Mediterranean Restaurants in Formentera — 11 of Our Favourites

For breakfast, there is a wide choice of pastries, eggs, toasts and bagels. In the afternoon, you can order from their tapas menu, or eat fresh pasta, salads, burgers and sandwiches. Their evening dinner menu comprises a selection of local specialities and Italian recipes.

Open every day from 08:30. Breakfast served from 08:30 to 14:00, lunch from 13:00 to 16:00 and dinner from 20:30 to 00:30.

This legendary bar has hosted Jimmy Hendrix, Bob Marley, King Crimson and Pink Floyd among others. They have been serving a restaurant menu since 1997, which includes pasta, risotto, a wide variety of salads, meat and fresh fish.

Their sunsets are famous throughout the island when they play a combination of chill-out, reggae, pop, jazz and electronic music. During sunset, you can also order tapas including nachos with guacamole and cheese, olives and small plates to accompany your cocktail. Sunset service from 19:00 to 21:00.

Open from March to November. In July and August booking is recommended.

Using local produce, they serve meat, fish and seafood, as well as vegetables and Italian pizza. There is also a wine list including lots of local vineyards, Italian, French and Spanish wines. Try their 'chill-out aperitivo' every early evening with cocktails, music and a stunning sunset.

Restaurant open from March to January (in December only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) from 12:00 to 02:00 (kitchen open from 13:00 to 01:00). Reduced times from 13:00 to 16:30 and 19:30 to midnight during the low season.

With a beautiful terrace surrounded by flowers and decorated with candles, this is one of the most romantic restaurants in Formentera. Fine dining, professional service and a carefully curated wine list can be found here.

Open every day from 20:00 to 01:00.

From classic Italian dishes to local specialities with international touches, at this restaurant you can try oyster tempura, kobe beef tartare, spaghetti with Formentera fresh shrimps, grilled octopus, low-temperature roasted suckling lamb or home-made gelato. Finish your evening with one of their signature cocktails.

Open every day from 20:30 to 02:30 during the summer season only.

Specialities include Formentera salad with dried fish, tomato, onion, roasted pepper and potatoes, grilled Formentera prawns, lamb stew, bullit de peix and rice with lobster. There is also a wide selection of tapas.

Open every day from 19:30 to midnight.

Fresh fish, seafood, meat and vegetables are combined using traditional recipes with innovative techniques. Specialities include tuna tartare, ceviche, grilled octopus with aioli, fried lobster with eggs or squid with sobrassada.

Open every day in the summer season from 09:00 to 23:30.

Apart from their famous red paella, this restaurant serves other specialities featuring meat and fish in imaginative combinations, but always rooted in Mediterranean tradition. They also have a creative cocktail list, perfect to enjoy on their terrace.

Open every day from 20:30 to 02:00.

Their menu includes a selection of tapas, rice, suckling pig, wood-fire grilled chicken and other local specialities. There is also an extensive drinks menu with vermouths, cocktails and a lot more.

All of this with breathtaking sea views.

They are dedicated to local culture and cuisine. In the garden, they grow organic vegetables and herbs, tying their menu to the seasonality of the food. They offer a range of gourmet meats and fish served with fresh vegetables straight from the vegetable garden.

Open every day in summer from 19:00 to 02:00.

The restaurant boasts views over Playa de Illetas and La Savina port, as well as one of the best sunsets on the island. Their menu is full of fresh seafood, rice and fish.

There is also a chill-out area to enjoy a drink after lunch. They offer a pickup service for yachts.