Must see restaurants in Canary Islands

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    La Jaira de Demian

    Run by the ever-helpful and astonishingly polite Demian, this excellent restaurant enjoys a lovely setting with an outside terrace, next to a deserted…

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    Café Palmelita

    This delightful cafe has a vintage exterior, a theme which continues within, and was founded in the late 1960s with German origins. The emphasis is on…

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    Llévame al Huerto

    With its blonde-wood tables, plants in baskets, outsize lampshades and colourful cushions, this superb cocina eco fusión place serves a to-die-for …

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    Habana

    This delightful pink-and-white wedding cake of a building has its terrace on a picturesque plaza overlooking a fountain and surrounded by flower-filled…

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    Kazan

    Kazan's Michelin star has assured it a large fanbase in town and far beyond. The setting: lightly polished wood and beige fabric chairs, muted and…

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    Restaurante Avenida

    Despite the location several blocks back from the beach, this place is always heaving with a cheerful, local Canarian crowd who are here for the no…

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    La Cabaña

    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…

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    El Rincón de Juan Carlos

    One of the island's best dining choices, this superb Michelin-starred restaurant is just off the main plaza. There's a marked leaning towards seafood: try…

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    Texeda Brewery & Restaurant

    With a restaurant supplied with food from its own farm, and its own artisan beers (three of them), Texeda is a terrific addition to Tejeda. We went for…

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    Guannabi

    This excellence of this handsome restaurant is defined not just by its superb ambience and faultless service, but by its simply supreme menu. Guannabi…

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    Deliciosa Marta

    This chic place with its exposed stone wall and moody lighting has become one of Las Palmas' prime dining spots over the last decade or so. Chef-owner Pol…

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    Samsara

    Samsara is located across from the Palm Beach hotel, with a giant Buddha statue setting an appropriate tone. Dishes blend Canarian and Spanish ingredients…

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    Tas-k

    Be sure to make a reservation at this superb spot hidden away down a lane near the port. Some 27 tapas fill the menu, from fresh salmon tartar to croutons…

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    El Goloso de Cotillo

    Enjoy decadent tarts, cakes and pastries in this quiet spot at the northern end of the town. There are fresh juices and shakes, and excellent coffee. For…

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    Casa Efigenia

    On the Parque Nacional de Garajonay's southern border, this charmingly rustic institution is the island's must-try for La Gomera cuisine in all its simple…

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    La Casa del Volcán

    This bodega's sophisticated restaurant is one of the best places on the island to enjoy innovative and exquisitely prepared Canarian dishes. The…

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    Peccôu de Gôa

    This superb Italian place in the north of town is so often packed, they may have to shove you in a back room. But it's worth it. The restaurant…

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    Tito’s Bodeguita

    Despite the mildly off-putting location right off a busy roundabout a few kilometres south of the town centre, the patios, flower-filled gardens and…

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    Restaurant Tagoror

    There's not much to choose between the numerous cave restaurants in Barranco de Guayadeque, but Tagoror is a welcoming, long-standing and labyrinthine…

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    Abama Kabuki

    Marrying Western, Canarian and Japanese flavours, this Michelin-starred restaurant in the Ritz-Carlton Abama has sent a tsunami barrelling through…