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Food and Ibiza

Last year I went to Ibiza for the first time and found that all the food there sucked for the most part. I guess when you have the English as the primary group of tourists, not much effort is put into providing decent food.
There was a KFC and a Burger King in Playa d'en Bossa where I stayed and all the restaurants that I saw and went to had nasty pasta, pizza or some other nasty fare. I was really shocked that while I was on an island it was pretty hard to find good seafood.

I was brought to a great little restaurant out in the rural area on the beach where I had some great paella. And I did have a gyro at a place at Santa Eularia that was halfway decent (although it was pretty pathetic to what you can find in NYC).
Asides from that I pretty much suffered for a week from a gastronomic perspective.

I am going back there with a group of friends this summer and I was wondering if anyone with experience knows of some great places for a food snob like myself to eat.

Thanks

Re: Food and Ibiza

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Originally posted by montie Last year I went to Ibiza for the first time and found that all the food there sucked for the most part. I guess when you have the English as the primary group of tourists, not much effort is put into providing decent food. There was a KFC and a Burger King in Playa d'en Bossa where I stayed and all the restaurants that I saw and went to had nasty pasta, pizza or some other nasty fare. I was really shocked that while I was on an island it was pretty hard to find good seafood. I was brought to a great little restaurant out in the rural area on the beach where I had some great paella. And I did have a gyro at a place at Santa Eularia that was halfway decent (although it was pretty pathetic to what you can find in NYC). Asides from that I pretty much suffered for a week from a gastronomic perspective. I am going back there with a group of friends this summer and I was wondering if anyone with experience knows of some great places for a food snob like myself to eat. Thanks

there is this turkish doner kebab place its a corner place in playa d'en boss all the way at the end of the main street which was really good and the only decent place i liked, other then that burger king did it for me but it was expensive hahah

You found time to eat? I actually think I ate at the Burger King in Playa d'en Bossa also. There was an Italian restaurant a couple doors down where the waiter was speaking to us in Italian. lol Don't think it was that bad. Other than that, I would make myself a morning omlette myself. Kinda weird how they don't refrigerate their eggs in Spain, guess its a US thing. I always thought eggs had to be refrigerated but apparantly not.


How's the food at Pacha? I hear you can eat there, and then pretty much walk into the club w/o paying cover.

You may want to bring up your concerns in this thread.

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=555846&forumid=115&s=0

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Originally posted by mar46017 You found time to eat? I actually think I ate at the Burger King in Playa d'en Bossa also. There was an Italian restaurant a couple doors down where the waiter was speaking to us in Italian. lol Don't think it was that bad. Other than that, I would make myself a morning omlette myself. Kinda weird how they don't refrigerate their eggs in Spain, guess its a US thing. I always thought eggs had to be refrigerated but apparantly not. How's the food at Pacha? I hear you can eat there, and then pretty much walk into the club w/o paying cover. You may want to bring up your concerns in this thread. http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...forumid=115&s=0

the best way is making ur own food thats what we did most of the time and much cheaper

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Originally posted by VAHID the best way is making ur own food thats what we did most of the time and much cheaper

Yeah, that's pretty much what we plan on doing for the most part. But it is nice to go out to dinner though for the sake of going out.

Bambuddah Grove > everything

I was kind of shocked at the food situation at first too but wow, can't believe people would go to Ibiza and eat Burger King and KFC. I don't eat that shit here lol.
We had no problem finding good food though. About the only place we found worth while in Playa d'en Bossa was Moorea and one other place that we had a great meal at but can't remember the name. Maybe Michelle will chime in. Also had lunch at Pago Pago which was OK. But we took everyones advise and rented a car and got out of Playa d'en Bossa. San Antonio for the most part had tourist food too. Bambuddah Grove was just OK IMO. Amazing vibe though for sure. We just drove around and found cool little isolated random beach restaurants on the sand and such and had amazing seafood, paella, tapas etc. Tropicana was good. Probably my favorite meal was at Can Den Parra in the Dalt Vila in Ibizatown even though we both got food poisoning lol. Damn unpasteurized goat cheese Don't really remember the names of the rest of the places we ate at unfortunately.

