Ibiza food and drink: what to eat, what to drink and where
Ibiza's cooking has two roots: the farmhouse of the interior, with its vegetable garden, its pig from the winter slaughter and its almond trees, and the fishing boats of the coast. From them come dishes such as bullit de peix with its arròs a banda, sofrit pagès, matanza rice and flaó, which are still served in village restaurants even though summer fills the island with international food.
This section has three guides to eating and drinking the local way:
- To know what to order, start with traditional Ibiza food: fifteen dishes explained one by one, what is eaten in each season, the local produce worth taking home and the markets where you can buy it.
- For the island's liqueur and its wine, read Hierbas Ibicencas and Ibiza wine: what the protected name covers, how it is drunk, the island's four wineries, which open by appointment, and how to pack a bottle in your suitcase.
- And if the budget rules, cheap eats in Ibiza explains the set lunch menu, where the village bars are, how to do a beach picnic and the traps that inflate the bill.
Three facts to start with: Hierbas Ibicencas is always sweet, has between 24% and 38% alcohol and can only carry the name if it is made in Ibiza or Formentera; the island's olive oil (Oli d'Eivissa) and honey (Mel d'Eivissa) have EU protected origin status; and by law any bar or restaurant has to offer you free tap water. Once you know what you fancy, find a table in the Ibiza restaurant guide, by area and type of food, or filter by price on the app's restaurant map.
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Traditional Ibiza food: 15 dishes to try
Traditional Ibiza food dish by dish: bullit de peix, sofrit pagès, flaó, greixonera and more, what to eat in each season and where to buy local produce.
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Hierbas Ibicencas and Ibiza wine: what they are and where to try them
Hierbas Ibicencas: what this herbal liqueur is, how strong it is and how to drink it. Plus Ibiza wine, the wineries you can visit and how to pack a bottle.
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Cheap eats in Ibiza: where to eat well for less
Cheap eats in Ibiza without eating badly: the menú del día, village bars, sandwiches, supermarket picnics, 2026 price guide and the traps that inflate the bill.
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Frequently asked questions
What is traditional food in Ibiza?
Farmhouse and seafood cooking: bullit de peix with arròs a banda, guisat de peix, frit de polp, sofrit pagès, matanza rice, sobrasada and botifarró sausages. For dessert, flaó, greixonera and orelletes. To drink, Hierbas Ibicencas and island wine. You will find them mostly in village restaurants.
Is eating out in Ibiza expensive?
On the seafront in high season, yes. But in village bars and working areas the weekday set lunch costs €12-18 in 2026, and supermarkets and bakeries let you eat well for little. The price depends more on the place than on the dish, so walk one street back from the beach.