The best restaurants Canary Islands

Carved into the volcanic rock, this bodega is also a restaurant. At the entrance, the bar allows you to have just a drink, including a local one as the house produces its own wine, but you can also let yourself be advised by the owner who knows his cellar well. On the restaurant side, you can sit in a cave with multiple wine barrels as decoration. The house speciality is Argentinean meat, cooked over the coals, and cheeses. But don't hesitate to try another local speciality, the morcilla, Canarian black pudding with dried fruit and cinnamon.

Specialist in fresh fish and vegetarian dishes.

In the Canary Islands, it is rather rare to find a restaurant with a gastronomic pretension within a few steps of the beach. Yet this is the case of this house which, since its opening in 1973, has endeavoured to offer a cuisine d'auteur. You can sit down on the superb terrace with a view of the beautiful black beach of the arena or settle down inside. On the menu are recipes from the Canary Islands, personalised by the chef, such as risottos or seafood paella. For dessert, you'll save a place for their famous banana flambé. The result is excellent.

In this Museum of Contemporary Art you will also discover Canarian and international cuisine. In the basement of San José Castle, Manrique has set up a restaurant similar to the mirador restaurants of La Gomera and El Hierro, with bay windows overlooking the basin of the commercial port. The setting alone is worth the detour and the atmosphere is discreetly jazzy. One of the best addresses on the island. We can test the crab there with dry ink.

Situated in a shady square, this restaurant offers classic Spanish cuisine with creative touches. The whole to be tasted in a slightly old, but neat setting, enjoying a soft atmosphere and a pleasant service. You can opt for the fish or shellfish paella that made their reputation or try, for example, the boneless suckling pig that has been marinated for 24 hours. Don't forget to book, it's often full.

The setting is pleasant, whether in the veranda room with a pleasant view or on the terrace, with the same view, but a little higher up. The welcome is very warm and you feel at ease right away. On the menu, there are many typical dishes from La Palma that you can try, for example, the succulent homemade fish croquettes, the fresh fish of the day served a la plancha, grilled cheeses accompanied by mojo verde or La Palma honey. Keeping a place in the dessert for the gofio mousse. Good value for money.

You will have to leave the city centre and make a small detour, as this restaurant is located on a hill between Los Llanos de Aridane and El Paso. However, it will be worth it, as you will be able to enjoy its fantastic terrace, overlooking the mountain and the sea and sheltered from the wind. The cuisine is Italian and of good quality with fresh fish and melting meats, but he is best known for his homemade fresh pasta and desserts, cakes and pies, which always delight the gourmet.

It is one of the most typical restaurants on the island. It welcomes you in a pretty decor with exposed beams, white walls and small blue tables. As he strives to offer a traditional cuisine, the king of the dishes will be the goat, presented in many variations, in croquettes or assorted cheeses, but his speciality is the cabrito, frito or a la estofada, accompanied by vegetables or homemade chips, a delight. Without being very Canarian, the desserts are also homemade, chocolate cake or tiramisu. Very family atmosphere.

This restaurant is nice and you will eat authentic Canary cuisine, which is rare in these places.

One of Puerto Rico's best addresses to eat fresh fish, on the harbour. International cuisine. We recommend that you book a table on weekends.

Located on the heights of the island, one kilometer from Agulo, this restaurant is run by the shipping company Fred Olsen, and is known for its demonstrations of Silbo, the language of La Gomera. Its other plus: beautiful views of the island of Tenerife, the neighboring island, with of course the Teide accessible from the terrace of the place. It claims a typically Canarian cuisine. As it has become an institution, it is important to know that it is reached by many tourist buses and as such, it is not the most peaceful gastronomic stop.

First of all, we will take advantage of its location which allows a very nice view on one of the small beaches of the city, with a large terrace on the seaside and almost feet in the water. But this is not its only asset. Specialising in fish dishes, this is one of the oldest addresses on the island and is rightly a reference in this field in Corralejo. The fish of the day will be presented to you and cleaned in front of you. A guarantee of confidence which justifies a sometimes long wait. You also have the possibility of staying there.

This restaurant, created in 1984, works with fresh products. International cuisine, grill and pizza, in a garden-terrace, facing the apartments of the same name. For meat lovers, we recommend the Galician salt net.

This restaurant specializes in fresh fish and tapas or raciones that you can enjoy on the pretty terrace installed in front of the small fishing boats of Charco. A very good address, with a kitchen a little expensive on certain products, but of quality compared to the competitors of the sector. For those who like a variety of tapas, such as marinated tuna, octopus and calamari, tortillas, assorted cheeses or calamari puntillas. We also appreciate the speed of the service without forgetting the inevitable and excellent paella.

