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The verdict
- Best forTravellers who want the honest truth about the Menorca scene, a short list of real chiringuitos and one spectacular cliff bar rather than a daybed circuit
- Single best spotCova d'en Xoroi above Cala en Porter for the sunset and the setting, with Susy at Macarella and Es Bruc at Santo Tomas for a beach day
- One thing to knowMenorca is not a beach club island, the protected calas have no buildings on the sand, so most beaches mean a picnic and the value is built in
Club listings checked against our editorial standards by Morten Andersen
Published 26 March 2026. Last reviewed 5 May 2026
Read Menorca honestly and its beach club scene is short, simple and all the better for it. This is a protected island where building on the coast has been held back for decades, so there is no strip of daybed clubs and no DJ on the sand at the famous calas. What you actually find is a handful of beach restaurants and chiringuitos at the developed bays, a few cove bars, and one genuine landmark, the cliff caves of Cova d'en Xoroi above Cala en Porter, which is a sunset venue rather than a beach club. If you arrive expecting Ibiza you will be disappointed, and if you arrive wanting a quiet, cheap day by clear water you will be delighted.
Every venue below is a real, established place described by where it sits and the kind of day it suits. Because the island stays low key, most charge only for what you order, a few ask a table or entry fee that moves with the season, and sunbed hire at the resort bays is set by each concession, so we mark anything we cannot confirm as to be confirmed and never invent a figure. The value savvy plan is simple, bring a picnic to the wild calas, use the chiringuitos for a cold drink and a sit down lunch, and save Cova d'en Xoroi for one memorable sundown.
How much a day bed costs in Menorca
A day bed and umbrella are priced per day and rise in peak summer and for front row spots, so we list each figure as to be confirmed and suggest you ask when you book.
| Club | Day bed price | Minimum spend |
|---|---|---|
| Cova d'en Xoroi | To be confirmed | To be confirmed |
| Susy | To be confirmed | To be confirmed |
| Es Corb Mari | To be confirmed | To be confirmed |
| Es Bruc | To be confirmed | To be confirmed |
| Los Bucaneros | To be confirmed | To be confirmed |
| Cala Galdana beachfront | To be confirmed | To be confirmed |
| Es Bruc Fornells and the north coast bars | To be confirmed | To be confirmed |
Every venue, by the setting it owns
Real, established beach bars, restaurants and the cliff caves, across the south coast calas and the wilder north. Any fee or minimum is to be confirmed.
| Venue | Setting | Vibe | Minimum spend | Booking note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova d'en Xoroi | Cala en Porter | Clifftop cave bar, sunset, club nights | To be confirmed | The icon of the island and not a beach club at all, but a series of bars carved into the sea cliff above Cala en Porter, famous for one of the best sunsets in Menorca and for evening club nights in summer. It is unique and worth doing once, with the honest caveats that it gets very busy at sundown, charges an entry or table fee that changes by session, and drinks are priced for the view, so book ahead and treat it as a special night out. Read our full Cova d'en Xoroi profile. |
| Susy | Cala Macarella | Beach bar on a protected cove, simple, seasonal | To be confirmed | The only food and drink on the white sand of Cala Macarella, a simple beach bar with sandwiches, salads and a children's menu in a setting that money cannot beat. It opens roughly June to September only, and because it has no competition for miles the prices reflect the location, so the value move is to bring your own picnic and keep Susy for a cold drink in the shade. Read our full Susy profile. |
| Es Corb Mari | Son Bou | Beachfront restaurant and bar, family, long beach | To be confirmed | A long running beachfront restaurant and bar toward the resort end of Son Bou, handy for a sit down lunch, a drink and a sunbed within reach of the longest beach on the island. An easy, unfussy choice for a family day rather than a scene, with live music at sundown in season. Read our full Es Corb Mari profile. |
