Mia's Picks: From Two Michelin Stars to a Forty-Euro Village Lunch

Gastro journalist Mia Naprta is back in studio (with a special guest appearance from Bert the dog) to tell us where she has been eating since we last saw her knee-deep in Restaurant Week. This episode covers the full spectrum of Mallorca's food scene: tapas at the two-Michelin-star Cap Vermell resort, a wine tasting at Richard Branson's Son Bunyola estate, Nikki Beach's season opening, and a data-driven marketing company that is changing how restaurants fill tables. But Mia's heart belongs to the village restaurants too: paella in Fornalutx for forty euros with mountain views, and lechona at a demon-themed spot in Algaida where they leave the bottle on the table. Plus: Palma Boat Show tips, what is coming up in May, and why Mia adopted herself out of corporate London.

Mia Naprta is a gastro journalist and food writer based in Mallorca. Originally from Croatia, she spent years in corporate London before moving to the island and building a career covering Mallorca's food and hospitality scene. She writes for local publications, is part of the Restaurant Week Mallorca team, and can be found on Instagram @mianaprta.

• Restaurant Week Mallorca: 52 restaurants in 2026, plans for 40 next year, possible expansion to Ibiza and Barcelona
• Anna Potus and Juan Fran: Restaurant Week co-organisers
• Nelson (photographer) and Mars (social media): the RW team
• DS Hospitality: Alex Czerveni and Alosha, data-driven restaurant marketing, 8-12x ROI
• Cap Vermell Grand Hotel, Capdepera: Bravo tapas restaurant, Woro (2 Michelin stars)
• Son Bunyola (Richard Branson): recovered Malvasia wine, 700 bottles first vintage
• Castillo San Vida: new restaurant Esbalco opening
• Nikki Beach Mallorca: chef Alex, pistachio cheesecake, Tattinger, Tricyclium bread, Trufad truffles
• Esturo, Fornalutx: paella, fideua, trampo, flan, apple tart, 40 euros/person
• Growing (Mesha) and Ritma by Marciano (Fricky Food) also in Fornalutx
• Cal Dimoni, Algaida: lechona, gato de almendra, arros brut, Licor 43
• Motorworld Palma, Cuber lakes drive
• Palma Boat Show: Mark Fosh / Fosho Aces, Harlequin cocktails, Superyacht Charities fundraiser at Can Eduardo
• Pura Beach Palma opening May 15
• Jumeirah Soller event
• Yala Magaluf: pistachio tiramisu
• Europa restaurant Magaluf: cheap, cheerful, traditional
• Steffi Schulz: Faces of Mallorca book

• 00:00 Intro / Where has Mia been?
• 01:15 Restaurant Week recap: 52 restaurants, what worked
• 03:25 Plans for next year: 40 restaurants, Ibiza, Barcelona
• 06:09 DS Hospitality: data-driven restaurant marketing
• 10:06 Cap Vermell / Bravo: elevated tapas at a Michelin resort
• 14:42 Son Bunyola: Branson, Malvasia, and a wish list interview
• 17:38 Castillo San Vida: Esbalco restaurant opening
• 21:50 Nikki Beach: oysters, truffles, and why the restaurant is the real draw
• 29:30 Esturo, Fornalutx: paella, views, and forty euros
• 35:57 Cal Dimoni, Algaida: demons, lechona, and a bottle left on the table
• 40:13 Palma Boat Show tips
• 47:23 What is coming up for Mia
• 48:23 Mia's story: London to Mallorca

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