First of all, you will appreciate its pretty terrace overlooking the port and the ocean. A pleasant setting and quite adequate to discover this restaurant specialized in fish and seafood, always fresh and really home-made. Try the assortment - most often copious - of local fish such as the parillada de pescado, blue parrots, barracudas, caught directly in front of the restaurant, at a shallow depth. Also meats, such as chicken in sauce, but also the Canarian papas, and the various tapas. What to feast.

The old home recipes authentically canary, as well as creations like the «ropa vieja de pulpo».

It's more of a brasserie than a restaurant, but that doesn't prevent it from being a good place to eat. In a very local atmosphere, as it is always full of regulars, you will enjoy good tapas, but also typical Canarian dishes, with hearty plates, such as goat or goat's cheese stew, Canarian eggplant, meatballs and grilled majorero cheeses. We'll also enjoy the grilled meats. Sometimes it's hard to make a place for yourself in this family restaurant, but you just have to wait a while.

In a grill the specialty will necessarily be good grilled meats, without forgetting Canary dishes with suckling pigs, rabbit, kid.... And homemade desserts such as the three-chocolate pie, turrón and almonds, egg flan or coffee flan... Perfect for winter evenings.

A pretty terrace on a very lively square, in front of an old house with ochre walls and further on a palm tree, one settles here first for the decor. But we will also come back for its Venezuelan specialties which are very appreciated in Santa Cruz. Try them with arepas or cachapas, a kind of pancake filled with meat, vegetables, cheese... but also with fried bananas accompanied by homemade guacamole or fruit juice. A pleasant place to take a break at any time, on small green wrought iron benches.

El Puerto de Laguete is a restaurant in the port of Las Nieves and has an air-conditioned interior room and a terrace. The specialty? Seafood, with a recommended fish stew, and excellent paellas and grilled meats. You will also have the possibility of eating tapas (only at the bar). A good value for money.

Set in a pretty white house, it overlooks the seafront of Puerto del Carmen and offers a lovely setting for a romantic dinner. On the menu you will find both international cuisine and some more typically Canarian dishes. Like the sea bream a la plancha, accompanied by its arrugadas dads. You can also try sole meunière, melon with Serrano ham or paella. All accompanied by local wines. Professional and friendly service.

Restaurant in the centre of the Commercial shopping centre, serving German and international cuisine. There is more for the atmosphere than for the kitchen. Less than you want a sauerkraut…

Close to the playa to La Cantera and the Las Arenas shopping center, this tapas bar does not look like anything (say), but we come here to eat well and inexpensive. For example the tail continues formed in front of this small restaurant which has five tables on the terrace. Food is really delicious, we recommend octopus and fried squid, and especially the taquitos of cherne. Ideal if you like place Playa de Canteras beach.

If you go to the small village of Pozo de La Salud or Pozo de Sabinosa, this will be the only bar-restaurant at your disposal. It is the restaurant of the Balneario hotel that offers international cuisine and some Canarian dishes with excellent fresh fish and octopus. And above all to enjoy an enchanting setting, with your back to the beautiful black mountains and facing the deep blue sea. A refreshing stopover before heading to the beaches.

Next to the lighthouse of Punta de Jandía, this restaurant with its original decoration gives sensations of the end of the world, with nothing around. It has been in the hands of Nelson Espinel since 2010, this chef took over the family business after his father Nino, who was the captain of this "boat" for 20 years. The recipes are simple and family-style, a bit like at home and celebrate Canarian cuisine: fish caught of the day and then grilled a la plancha, well-cooked dads with their Canarian sauces, prawns... Even without a competitor, he's still good.

You enter here one of the oldest restaurants of Lanzarote, created in 1955. With the program, a typical cuisine of the islands of the Canaries and also international to satisfy all the tastes. Steamed potatoes with Canarian sauce, vegetable gratin, steak and homemade chips and vegetables stoves are with the menu. To also discover: peppers of Padrón, typical cheeses of the region, the cream of carrots to shrimps or cucumber to smoked salmon, paellas for 2, of many fish recipes...

Opened in May 2016, the place immediately made it buzz on social networks and it is the last place to be. On this point you will see it, but the proposals are not unpleasant: beautiful salads, hamburgers, fried cheese chunks and the inescapable arrugadas dads, perfectly acceptable. You can also enjoy a drink and sit on the small wall opposite with her Clara, his fizz gin, his mojito or glass of wine to watch the crowds and enjoy the animation of the Charco San Ginés.