| Es Bruc | Santo Tomas | Beachfront chiringuito and restaurant, relaxed | To be confirmed | One of the best known beach restaurants on the island, set on the sand at Santo Tomas on the south coast, popular for fresh fish, paella and a relaxed beachfront lunch with your feet near the water. A reliable, scenic stop on a quieter resort beach, busier in peak summer and worth a booking for a prime lunch table. |
| Los Bucaneros | Binibeca | Beach bar and restaurant, cove setting | To be confirmed | A beach bar and restaurant on the small cove at Binibeca, near the photogenic whitewashed village of Binibeca Vell, good for a drink or a long lunch by the water. The cove itself is tiny and fills fast in season, so come early for a spot and treat the bar as the easy way to hold your place for the day. |
| Cala Galdana beachfront | Cala Galdana | Sunbed hire and beach restaurants, resort cove | To be confirmed | Not a single club but the most equipped beach on the south coast, where the resort behind the sand brings sunbed and pedalo hire and a row of beach restaurants such as those by the Melia and Audax hotels. The pick if you want a lounger, shade and a cold drink without a walk, with hire prices and any minimum set by each concession and to be confirmed. |
| Es Bruc Fornells and the north coast bars | Fornells and north coast | Harbour and cove bars, seafood, windier coast | To be confirmed | The north coast trades white sand for character, and its bars sit on harbours and wilder coves rather than show beaches, with Fornells known for seafood and the famous local lobster stew. Spots such as the Xiringuito at Tirant and the bar at Es Grau suit a windier, quieter day and a long lunch away from the south coast crowds, weather permitting. |
When the bars are best in Menorca
The chiringuitos and the cliff bar run on the summer season. Most open from roughly May or June to September or October and close for the quiet winter, so a beach restaurant lunch and a Cova d'en Xoroi sunset are summer pleasures rather than year round ones. July and August are the liveliest and the busiest, when a sunset table is worth booking ahead, while June and September give you the same warm evenings with more room and gentler prices. Out of season the island goes quiet and most beach venues shut, so check ahead before counting on a chiringuito in spring or autumn. For the full picture see our guide to when to go to Menorca.
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Before you go
Does Menorca have beach clubs?
Not in the Ibiza or Mallorca sense, and that is part of the appeal. Most of the famous calas are protected with no buildings on the sand, so what you find is a handful of simple chiringuitos and beach restaurants plus the cliff caves of Cova d'en Xoroi for the sunset. If you want a daybed and a DJ you will be happier in Ibiza, while Menorca rewards the traveller who brings a picnic to a wild cove.
What is Cova d'en Xoroi and is it worth it?
Cova d'en Xoroi is a set of bars built into the sea cliff above Cala en Porter, famous for sunset drinks and summer club nights with a spectacular view. It is worth doing once for the setting, with honest caveats, it gets crowded at sundown, charges an entry or table fee that varies by session, and the drinks are priced for the location, so book ahead and go for the view rather than the value.
Where can you hire sunbeds on a Menorca beach?
Mainly at the developed bays. Cala Galdana, Son Bou, Santo Tomas, Punta Prima and Arenal d'en Castell have sunbed and parasol hire and beach restaurants behind the sand. The wild protected calas such as Macarella, Mitjana and Turqueta have few or no facilities, so on those you bring your own shade and picnic, which is exactly why they stay so unspoiled.
Do you need to book a beach restaurant in Menorca?
For most a casual walk in is fine outside the peak weeks, as the island stays calmer than its neighbours. Booking is worth it for a sunset table at Cova d'en Xoroi, for a prime lunch spot at the popular beachfront restaurants in July and August, and over local holidays. Send a date and party size and we will help you plan and confirm any minimum spend, at no cost to you.
How much does a beach day in Menorca cost?
Less than you would fear, because the beach itself is almost always free. Your costs are sunbed hire at the developed bays, food and drink at the chiringuitos, and the bus fare to the protected calas in summer. Bring a picnic to a wild cove and a day can cost almost nothing, while a lounger, lunch and drinks at a resort beach is a moderate spend that we never inflate with invented minimums.