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LOCAL GUIDE GRAN CANARIA

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Local food

Discover all the essential local food places in Gran Canaria with us. In this section you can access restaurants throughout the island. From the most fancy ones, to the most simple ones. Countryside food, sea food, tapas restaurants and even haute cuisine. Everything with Canarian raw material as protagonist.

Local food in Gran Canaria

Within the Canarian cuisine, the best known are its famous potatoes with their mojo sauces, red or green. Neither can the gofio be missing, either with broth, powdered for milk or even in a delicious gofio mousse.

Potatoes with mojo sauce
Potatoes with mojo sauce

Local fruits

On the other hand, in the Canaries all the fruit is usually very tasty. The famous banana cultivated throughout the north of the island, papaya, mango and avocado from Mogán, strawberries from Valsequillo, apples from Valleseco, oranges from Telde and tuno fruit in the most arid areas. All grown in the Canary Islands!

Vegueta market fruit stall

Local cheeses

In addition, we can not ignore talking about the internationally awarded Canarian cheeses. It is mandatory to try them, believe me. Cheeses are produced in most regions: Guía, Moya, Valsequillo, San Mateo … cured cheese, goat cheese, mixed cheese, soft cheese and even flower cheese (with vegetable rennet).

Local food in Gran Canaria: Canarian cheese assortment
Local food in Gran Canaria: Canarian cheese assortment

Local fish

Furthermore, as Gran Canaria is an island, the fish and and the seafood couldn’t be forgotten. For example, octopus, squids, porgies or seabreams, parrotfish or ‘vieja’ in Spanish, etc. Also, in almost each coastal village, you can find good fish and seafood restaurants.

Fried parrot fish

Local soups and meat

If you visit the inner part from Gran Canaria, you will find all type of soups. Also we can not avoid the meats such as the grilled pork ribs with mojo, grilled chicken, goat meat, rabbit meat, etc.

Costillas con piña La Caldera Firgas
Costillas con piña La Caldera

Below we leave you with a summary of all our local food posts.

Guayadeque: hiking & local food in caves

Guayadeque is a spectacular ravine located east of Gran Canaria. It is one of the longest ravines in the Canary Islands and divides the municipalities of Ingenio and Agüimes. It…

What is gofio? The basic food for the Canarians

gofio escaldado

Looking for a gofio recipe? Gofio is a typical Canarian food with the appearance of flour and made from toasted and ground cereals. It can be corn gofio, wheat gofio,…

Guachinche Viña Cantera, local food in Valsequillo

guachinche viña cantera

The Guachinche Viña Cantera restaurant in Valsequillo is one of the few guachinches that we have in Gran Canaria. It is a Canarian food house in which they have wine…

Restaurants in Agaete: fresh fish and local food

restaurante La Quisquilla

If you are looking for restaurants in Agaete, here we are going to mention our favorite places. As you may know, there is a wide range of restaurants and they…

The best fish & seafood restaurants in Gran Canaria

This time we are going to talk about what for us are the best seafood restaurants in Gran Canaria. We will review the most typical sites of Las Palmas de…

Restaurants with terrace in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

terraza la bikina

In this post we want to share with you 25 restaurants with a terrace in Las Palmas de GC and in Gran Canaria. It is always nice to enjoy a…

Texeda restaurant, artisan beer and creative Canarian cuisine

restaurante texeda

As we promised in our post about Tejeda, we are going to tell you all that we know about the Texeda restaurant located in this beautiful village. The owner is Borja Marrero,…

Restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Our top 10!

If you are looking for restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, you have found the right site. In this post we will let you know our favorite restaurants in…

Casa Josefina restaurant, try their delicious roasted lamb leg

cordero casa josefina

In this post we would like to tell you about Casa Josefina restaurant. A place where we would bring a friend which is visiting us in Gran Canaria. This Canary…

Restaurants in Gran Canaria: the 15 best places to eat on the island

If you want to know which are the best restaurants in Gran Canaria for us, this post will interest you. Either because you are going to visit the island soon…

Taliarte pier. Open water swimming and local food

Taliarte

Taliarte pier is a coastal area in the municipality of Telde, west of Gran Canaria. Here there is a small fisherman’s wharf, a lighthouse and a swimming area. Taliarte has…

10 best restaurants in Las Canteras beach

If you are in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and you want to know which are the best restaurants in Las Canteras, in this post we give you 10 options….

Cheap restaurants in Las Palmas and in Gran Canaria

nasi goreng la bikina

In this post we are going to share with you the cheap restaurants in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and in Gran Canaria that we know. We always want to…

La Marisma restaurant: fresh fish with sea view in Moya

Gallo cochino frito, restaurante La Marisma

La Marisma restaurant has a wide Mediterranean and local cuisine with sea views. This establishment is in first line of the district of El Altillo, in the municipality of Moya….

El Albaricoque restaurant, homemade & local food in Fataga

If you do not know any restaurant in Fataga where you can eat yummy, you’re in luck. We are going to tell you about our pleasant experience at El Albaricoque…

Tasarte beach, rural life by the sea

Playa de Tasarte

Visiting Tasarte Beach is quite an adventure, since it is one of the furthest points from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, just on the opposite side. That is, to the…

Canarian food, what to order in the restaurants?

