IBIZA - SANT CARLES - EL BIGOTES

Miguel Renoir Spanish Guides
Jan 19
2 min read

EL BIGOTES

Known as "The Fish Shack at Cala Mastella" or El Bigotes (The Moustache), this refers to the proprietor's whiskers!) El Bigotes still sits at his table for lunch whilst devouring a flagon of red wine. Unfortunately, he is 97 years old and does not come to the restaurant much anymore. (update 2025, we believe, although we can't confirm, that El Bigote passed away in 202 RIP).

There are two sittings, noon for fried fish (€25pp) or 2 pm for Bullit de Peix (€34pp).

For the Bullit de Peix, everyone must have arrived at this stunning little bay for the 2 pm sitting, a set meal. You will start with the ubiquitous olives, bread and alioli, and white house wine.

You can see the massive pot of freshly prepared fish stew being prepared before you. The owner's son now goes out fishing in the morning, and whatever local sustainable fish he catches goes straight into the pot for the day's lunch.

The first serving is a large plate of fish (dorada (bream), burrida (skate), escorpión (scorpion fish), and the like) with potatoes cooked in a delicious saffron broth. The whole fish goes in.

After this serving, they bring rice with baby squid added, cooked in the remaining saffron broth.

The dessert consists of a few ice creams or traditional Ibicenco desserts such as flaó or greixonera.

To book, you can phone, but only between 11 am and 1 pm, or go in person the day before between 12 and 2 pm.

DON'T BE LATE.... The meal is served at 2 pm, all at once, to the entire restaurant.

Try a local Ibicencan white wine like Can Rich.

To get there, you must drive past Cala Mastella and follow the signs to the restaurant. Cala Mastella is a good small family beach, with a chiringuito, as is Cala Llenya around the cove.