Ca Na Sissy - Café & Brunch

Ca Na Sissy sits in a narrow lane in Palma's old town, a few steps from Plaça del Banc de l'Oli. If you are looking for the café for the first time, it is easy to walk straight past: this lane is not one of the routes the old-town crowds push along. That is exactly its appeal. Inside, daylight floods the room and the pace drops noticeably. The café was opened by Eva and Guillem, who have run it themselves since 2025. Almost everything is made in house, and if you ask, Eva will tell you what has turned out particularly well that day. Sissy is not only a nod to a family member but, above all, an imagined figure: a worldly woman with a sense of style and a flair for conversation, the way Eva pictures her — someone you would happily share a coffee with on a sunny afternoon. So far, she has not dropped in. What happens in the kitchen at Ca Na Sissy The menu bows to Mallorcan produce and island traditions without simply copying them. That shows most clearly in the cocas, the flat island bake that comes out of the oven here in several versions: one with slow-cooked pork loin, one sweet-savoury with caramelised onions, ricotta and dried apricots. The second combination describes the house rather precisely — ingredients you would not expect together that nevertheless belong together the moment they reach your fork. Alongside them stands everything a good brunch needs, only executed with more care: eggs Benedict, French toast, pancakes with seasonal fruit. The pancakes are the dish guests recommend most often. What exactly is on offer depends on what can be sourced — the kitchen follows the market and changes the menu accordingly. If you eat without meat, you are not left with an afterthought: the sweet-savoury coca and the vegetable-led plates of the lunch menu are dishes in their own right. The lunch dish of the week Beyond brunch there is a lunch dish that changes weekly and arrives as a small set: the main plate, plus bread, a fresh side salad, water and coffee. The season decides what goes on it. The logic stays the same as at brunch — island produce, an unusual seasoning idea drawn from herbs or blossoms, a crunchy component of almonds. It is closer to what restaurants send out at midday than to what you would expect from a breakfast café. Coffee, quiet and an eye for detail Coffee is taken seriously here: the house is as much an espresso bar as a kitchen, and alongside the coffee, matcha is ordered strikingly often. The eye for detail runs through the whole operation: the furnishings, the hook for your bag, a spot where you can work with a laptop undisturbed, and the way plates are arranged — colour is a design tool here, not an accident. Music plays in the background, yet the room stays calm. The café is small and fills up without becoming hectic, which is why it works for a long breakfast for two just as well as for a focused morning on your own. Between Plaça Major and Mercat de l'Olivar The lane lies in the stretch of old town framed by Plaça Major, the shopping street Carrer de Sant Miquel and the Mercat de l'Olivar. For a kitchen that works with market goods, that is no accidental address: the market hall with its stalls for fruit, vegetables, meat and fish is a few minutes away on foot. So if you are exploring the old town on foot, you can combine a visit with a walk through the market or a stroll along Sant Miquel — and afterwards turn into a lane that is noticeably quieter than the one around the corner.