IBIZA - SANT ANTONI DE PORTMANY - CALA GRACIONETA - EL CHIRINGUITO

Miguel Renoir Spanish Guides
May 21, 2024
2 min read

Updated: 2 days ago

EL CHIRINGUITO CALA GRACIONETA

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2025

This is another place taken over by Grupo Mambo in recent years, so it's no longer the place it used to be. Expect much higher prices if you go. It is still a stunning spot and venue if it suits your pocket.

A rough guide to the price list.

€5 Croquetas each €49 Pulpo (octopus, small leg)

€46 Solomillo (no sides)

€25 Padron peppers

€14 Patatas fritas

€10 Water

Wine (all expensive)

PREVIOUS VISITS

From Sant Antoni de Portmany (San Antonio), follow the signs down to Cala Gració. Around 100 meters before you get there, you will see a sign on the right for El Chiringuito. Drive down this narrow-walled road, and you will find a small car park at the bottom.

The car park is just above Cala Gracioneta, which is a Sublime, little, secluded sandy beach.

El Chiringuito is set at the back of this lovely little beach, with great views from its terrace out over the beach and onto the sea.

You can while away a great day here, feasting on mainly Ibicencan fish and seafood. Quite often, you will see a dinghy from a yacht moored in the bay come in to pick up a paella.

Calamares al Andaluza (squid fried in a light batter Andalusia style)

Patatas fritas (potato fries)

Pimientos de padrón (padrón peppers)

Costillas de cerdo (pork ribs)

Gambas con chile y ajo (large prawns with chilli and garlic)

Atún braseado (seared tuna)

Various rice dishes, including Paella Arroz Negro (rice with squid and squid ink)

There is a large selection of desserts and a good wine list. The cava sangria also goes down well!

The food is not cheap, but you are also paying for the venue and ambience. It gets hectic during peak times, so you may have to wait a while to be served by the friendly staff.

Terrace Bar.

There are white day beds for hire on the small beach and a few places around the surrounding low cliffs.

The beach itself is very child-friendly. Competent swimmers can swim around to the left to Cala Gració, a larger version of Cala Gracioneta. (aerial view from the 1960s)

The sea is atmospherically candle-lit at night with live tango and gypsy flamenco music at the weekends to listen to and dance to.

It is also an excellent wedding venue, so book in advance, especially in July and August, to avoid turning up and finding it closed for a private event or fully booked.

Cala Gracioneta in different times...........