If you are reading these lines it is because you are interested in finding out more about typical Canarian food. We can affirm that practically in all the islands we…

The best restaurants in Triana. Our top 10!

huevos rotos triana

If you want to know the best restaurants in Triana, you are on the right website. As we always insist, the neighborhood of Triana is one of the places you…

La Trastienda de Chago, local food in the old town of Gáldar

La Trastienda de Chago has a clear commitment to the local product of Gáldar, Gran Canaria and other Canary Islands. And apparently 80% of the genre of their menu is…

La Vaquería Las Salinas, Arinaga

bocadillo de pata la vaqueria

La Vaquería in Arinaga is a classic place to eat in Gran Canaria. The most peculiar is its decoration. However, it has good local raw material. Both to eat there,…

El Alpendre restaurant, local food at Santa Lucía de Tirajana

ensalada el alpendre

If you decide to visit La Sorrueda dam and La Fortaleza de Ansite, you can not leave the area without trying the Canarian food at the restaurant El Alpendre. We…

10 places to eat in the countryside

puchero canario

We have wanted to write an article about restaurants in the countryside in Gran Canaria for a long time. In this case, we will tell you about 10 places you…

The best sandwiches in Gran Canaria

bocadillo de calamares

In this post we want to tell you about the best sandwiches in Gran Canaria. In Spain and, therefore, in the Canary Islands, the sandwich is part of our day…

10 places to have a meal with sea views in Gran Canaria

ropa vieja de pulpo ojos de garza

In this post we are going to talk about our top 10 restaurants with sea views in Gran Canaria. The places that we will mention below are of local food,…

Restaurants in Maspalomas. 10 places to eat in the south

Papas arrugadas con queso y mojo, Restaurante El Capitán

In this post we are going to talk about the 10 places you cannot miss to eat in the south: restaurants in Maspalomas, San Agustín, Playa del Inglés and Playa…

Bochinche Ca’ Tita, the largest portions of Gran Canaria

bochinche ca tita

If you like to eat a lot, the Bochinche Ca Tita in Marzagán is a must in Gran Canaria. The meaning of bochinche as such comes to be “an establishment…

Yazmina Bar, specialist in roasted pork leg sandwich

bocadillo de pata yazmina

The Yazmina Bar in Telde and its pata asada (roasted pork leg) sandwich with Canarian cheese has become a classic for all Gran Canaria locals. And even for other Canarians which visit…

El Capitán restaurant. Local food with views to San Agustín beach

Ensalada de tomate, aguacate y cebolla, Restaurante El Capitán

If you are in the south of Gran Canaria and want to delight yourself with Canarian food, a classic is the El Capitan restaurant. It is on the beachfront of…

Las Lagunetas restaurant. A typical place in Triana

Las Lagunetas Restaurant is a place well known in Gran Canaria for offering quality Canarian food in the neighborhood of Triana. Then we will give you some details of this…

Zurita Bar, eat with a view to Ojos de Garza beach

Zurita bar is one of the best options to eat local food with sea view in Gran Canaria. This restaurant is located in a privileged area of Ojos de Garza…

La Cueva restaurant, yummy local food in Sardina

Lapas con mojo

If you are looking for restaurants in Sardina del Norte beach, in this post we will recommend you La Cueva restaurant, just in front of the beach. Therefore, with sea…

Calamari sandwich at Ojos de Garza

We have thought that it might interest you places where you can eat a good sandwiches in Gran Canaria, in this case, a delicious calamari sandwich. At Gran Canaria there…

Pio Pio Bar, local food at Tauro beach

playa de tauro

In this post we want you to discover Pio Pio Bar at Tauro beach. First, Tauro Beach belongs to Mogan municipality, in the south part of Gran Canaria. On the…

El Burrero beach. A paradise for kite surfing

playa de el burrero

El Burrero beach is located in the coastal town with the same name, in the municipality of Ingenio. It is next to the airport of Gran Canaria, with what coexists…

La Caldera restaurant, good local food in Firgas

Costillas con piña La Caldera Firgas

La Caldera restaurant is one of our favorites in terms of local food in Gran Canaria. Their dishes are delicious and, besides, it’s cheap. It stands out for its specialty…

Cuernocabra restaurant. Maximum Canarian

Cuernocabra is a restaurant with a totally innovative concept in the Canary Islands. In their kitchen they use raw material from Gran Canaria and from all of the Canary Islands….

Beach Club Faro restaurant, the best views of Puerto de Mogán

Restaurante Beach Club Faro Puerto de Mogán vistas

We recently had the pleasure of trying the Beach Club Faro restaurant in Puerto de Mogán. A great discovery on the island, as it offers spectacular views and a first…

Los Almácigos restaurant. An incredible place in Guayedra ravine

los almacigos

We recently visited Los Almácigos Restaurant, in Guayedra. We had heard wonders of the site, both its surroundings, and its kitchen. And, affirmatively, we had the chance to enjoy a…

If you want to have access to all our favorite restaurants of local food in Gran Canaria, we have designed a guide for you. It includes other yummy restaurants on the island with up to 70 options about places to eat in Gran Canaria. Do not miss it!

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