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Walk­ing into La Para­da del Mar, you’re greet­ed not by a menu, but by a stun­ning counter of fresh fish on ice. The con­cept is pure ge­nius: you point to what you want—we chose some glis­ten­ing cala­mari and hefty red prawns—and tell them how you'd like it pre­pared. What ar­rived at our sim­ple wood­en ta­ble was a plat­ter of per­fect­ly grilled seafood, kissed with gar­lic and olive oil. The room is won­der­ful­ly ca­su­al and buzzy, filled with cheer­ful chat­ter. This is­n't about fan­cy plat­ing; it's an hon­est, in­cred­i­bly fresh cel­e­bra­tion of the sea that feels quin­tes­sen­tial­ly Mal­lor­can.