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First of all, we come here for its delicious pastries with a French touch (fluted, Kouign-amann, and yes) that have made its reputation in La Laguna since its opening in February 2017. But also for the place, the charming patio of an old Canary Island house where you can sit down to have breakfast with French butter croissants of course or take a gourmet break with a chocolate cake, brand Valhrona. A little later we can even come for a drink. With so many good proposals, we are rushing to do it but don't worry, even if there is a line, the service is both fast and efficient.

You can buy fruits and vegetables, fish, meat and flowers at the market dedicated to Our Lady of Africa, located on Calle San Sebastián, across from the TEA Museum. This enclosed two-story market, which is a large interior courtyard lined with arcades housing the stalls, does not have the liveliness of an African market, but neither is it completely European. This discreet exoticism justifies the visit. Inside and around, you will find many tapas bars.

Since 1968, the sweet tooths of Santa Cruz go there to indulge their addiction. Behind a fortunately preserved facade, evoking the old past of drugstore known by this place, it is a decoration of candy store which is used as case to the various proposed sweets: tarts, often with chocolate, salted and sweetened pancakes, numerous cookies and pastries. As for drinks, you can accompany them with a cup of chocolate, a barraquito, a Bombon coffee or a cappucino. Be careful, the few tables on the terrace are often crowded.

At the bottom of the church and historical district of La Laguna, you will discover this pastry, café and ice-cream shop very designer. In terrace - if time allows it in this wet northern part of the island - or in the beautiful one and interior spacious dining room, with her decoration of chairs style Louis XIII, his large wall pink designer, its small decorations all in colors, and its large bar of ice creams, hot and cold sandwiches, cold pastries, liqueurs, hot drinks or (café, tea, iced coffee...). Their specialties: the homemade ice creams (without added sugar) like l'amarena (with the cherry morello cherry) or with the higo of licks.

A very small but strategic area for this dulcería, the oldest in La Laguna, which, as its name suggests, is next to the cathedral. Creamy treats that are essential at any time during your visit.

Opened in 1991 by Teobaldo Méndez who gave it his name, in homage to the Canary tree, this pastry shop produces all kinds of sweets. Some typical Canarian ones like roquetes, a kind of small fritters; truchas, small sweet empanadas; almendrados, almond and cinnamon biscuits and meringues. And others are all the latest, as this pastry shop is constantly renewing itself, even offering sugar-free cakes. As well as pastries and sweets.