El Clodenis

There’s an old saying that heroes get remembered, but legends never die, and the proof is in the reopening of the iconic Ibiza fine dining restaurant El Clodenis. Housed in a charming 300-year-old finca opposite the church in San Rafael, the stunning eatery has been reimagined – after a seven-year hiatus – as an exquisite sensory journey into culinary and creative bliss. The fusion of pre-Hispanic Mexican techniques and fresh Mediterranean ingredients infuses every detail and dish to create an entirely new gastronomic language.

Enter the candlelit ancient finca and the Ibiza fine dining journey begins with walls adorned with contemporary art and mesmerizing video installations that will no doubt ignite deep conversation throughout the night. Choose between a table in the tree-covered poolside garden, out on the pretty, fairy-lit patio or in the rustic interior dining room for dinners steeped in romance. In the garden, night-blooming jasmine scents the air while music gently soundtracks evenings. Each of the famous spaces still retains the quiet grandeur of years gone by, while the kitchen and bar are where El Clodenis steps into the future.

The seasonal menu at El Clodenis blends the punchy, layered flavours of Yucatán cuisine with the fresh ceviches and aguachiles of the Mexican Pacific coast and the traditional street food of Puebla. Dishes arrive fresh from the garden-facing Cevichería and Tartar Bar, layered with spice, smoke and a delicate tartness. Relish premium ingredients from both sides of the Atlantic in standout dishes such as nixtamalised red corn tortillas with wild bluefin tuna and bone marrow, ash-roasted chamuco potatoes, vegetarian aguachile and 12-hour cacao-braised ribs. Earthy, experimental and colourful, this Ibiza fine dining restaurant is a celebration of ancestral flavour reimagined for contemporary palates.

The Mezcaloteque is part bar, part botanical lab. Behind it, botanist and master mixologist Everardo Tejeda assembles cocktails uniting rare mezcals with house-made infusions, macerations and distillates. Inspired by the Mexican concept of barmacia – a synthesis of bar and pharmacy – his creations draw on the rituals of traditional apothecaries. Expect smoky, citrusy and spicy combinations alongside old-school classics reworked with seasonal flair. Alongside the inventive drinks at El Clodenis, the Ibiza fine dining restaurant offers a cellar of organic and biodynamic wines, each bottle selected from respected small producers.

Experimental film screenings, exhibitions and off-the-radar performances fill the Ibiza fine dining restaurant’s cultural calendar. El Clodenis is a meeting point for dreamers, artists and thinkers, where connections are sparked over cocktails and conversations carry late into the night. This is the place where romantic dinners, private celebrations and shared moments with friends capture the old soul of the island because, in Ibiza, legends never die – they evolve.