Botànic Reinvented: Jhonatan Maldonado's Pewma Brings Chile-Meets-Mallorca Fine Dining to Can Bordoy
Palma’s most important dining development this autumn is not a new opening. It is a reinvention.
Since taking over Botànic at Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden in June 2026, Chilean-born chef Jhonatan Maldonado has replaced the restaurant’s previous plant-forward direction with something more personal, technically ambitious, and unmistakably his own. The result is a two-part format: Küme, a seasonal lunch experience built for sharing, and Pewma, a 12-course evening tasting menu priced at €140 per person.
This is now one of the most compelling fine-dining reservations in Palma’s Old Town.
We can secure the table.
Botànic was already established as the signature restaurant of Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden. Its new chapter is different in kind, not merely in presentation.
Maldonado brings more than two decades of experience in Mallorca, supported by time in serious kitchens including Zaranda, Coque, and Park Hyatt. His approach is grounded in technical precision, but it is not demonstrative for its own sake. The food is designed to communicate a point of view.
That point of view begins in Viña del Mar, Chile, and continues through Mallorca, where Maldonado has made his professional home. The cuisine draws from the Pacific coast, Chilean memory, the Mediterranean pantry, and the produce of the Balearic Islands.
This is not a Latin American restaurant transplanted into Palma. Nor is it conventional Mallorcan cooking with a few imported references. It is a more sophisticated exchange between two coastal cultures.
The distinction matters.
The previous Botànic concept placed vegetables at the center of the experience. Maldonado’s kitchen still respects seasonality and local sourcing, but the allocation is broader now: seafood, lamb, Mallorcan herbs, garden produce, and Chilean techniques all have a place.
Pewma means “dream” in Mapudungun, the ancestral language of the Mapuche people. At Botànic, the name refers to Maldonado’s most personal culinary narrative.
The menu unfolds over 12 courses, including appetisers, and is served to the entire table. It is designed for a minimum of two guests, which means the experience is inherently shared rather than individually customized.
That structure is deliberate. Pewma is not a sequence of disconnected technical exercises. It is intended as a progression through memory: Maldonado’s childhood in Chile, his professional training, and his eventual return to Mallorca as an adopted home.
The menu changes with the season, but the underlying architecture remains consistent. Expect the kitchen to move between ocean, land, garden, and memory, with local seafood, lamb, and aromatic Mallorcan herbs carrying much of the narrative.
| Detail | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| Format | 12-course tasting menu, including appetisers |
| Price | €140 per person |
| Minimum party | Two guests |
| Service style | The menu is served to the whole table |
| Cuisine | Chilean heritage interpreted through Mediterranean produce |
| Pacing | A structured dinner rather than a quick restaurant stop |
| Best timing | A dedicated evening, not an addition between other plans |
Pewma is the choice for the serious dining occasion: an anniversary, a final night in Palma, or a deliberate evening built around Maldonado’s food.
Allow approximately two and a half to three hours. Do not schedule a late transfer across the island afterward. That is not a minor inconvenience; it compromises the evening’s central experience. If you are staying in a luxury villa Mallorca property outside Palma, our team will arrange a private chauffeur and build the timing around the reservation.
At lunch, Botànic presents Küme, a less formal but no less considered format.
The word means “happiness” and “harmony” in Mapudungun. The idea is straightforward: dishes are designed for the center of the table, encouraging guests to share rather than follow a fixed tasting sequence.
Küme is especially effective for travelers who want to experience Maldonado’s new direction without committing to a full evening tasting menu. It is also the more practical choice for a Palma itinerary that includes shopping, galleries, or a private architectural tour before continuing elsewhere.
The cuisine follows the local calendar. Mallorcan produce leads, while Latin American references provide contrast and depth. The format may include seafood, vegetables, herbs, and seasonal preparations designed to be ordered and shared.
| Pewma | Küme | |
|---|---|---|
| Service | Evening tasting menu | Seasonal lunch menu |
| Structure | 12 courses | Shared plates |
| Price | €140 per person | Confirm current menu and availability |
| Mood | Intimate, narrative, formal | Relaxed, social, flexible |
| Ideal for | A destination dinner | A refined midday meal |
| Best pairing | Chauffeured evening and uninterrupted schedule | Palma shopping, art, or Old Town exploration |
The genuine article is not always the most elaborate option. Küme may be the better allocation for a family group, a multigenerational party, or anyone who wants to sample the new Botànic without committing the full evening.
Botànic occupies a private-garden setting within Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden, a five-star property in Palma’s historic center. This is one of the restaurant’s decisive advantages.
You are not arriving at a standalone dining room surrounded by traffic and commercial frontage. You enter a historic Old Town property and move into a more secluded environment where the garden, architecture, and restaurant operate as one experience.
That setting changes the practical equation. Botànic is close enough to combine with Palma’s cultural infrastructure, but insulated enough to feel like a destination.
Our preferred sequence is simple:
Botànic is not an impossible reservation, but prime access depends on timing.
For a Friday or Saturday dinner in September and October, we recommend requesting Pewma six to eight weeks in advance. For a specific date, a preferred seating time, or a larger party, allow closer to 90 days. Autumn is one of Palma’s strongest dining periods: the heat moderates, local produce improves, and demand from both residents and international travelers remains high.
For travelers researching the best restaurants Mallorca Michelin coverage, Botànic deserves attention for a different reason: it represents the island’s next gastronomic phase.
The restaurant is not simply trading on hotel prestige or an attractive room. Its relevance comes from a chef with an established relationship to Mallorca and a clear culinary language that connects the island to Chile without resorting to cliché.
That makes it particularly valuable within a broader Mallorca luxury travel guide. A serious itinerary should not consist only of recognized names. It should include the restaurants where the island’s culinary identity is actively being reshaped.
We might pair a Pewma dinner with:
The objective is not to collect reservations. It is to create a coherent allocation of time, movement, and experience.
Botànic’s reinvention under Jhonatan Maldonado gives Palma a dining experience with genuine narrative depth and strong local relevance. Pewma is the apex expression: 12 courses, €140 per person, and a Chile-meets-Mallorca story served in an intimate garden setting. Küme is the more flexible counterpart, built around seasonal produce and the social pleasure of sharing.
Our team can secure the reservation, confirm the current menu, coordinate dietary requirements, arrange private transportation, and place the experience correctly within your wider itinerary.
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