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Eat Drink & Have Fun in Gran Canaria

Eat Drink & Have Fun in Gran Canaria

From flambes to whole roast pig, papas con mojo to fusion cuisine, Gran Canaria offers a ridiciulous range of food. Our restaurant guide takes you straight to the best restaurants on the island: The ones we've tried and the ones recommended by our army of Facebook fans.

Lex is a vegetarian so here's his guide to the top veggie spots on the island.

Alex loves seafood so here's the best places to go for fresh fish and gorgeous calamares.

Las Palmas has restaurants from over 40 nationalities and some superb tapas bars tucked away in its side streets. Here's our guide to eating your way across the city.

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Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Being a veggie in Gran Canaria used to be tough. Life was about picking the chorizo out of tortilla española and chomping through endless papas arrugadas and champiñones al ajillo. Things have improved.

Most resort restaurants offer several vegetarian options and there are veggoe restaurants in Las Palmas and the main towns.

Lex is veggie so here's his selection of the best veggie food in Gran Canaria and the best places to eat it.

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Wine

Wine

Gran Canaria and Canary Islands wines may cost a couple of euros a bottle more than imported plonk but are well worthwhile. You also get to feel good by supporting local agriculture from your balcony.

All the reviews posted here are for the bst Canarian wines that we've tried. Every wine we try is reviewed in our Canary Islands Wine Facebook group.

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Restaurants

Restaurants

Our guide to Gran Canaria's best restaurants, focusing on value, great locations, and spectacular food. These are our personal recommendations and we've tried them all.

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The Best Polvito Uruguayo In Gran Canaria

The Best Polvito Uruguayo In Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria's unique dessert, the Polvito Uruguayo, is on most dessert menus in Las Palmas and is now even served in some resort restaurants. The history of the polvito uruguayo Despite the name, it was invented in Las Palmas at the El Novillo Precoz restaurant by the Uruguayan owners. The…

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The Barraquito : A Historic Canary Islands Coffee

The Barraquito : A Historic Canary Islands Coffee

The delicious Barraquito coffee was invented in Santa Cruz de Tenerife at some point in the early 20th Century but like all good legends, its exact origins are nebulous. Some say a man nicknamed Barraco breakfasted in the bar Imperial and always asked for a carajillo (espresso with booze in…

At Last: Good Paella In Gran Canaria

At Last: Good Paella In Gran Canaria

Rather like tapas, paella isn't a traditional dish in the Canary Islands and finding a good one in Gran Canaria has always been difficult. Proper paella is not pukka Proper paella hails from the Valencian region and is made from chicken, rabbit and snails. What visitors think of as paella,…

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Hestia: Tasting Restaurant In Las Palmas

Hestia: Tasting Restaurant In Las Palmas

The tasting menu has now established itself in Gran Canaria. Every restaurant with a even a distant dream of getting in the Michelin guide, let alone bagging a star, has a multi-course extravaganza on the menu. In exchange for most of the contents of your bank account they give you…

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Gran Canaria: There Is No Such Thing As Tapas

Gran Canaria: There Is No Such Thing As Tapas

One of the first things visitors arriving in Gran Canaria ask us is where they can get the best tapas. The answer isn't easy because there is no such thing as tapas and tapas restaurants as they exist in people's minds. The tapa exists of course (although it can also…

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Ron Zafiro: This New Gran Canaria White Rum Is A Sipper

Ron Zafiro: The new premium white rum by Arehucas

Gran Canaria drinks a lot of rum but hasn't managed to produce a quality premium spirit until recently. Thankfully, the island distillery has now responded to competition from a smaller rival and made a quality white rum that is eminently sippable and mixable. Many rums, one main distillery The big…

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Canary Islands Cheese: A Quick Guide To The Best Stuff

Gran Canaria cheeses in Guía town

Go to any market or even local supermarkets and you find piles of cheese made in the Canary Islands but not all of it is the real deal. Here's how you recognise the good stuff... The best Gran Canaria and Canary Islands cheese is made from goat and sheep cheese…

