Tradition is best enjoyed on a tablecloth. Savour the moment…
Our island tastes like the Mediterranean. It tastes of recipes that have reached us from diverse corners, brought by Phoenicians, Romans, Moors and Catalans. It tastes of the countryside and of the sea, being equally abundant in the fruits of both realms. Our cuisine has come down to us simmered in the wisdom of centuries. So please, have a seat as we present you with Tradition à la Carte, a selection of over 25 restaurants featuring Ibicenco cuisine. Prepare to fly on the wings of our gastronomy. Bon profit!
A cookbook is an open a window onto the history, culture, and even the bounty or scarcity found in a given place. It matters not whether a territory is large or small or surrounded by water, as is the case with Ibiza. Recipes will arise! Because of Ibiza’s need to be self-sufficient, islanders have for centuries nourished themselves with whatever products the land and the sea gave them as the seasons turned. Accordingly, the countryside dishes out hearty fare such as sofrit pagès, arroz de matanzas (slaughter-day rice) and frita de porc (fried pork); while the sea proffers up the fish and seafood that form the basis of the island’s most emblematic dishes, such as bullit de peix (stewed fish), guisat de peix (fish stew), frita de polp (fried octopus) and calamari a la bruta (squid in its ink).
Guide to Santa Eulària’s Traditional Restaurants
Tradition à la Carte allows you to find the restaurants in our municipality that serve tradi-tional Ibicenco fare, making it easy for you to try the island’s specialities. The establish-ments included in this guide must comply with a series of requirements, such as conse-crating their kitchens to the preparation of traditional island recipes, and using for this purpose locally produced foodstuffs, such as lamb, pork, sausages, red potatoes, almonds and fish caught by our fishing guilds (carrying the Peix Nostrum label), among others req-uisites.
Moreover, in Tradition à la Carte, our downloadable guide to restaurants that serve Ibicenco cuisine, you will learn some fun facts about our gastronomy, such as what Ibiza’s typical appetizer is, what our cheeses are like, what sausages we make on the island, which of the island’s gastronomic products carry the Mark of Quality or the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI), what the slaughter-day feast was like, and what goes into some of Ibiza’s most popular recipes.
Where Are Santa Eulària’s Traditional Restaurants?
Tasting traditional Ibicenco cuisine during your holiday is easy, because Santa Eulària is home to so many typical restaurants, several of which stay open year round. Whatever the town, village or resort you are staying in, you can book a table at any of the following local establishments included in the Tradition à la Carte guide:
Santa Eulària des Riu: Restaurante Bahía, Ca Na Ribes, Can Cosmi, Celler Can Pere, Ínsula Riu, Restaurante Juanito, Rincón de Pepe, Royalty, Skuma and Uttopia
Cala Pada and Niu Blau: Es Pins Cala Pada and Niu Blau
Es Canar: Can Pep Salvador, Restaurante Martina and Sa Trenka
Santa Gertrudis: Can Caus
Carretera de Sant Joan: Oleoteca Ses Escoles
Sant Carles: Cala Boix, Restaurante Cala Llenya, Can Pep, Cas Pagès, El Bigotes, Mar Azul, Pou des Lleó and S’Arribada
Jesús: Restaurante Bon Lloc
