Puerto de la Cruz Restaurants

  1. Casa El Farol

    Comprises three separate eateries for the indecisive. There's a mesón (traditional restaurant) with good Mediterranean-style dishes, a bistro in the patio (try the goat's cheese and tomato salad with pesto) and a bakery with a German pastry chef, plus homemade fresh-fruit ice cream.

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  2. Casa Miranda

    A three-storey Canarian mansion built in 1730, this was the family home of 18th-century Venezuelan president Francisco de Miranda. Nowadays you can get seafood and grilled meats in the fine dining room, or order tapas in the downstairs bar.

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  3. Crisna

    Not for the hip and thigh conscious, this salon de té has a vast choice of deliciously creamy cakes.

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  4. El Limón

    A bright vegetarian restaurant with a menu of mainly snack-style fare, including veggie burgers, seitan kebabs, salads and fresh fruit juices; try the papaya.

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  5. La Papaya

    This long-time favourite has a series of small dining rooms with rock-face walls and a pretty patio with adjacent leafy garden. There are Canarian touches to the menu, including the succulent salmon in malvasía (Malmsey wine) sauce.

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  6. La Rosa di Bari

    One of the classiest restaurants in town, located in a lovely old house with several romantic dining rooms. Enjoy innovative dishes like cod in port sauce with truffles, or asparagus gnocchi with prawns.

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  7. Meson Los Gemelos

    Round the corner from the bus station, this is a friendly, welcoming restaurant with a great atmosphere; the house speciality is grilled meats. There's a covered interior patio, lots of locals and a noisy parrot.

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  8. Pomodora

    The location, in a cave under the seaside promenade, is the main draw at this restaurant and pizzeria. Diners get a fantastic view of the rocky coast; the menu reads like a novel, in six languages, no less.

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  9. Tapas Arcón

    Papas arrugadas (wrinkly potatoes) with mojo (spicy salsa), or the Arcón special sauces of almond and sweet pepper or parsley and coriander are the must-have tapas here.

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