Salicornia restaurant, combining seafaring tradition and avant-garde

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You have to go back to the dawn of history to find the origin of seafood cuisine, which so well reflect the restaurants of Mallorca. The reason is none other than the prodigality of the sea and the exquisite fruits that it has always offered to humanity. From the most basic raw materials to allow subsistence, to other exquisite delicacies, seafood has fed and delighted us to the same extent.

The seafood cuisine arose from an accumulation of recipes and culinary techniques, which the restaurants of Mallorca know so well and apply. To all this the tradition is added, that arises when something gives good result and for this reason it is perpetuated in the time. However, tradition is not at odds with modernity, and seafood cuisine is no exception. A restaurant in Mallorca that perfectly combines both is the Salicornia restaurant. Located in a privileged place, Salicornia is distinguished as a beacon among restaurants in Colonia de Sant Jordi.

Bathed as it is by the Mediterranean and located next to an old fishing port, this restaurant with open kitchen throughout the day offers an extraordinary local product. Salicornia accurately reflects the island’s marine spirit, and embodies it in its dishes and creations, at the height of the most demanding palates. 

Mallorca restaurants: the taste of the island

The recipe of the seafood cuisine is very rich and varied, full of different flavors, textures and aromas. It also usually has a very good presentation, not forgetting the excellent nutritional value of seafood, which is usually easily digestible and not too caloric.

Among the most typical dishes of seafood cuisine are stews, dry and sweet rice, grilled fish, fish and seafood soups, octopus, mussels … A restaurant like Salicornia Mallorca, based on the most authentic seafood cuisine, proposes a menu that varies every day according to the market.

The absolute protagonist of the Salicornia menu is the fresh seasonal local product. The Salicornia menu consists of innovative dishes, while maintaining the best of tradition. Snacks to open your mouth, seafood dishes, rice dishes and fideuas, fish and meat made in a coal oven….

Salicornia and its philosophy

In Salicornia the client has the possibility of ordering the best pieces of fish and seafood of the day, to grill them. Scorpions, pageles, sea bass, lobsters, red prawns, lobsters, fantastic sweet and dry rice rices …

It should be noted that the atmosphere of the Salicornia restaurant is a pleasant Mediterranean space that does not lack the personality and elegance that accompany the gastronomic experience.

In addition to a restaurant, Salicornia stands out for its facet of bar and its signature cocktails. It has a terrace on the Paseo Marítimo, perfect place to discover refreshing flavors and an offer adapted for snacks between meals, enjoying the sea breeze.