At the head of this place opened in 2016, Domingo, ex-commercial in the oil sector, but also passionate about cooking and music, hence the choice of the name of the restaurant, in reference to the group Massive Attack. The idea, to propose some simple dishes with a great requirement as for the quality of the products. On the board, the suggestions of the day, deleted when there are no more. We recommend tasting gazpacho de bettarada, the Canary name for beet, prepared with excellent Jaén oil or Fagajesto, a Canary cheese, half goat, half wood, from a small village south of Gáldar. A small selection of wines and homemade beers. Just like the dishes, the room is bare, but not without charm, with a large barra and some tables.

It has become the reference and passing point for those who appreciate the good cuisine of seafood. For this restaurant makes the choice of local fishing and it is possible to enjoy the cherne accompanied by a green clam sauce, the Canary hake, a resuverto of urchins, the queues of tidal shrimp served with their herbal weeds or a fresh rice rice. Even the party taken for the local with artisanal cheeses on the island and a homemade dessert such as ice cream served with La Palma honey. All to enjoy while admiring Arinaga Bay from panoramic windows.

Located at the beginning of the village of Frontera, take the road that goes to the sea, this restaurant is especially known and recognized for the quality of its meats, to be appreciated especially with the grilled lamb, a delight. The cutting will be done by the boss himself at the table. Just like the fish. Homemade soup is also highly recommended. For those with the least appetite, there is also a tapas tasting menu which even includes a mint gazpacho. There is also a selection of El Hierro Denomination of Origin wines. At the entrance, a bar area.

This cafeteria, which is part of a Spanish chain, has wisely moved to the site of the former La Palma cafeteria. You can always settle down in the interior space to have breakfast or satisfy small hungers, on the go. But it is especially its beautiful terrace on the pedestrian street O' Daly, the main street and one of the most lively in Santa Cruz, that makes you want to settle down, with its coffee or drink, its sandwiches or small empanadas and at snack time, with the cake of the day.

In this little off-centered restaurant you can enjoy good dishes using fresh market produce, including grilled fish or Cherne served with roasted langoustines. They will be generous as appetizers which allows for example enjoy pancakes stuffed with seafood, fried cheese with jam and honey or beautiful fish soups. For dessert, you can choose the bienmesabe flan or mousse gofio and its café coulis. Fine wine list to discover. Know that precedes some you will have, in the dining room or on the terrace, a breathtaking view of the sea and the port.

This restaurant of Swiss and Spanish specialities is ideally located on the Paseo Maritimo and is run by French speakers. It is very atypical by its decoration: a huge collection of objects (more than 300) of all kinds representing cows: statues, cuddly toys, ashtrays... Here you can taste the house specialities, the fondue in all its forms (cheese, Burgundy...) and the Sombrero de la Gitana. Don't hesitate to stop there for a drink on the terrace in front of the Isla de Lobos or to eat some very good meat.

The charm of the place and the attention paid to the quality of the cuisine, which is respectful of the Canarian tradition and has a touch of modernity, this patio has many assets. Located on the Plaza Pérez Galdós, la placeta, for the intimate ones, this establishment, opened since 2012, has invested and modernized an old tasca in the fishing district of Puerto de la Cruz. Priority is given to fresh and daily products. This attention is appreciated and is the reason why he regularly participates in the Canary Islands Gastronomy Promotion Days in October.

It's hard to get more feet in the water. Adjacent to the hill of black rocks at the end of the beach, it offers a pretty terrace with sea view. Which you can enjoy from breakfast, continue at brunch and until the end of the night if you feel like it, as its location is its best asset. On the menu, fresh fish specialties, served a la plancha, seafood, grilled sardines and, for those who can't do without it, paella. Pleasant welcome despite the sometimes long wait.

At first glance, this small restaurant located not far from the airport doesn't look like much. Yet it is one of the best addresses in La Palma, with a rural setting, several rooms and terraces. According to the locals, this is where you will taste the freshest and tastiest fish on the island, such as grilled moray eels, sheltered from the wind in bungalows. On the menu also meat, papas arrugadas, local cheeses, octopus, and a farandole of desserts. Very fast service and absolutely unbeatable value for money.

This restaurant has a nice terrace facing the sea and the port, but this is not its only asset, far from it. It is also known for its beautiful seafood menu and the pretty presentation of its dishes. You can try gambas with fennel or squid with caramelized onions. And don't worry, the fish served will always be fresh daily. For dessert, you can opt for the mango sorbet with pineapple sauce. And you will also appreciate the warm and smiling welcome.

