"A fourth-generation seafood room on the Sóller seafront — book a terrace table for the day-boat catch and a sunset anniversary dinner."
Es Canyís has stood on the Port de Sóller seafront promenade since 1954, run by the same family for four generations. It began with María and Mateu's Mallorcan cooking, gained a French accent when their daughter Ana married Michel in 1967, and is now led by chef Victor Perrotte — the founders' great-grandson, trained at the three-Michelin-star Arzak in San Sebastián. The kitchen sends out seafood caught by neighbours across the bay.
The cooking pairs traditional Mallorcan dishes with modern Mediterranean technique. The reason to come is the day-boat seafood — fish landed across the port and cooked simply — alongside a seafood paella built for sharing. Perrotte's Arzak training shows in the plating and the restraint, but the produce stays local and the format relaxed. Prices sit in the upper-mid range for the island ($$$), with a terrace that looks straight onto the water.
The setting is a Sóller seafront classic: tables on the promenade, the bay in front and the Tramuntana behind. The room is comfortable and unfussy, service is family-warm and the pace is the unhurried rhythm of a port town. It works for a long lunch in the sun or a sunset dinner, and the terrace is the seat to request. Sound stays easy and the dress is coastal-smart.
For an anniversary by the water, a relaxed first date or a long family lunch on the Sóller front, Es Canyís is the choice: day-boat seafood, a promenade terrace and four generations of family service. A natural first-date and solo-dining table.
Not for a hushed, formal tasting-menu evening — Es Canyís is a relaxed, family-run seafront seafood room built for long, easy meals by the water.
Es Canyís has run on the Port de Sóller seafront promenade since 1954, kept by the same family across four generations.
The kitchen is led by Victor Perrotte, the great-grandson of the founders, who trained at the three-Michelin-star Arzak in San Sebastián before taking over the family restaurant.
Order the day-boat seafood landed across the port and the seafood paella, alongside traditional Mallorcan dishes given a modern Mediterranean finish.
It sits in the upper-mid range for Mallorca ($$$), reflecting the seafront setting and the quality of the day-boat seafood rather than a tasting-menu format.
Reservations are recommended in season, especially for a terrace table over the bay. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
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