© Can Frau
Joan Can Frau Tapas Bar
Cosy tapas bar located within a market for informal lunchtime tapas on the run
A small box, with a steel counter in the big market hall, expertly executes its delivery of
fresh, authentic Mallorcan cuisine and tapas.
When visiting Palma’s popular Santa Catalina market, you’ll find Bar Joan Frau at stall
numbers eight and nine. With five decades of serving delicious Mallorcan cuisine since 1966, it’s easily earned its
reputation as a staple reference within the trendy market square.
Each day, the second-generation Frau family prepares traditional Mallorcan tapas using fresh island produce,
including spectacular, sweet and savoury pastries, Mallorcan llonguets (Palma’s petite
bread rolls) and of course, the simple but delicious Pamb Oli.
They also serve paellas, Spanish wines and super coffee. They also offer a daily dish along the lines of stuffed eggplants, steamed vegetables or slow-cooked lamb shoulder.
Despite their clinical and commercial, simplistic set-up, you’ll rub shoulders with a variety of
clientele here with everyone from peckish tourists to renowned chefs on their daily market
runs.
Their wonderful food is available to take away too. Open Tuesday to Saturday.