In this restaurant located on the port of Las Nieves, the interior decor will be logically very marine. But you can also sit on its beautiful terrace, to enjoy the view of the sea and the port, knowing that it is often full and that you have to arrive a little earlier to sit down. As in many restaurants of this village, it is better to opt for simplicity and to privilege the fish of the day, simply a la plancha. The portions are honest and the service correct even if it is under pressure when boats arrive.

The restaurant El Jardin offers sandwiches in a beautiful setting for the small bite and budget. Ideal for a natural zumo (natural fruit juice).

Installed in the Hotel Bahia del Duque since 2021, this restaurant had opened its doors in 2018, headed by a Chilean cook, Fernanda Fuentes, and an Italian chef, Andrea Bernardi. And the objective to give pride of place to the products of these two countries. For example, you can try baby carrots with mandarin oranges and hazelnuts or squid rings served with goat's milk and hazelnuts. Another specialty of this one-star restaurant is the extensive use of fruit and vegetables in the form of juices.

This restaurant, which does not look like much, is always full when the weekend arrives, a sign that does not deceive. Let yourself be guided by the good advice of the owner. She will arrange in front of you the fish of the day, some calamari in sauce, a big salad and of course, the indispensable papas arrugadas, accompanied by their very successful mojos. You can also try the house specialty, the grilled octopus. It will be a treat. It is simple but very effective! And on weekends, musicians sing.

A little far from the city center, this "corner" of Mario is in fact a Canarian-Venezuelan restaurant. You can taste the traditional local Canarian specialties, but also the Venezuelan ones. Like the arepas, these sandwiches so specific. But also pollo (chicken) or carne (meat) a la brasa. The menu also includes a wide range of fresh fish and cheeses. Located in a building with character and a pleasant patio, the place is highly recommended by locals, whether they have lived in South America or not.

It is a restaurant that favours traditional Canarian cuisine with a speciality displayed for roasted meats (asados): rabbit, lamb, veal or chicken. But you will also enjoy good grilled meats and fish, accompanied by local Tacoronte-Acentejo wines. This has earned him a very good local reputation and a regular clientele. You can settle down in the rustic setting of a small typical Canarian house or enjoy the garden, pleasant in the hot hours of the day.

Located in the Velhoco district, near Santa Cruz, you will taste typical dishes, such as local ham or Serrano, Chicharrones, roasted cheese in salad, Parrilleros pepper sausage, sausages, sweet pudding, vermicelli or meat soups, Canarian stew... but also meat recipes (kid, rabbit, beef and veal...). And the pleasant surprise of a lush garden and a cool terrace, with the possibility of secluding yourself in alcoves. Very good value for money.

Beware, this is one of the best restaurants in Puerto de la Cruz. Since 1986, it has welcomed its customers in a renovated old house, and we confess to particularly appreciating the pretty patio, filled with greenery and featuring a fountain. The menu highlights Canarian products such as the delicious soups, the filetes de cherne, accompanied by the indispensable papas and their mojos, or the Canarian cheese croquettes stuffed with guava. Very good advice on the choice of wines to accompany your meal, the service is pleasant and attentive.

A must. Like its counterpart in Arguineguín, it is the place guaranteed for the freshness of the fish, a reputation that also attracts locals. Be careful, there may be a line on market day. Kitchen open to the dining room decorated with superb aquariums.

In this restaurant located in the outskirts of San Bartolomé, the first thing you will appreciate is the decor, a large round room designed by Cesar Manrique. Logically, it will be the occasion to taste typical Canarian dishes such as a selection of cheeses accompanied by several jams; a Canarian salad with candied tomatoes from the island, sweet cheese, avocado and strawberry vinegar or a Canarian soup of the day served with gofio and cheese. Very good wines

This restaurant has a family feel to every floor. Since 1988, the father and one of the sons have been going to sea on their own fishing boat. This guarantees the absolute freshness of the fish. While mother and daughter cook up some good Canarian recipes behind their stoves. The other two sons? They're doing the ward service. Their specialities, fish parilladas, seafood soup and of course the fish of the day, prepared a la plancha. Here, as you can imagine, the welcome is very warm and the restaurant is quickly full.

Great terrace facing the marina to enjoy fresh fish and international cuisine.

It looks like a gallery, seen from the outside, but in fact it's an organic restaurant and tea room. They offer improved tapas and vegetarian dishes, and are housed in the charming "Casa León" (indicated in large wrought iron letters on its white façade), an old bourgeois mansion that also has a craft shop and beauty treatments. You can taste their speciality, stuffed squid, or try their popular hamburgers. And finish your meal with goat ice cream...