A paella or a good seafood rice to eat on the apartment terrace, with fresh fish from the harbour: few holiday plans beat it. In Colònia de Sant Jordi it’s easy, but there’s one trick worth knowing. Here it is.
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- Order in advance: the rice is cooked fresh, it’s not sitting under a heat lamp.
- Where: S’Arrosseria (rice specialist) and fish places like Es Marisol or Hostal Playa.
- Typical: seafood and fish rice, paella, and the Mallorcan arròs brut.
- Key: this is a fishing harbour; order it with the catch of the day.
- Where to eat it: on the apartment terrace, freshly collected.
Rice is cooked to order
With the catch of the day
Freshly collected
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How to order it to take away
The only “secret” is this: a good paella isn’t sitting there waiting for you — it’s cooked to order, so you need to order it ahead. Call the restaurant a few hours in advance (or the day before in high summer), say how many of you there are and which type of rice you want, and they’ll give you a time to pick it up hot. The rice specialist is S’Arrosseria, by the port (tel. 971 65 64 32), with a twist in your favour: eating there means long waits in season, but ordering to take away skips exactly that queue. For seafood rice, Es Marisol (10% off for our guests, tel. 971 65 50 70) and 5 Illes — famous for its Iberian-pork-and-sobrassada rice — also nail it; and Salicornia does a great senyoret rice. Always confirm by phone that they do takeaway, because not all of them do.
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Which rice to choose and where to eat it
You’re in a fishing port, so go for fish and seafood: a seafood rice, a black rice or a paella with the catch of the day is a treat. If you want the truly Mallorcan option, arròs brut (a soupy, spiced rice with meat and vegetables) is another good one. A note on quantity: rice goes further than it looks, so order just enough. And the best place to enjoy it isn’t a packed restaurant in August, but the terrace of your apartment, unhurried, with your drink.
Menus, prices and opening hours change with the season, and not every place does takeaway. Always confirm by phone when you order, especially outside summer.
FAQ
Can you order paella to take away in Colònia de Sant Jordi?
Yes. As a fishing harbour, rice dishes and paella are a speciality, and many restaurants will prepare it to take away if you order in advance, because the rice is cooked fresh to order.
How far in advance should I order it?
The sooner the better: a good rice needs its cooking time. Call the restaurant a few hours ahead (or the day before in summer) and give the number of people and the type of rice.
Which rice dishes are typical here?
Fresh fish and seafood rices (arròs de peix, arròs de marisc), paella and, among the Mallorcan ones, arròs brut. In a fishing harbour, the catch of the day makes all the difference.
Sources: ratings and opening hours from Google; menu and details checked in person or directly; recommendations from local knowledge. Reviewed August 2026.
Who it’s for (and who it isn’t)
Great if you want a beach or apartment day without cooking, with good paella.
Skip it if you fancy the full sit-down ritual: for that, eat in instead.
Local tip: order the paella the day before or in the morning —the good ones sell out— and pick it up just before eating so it arrives hot.
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