If you're looking for where to go to eat and you want to know what are the the best restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in this post we are going to share our favorites with you. We will give you optionsrestaurants with local food, traditional Spanish and/or Mediterranean cuisine, international, as well as creative. We have also classified by zone so that, depending on where you want to go, you can choose. In fact, at the end of this article you will find a Google map where they all appear, we are sure that it will be of great help to you. Are Ruth y Jorge, two residents in Gran Canaria passionate about gastronomy and here we share our essentials to eat in the capital.
Below you will find a list with our selection of the 12 best places to eat in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. They are classified by area and, although they are listed, it does not mean that one is better or worse than another. Anyway, It will depend on what you want to eat, the location you are looking for and your budget. In each area, we give you an extra with more options in case you feel like trying new places. Let's start!
Restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Puerto Canteras area
1. La Marinera Restaurant €€€
La Marinera could perfectly be one of the best restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria of fish and canarian food. If you want to try local fish, We recommend the grilled cherne and the old fried. Here they also make a very good blanched gofio, One most typical dishes from the Canary Islands. We personally love the house salad and fried octopus. In addition to a covered dining room, also a terrace with views of the sea and the entire playa de Las Canteras.
2. El Arrosar, restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria of rice €€
This restaurant in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is specialized in Galician, Mediterranean cuisine and rice dishes. We love their black rice and choco rice with garlic. Furthermore, in their letter they have Galician delicacies such as empanada, octopus, seafood, etc. By the way, they also usually have the rascals al ajillo, a delicacy that they cook very well. The restaurant is owned by the same owners. Bank of the Miño River, one of the best restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria seafood. If you want to know more, we have a post about The Arrosar.
3. Fuji, restaurant in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Japanese €€€
One of our favorite places to eat in Las Palmas cuisine Japanese it's the restaurant Fuji. And it was the first Japanese restaurant in Spain. This Japanese restaurant presents its offer in a creative way and at the same time has the traditional dishes of this country such as soups, sushis and sashimis. For us, the best of Fuji restaurant are special sushi that is ordered by the piece and the red tuna carpaccio. It is in high demand, so book in advance. We leave you our article with more Japanese restaurants in Las Palmas .
4. Nákar, Basque-Navarre cuisine restaurant € € €
This restaurant specialized in Navarrese Basque cuisine in one of the coolest neighborhoods in the capital: Guanarteme. He The place is spectacular, the service is attentive and the dishes are full of flavor.. What more could you want? Your chef is a young Navarrese man trained at the Basque Culinary Center and, after his experience as head chef at the Summum restaurant, he decided to open his own restaurant in 2021. The price per person is around €40, if you can afford it, it is highly recommended. If you are looking for a special and different place to dine at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, this one points out.
5. Bululú Canarias, one of our favorite restaurants in Las Palmas € €
Bululú Canary Islands has managed to retain its clientele through the fusion of flavors, good vibes and reasonable prices. Its owners are Venezuelans, so here you can try their delicious arepas and patacones. In any case, their menu will surprise you since they have a Spectacular homemade foie. We also love their watercress hummus and the well-known eggplant tower which we show you below. Before they had several restaurants in Las Palmas, but they have finally settled on the traditional Bululú on Calle Venezuela, next to Olof Palme.
6. The Journey € €
another of our restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria favorite to go with friends for a bite to eat is La Travesía, have two locations in the capital. One is in the Triana area, in the Lagunetas alley and the other in the Port area. We recommend the scrambled eggs and the salad, although the truth is that everything is delicious and at a very good price. We also share another article with more restaurants where to eat snacks in Las Palmas from our blog.
7. Trattoria Pizzeria Calabrè, one of the best Italian restaurants in Las Palmas € €
If you're looking for authentic restaurant in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Italian food, you have to visit this Trattoria Calabre. She loved her parmigiana, their infinite pizza and their tiramisu. We have to prove your authentic Italian carbonara (without cream). As a curiosity, in their menu they offer pizza with pineapple and carbonara with cream for €100, since like good Italians, they consider the type of mixtures that we have adopted in Spain to be an offense. If what you are looking for are italian restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, we have a complete post with our favorites from the capital and other areas of the island.
