Must-see restaurants in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

  • Café Palmelita

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    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…

  • Kazan

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    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…

  • Guannabi

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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

  • Bodeguita Canaria

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    This terrific local favourite has an earthy, traditional atmosphere, with chunky dark furniture and charmingly dated decor. Try local dishes such as ropa…

  • Burger Mel

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    Keeping Santa Cruz vegans happy since 1985, though parked rather incongruously along Calle la Marina, this neat and long, white restaurant serves scrummy…

  • Pastelería Díaz

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    The superb pastries are what keep customers flocking back to this utilitarian-looking orange-themed place with a big reputation. The mini-bocadillos …

  • El Aguarde

    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…

  • Da Canio III

    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…

  • Gom

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    A restaurant of the adjacent Hotel Taburiente, sophisticated, seductively stylish Gom has a modern menu that applies a creative twist to otherwise typical…

  • La Churreria Tradicional

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    You could conceivably sit outside but the nearby traffic's a bit snarly – just head inside and join the locals in ordering up filling servings of churros…

  • La Tasca

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    The cultural and culinary opposite to the all-day English breakfasts of Tenerife's southern resorts, this neighbourhood institution makes no allowances…

  • Il Gelato del Mercado

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    With tubs of full-flavour gelato made with all-natural and locally sourced ingredients, this small gelateria within the Mercado de Nuestra Señora de…

  • El Lateral 27

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    Jovial and welcoming staff, happy shoppers and a menu of tried and tested local dishes make this place a perennial favourite. Offerings like oxtail (or…

  • La Hierbita

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    La Hierbita was first restaurant to be licensed in the city, in 1893. Back then Calle Clavel was at the heart of the red-light district; part of the…

  • Plaza 18

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    Located in one of the prettiest corners of the city, with magnificent banyan trees, flower beds and the baroque Iglesia de San Francisco as a backdrop,…

  • Cafeteria La Terraza

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    This bustling cafe located on the ground floor of the fabulous Mercado de Nuestra Señora de África gets packed with stallholders and shoppers and is good…

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