If you are looking for Mexican food in Palma, La Vasca es Mexicana offers a different way to approach this cuisine. Its menu combines tacos, antojitos, quesadillas, margaritas, tequila and mezcal with nods to northern Spain, creating a Basque-Mexican fusion proposal in the heart of Palma.
Located on Carrer de Bonaire, La Vasca es Mexicana is not built around a classic Mexican menu in the usual sense. Here, ingredients such as jalapeño, mole, chipotle, cochinita pibil, coriander and lime sit alongside txistorra, piparras, Idiazabal cheese, oxtail, Iberian pork cheek, cod and Basque cheesecake.
The result is a menu designed for sharing, ordering several dishes in the centre of the table and enjoying food with plenty of character. So, whether it is your first visit or you are simply looking for a Mexican restaurant in Palma with something different, here is a guide to what to order.
A Mexican proposal with a northern accent
La Vasca es Mexicana starts from a very clear idea: bringing together two ways of understanding the table. On one side, Mexican cuisine, with its tacos, totopos, guacamoles, sauces, quesadillas and fresh, spicy and seasoned flavours. On the other, products and nods from northern Spain, with ingredients such as txistorra, piparras, Idiazabal cheese and oxtail.
That mix is what gives the menu its own personality. It is not just about ordering tacos in Palma, but about trying a proposal where Mexico and the north meet in dishes designed to be shared, combined and enjoyed with a margarita, tequila or mezcal.
Antojitos to start sharing
The antojitos are one of the best ways to begin at La Vasca es Mexicana. They work very well for opening the appetite, ordering for the centre of the table and gradually entering into the restaurant’s Basque-Mexican concept.
Some of the standout options are:
- Classic guacamole: fresh avocado mashed with pico de gallo, coriander, jalapeño and lime, served with totopos.
- Guacamole with txistorra: a more substantial version, with txistorra sautéed in its own juices.
- Guacamole with torreznos from Soria: classic guacamole topped with crisp torreznos.
- Mexican gilda: a reinterpretation of the Basque gilda with Gordal olive, jalapeño and anchovy.
- House nachos: crisp totopos with two melted cheeses, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
- Fusion nachos: a more powerful version, with Iberian pork cheek and guacamole.
- Crisp red tuna tostada: crisp corn tortilla with marinated red tuna, avocado and chipotle-lime mayonnaise.
- Basque-style octopus tostada: octopus with chipotle mayonnaise, La Vera paprika and extra virgin olive oil.
- Artichoke and Idiazabal tostada: artichoke with melted Idiazabal cheese and truffle oil.
- Chicken mole croquette: creamy, with a mole poblano base.
- Txuleta croquette: served with chipotle mayonnaise.
- Basque ceviche with prawn and octopus: prawn and octopus in cucumber and green apple aguachile.
- Russian salad with red tuna: with red tuna tartare, habanero mayonnaise and piparras.
- Melted cheese with txistorra: direct, creamy and perfect for sharing.
- Cochinita pibil cannelloni: filled with cochinita, with a light mole béchamel and a touch of truffle.
For a first visit, a good way to begin would be to order a guacamole, a Mexican gilda, fusion nachos or the cochinita pibil cannelloni. These dishes explain the tone of the menu very well: Mexico, the north, product and plenty of flavour.
Tacos in Palma with a different touch
If there is one key section in any Mexican restaurant, it is the tacos. At La Vasca es Mexicana, the tacos keep the Mexican format, but incorporate ingredients and nods closely linked to northern Spanish cuisine.
The menu includes:
- Basque-style oxtail taco: shredded oxtail, melted cheese, pickled onion and piparras.
- Txistorra taco: with melted cheese, refried beans and pickled red cabbage.
- Beef fillet taco: with a cheese crust, rocket and habanero mayonnaise.
- Iberian secreto taco: with piquillo pepper, guacamole, pico de gallo and chipotle mayonnaise.
- Basque chicken tinga taco: chicken stewed in piperrada, with smoky notes, pickled onion and avocado.
- Roman-style cod taco: crisp cod with avocado, coleslaw and lime mayonnaise.
- Vegetarian mushroom and courgette taco: with pico de gallo and habanero mayonnaise.
This is one of the most interesting parts of the menu. These are not tacos conceived only from a traditional point of view, but from the fusion that defines La Vasca es Mexicana: oxtail, txistorra, cod, piparras, Iberian secreto and Mexican sauces in taco format.
If you are looking for tacos in Palma with something different, this part of the menu is one of the restaurant’s clearest signatures.
Quesadillas to keep sharing
The quesadillas complete the experience very well, especially if the idea is to keep sharing without moving straight into something too heavy. They maintain the recognisable format of corn tortilla with melted cheese, but each version brings a different touch.
The main options are:
- Classic ham and cheese quesadilla: simple, direct and served with guacamole.
- Iberian pork cheek quesadilla: with tender pork cheek, pickle and chipotle mayonnaise.
- Sautéed mushroom quesadilla: with melted cheese, coriander and onion.
The Iberian pork cheek quesadilla is probably the most aligned with the restaurant’s fusion concept, while the mushroom version works very well for those looking for a meat-free option with plenty of flavour.
Desserts between Mexico and the Basque Country
The final section of the menu also keeps that dialogue between Mexico and the north. The desserts are not just an afterthought, but another way to reinforce the restaurant’s concept.
The options are:
- Basque cheesecake: creamy, with honey and walnuts.
- Chocolate truffle with mezcal: intense, with notes of mezcal and a subtle spicy touch.
- Mexican torrija: caramelised, with dulce de leche and hints of cinnamon.
The Basque cheesecake connects with the northern side of the proposal, while the mezcal truffle and Mexican torrija close the meal with sweeter, spiced and more recognisably Mexican notes.
What to order on your first visit
If it is your first time at La Vasca es Mexicana, the best approach is to order several dishes for the centre of the table and try different parts of the menu.
A possible route would be:
- To begin: classic guacamole, Mexican gilda or house nachos.
- To share: fusion nachos, melted cheese with txistorra, Russian salad with red tuna or cochinita pibil cannelloni.
- To try tacos: Basque-style oxtail, txistorra, Iberian secreto or Roman-style cod.
- For something fresher: Basque ceviche, crisp red tuna tostada or vegetarian taco.
- To keep sharing: Iberian pork cheek quesadilla or sautéed mushroom quesadilla.
- To finish: Basque cheesecake, chocolate truffle with mezcal or Mexican torrija.
The advantage of this menu is that it allows for different rhythms: an informal dinner based on tacos, a meal built around sharing several antojitos or a fuller visit combining guacamole, tacos, quesadillas and dessert.
Book your table at La Vasca es Mexicana
La Vasca es Mexicana offers a different way to enjoy Mexican food in Palma. A menu with tacos, antojitos, quesadillas, desserts and a Basque-Mexican fusion that brings together recognisable ingredients from both worlds.
From Carrer de Bonaire, the restaurant proposes an experience designed for sharing, tasting and letting yourself be carried along by intense, fresh, spicy and highly personal flavours.
Book your table at La Vasca es Mexicana and discover a Mexican proposal with a northern accent in the centre of Palma.