If you are looking for an more restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and specifically together with the playa de Las Canteras, take a look at our article with the best restaurants in Las Canteras. Here we give you more details about our recommended:
- Casa Carmelo, meat restaurant in Las Palmas € € €
- Road to Jamonal €€
- The Bikini €
- Precocious Steer € €
- El Dorado, restaurant in Las Palmas with Canarian food €€
- Mount Lebanon €€
- Mar Gastrotasca €€
- Happy Rooster €€
- Anteo Gastronomic Bar €€
Now, if you like, we move to Triana and Vegueta with our recommendations to eat in this area of the capital.
Restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Vegueta – Triana
8. Rêver, restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria essential €€€€
If you like good gastronomy and don't mind paying for it, Rêver is your place. We mention some of the delicacies that we have had the opportunity to taste: Aldea sirloin steak tartare with anchovy butter, red tuna belly tartar with avocado-wasabi sorbet, among other delicacies (although we believe the menu will change). His desserts are another delight, their essential sticky toffee pudding. It has reserved spaces and several round tables, ideal for enjoying a group meal. Furthermore, it is located in the heart of Vegueta, in an old house that is more than 200 years old and completely renovated. In short, food, atmosphere and service 11 out of 10.
9. Bodegón Las Lagunetas, restaurants in Las Palmas with Canarian food €€
It can be said that it is one of the few places with Good local cuisine in the Triana neighborhood. Furthermore, the treatment is very close and familiar. He Las Lagunetas Still Life It has a double terrace and the interior is quite spacious, so reservations are not necessary, nor do they accept reservations... If you don't know what to order here, ask the waiter. Last time we had the opportunity to try the cherne encebollado with gofio pellets, potatoes and sweet potato off the menu. Anyway, from your letterWe recommend the roast pork leg and the potatoes with mojo.
10. Tricycle, restaurants in Vegueta Las Palmas de Gran Canaria € € €
El tricycle restaurant It is one of our restaurants in Vegueta preferred. Our favorite dishes are octopus salad and pumpkin risotto with squid. The service is very good, although lately prices have risen quite a bit. They accept reservations inside and also in the terrace, where it is very pleasant to eat since it is on a pedestrian street in the old town.
11. What Milk €€€
Qué Leche is undoubtedly one of the best on the island, we also recommend it to you in our post about restaurants in Gran Canaria.Ofrece bGood service, but with a family touch. Each of their dishes is an explosion of flavors. Normally, you should book in advance, especially on weekends, as it is quite in demand and is small. We recommend the broken eggs with sweet potato, shrimp and truffle mayonnaise and the boneless suckling pig with sweet potato puree, although everything is delicious. You can get more information in our article on the What milk restaurant.
12. Deliciosa Marta, one of the best restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria € € €
El Delicious MartaIt is also one of the best places to eat in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and on the island. It has a delicious gastronomic offer and top quality service. Here there is You have to reserve at least 3 months in advance. we love your steak tartare, Russian salad, truffled gnocchi and pig. We recommend you go with several people so you can try all the dishes we mentioned, spectacular experience!
If you would like to more options where to eat in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, take a look at our article restaurants in Triana. Here we give you more details about our recommended:
- Dorotea € €
- Majuga €€€
- The Dehesa de Triana €€€
- Manuela Jimena Bar €€€
- Mr. Kale €€
- Sarang €€ (although it is not exactly in Triana, you can get there on foot)
And so ends our post about what for us are the the best restaurants to eat in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Yes it is your first time in the city, we are sure that this article about what to see in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria it will be of great help to you.
Map of the best restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Next, we share a map with all the restaurants where to eat in Las Palmas de Grn Canaria that we have mentioned before so you can see exact location, website and reviews:
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Finally, if you would like more information about where to eat in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Gran Canaria in general, we have at your disposal a restaurant guide with more than 80 options to eat in Gran Canaria that we would recommend to our friends.And, if you want to discover the island like a local without wasting your valuable time searching for information about what to see and do in Gran Canaria, take a look at all our guides and special packs.
Ruth González
Hello! I am Ruth, Canarian with a traveling soul. With training and experience in the tourism and digital marketing sector. In this blog I tell you all the tips you need to get to know the most authentic side of Gran Canaria on your own. I also share my travel guides to all the places in the world that I am visiting so that you can discover the destinations like a local and save time planning. In addition to traveling, I love gastronomy and sports. I run and hike in the mountains with my “dog-children” (Silver and Plata). In all these adventures my partner accompanies me, Jorge, which you will also see a lot on this blog.
