JD’s Beach Bar Bistro, Ibiza
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008Today we present another little Ibiza winter nugget for your delectation…
JD’s Beach Bar Bistro in Ibiza is at the northern end of Playa d’en Bossa beach, where it meets the shell shaped beach of Es Viver, a few hundred metres before Figueretas. From the main road head out of Ibiza for the beach opposite the Mare Nostrum Hotel.
As the name implies, JD’s Beach Bar Bistro is right on the beach, but the reason for bringing it to your attention is that it serves what is probably one of the finest Sunday lunches to be found on Ibiza.
Joanne and Darren truly excel themselves with their warm welcome and spectacular food, which will prove to be a challenge even to the hungriest of you out there.
To accompany the culinary experience they also offer live Sky/Setanta Sports coverage and have free wifi for those of a ‘connected’ disposition.
Since this is a relatively new cause for celebration, word is spreading fast on Ibiza about the excellence of this emporium. For this reason you may soon have to book in advance by calling 971 307 062 or mailing joannedarrenIbizaATmsn.com
p.s. we didn’t get any preferential treatment,discount, promises etc etc for writing this!
Some five years ago we reported on the rather unusual ‘Restaurant Row’ in Ibiza, that locals know as the San Juan Road. It’s a stretch of innocuous country road from the middle of nowhere to San Juan, notable only for an extraordinary selection of diverse restaurants within the space of little more than five kilometers.
Bambuddha Grove, the first and most spectacular restaurant, is to be found on your left as you take the first right hand bend after the roundabout that serves as your introduction to the Restaurant Road. A spectacular Thai restaurant, it’s only open for New Year’s Eve at this time of the year.
Next on the left is Ocho, another super hip venue frequented by the great, the good and the seriously attractive women of the north - and there are many. Ocho is the offspring of Jon and Leah of Formentera’s Banderas Hotel fame and is excrutiatingly English cool, but of the highest calibre. 
A kilometer further on is Aura, which has achieved something of a reputation as a cool northern side venue for weekends. We reported last month on their party nights, but they too serve food in UK gastro-pub style during the summer. However, they’re shutting at the end of the year until the summer starts to break out again.
Then come Juanito and Ca Na Pepeta, both further along on the right. Juanito’s (aka Can Muson de sa Vila) is another ancient and typically Ibicencan restaurant famous for huge lumps of meat prepared on the open grill in the courtyard. Juanito’s closes on Mondays and will be shut from mid February until the end of April.
in your smartphone will automatically call that number. In addition to these restaurants most of the Spanish bars that do food (ie snacks, menu del dia’s etc) stay open all year round.