Restaurant in Port d'Alcúdia, Spain
Mallorca's best case for a tasting menu.
Mallorca's most credentialled restaurant: Michelin-starred since 2012, La Liste-ranked, and built around a surprise tasting menu of island-sourced ingredients. The first-floor dining room suits special occasions and serious date nights, while the ground-floor Jardín Bistró offers the same setting at a lower price. Booking is easier than most €€€€ Spanish peers — a real advantage for trip planning.
Yes — and it is one of the clearest answers you will get in the Balearics. Macarena de Castro holds a Michelin star (awarded in 2012, making her the first female chef in Mallorca to receive one), sits at 86 points on La Liste's 2026 ranking, and runs a single surprise tasting menu built almost entirely from ingredients grown or sourced within the island. For a celebration dinner or a serious date night in Port d'Alcúdia, the combination of credentials, setting, and culinary focus is hard to match locally. The price tier (€€€€) is significant, but the value case is credible.
The restaurant occupies the first floor of a villa-style building in Port d'Alcúdia, and the space does a lot of work here. The dining room carries a modern, avant-garde atmosphere — restrained rather than theatrical , with a layout that suits couples and small groups better than large parties. Natural light during the day makes the room feel different from the evening service, which is worth factoring into your booking decision. The physical space signals a considered meal rather than a performance, which aligns with how the kitchen operates.
On the ground floor, the Jardín Bistró offers a lower-cost entry point into the same building, with a format that is explicitly easier on the pocket. This matters practically: if you are visiting with someone who wants the experience but not the full tasting menu investment, the Bistró is a real alternative rather than a consolation. It also makes Maca de Castro one of the few €€€€ venues in Spain where a lunch-versus-dinner calculation is genuinely worth making before you book.
The tasting menu format runs as a single surprise menu, so the kitchen's output does not change fundamentally between services. What changes is the spatial experience. The first-floor dining room at lunch benefits from natural light filtering into what is otherwise a cool, modern interior , the room reads differently in daylight, and for a special occasion where you want guests to actually see the food and each other, a daytime sitting has a clear advantage. Dinner offers the more conventional fine-dining atmosphere, better suited if the occasion calls for a longer, more immersive evening.
From a value standpoint, the Jardín Bistró on the ground floor operates primarily as a lunch venue, which means visiting midday gives you the option to start there, assess the setting, and plan a return tasting menu dinner , a sensible reconnaissance for first-time visitors uncertain about the full commitment. There is no evidence of a price differential between lunch and dinner tasting menu sittings at the main restaurant, so the choice is primarily about atmosphere and pacing rather than cost.
The tasting menu is driven by Mallorca's seasonal ingredients: sourced from nearby markets, small-scale island producers, and a one-hectare vegetable garden in Sa Pobla that supplies vegetables, herbs, fruit, grains, and birds directly to the kitchen. Skate with salt and rock samphire hollandaise sauce is cited as a recurring signature. The approach is Mediterranean in reference but creative in technique , this is not a traditional Mallorcan restaurant, and if direct local cooking is what you are after, it is not the right booking. What you are paying for is a chef's interpretation of the island's ingredients through a contemporary lens, with sustainability built into the sourcing model rather than bolted on as a talking point.
The commitment to reforestation and sustainability is documented across multiple editions of the La Liste ranking, which noted the venue as "continually on the up" in both 2025 (90 points) and 2026 (86 points). The slight points drop between years is worth noting , La Liste scoring is not an absolute measure, but it suggests the restaurant is holding its position in a competitive field rather than pulling away. The Google rating of 4.6 across 404 reviews is consistent with a restaurant that delivers reliably rather than occasionally.
For context within Spain's broader creative dining scene, Maca de Castro sits well below the profile of DiverXO in Madrid or Arzak in San Sebastián in terms of international recognition, but it is not competing on that axis. It is a destination restaurant for Mallorca specifically, and within that geography it is the most credentialled option available. If you are already on the island and looking for a serious meal, the question is not whether to go but which format , tasting menu upstairs or Bistró below.
For broader Port d'Alcúdia dining options, see our full Port d'Alcúdia restaurants guide. If you are building a longer trip, our Port d'Alcúdia hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide cover the full picture.
| Venue | Price tier | Format | Booking difficulty | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maca de Castro | €€€€ | Surprise tasting menu + Bistró option | Easy | Port d'Alcúdia, Mallorca |
| Quique Dacosta | €€€€ | Tasting menu | Moderate | Dénia, Valencia coast |
| Ricard Camarena | €€€€ | Tasting menu | Moderate | València |
| Azurmendi | €€€€ | Tasting menu | Moderate–Hard | Larrabetzu, Basque Country |
Booking is rated easy relative to peers , a meaningful advantage if you are planning a trip to Mallorca and want to lock in a celebration dinner without months of lead time. The address is Juno s/n, Port d'Alcúdia, 07410, Spain. No phone or website is listed in our database; check current booking availability directly via the venue or a reservation platform.
