IBIZA - SANT JOSEP - ES BOL NOU -- RESTAURANT SA CALETA

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RESTAURANT SA CALETA

UPDATE 2026 - The beach opposite the restaurant, Es Bol Nou, is now closed for safety reasons. This also applies to the viewing tunnel on the left of the beach. The restaurant is still open.

We returned to our old favourite restaurant, Sa Caleta, during a spring trip to Ibiza.

On this occasion, we had lunch, which included

Almejas Marinera (clams in a fisherman’s style)

Endivias, queso azul Roquefort, miel y nueces (Endives, Roquefort blue cheese, honey & walnuts).

Fideruada (a seafood paella with pasta instead of rice).

Combination tres tartas

We had a refreshing bottle of Belondrade y Lurton (Rueda) 2016 to drink.

To finish, we had the usual fiery café caleta.

The spring weather was unpredictable, featuring sunshine, rain, and wind, but remained very pleasant at 20°C.

During the summer, a masseur sets up tables at the beach entrance. Next to the restaurant is a chill lounge, Es Jardí, where you can enjoy a drink and sometimes listen to live music in the evening.

The following is from a previous visit in the summer of 2023.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s8Ol96s7ZU&t=5s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q66-U_zFRfM

For a delicious seafood lunch or dinner, the restaurant Sa Caleta is situated between the airport and Cala Jondal. Just before you turn off for Cala Jondal, you will see a sign for the restaurant on the left.

Drive down the dusty Camino, where ample parking is at the bottom. On the left, you will see the restaurant.

Here you will find all sorts of excellent Ibicencan seafood like:-

Pimientos de Padrón

Boquerones (fresh anchovies in vinegar).

Calamares a la plancha (grilled squid).

Mejillones a marinera (mussels, fishermen’s style).

Gambas a la plancha (grilled prawns).

Paellas.

Arroz a banda.

Dorada (gilthead sea bream).

All kinds of live crustaceans can be chosen from the seawater tanks by the side of the restaurant.

Everyone sits outside in the summer.

Consider trying some excellent white wines from Rueda, such as verdejo, or an albariño from Rías Baixas in Galicia. They also offer outstanding local wines, particularly the rosés.

After your meal, be sure to try the famous house speciality, café Caleta, which is a flaming hot coffee infused with local liqueurs, spices, orange peel, and lemon.

Be careful, it is powerful, so do not go swimming after!

At the end of your meal, you may need a lie-down! So, walk down to the sandy beach below. The beach is set against a breathtaking backdrop of copper-red cliffs.

The beach is relatively shallow, making it ideal for children.

You can also participate in a local custom: Fill a bucket of water with the rich copper sand, cover yourself with your homemade mud pack, and roll in the nearby seaweed, which sticks to the sand.

Lie down and soak in the sun for 20 to 30 minutes until your homemade face and body mud pack dries; then you can dive into the sea to wash it off.

During the summer, a masseur sets up tables at the beach entrance. Next to the restaurant, there is a chillout lounge where you can enjoy a drink and listen to live music in the evening.