The best bars and cafés Canary Islands

A small bar, always very welcoming. Varied clientele.

When you're by the sea, it's tempting to opt for cafés with a view of the sea, but this one is definitely worth a visit. With its superb Art Deco decor and terrace with large rattan armchairs, it's a good address to visit at various times of the day. For a gourmet break, it's the ideal place to savor homemade pastries or ice creams. In the evening, cocktails or wines accompanied by tapas will bring the day to an end in a particularly calm setting, next to the church. These are just some of the reasons why it has become a popular meeting place for many Puerto de la Cruz residents.

With its delightful terrace in the shade of century-old ficus trees and its Canarian kiosk design that smells good in the 1960s, this café has a Cuban feel to it and has everything to become the place to be at some point, between two visits to the city or on your way back from the beach. Depending on the time you choose, you can enjoy a smoothie, one of the many types on offer, or a very successful "barraquito especial", or some tapas. It is also the best observatory for the animation of the square.

A bar for lovers of transvestites entertainment. Customers not necessarily very young but good atmosphere.

The Parrots, a restaurant (but also a hotel and sauna) among the most famous of Sitges, just landed in Gran Canaria. Cocktails, shows and drag-queens animation.

Here you will find the "French touch chic" as this bar likes to say: for this little corner of France, go to the garden level of the Yumbo Center, at the bottom left. Here you will find a wide range of cocktails with or without alcohol, champagne, French wines (glass or bottle for both), fresh fruit juices, smoothies, which you can taste to the sound of particularly refined music and lounge, as well as their first quality coffee. The warm welcome of Olivier and Fabien will allow you to spend a beautiful evening. Feel free to ask them for tourist information and documentation in French, they will be happy to help you.

Feel like partying? This is the place to go, in this rock café located on the busiest avenue in downtown Corralejo. Live concerts are programmed there every evening, with a different band that provides the atmosphere and allows you to wait for drinks or small dishes in complete peace of mind. This Rock Cafe is mostly frequented on Friday and Saturday evenings and therefore a little crowded and hectic, but it also remains very pleasant to drink a drink during the week. To follow its programming on a daily basis, go to the social networks.

It is not visible from the outside, but it is worth going in. We go there for its pretty decoration in the heart of a cave painted in white that is a reminder of the houses of Lanzarote and the intimate atmosphere that emerges from the different rooms with dimmed lights. Where you can sit comfortably on cushions that could not be more cosy and colorful. The cocktails and smoothies offered are excellent. The place also houses a small indoor garden and a lounge area to connect to the Internet. Regular musical jam sessions.

First reason to go, this bar was awarded as the best cocktail bar in Spain, excuse me, in 2014. And as if that wasn't enough, you'll also come here because its terrace offers very nice views of the Vegueta district, since it's located at the top of the Monopol shopping centre.

The bar has two sides for two moods. On one side, a large terrace to sip a cocktail with its friends and watch who passes in the surrounding area, on the other, a shaded space with spacious darkroom, videos X and even sling. Customers rather bear. 

Live shows on the weekend (drag-queens or fire cracheurs), large LCD screens on walls, pop and disco music, bre, the atmosphere is always good at Amigos. Mixed clients of all ages but rather young.

Hosted by Dieter and Jeffrey, this bar, which attracts a rather young clientele, is a more popular DS of Du, especially with German and Dutch tourists. Don't miss the raffle game organized by Miss Brewing Hills, a colourful transvestite organised every Wednesday. Nor the maison maison, every night. 

On a small square located in the colourful streets of the old fishermen's quarter, this café can be used as a stopover during the day, to taste all the variations of coffee, with condensed milk, ice, cream... In the evening, cocktails will take over, to be enjoyed inside or on the terrace, installed in very comfortable rattan armchairs. One of the drinks that works at any time of the day and is particularly appreciated here is the Lumumba (like Patrice), chocolate, whipped cream and rum. Whose idea was that name?

"Life is too short to drink a bad coffee" is the slogan of the house that is immediately displayed at the entrance of this modern and bright space, entirely dedicated to this beverage. With what it takes multiple varieties including a very wide selection of South American origins, and knowledge on the part of baristas to be able to satisfy the most demanding in this field. Tea is not forgotten. Small corner with a large table to work while enjoying it. You can also opt for the terrace, with a view of the cathedral.

This café 7 does not immediately reveal its secrets, you will first have to enter the number indicated, follow the corridor to reach the first space, a large closed lounge, with bar and large tables. You can also settle in the large wooded patio, carefully decorated with mismatched recycling furniture where a rather young clientele has its habits. Drinks and tapeo in self-service. The place hosted a few concerts but the neighbours wanted to put an end to them. During a visit, you may attend one of the debates that are organized from time to time.

How can you resist the charm of this magnificent garden of the Casino de La Laguna? This is impossible, as it is the ideal place to take a break between two visits to the old town and have a drink. You can sit at one of the small tables that dot the garden among the trees or on the terrace that surrounds this small modernist style palace, built at the beginning of the 19th century. This will be equivalent to a pause out of time, with only the background noise of the fountain as a background. Which you can always liven up with a sweet break.

It doesn't matter what you have there, coffee, fruit juice or anything else. What is charming is the place, with this small modernist kiosk, with its outdated elegance and the very pleasant square where we will settle down for a break. Protected by splendid trees, either from the sun or from the rain.

San Sebastián de la Gomera has no shortage of cafés with terraces, but this one has the advantage of being close to the sea. And you can sit in very comfortable armchairs. You can come here for a late breakfast on weekends, as it is served almost until noon, and eat there the rest of the time, enjoying its speciality, fresh fish, but also calamari a la plancha. This kiosko is also a nice place to have a drink at the end of the evening, while admiring the sunset. Good value for money.

El Tocuyo's reputation is well established in La Laguna. And anyone can tell you where he is. All you have to do is walk into that tasca to realize that she lived. Here all generations and all social categories cross paths. The main reason for coming here is to drink a glass of wine from the barrel and experience sweet wines such as vino de pasas (raisin). It's all in its juice, the wine as well as the place. And we will especially enjoy looking at the decor with its multiple barrels. It is lighter when served with wine.