eivissa's main avenues, which means you get the energy of the town rather than the isolation of a clifftop restaurant. For a date or celebration dinner, that urban setting works well: it is easy to reach, easy to extend the evening, and the pace of service , lunch runs until 4:30 or 5pm depending on the day, dinner until 11 or 11:30pm , gives you room to linger. The restaurant closes on Mondays, so plan accordingly if you are arriving mid-week.
For groups celebrating a milestone, the dinner service on Tuesday through Saturday (7:30pm to 11:30pm) gives the most flexibility. Sunday dinner closes slightly earlier at 11pm, and Sunday lunch starts later at 12:30pm , worth knowing if you are planning around an afternoon ferry or flight.
Ibiza has no shortage of places to eat fish near the water. What it has fewer of are seafood restaurants with a multi-year track record on an internationally recognised dining list. If your trip includes a night when the food matters more than the setting, Sa Nansa is the clearest call in Eivissa for that brief. For those willing to travel further on the island, El Bigotes offers a different, more rustic seafood experience in a harder-to-reach location. Sa Nansa is the better choice if you want a full-service restaurant, a central location, and a kitchen with documented quality signals.
Spain's broader seafood tradition runs deep , you can find that same seriousness of purpose at Aponiente in El Puerto de Santa María at the fine-dining end, or across the Mediterranean at Alici on the Amalfi Coast and Gambero Rosso in Marina di Gioiosa Ionica. Sa Nansa operates comfortably in that tradition without the complexity or the price of a destination tasting menu. For the full picture of where to eat in Ibiza, see our Ibiza restaurants guide.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sa Nansa | Seafood | Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe Ranked #192 (2025); Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe Ranked #178 (2024); Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe Ranked #140 (2023) | Easy | — | |
| La Gaia | Fusion | €€€€ | Unknown | — | |
| Omakase by Walt | Japanese | €€€€ | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| El Bigotes | Seafood | Unknown | — | ||
| Es Xarcu | Spanish | Unknown | — | ||
| Sublimotion by Paco Roncero | Progressive | Unknown | — |
How Sa Nansa stacks up against the competition.
Sa Nansa is a seafood-focused restaurant on Av. 8 d'Agost in Eivissa town, led by chef Pedro Tur, with an OAD Casual in Europe ranking held continuously since 2023. It is not a beach shack or a tourist-circuit fish grill — the OAD recognition puts it on a list with some of Europe's more demanding casual dining standards. Monday closures and a split lunch/dinner service apply, so check hours before heading over.
Yes, with the right expectations. Sa Nansa's three consecutive OAD Casual Europe rankings (including #140 in 2023) signal consistent quality, which matters more for a special meal than a one-season buzz. The town-avenue setting in Eivissa means it reads as a serious dinner rather than a scenic clifftop event — better suited to a celebratory meal focused on food than to a dramatic backdrop occasion.
No dress code is documented for Sa Nansa, and its OAD classification as 'casual' dining suggests that relaxed but presentable clothing is the norm. Ibiza's town dining scene in Eivissa skews more put-together than beach resorts, so clean casual rather than beach cover-ups is a reasonable read for both lunch and dinner sittings.
No booking policy is listed in public records, but a venue with a recurring OAD Casual Europe ranking in Ibiza — peak season included — fills fast. Book at least one to two weeks out in high summer (July–August); shoulder months give more flexibility. Turning up without a reservation on a Friday or Saturday dinner service is a gamble not worth taking.
Lunch runs slightly longer (until 4:30–5pm depending on the day) versus dinner, which closes around 11–11:30pm. For a more relaxed pace, lunch on a weekday is the lower-pressure option. Sunday dinner is not available — Sunday service ends at 5pm — so plan around that if your trip ends over the weekend.
Es Xarcu and El Bigotes are the natural comparisons for seafood in Ibiza: both are well-regarded and more scenically located, but neither carries Sa Nansa's multi-year OAD ranking. La Gaia offers a more format-driven, higher-price tasting experience. Sublimotion by Paco Roncero is a different category entirely — a performance-dining event at a significantly higher price point. Omakase by Walt sits outside the seafood comparison set altogether.
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