I gotta say there was a day that we went to the KFC/Pizza Hut because we were in a hurry...and holy SHIT it is SO much better than it is here

Re: Food and Ibiza

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Originally posted by montie Last year I went to Ibiza for the first time and found that all the food there sucked for the most part. I guess when you have the English as the primary group of tourists, not much effort is put into providing decent food. There was a KFC and a Burger King in Playa d'en Bossa where I stayed and all the restaurants that I saw and went to had nasty pasta, pizza or some other nasty fare. I was really shocked that while I was on an island it was pretty hard to find good seafood. I was brought to a great little restaurant out in the rural area on the beach where I had some great paella. And I did have a gyro at a place at Santa Eularia that was halfway decent (although it was pretty pathetic to what you can find in NYC). Asides from that I pretty much suffered for a week from a gastronomic perspective. I am going back there with a group of friends this summer and I was wondering if anyone with experience knows of some great places for a food snob like myself to eat. Thanks

Ibiza has some amazing restaurants, but you have to get out of the rave-tourist areas like PDB in order find them. Many of them are in Ibiza Town, and some of the smaller cities around the Island.


- Check out Tentazione at Dalt Villa. Proper Italian Food at a reasonable price. Great experience.

- Cap des Falco near Salinas Beach is an amazing dining experience, particularly at Sunset. Speaking of Salinas, you can go to Salinas Beach and find several good restaurants right on the beach that serve fresh seafood - grilled Sardines and Calamari etc.

- If you want a good Paella, go to Blue Marlin in Cala Jondal on a Sunday. Its fantastic.

- As Bas mentioned, Bambuddha Grove is an amazing dining experience, particularly in large groups before hitting the club.

But in my opinion, the best dining experiences on the Island can be found in its various Chiringuitos - Small restaurants located in Coves and Beaches. Check out El Chiringuito at Cala Gracioneta for an amazing romantic dinner. You can pull up to the beach in a Gondola, enjoy an amazing meal of fresh grilled seafood, Hierbas Ibicencas, while being entertained by dancers. Its a fantastic experience.

The best way to enjoy the Island is by the Beach-Restaurant-Party formula - That is, every day, try a new beach, a new dining experience (however simple or posh), and a new pary (whether bar, lounge, outdoor festival, or Discoteca).

We went to the place next to Jet Apartments (passible) twice.
We tried 2 other places in Playa d'en Bossa and they were awful.
Cafe del Mar isn't very good either.


In Ibiza town we went to El Olivo and Il Pavone: both were awesome.


On another note, I have almost finalized the dates I'll be on the island this summer... woo.

David's - FTW

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I've compiled a list of what we got below:

Playa D'en Bossa:
Cafe Moorea - http://www.ibiza-spotlight.com/jetcomplex/moorea/

Ibizatown:
Can Den Parra - http://www.ibiza-restaurants.com/ca...rra/main_i.html
Tentazione - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ibiza...42213580?v=info
El Olivo - http://www.elolivoibiza.org/
Il Pavone

San Antonio:
David's - http://www.davidsibiza.com/

Sant Josep De SA Talaia
KM5 - http://www.km5-lounge.com/

Salinas Beach:
Cap des Falco - http://www.white-ibiza.com/ibiza-re...t-cap-des-falco
(several other small seafood restaurants)

Cala Jondal:
Blue Marlin (great Paella) - http://www.bluemarlinibiza.com/
Tropicana - http://www.tropicanaibiza.com/en/index.php?mod=rest

Cala Gracioneta:
El Chiringuito (very romantic) - http://chiringuitoibiza.com

Santa Eul�_ria
Bambuddah Grove - http://www.bambuddha.com/

another vote for blue marlin - so great - go during the day because its hard to find at night and you can sit outdoors during the day - its really beautiful.

i've only had pizza at pacha but the food at the pacha hotel is solid. you can eat out by the pool and order bottles - its really nice.

there is a massive grocery store in the middle of the island - we have always done a lot of grilling. oh and milk isnt refrigerated. don't even bother.

i think everyone's eaten once at that burger king in playa den bossa. not because it's special, but because none of the restaurants around playa den bossa look or taste appealing and by the time you reach the end, well, there's burger king. we tried a cafe along the strip the day before and my buddy got sick off it.

san antonio generally has shit food as well, but a little dine-in restaurant called david's pizza on calle de madrid has some of the best pizza you will ever eat. their menu is great, your first time there you'll have trouble picking what you want. everything tastes extra good paired with an ice cold spanish cane sugar sweetened coke.

There were a couple places I've eaten that were really awesome. They're more local joints or for people "in-the-know". First was the Turkish tapas place in San Jose (I think that's the place) but you have to have a rental car to get there.

