Knowing the best places to eat in Gran Canaria is not easy, especially in the tourist areas. However, in Spain, regardless of whether the restaurant is luxurious or not, we are used to eating well and, in the Canary Islands, too. In any case, so that you don’t get cheated, we are here to guide you in the best possible way, depending on your tastes, areas and budget. You will find everything you need to know about restaurants in Gran Canaria here!
Places to eat in Gran Canaria
First of all, keep in mind that the best area to eat on the island is in the capital, so you cannot miss our post about our favorite restaurants in Las Palmas. Then you can read all our articles about places that we recommend on the island, but not without first offering to subscribe to our newsletter in exchange for a guide with our 10 favorite local food places in Gran Canaria.
Once you have subscribed to our newsletter, contact us at info@localguidegrancanaria.com so that we can attach the free guide. If you want more information about Canarian food places, we recommend that you take a look at our menu in Places to Eat > Local food.
On the other hand, if you want to avoid tourist restaurants, we invite you to treat yourself to our digital restaurant guide classified by type of food and area with more than 80 places that we frequent to eat. Thus, in addition to saving time thinking about where to eat, you will eat like those of us who live in Gran Canaria.
Keep in mind that you will find free content about restaurants on this website by filtering the menu by type of food (although here we do not have articles from all the restaurants in the paid guide). You can also read them all below.
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Restaurants in Gran Canaria of Spanish food
If you want to eat a good paella, tapas or any other dish of Spanish and Mediterranean cuisine, most of them can be found in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city. Our favorites are El Arrosar, La Bodega Exremeña and the Triciclo. Take a look at all of our Spanish restaurants posts for more details!
The best restaurants in Gran Canaria
Little by little the level of restaurants in Gran Canaria has been increasing and, for this reason, we have included a premium section. This is so because they have introduced top quality local raw materials in their menu, they have good service and innovation in their dishes. For us, the best restaurants in Gran Canaria are: Qué Leche, Deliciosa Marta, Casa Brito and Asador Las Lilas.
International restaurants in Gran Canaria
We can say that in Gran Canaria there are international restaurants from practically all over the world. Of course, the Italian, Chinese and Japanese restaurants stand out. However, we also have Peruvian, Venezuelan, Indonesian, Thai, Korean restaurants, etc. And there are very good ones! Our favorites are Fuji Las Palmas, Bululú Canarias, Kim’s Pojangmacha and Segundo Muelle.
Places to eat in Gran Canaria healthy food
As you may know, the tendency to take care of what we eat is here to stay. In Gran Canaria the offer of healthy food places and vegan restaurants or vegan friendly (there are few 100% vegans) has been growing. Our favorites are Bachaco Poké Bowl, Mr. Kale Las Palmas and Luwak Café.
Breakfast in Gran Canaria
Breakfast is one of our favorite meals of the day, so we have not forgotten to leave a space for it on this page. To be honest, there are not many places to have breakfast in Gran Canaria (other than the typical white bread toast or simple sandwich). Then we will mention the ones we like the most within the scarce offer: Mr. Kale food, Organic Jungle, Suites 1478…