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Tried And Tasted Ruiz de Alda Restaurant Tips From Alex

Tried And Tasted Ruiz de Alda Restaurant Tips From Alex

Parallel to Mesa y Lopez, the pedestrian Ruiz de Alda has become a firm favourite as a lunch spot for Las Palmas locals. It's always busy but most places have a free table even at peak times. As always, if you want a guaranteed spot, turn up early at 13.00…

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Viva: Gran Canaria's Original Craft Beer (And Where To Try It)

Gran Canaria's original Viva craft beer

Gran Canaria's craft beer scene has frothed up nicely in the last few years with 22 breweries attending the last Gran Canaria beer fair. But one brewery, Cervezería Viva, has been making quality craft beer in Gran Canaria since 1999.

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The Big 10 Gran Canaria Summer Fiestas

La Rama: Agaete town's huge annual summer fiesta in Gran Canaria

Summer is Gran Canaria's traditional fiesta season and most villages have at least one party weekend. However, these ten places take it to a whole different level!

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The Las Palmas Beer Scene Is Pitcher Perfect These Days

The Las Palmas beer bar scene is hopping these days

Everyone loves a cold jarra by the beach but there is far more to the Gran Canaria beer scene than lager in a big frosted glass. In Las Palmas, a set of excellent bars has raised the island's beer game to new heights with everything from locally made IPAs, sours…

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New in Puerto Rico: the Gastro Gallery

Check out our video showing what the "Gastro Gallery" in Puerto Rico looks like, and what's so special about it.

Win A Free Meal At A Top Gran Canaria Restaurant

The Gran Canaria selfie challenge: Win a meal for two every month

Want to win a free meal for two at a top Gran Canaria restaurant just by taking a selfie? You can, thanks to Gran Canaria Info's selfie contest.

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Get A Real Taste Of Gran Canaria With Handmade Tours

Handmade Tours gets you right to the heart of Gran Canaria's wine, coffee and cheese

For a real taste of Gran Canaria's wine, olive oil and local cuisine, a bespoke tour with a local guide is the way to go.

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Guindilla: A Very Cherry Tunte Speciality

Guindilla liqueur in the Cuatro Esquinas bar in Tunte, Gran Canaria

Ron miel is Gran Canaria's most famous liqueur, but it's not the only one. It's not even the tastiest. We recently tracked down the story behind a fantastic local liqueur that's only made in one place in Gran Canaria.

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Good Canarian Mojo Sauce Looks Like Molten Rock

Good mojo sauce looks like lava and has never been in a blender

There are more 'grandma's secret' red mojo recipes in Gran Canaria than there are little old ladies. In most cases, the only secret is which supermarket the sauce comes from.

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San Juan: Gran Canaria's Annual Beach Party

San Juan is Gran Canaria's annual beach party celebration

Gran Canaria heats up in June and the party moves to the beach for the annual San Juan bonfires and fireworks.

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When Is A Tapa Not A Tapa? When It's An Enyesque

Papas con mojo is an enyesque not a tapa

Tapas are Spain's most famous food export, but the word isn't traditional in the Canary Islands. We have our own way of describing the snack.

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Gran Canaria's Free Beach Music Festival Season

Bioagaete: One of Gran Canaria's free seaside music festivals

Coming to Gran Canaria this summer? Chances are there's a free music festival by the beach during your stay.

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Gran Canaria's Free Soul Festival On The Beach (2018)

The Maspalomas Costa Canaria Soul Festival

The free II Maspalomas Costa Canaria Soul Festival is on San Agustín beach between 29 and 3 July 2016.

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Why Canarian Bananas Are Best, And How To Pick A Perfect One

Canary Islands bananas in a plantation

Macaronesian Gin: An Authentic Canarian Treat Made With Local Ingredients

Macaronesian gin distilled in the Canary Islands with local botanicals

23 Signs You Learned To Drink In Gran Canaria

Everyone who drinks in Gran Canaria remembers these experiences

How To Order Beer Like A Local In Gran Canaria

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