In this article we want to share one of our favorite places to have breakfast Gran Canariait's Luwak in Las Palmas from Gran Canaria. This is a small cafe specialized in healthy food, mainly vegetarian and vegan. Furthermore, Luwak stands out for its specialty coffee, one of the richest we have taken so far. In short, if you like healthy food, you are vegan or vegetarian and you are looking for where to have brunch or have breakfast in Las Palmas, pay attention to the next lines!
Luwak Las Palmas, breakfast & specialty coffee
Being a Café, the proposal of Luwak focuses mainly on breakfasts, brunches, light lunches and snacks. In addition, Saturdays and Sundays, starting at 10:00, they have brunch In any case, you can also enjoy part of their brunch menu during the week. As far as their food is concerned, as we told you, they are specialized in Vegetarian and vegan options. Although, for whoever flexitarians and eat fish, they also have some toast or salad with salmon.
One of the things we like most about Luwak is that many of the ingredients in their dishes are made in their kitchen. For example, the homemade ricotta, granola, cakes or jackfruit marinated with barbecue sauce (imitates Pulled Pork to perfection). In the previous photo we see his ricotta toast, pumpkin, kale and poached egg, the fruit bowl with granola and its pita bread with jackfruit and salad. Likewise, recently they have had in their menu some boards with cheese (can be vegan), Baba Ganoush, nuts and fruit. Look how it looks!
Specialty coffee in Las Palmas
Café Luwak has only been in town for a short time, but has already conquered the hearts of many locals and digital nomads. Their space is so pleasant and their coffee is so delicious, that it is already part of the routine of many remote workers. The coffee here is so good because they don't serve you just any coffee, it's specialty. Believe us, you can see the difference. By the way, we forgot to mention that on weekends they have a French Toast with ice cream and unforgivable fruit for those with a sweet tooth.
The coffee has a indoor dining room and terrace on the pedestrian street Joaquin Costa del coolest neighborhood in the city, Guanarteme. Regarding schedules, you can Come with your computer to work from Tuesday to Friday and/or enjoy your food healthy from 9:00. On weekends from 10 and on Mondays they are closed. On the other hand, keep in mind that they open only to 16:00, at night Luwak becomes Mazu Cantina, a Mexican restaurant. That is, two different businesses share the premises, what a good idea!
Video of our visit
As you know, we never talk about anything we haven't tried and experienced firsthand. Here you have a video from our YouTube channel of the visit to Luwak. By the way, subscribe this article if you don't want to miss the places that we are discovering on the island.
We hope that if you didn't know Café Luwak yet, this information will be helpful to you. For what you already have another place to add to your list of places to have brunch or breakfast in Las Palmas. Likewise, if you are vegan or vegetarian, you already have another place to go to eat in the capital. Share this article with whoever you want to go And until next time localguiders!
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.
