Nightlife Previews and reviews in Mallorca

There are so many different spots for a good night out in Palma de Mallorca. One of my favourite this summer was in Santa Catalina.

A packed theatre saw the Pirates Charity Gala Event last night raise over €50,000 for the Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital. In it’s seventh year, the event is supported by British celebrities, local residents and visitors to the island. The evening started with a chance to view the prizes that would be won in the charity auction.

Last night at Mallorca Rocks in Magaluf Kasabian played the best gig of the summer, so far. The lads from Leicester took to the stage in a whirl of lights and strobes and kicked off with "Days are forgotten". Right from the start the crowd at the Majorca beach resort were looking forward to a party, this was the second birthday of Mallorca Rocks and Kasabian were a perfect choice to celebrate the anniversary.

Ed Sheeran opened Mallorca Rocks last night in Magaluf with a gig that left everyone smiling and started the summer-long festival in style. With nothing more than a mic, a guitar and a looping pedal he owned the Mallorca Rocks venue taking to the stage on his own and playing his entire set without support.

Puerto Portals has a bit of reputation as being the most glamorous (and expensive) resort in Mallorca, with its swanky harbour, Michelin starred waterfront restaurants, and sexy designer cocktail bars. This is where the millionaire yachting community hang out, and visiting celebrities come to party. All in all, it's an impressive set up, and one that will surely test your credit card limits.

Bar Weyler is a stylish cocktail bar in the centre of Palma with an excellent selection of spirits and professional staff who know how to work their magic with them.

Bar Atlantico has an exciting new cocktail menu with flavours that will thrill your taste buds. Opened in the 50s by an American marine, the bar still retains its original feel with every inch of its walls covered in mementos, shields, flags, number plates and felt-tipped messages from over fifty years of happy customers. 

Last Friday the Canadian and I went for an end-of-week drink at the courtyard bar in the Es Baluard art gallery, Palma. As well as being one of Mallorca's best art galleries Es Baluard also commands great views of the Bellver Castle, Palma harbour and the ubiquitous Palma Cathedral making the bar one of the best places in city for an alfresco beer.

Rottehullet is a small bar with a big personality in the heart of Cala Major. Sandwiched between a kiosk and a kebab shop, you'd be forgiven for thinking it nothing special. However, if you head inside you'll find tasty tapas, an exciting selection of beers and spirits, and one of the friendliest barmen in Mallorca.

Bony’s bar in Puerto Pollenca’s main square is a great spot full of fun, cocktails and character and with a brilliant view of the goings on in the main market square of the town.

Gin and tonic was one of the reasons Brits conquered the world. Quinine in tonic helped treat malaria and as a result the sun never set on the British Empire. If you feel that as it's a cornerstone of British triumph gin and tonic should be treated with reverence and respect then you need to make a trip to Ginbo in Palma.

If you’re looking for a peaceful and elegant spot for an evening drink then look no further than Gin & Tonic Corner, the quite little cocktail bar of the stylish Hotel Illa D’Or, located on Puerto Pollenca’s Pine Walk area.

The nights in Palma are busy, there is always something going on. The days are so hot here in Mallorca that one of the best times of day is as the sun starts to set. There's no shortage of great bars and restaurants in Palma and shopping in Mallorca usually continues until about 9pm too. A new initiative trying for your attention combines a bit of everything; Sa Bimbolla night fair and market.