Restaurants in Gran Canaria
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La Cucina
Run by Italians, this tiny place is predominantly a takeaway with a couple of outside tables. The pizzas come highly recommended, and there is also a limited range of pasta dishes and salads, plus the obligatory creamy tiramisu.
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Natural Burguer
South of Santa Catalina, this eco-McDonald's burger joint is justifiably popular with budget-seekers and students. Veggie burgers with a choice of toppings are on the menu, as well as the regular beef burgers (although you are penalised with a white bun rather than wholemeal). Extras include watercress salad, corn on the cob and papas del abuelo (thick-cut potato chips). Go all out with a papaya-and-guava juice on the side.
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Hipócrates
Across from Casa/Museo de Colón, in an old cottage, this charming vegetarian restaurant has a generous menu del día (set menu), sparkling green-and-white décor and a small patio, complete with bubbling fountain. All the vegetarian mainstays are here, including seitan kebabs, vegetarian lasagne and imaginative salads.
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Casa Vieja
Just north of the GC-1 motorway, along the road to Fataga, this restaurant is run with passion. The 'Old House' has a real campo (countryside) feel. Plants festoon the low roof, canaries trill and the menu is unwaveringly authentic; try the grilled meat. There is live traditional music most weekends.
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Casa Pablo
A grand old restaurant with a knight in armour lording it over the front door. Plenty of Spanish celebrity pics adorn the walls to leave you in no doubt that this is the place to come in Las Palmas for solid traditional cuisine. You can be a lightweight with an excellent tapas menu if you prefer.
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Mesón Condado
This better-than-decent, middle-of-the-road (décor-wise) restaurant serves up a combination of Galician food from northwestern Spain, Canarian fare and more mainstream Spanish dishes. A very satisfying menú del día (set menu) will set you back a piffling around €6 or so.
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La Bodeguilla Juananá
Tucked into the corner of grandly named Plaza Mayor, in front of the yacht harbour, this restaurant is run with passion. The décor has an African theme and the gastro-flair dishes include daily specials like smoked swordfish served with avocado and a sauce made from the sap of canary palms.
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Mundo
An oasis of fashionable sophistication, Mundo has seriously raised the culinary game in these parts. Think American diner-meets-Japanese, with a spruce-minimalist dining room with retro black-and-white tiles and cherry-red chairs. Try the black pasta with king prawns if it's on the menu.
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Cofradía de Pescadores
Next to the port, with an outdoor terrace, you can dine on catch-of-the-day along with the fishermen - and there's no better recommendation than that. Try the speciality, fritura de pescado (lightly fried seafood), or one of 30 tapas para picar (to taste).
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La Chascona
This restaurant has the lot: cutting-edge design, innovative food, young, fashionable staff and even super-stylish loos. Try the healthy cazuelita de verduras salteadas (a casserole of briskly steamed vegetables), made with market-fresh veg seasoned to perfection.
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Restaurante Cofradía
This fishing cooperative restaurant is situated in the southwestern corner of the quay. Although the white tablecloths and multilingual menus mean the tourists have arrived, the fish is as fresh as ever. Tuck into a plate of grilled sardines; you'll never open a tin again.
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Restaurante Amaiur
Next to a 19th-century palace, this special-occasion place is of similar vintage with elegant dining rooms, parquet floors and high ceilings. Dishes like peppers stuffed with codfish, monkfish with prawns, and caviar should placate the most discerning gourmet.
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Restaurante La Liguria
Serving up a better class of pizza than the cardboard-base norm, the flamboyant Genoese owner also whips up tasty pasta dishes, including a vegetarian choice. Sit outside on the attractive terrace, thankfully separated from the main road by shrubs and trees.
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Restaurante Rías Bajas
Within stumbling distance of the Yumbo Centrum, the tank of tentacle-waving crustaceans at the entrance gives it all away: the fish and seafood dishes here have an island-wide reputation. There's a sister restaurant in Urbanisation Meloneras in Maspalomas.
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Restaurante La Toja
A quality establishment blending the best of cuisines from France and Galicia. Try the veal in Marsala wine or troubling-sounding elephant's ear with chips (actually a thin fillet of steak). The prices are reasonable given the fancy atmosphere and food.
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Molinet
Italian-owned, the wine-red-and-black interior is as original as the menu, which includes ostrich with a muscatel sauce. Or go for a home-style dish like fresh pasta topped with porcini mushrooms. There are outside tables overlooking the beach.
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Restaurante Las Nasas
There's a great atmosphere in this former warehouse with its old-fashioned black-and-white interior, jolly model boats, high ceilings and a small walled terrace overlooking the ocean. It's also usually the busiest along this seafood strip; a good sign.
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El Olivo
This stylish restaurant is well worth seeking out. There are just four tables in the tiny dining room, which has a minimalist green-and-yellow décor. Think pyramids, drizzle and nouvelle taste sensations. Reservations essential.
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Restaurante Dedo de Dios
A cavernous restaurant hung with ferns in a lovely old building overlooking the beach and the rocky remains of the poor old Dedo. It fills up with large, boisterous families at weekends and has a vast menu of mainly fish and seafood dishes.
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Restaurante Casa Montesdeoca
A romantic restaurant set in an exquisite 16th-century house. Dine in the gorgeous, leafy patio with its traditional wooden balconies and sunny, yellow walls. Any of the meat or seafood dishes can be recommended.
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Restaurante el Cápita
A slightly smarter proposition than some, with a reasonable menú del día. The fresh fish dishes can't be faulted, though the service may see you twiddling your thumbs when it's crowded.
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La Bodega de Arucas
The most stylish place in town with its trendy cocktail bar, complete with music videos and chic dining space aloft. The menu includes lots of healthy salads and a decadent caramel tart (as a reward).
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El Rincón de Magüi
Very popular pizzeria and restaurant with outside tables, plus a brick-clad dining room decorated with ceramic plates and photos of well-fed celeb diners like former Spanish PM Aznar.
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El Populacho
On the corner of the main square, this atmospheric tapas bar is housed in a former grocer's shop (1933), as depicted in the lively murals that cover the walls.
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La Dolce Vita
The homemade pasta here is the real thing and the décor is fun, with Italian film posters papering the walls.
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