Hello! I’m Jake, and today we’re going to show you the six best places to eat in
Lanzarote.
Who’d have guessed that one of the best places to eat in Lanzarote was underground?
Jameos del Agua is a kind of museum, gallery, restaurant and landmark all rolled into one,
set in a stunning underground anomaly that is uniquely Lanzarote.
The restaurant Jameos Del Agua is set down in these lava tunnels and it’s just so cool
like all the decor is all about bringing nature things and everything the menu is fantastic,
I’ve got some steak on the way on the way and yeah it's going to probably be the coolest
place you’ll eat in Lanzarote
The Jameos Del Agua are a collection of caves created by lava, and renovated by a famous
artist and architect Cesar Manrique. When you first descend into the caves, you’ll
enter the Jameos Del Agua restaurant. A delicious menu full of traditional Spanish and Canarian
cuisine, as well as many crowd pleasing dishes like burgers and soups too, you’ll find
something for everyone.
The view from Mirador del Rio is stunning, but there’s definitely a different joy to
be found in a warm, local restaurants like El Sibarita, in Caleta De Famara. This town
is a water sport paradise, and the wind that’s scooped in by this beautiful cove attracts
surfers, windsurfers and kite surfers alike.
El Sibarita is proudly a small business that sources delicious local ingredients for their
home-cooked food. They specialise in vegan, vegetarian and asian dishes, but don’t worry
carnivores - chicken and/or prawns can be added to any dish, and it’s just as delicious.
Although their menu top-lines as vegan and vegetarian, you won’t be stuck with a salad.
Big, mouth-watering rice bowls and delicious veggie burgers await.
and to be honest, what better way is there to recharge after a long day of surfing and
sunbathing with a big healthy hearty meal.
ok, so this was a bit of a cop-out. You’re not gonna come here for the food - don’t
get me wrong there’s nice baguettes and nice pastries, you know. You can come here
for a good lunch. But the real reason you want to eat here is to look out at all this.
What a view. Mirador del Rio is a lookout point set on the northernmost point of the
island, and it’s 400m high. Two enormous glass windows, called ‘the eyes’ of the
Mirador, give you incredible views out to see, and the nearby island of La Graciosa,
home to only around 700 people. The balcony and the eyes alone are amazing, but if you’ve
got the time, and the courage, make sure you also venture up to the lookout point on the
top of the building. The view is spectacular.
Lanzarote has a couple of truly unique places to eat, but you cannot miss out on El Diablo
in Timanfaya National Park. A uniquely shaped building on a peak in the middle of the Fire
Mountains, El Diablo has panoramic floor to ceiling windows, giving you 360 degree views
of the landscape around you. The park is famous for looking eerily like you’re on another
planet.
For some, that’s good enough to draw them to El Diablo. But for me, the real kicker
was that this restaurant cooks using volcanic heat from below the ground! As the theatrical
displays for tourists outside will show you, there is intense volcanic heat just below
ground level. Using a huge grilling shelf placed atop a deep shaft into the ground below,
they channel that volcanic heat to flame grill the food for the restaurant.
and let me tell you don't fill up on mains because they do this really delicious dessert
that's like called what's it called volcano volcano on brownies soil ouu it’s delicious
like a lovely and creamy and make sure you get that as well all about what the volcano.
In the big and bustling resort town of Puerto del Carmen, you’ll find all manner of lively
Irish bars and crowd-pleasing restaurants - and a walk around the dock, El Varadero,
is a perfect way to spend the evening. But here, we’re going back to the smaller, rustic,
genuine places.
Blooming Cactus, an independently owned vegetarian restaurant a little off the beaten track,
with a fantastic greek mezze themed menu. It was easily the best Moussaka and tzatziki
I’ve had in my life, and although I know that it might not sound very traditional to
Lanzarote, you can’t have tapas all week! I’d encourage any hungry traveller to enjoy
trying something a little different while they’re on holiday - and Blooming Cactus
is the ideal place.
While we’re on the theme of cacti, there’s another tourist spot that makes for a fantastic
place to grab something to eat. It’s Jardin de Cactus, or, the cactus garden!
...when you first come through that door and you'll see the bowl open in front of you full
of all kinds of different cactuses and it's like nice and calm and quiet and you're away
from the wind and it's kind of weird which I really like it's going to be one of my favourite
places here I think.
A restaurant sits on one of the higher levels overlooking the garden - which is shaped honestly
like a giant succulent bowl I’d love to have on my coffee table - and it’s such
a relaxing place to spend some time. The shape protects you from the wind, and they serve
a pretty unique dish - a cactus burger! This vegetarian burger is made of a blend of different
ingredients, including cactus, and has a fantastic looking colour. Fits with the theme of the
place just brilliantly!
So there we have it! 6 wonderful places to eat while you’re visiting Lanzarote. If
you’ve been to Lanzarote before and you think we’ve missed somewhere particularly
special - let us know in the comments. I’d love to say we’ve eaten everywhere in Lanzarote
but that’s just not true. Make sure you check out our Lanzarote Travel Guide for loads
more information about the island, or if you’re thinking of booking a trip, we’ve done a
brilliant video on the best places to stay as well which you can see on screen….. NOW.
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