Must-see restaurants in Lanzarote

Whitewashed walls, beamed ceilings and trailing greenery adorn the scattered rooms of this seductively atmospheric 500-year-old house, now reimagined as a…

Tucked into the village of Mácher, 4.5km northwest of Playa del Carmen, chic British-owned La Cabaña wows as one of the island's top restaurants, with a…

A wonderful wine-country surprise, this stylish bar-restaurant-bodega sits amid volcanic vines just east of the Rubicón and La Geria wineries. Enjoy…

Advance bookings are absolutely essential for this small, outrageously popular restaurant, considered one of the island's finest and elegantly dressed in…

In Arrecife's swish marina, minimalist-chic Lilium wows with innovative dishes like confit duck leg with fig sauce or grilled scallops with banana,…

Ignore the workaday facade: this gloriously down-to-earth favourite gets crammed with lunching Spaniards, who pack in for simple fruits-of-the-sea…

Famara's smartest restaurant, seafood-focused El Risco enjoys a superb seafront location, with a cliff-facing terrace gazing across the water and a…

Lanzaroteños and visitors alike travel from across the island to sample the gloriously fresh catch at this simple, always-busy seafood spot with tables on…

The spectacular setting – within the volcanic, Bond-like, Manrique- and Soto-designed former home of Omar Sharif – is the thing at this smart restaurant,…

From the ambitious British team behind Teguise sensation La Cantina, this stylishly contemporary bar-restaurant with dangling lamps and roadside tables…

Within the 18th-century Manrique-redesigned Castillo de San José, this is one of Arrecife’s most upscale dining experiences, though it's more about the…

On the site of the legendary Bar Pablo Ruiz Picasso, an arty Manrique-founded hangout within a set of 19th-century homes, this colourful contemporary spot…

Bringing an Ibiza-chic vibe to the volcanic cliffs above Playa del Papagayo, this laid-back barefoot-style chiringuito (beach bar) rustles up fresh…

The sophisticated contemporary-Canarian restaurant hidden away in the former stables of the tastefully converted 18th-century country house Caserío de…

Locals and visitors alike frequent the Casa-Museo del Campesino, 2km north of San Bartolomé, to lunch on the sunny terrace or in the atmospherically…

At this much-loved, country-feel roadside grilled-meats specialist, you're welcomed with a splash of white wine and a nibble of queso fresco. Mains range…

The latest venture from prize-winning Catalan chef Luis León, elegantly relaxed Cala breathes creative flair into Canarian cuisine amid distressed-wood…

Vases of fresh flowers and rustic-modern interiors combine with original recipes rooted in local cooking at this cheerfully informal gastrobar with…

Authentic Andalucian and local Lanzarote ingredients fuse on the elegantly prepared menu at this smart cordobés-owned tapas bar, hidden away towards the…

Fronted by a magnificent ficus tree, at the northeast end of town, this beautiful wood-beamed 19th-century manor is reason alone to stop off in Yaiza…