The other was a really authentic Iberican place in Ibiza town...I can't even remember the name, but it's several blocks walking into the localas neighborhood away from the marina. All i know is a I had one of the best fish ever there. It's a traditional dish of the island. I'd have to do some research to get a name, but ask around (we learned about from a Brazilian who was working in the crafts market).

Another we didn't get to eat at is a small joint that cooks up locally caught fish supposedly by the marina, but sells out of food quickly. Wanted to try it but it was too late in the evening. Again I don't know the name.

Hypersky might know what I'm talking about.

I never ate in PDB except for the free breakfast at the hotel!

Ibiza has some good wine/olives/cheese too so you could hit up the market and get yourself quite a nice lunch for the beach topped off with some Jamon...mmmm.

we had our anniversary dinner at a place called km5 cause it's mark is kilometer 5. I dont know what city it is but it was really nice. we didnt know you needed a reservation but we got there first thing(I think 7) and they sat us after telling them it was our 16th anniversary. we spent over 125 euros for our dinner but it was a special dinner. beautiful atmosphere.

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Originally posted by SillySilvia we had our anniversary dinner at a place called km5 cause it's mark is kilometer 5. I dont know what city it is but it was really nice. we didnt know you needed a reservation but we got there first thing(I think 7) and they sat us after telling them it was our 16th anniversary. we spent over 125 euros for our dinner but it was a special dinner. beautiful atmosphere.

Yeah KM5 was very good... I ate there a few times my last visit. An extremely cool hangout too.

Someone asked about Pacha? The food there was excellent, and you get free entrance to the club. Pricey, but worth it IMHO.

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Originally posted by SillySilvia we had our anniversary dinner at a place called km5 cause it's mark is kilometer 5. I dont know what city it is but it was really nice. we didnt know you needed a reservation but we got there first thing(I think 7) and they sat us after telling them it was our 16th anniversary. we spent over 125 euros for our dinner but it was a special dinner. beautiful atmosphere.

I just checked out there website. It looks really good!


Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I'm adding these all to the list.

It looks like Ibiza isn't too bad for food after all..

Restaurant El Carmen.

look it up. its hidden in a little cove on the beach a stones throw away from es vedra. quite possibly the best view on the island and the food & sangria are both fantastic. This was our spot



After you eat you can walk up to a spot where you can hike up to the cliffs and es vedra from this point of view. A view that any trip to ibiza should not go without.



For a more casual experience, in PDB there is a spot called Beach Palace. Right next to the Jet Apartments, Its very inexpensive and the food was quite good. The staff makes it worth the trip though.

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Originally posted by djjoshuaallen Restaurant El Carmen. look it up. its hidden in a little cove on the beach a stones throw away from es vedra. quite possibly the best view on the island and the food & sangria are both fantastic. This was our spot

so i rented a car...

we went to el carmen too, but we only ordered the fresh sangria, which was bomb. there are actually two seafood restaurants at cala d'hort which have the reputation for the best seafood on the island.

if you make your way to formentera, there's a really bomb seafood restaurant at the port called bellavista with outrageously good garlic butter shrimp, grilled fish, and live lobster. not cheap, but a nice experience all around.

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Originally posted by djjoshuaallen Restaurant El Carmen. look it up. its hidden in a little cove on the beach a stones throw away from es vedra. quite possibly the best view on the island and the food & sangria are both fantastic. This was our spot After you eat you can walk up to a spot where you can hike up to the cliffs and es vedra from this point of view. A view that any trip to ibiza should not go without. For a more casual experience, in PDB there is a spot called Beach Palace. Right next to the Jet Apartments, Its very inexpensive and the food was quite good. The staff makes it worth the trip though.

We hiked up the cliffs at es vedra also. There was an old outpost up there. I got a similar picture of the rocks just like the one you posted. it was the background on my phone for a long time!
Beautiful spot.

We also spent alot of time at beach palace during our trip. We would stumble in there around 8 or 9am sit at the bar and order gin and tonics. The bartender would always fill up our glasses 3/4ths with gin and the rest with tonic. it made for great mornings

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Originally posted by R!CH we went to el carmen too, but we only ordered the fresh sangria, which was bomb. there are actually two seafood restaurants at cala d'hort which have the reputation for the best seafood on the island.

I second this (I totally forgot in my earlier post). Awesome seafood paella there!!!

I can't do Ibiza this year...hopefully 2011 in a finca!

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