Paul Express

Gate-area chain option in PMI’s T terminal

Near departures in Palma de Mallorca Airport’s Terminal T, Paul Express is the quick-service version of the French bakery brand you see across Europe. The setup is grab-and-go first, with a small counter for coffee and a display packed with pastries and premade sandwiches. Service pace matters more here than ambience; you order, pay, and walk out in under 5 minutes if the line is short.

The shop sits airside after security in T, so you’re already through checks before you get your food. That makes it workable for a 40–50 minute window before boarding. There’s no table service; you carry everything back to your gate or find shared seating nearby. Expect standard airport pricing: think single-digit euros for a croissant or pastry and low double digits if you add a coffee and a sandwich.

Food is standard Paul: baguette sandwiches, quiches, croissants, pains au chocolat, and a few salads in the fridge. Pastries usually hold up better than the cold sandwiches at chain bakeries like this, especially if they’ve turned over in the last couple of hours. Coffee is the usual espresso-based lineup, fine for a quick caffeine hit before an early T departure, but nothing you’d cross terminals for.

The official rating currently sits at 5 out of 5, but there isn’t much detailed feedback behind that yet. With no consistent traveler reports on service or freshness, treat that score as a loose guide, not gospel. If the display looks picked over or sandwiches are clearly from earlier in the day, stick to baked items and bottled drinks instead.

One tip: if your flight from T boards by bus, pad your timing by 10 extra minutes and grab your order at Paul Express before heading to the gate, since you can’t easily pop back once boarding starts.