San Sebastián de la Gomera
San Sebastián's most creative recipes are plated up in a rustic-chic upper-floor dining room, where you might try smartly presented, Canarian-inspired…
Must-see restaurants in Canary Islands
Playa Blanca
With ocean views, a warm welcome and a more imaginative menu than most around here, La Romántica gets consistently positive reviews from travellers. The…
La Laguna
This place always has a great buzz, particularly at weekends, when the tables are packed with exuberant local families tucking into dishes like grilled…
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Head north up Calle Secretario Artiles from Calle Alfredo L Jones and on your right you'll find this glowing, no-frills hole-in-the-wall spot. There's no…
North Coast Tenerife
This restaurant's beautiful setting, overlooking terraced gardens and verdant slopes to the sea, has a touch of Italy's Amalfi Coast about it. Dishes are…
Arrecife
Huddled into an alley hosting several excellent tapas bars, opposite the Iglesia de San Ginés, La Tentación is a cosy hangout for island wines, fresh…
El Hierro
Spread across a typical village house with four small dining rooms and fronted by an earthy local bar, deservedly popular Casa Goyo is all about no-fuss…
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
This special-occasion place, exuding a minimalist elegance to accompany its finely crafted dishes, gets rave reviews. The menu changes according to what…
El Hierro
All your favourite El Hierro staples are well prepared without fanfare at this supercentral address. Specialities roam from roast lamb, Canarian…
La Gomera
It's a home-cooked, veggie-friendly, local-produce scene at this popular little corner cafe and juice bar. Pop in for smoothies, cakes, quiches, fresh…
Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
This elegant bar and restaurant has a lovely terrace with colourful flowers and palms and delightful sea views. The menu has several sound seafood choices…
Lanzarote
Opposite the church on Haría's pedestrianised boulevard, this laid-back, red-walled, wood-beamed cultural centre and tapas bar gets crammed on market days…
Puerto del Carmen
A rare find on Lanzarote, this welcoming, British-run vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free restaurant is a pleasant surprise in frenzied Puerto del Carmen…
Puerto de la Cruz
Styling itself as a temple to modern Mediterranean cooking, this flash, blue-fronted restaurant has the looks and the tastes down to a fine art. Expect…
Maspalomas
Just north of the GC-1 motorway along the road to Fataga, the ‘Old House’ bursts with a campo (countryside) feel. Plants festoon the low roof, canaries…
La Gomera
Delivering a touch of Asian creativity amid the harbour's shoal of seafood restaurants, tempting Tuyo has an excellent menu of mainly Thai dishes,…
Lanzarote
Lunch with your toes in the sand at this lively spot under white umbrellas right on the town beach, overlooking the harbour and the Risco de Famara. Fresh…
La Gomera
On a ridge in the Las Casas barrio (district) of town, near the church, husband-and-wife-owned La Vieja Escuela was a schoolhouse until 1968. Grab a red…
Lanzarote
A sleek marriage of visual and culinary arts, this popular and laid-back restaurant delights diners with artfully crafted Mediterranean-meets-Canarian…
El Hierro
Look for the jaunty blue window trim and tiny terrace: welcoming and relaxed Garañones is one of just a couple of spots to eat and drink in Las Puntas…
Puerto de la Cruz
The house specialty is grilled meat and fish at this friendly, welcoming restaurant with a rustic atmosphere. The setting is a covered interior barn-size…
El Cotillo
La Vaca Azul enjoys prime position overlooking the pebbly beach, with a rooftop terrace for extensive views; dinner is especially atmospheric, with sunset…
Costa Teguise
Loved by both locals and visitors, this stylish spot is a carnivore's dream, with great steaks, succulent burgers and full-blown parrilladas (mixed grill;…
Lanzarote
Haría's most upmarket eatery, just north of the centre, makes an enticing spot for a leisurely meal or a coffee with a slice of home-baked cake. Fresh…
North Coast Tenerife
Exercise your taste buds with soul-satisfying traditional cuisine at this fabulous restaurant located in the lovely, leafy and light-filled patio of the…
Lanzarote
The seafood-tastic menu showcases what's been caught each day at cheerful family-owned El Amanecer, an unpretentious local favourite with a sea-view…
Morro Jable
The small menu here may be translated into several languages, but the voices around you are almost all Canarian and so is the entirely uncontrived feel…
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
With a dining room decked out in standard terracotta and stone, this Italian-owned restaurant serves a better class of pizza and pasta than most at very…
El Cotillo
Tucked away, this small and popular blue-and-white cafe has bucketloads of personality and an easy-going temperament. It's just what the doctor ordered…
Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
On the waterfront in Los Cristianos' port area, ever-popular Pescaderia Dominga (along with a handful of other kiosks) sells fresh-off-the-boat fish. Buy…
El Cotillo
A suitably nautical interior and a menu that includes superbly prepared fried squid, lobster, grilled sole, paella and other tasty seafood. In a town…
La Gomera
A smarter Italian restaurant than the Canaries' pizza-pasta norm, elegant and locally popular La Islita surprises with some delicate and unusual sauces…
Fuerteventura
This remote beachside restaurant in Los Molinos serves up superb seafood: fish soup, fideuà (a Catalan paella-style dish using noodles instead of rice;…
El Hierro
Good, simple food, a welcoming atmosphere and a warm ochre-washed space collide in one of the most popular dining spots in town, just off the main plaza…
Lanzarote
It's all about the Canarian specialities and fresh seafood (whatever that may be) at this smartish, friendly self-styled restaurante de mar across the…
La Laguna
Immerse yourself in the local ambience at this time-worn restaurant that has changed very little since its founding in 1976 (the menu may well be the same…
La Palma
You may not expect to find a Thai restaurant in the middle of a sleepy village like San Andrés – but here it is. Run by a German-Thai couple, it has a…
Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
Hurray. No sunbleached photos of chips-with-everything 'international' dishes on the pavement. Instead come here to enjoy traditional Spanish mains like…
El Hierro
Freshly sizzled up paella and tasty local fish accompanied by papas arrugadas are served in a cosy dining room with a just handful of tables and views of…
Maspalomas
Located off the beaten tourist path in the north of the San Fernando district, El Salsete has an unassuming facade concealing a welcoming dining room that…