For a €€€€ tasting menu in Mallorca, yes. The Michelin star, La Liste recognition (86 points in 2026), and a 4.6 Google rating across 400-plus reviews collectively make the value case. The kitchen's use of a dedicated one-hectare garden and island-sourced producers means you are paying for genuine ingredient quality, not just technique. If the tasting menu format feels like too large a commitment, the ground-floor Jardín Bistró offers a lower-cost entry point in the same building. For comparable investment elsewhere in Mediterranean Spain, Quique Dacosta in Dénia or Ricard Camarena in València are the nearest peers , both require more travel effort if you are based in Mallorca.
It is one of the stronger choices in the Balearics for a celebration or serious date. The first-floor dining room is modern and intimate rather than loud or overtly formal, which works well for occasions where conversation matters. The surprise tasting menu format adds an element of theatre without the venue being theatrical for its own sake. Booking is rated easy relative to similar-tier restaurants in Spain, so you are unlikely to lose the date you want. For context: if you are comparing against major Spanish special-occasion restaurants like El Celler de Can Roca or Martin Berasategui, Maca de Castro is a tier below in profile but considerably easier to book and more logistically sensible if Mallorca is already your destination.
The menu is a single surprise tasting format, which means dietary restrictions need to be communicated at the time of booking rather than managed on arrival. There is no publicly listed dietary policy in our database. Given the format, contact the restaurant directly when reserving to confirm how restrictions are accommodated. The kitchen's reliance on seasonal Mallorcan produce , including fish, garden vegetables, and birds from the Sa Pobla garden , suggests flexibility is possible but not guaranteed without advance notice.
The dining room layout in the first-floor space is described as modern and avant-garde, suited to couples and small groups. No stated capacity is available in our database. For larger parties in Port d'Alcúdia, the ground-floor Jardín Bistró may be a more practical option given its less formal format. If you are planning a group celebration, contact the restaurant directly to confirm table configuration , and do so early, since the tasting menu format limits how many covers can be managed simultaneously.
There is no bar seating referenced in the available venue data for the main tasting menu restaurant. The Jardín Bistró on the ground floor operates as a separate, lower-price format and is the more accessible option if you are looking for a walk-in or informal arrangement. For bar-focused options in Port d'Alcúdia more broadly, see our Port d'Alcúdia bars guide.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Maca de Castro | €€€€ | — |
| Aponiente | €€€€ | — |
| Arzak | €€€€ | — |
| Azurmendi | €€€€ | — |
| Cocina Hermanos Torres | €€€€ | — |
| DiverXO | €€€€ | — |
What to weigh when choosing between Maca de Castro and alternatives.
The kitchen runs a single surprise tasting menu built around seasonal Mallorcan produce, which limits how far the kitchen can deviate. check the venue's official channels ahead of your visit to flag restrictions — the vegetable garden-driven format does give some flexibility on plant-based adaptations, but don't expect a fully alternative menu at the €€€€ price point.
The dining room is described as an intimate, modern space on the first floor of a villa-style building, so large groups are unlikely to be a natural fit. Smaller groups of two to four work well here. If you have a larger party, the ground-floor Jardín Bistró shares the building and offers a more accessible format that may be easier to book for groups.
At €€€€ with a Michelin star held since 2012 and a La Liste score of 90 points (2025), the value case is solid for a tasting menu format built on hyper-local Mallorcan produce sourced from the chef's own one-hectare garden. If you want à la carte flexibility or a shorter meal, the ground-floor Jardín Bistró is the lower-cost entry point in the same building — but for the full kitchen, the tasting menu is the only option.
Yes — it is one of the clearest cases for a special occasion in the Balearics. Macarena de Castro was the first female chef in Mallorca to earn a Michelin star, and the single surprise tasting menu format is designed as a complete experience rather than a meal you navigate course by course. The modern, avant-garde dining room on the first floor of a villa reinforces the occasion without feeling stiff.
There is no bar-counter dining format documented for the main restaurant. The tasting menu is served in the upstairs dining room. For a more informal option, the ground-floor Jardín Bistró in the same building offers a format that is easier on the pocket and likely less structured than a full tasting menu reservation upstairs.
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