At restaurant Chago's Backroom en Gáldar you will find yourself with a bet for the local product of Gran Canaria and other Canary Islands. And it seems that 80% of the genre on its menu is produced in the Canary Islands. At the same time, they have a wide variety of wines and beers from the Islands. Is it so in the old town of Gáldar, a few steps from the Plaza de Santiago Next, we tell you about our gastronomic experience here.
Restaurant La Trastienda de Chago, Gáldar
This restaurant is located inside an old house Gáldar, dedicated to restoration for decades. Today it has a very careful decoration and atmosphere like a typical Canarian backroom. One of the charms of La Trastienda de Chago is its wide range of Canarian wines and beers.. In fact they call themselves “Enoteca”. We had the luxury of trying a very flavorful Lanzarote beer that we recommend, La Capitán. Also the red VidSnt2 of the Listán Negro and Tintilla grape variety grown in Monte Lentiscal, Santa Brígida. Spectacular!
They vary the menu. When we went we tried some tomatoes dressed with onion (both Gáldar), delicious! We also tasted a Guia sheep cheese matured with Indian prickly pear and another Tejeda sheep and goat. Very rich.
We continue with some local vegetables smoked with vine shoots. Apparently the shoot is what remains on the vine after pruning. It was the first time we tried it. They were super tasty and fresh.
Finally, we test the fried potatoes (Moya potatoes) with acorn-fed ham. They cook the eggs well (without them being raw) and it seems that they also have sweet paprika. We loved this dish.
Regarding desserts, we couldn't leave without being surprised by their specialties. One for chocolate lovers and another with a Canarian touch: the Moya sponge cake bathed in Whiskey.
Schedules and contact
La Trastienda de Chago is only open from Thursday to Saturday from 13:00 p.m. to 17:00 p.m. Also from 20:00 p.m. to 23:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The restaurant is not very big, so we recommend making a reservation. Especially on Fridays and Saturdays. The telephone number is 928897254 and it is located on Calle Andamana, 5, a few steps from the Parish of Santiago.
Finally, if you don't know very well Gáldar, We recommend you take a look at the post with the essentials what to see in Gáldar. And, to stay up to date with all the news about where to eat in Gran Canaria and plans to do, follow us on @welovegrancanaria.
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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.