Aromata

About Aromata

Andreu Genestra is one of Mallorca's finest chefs — his eponymous restaurant in Capdepera, Andreu Genestra, holds a Michelin star and represents the island's most rigorous approach to high-end tasting menus. Aromata is a different proposition: his Palma project, conceived as a more relaxed and accessible version of his culinary thinking, without abandoning the principles that earned him his star.

Located inside the HM Palma Blanc hotel in the heart of the city, Aromata offers two modes of dining. Lunch is structured around a rotating biweekly menu — snacks, choice of two starters, two mains, two desserts, and petit fours, all for €38 — that represents the most intelligent lunch in Palma at its price point. In the evenings, two tasting formats take over: the Aromata menu at €70 and the longer, more ambitious Sentits menu at €85, both shaped by what the market and the season have to offer.

The cooking centres on Mallorca's exceptional produce: prawns from the Tramuntana coast, almonds from Felanitx, herbs foraged from the Serra de Tramuntana, vegetables from small-scale island producers. Dishes like cured prawn with almond and coconut or lobster cappelletti with bisque carry the precision of a starred kitchen delivered in a room that doesn't demand you wear a jacket. The wine list runs to Spanish and Balearic producers with a handful of international selections for those who know what they want.

The room itself is elegant without pretension — warm light, natural materials, tables spaced for conversation. Service is confident and warm. Aromata is the kind of place you come back to on the second and third visit, once the main tasting-menu pilgrimages have been completed, and find yourself preferring it to half the grander options on the island.

Best for Birthday Dinners

Aromata handles birthdays particularly well because it sits in the sweet spot between occasion and relaxation. The Sentits tasting menu — 85€, eight to nine courses — has enough ambition and surprise to feel genuinely celebratory, but the room never tips into the formality that makes some people uncomfortable on their birthday. You feel celebrated rather than assessed.

For groups of four to six, Aromata has the table configurations and the menu format to keep everyone engaged. Chef Andreu Genestra's food prompts conversation: the technique is visible enough to be interesting, the ingredients familiar enough to be approachable. The petit fours and the dessert courses are among the best in Palma, which matters when you need to end on a high note. Ask when booking about the possibility of a birthday arrangement — the team are responsive to requests.

For solo diners or couples celebrating, book the Aromata menu at €70. It is shorter, tighter, and leaves room for a glass of something special from the cellar without the bill becoming a second occasion in itself.