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Tenerife's best restaurants, chosen by our resident Tenerife expert, including options to suit every budget.
Enjoying something of a culinary regeneration, Tenerife leads the Canary Islands in terms of gastronomic creativity and quality. Here are some of the island’s best restaurants.
Kabuki
This is one of two Michelin-starred restaurants open to non-residents at the Ritz-Carlton Abama Hotel in Guia de Isora. Chef Ricardo Sanz fuses Japanese and Western cuisine to create delicate, exquisite dishes such as nasu kamo (fried aubergine strips with miso sauce and sesame). Try the degustación (tasting) menu.
Address: Ritz-Carlton Abama, Carretera General, TF 47, Guia de Isora, Tenerife
Contact: 00 34 902 10 56 00; ritzcarlton.com
Prices: starters from €6-€28 (£5-£23); mains from €27-€60 (£23-£50); there's also a tasting menu from €90 (£75)
Opening times: 7pm-10.30pm; closed Tuesdays
Reservations: advisable, particularly at weekends
Payment type: credit cards accepted
El Rincón de Juan Carlos
A Michelin-starred family restaurant in Los Gigantes where the eponymous Juan Carlos, along with brother Jonathan, prepares superb dishes using local ingredients. A top value degustación menu includes such delights as succulent Gillardeau number three oysters with spicy coconut and galangal.
Address: Acantilado de Los Gigantes, Pje Jacaranda, 2, 38683 Santiago del Teide, Tenerife
Contact: 00 34 922 86 80 40; elrincondejuancarlos.es
Prices: three courses plus wine from €45-€55 (£38-£46); degustación menu €55 (£47) six courses, €75 (£64) 10 courses.
Opening times: Mon-Sat 7pm-10pm, closed Sundays
Reservations: essential, reservas@elrincondejuancarlos.es
Payment type: credit cards accepted
La Arena 53
Tucked away on a motorway slip road between La Orotava and Puerto de la Cruz, this beautifully restored traditional mansion with a terrace overlooking banana plantations and the ocean, is one of the island's most popular venues. Its delectable menu is amazingly good value and includes the likes of spinach ravioli in a saffron sauce with Parmesan wafer.
Address: Barranco de la Arena, Tenerife
Contact: 00 34 922 321 159; larena53.com
Prices: tasting menu from €46 (£39) for five courses; seasonal menú del día from €25 (£21) for three courses
Opening times: Tues-Sat, 1pm-3.30pm and 7.30pm-11pm; closed Sunday
Reservations: recommended in high season and at weekends
Payment type: credit cards accepted
Kazan
Located in the heart of the island's capital city, and Tenerife's newest recipient of a Michelin star, Kazan is a superb Japanese/Nikkei fusion restaurant specialising in fresh fish and seafood. Ask for a tasting menu and include Usuzukuri and seafood tempura in the mix.
Address: Paseo Milicias de Garachico 1, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
Contact: 00 34 922 245 598; restaurantekazan.com
Prices: Tasting menus from €55 (£32) for five courses to €70 (£49) for seven
Opening times: Mon-Sat, 1.30pm-4pm & 8.30pm-11.30pm (closed Sun & Mon evening)
Reservations: essential
Payment type: credit cards accepted
El Cine
A no-frills bar/restaurant tucked away behind the promenade in Los Cristianos, and something of a legend in its own lunchtime. The menu is small, the tables and chairs are plastic and you have to queue to get a seat. Fish and seafood is the main attraction, with fried chicken thighs for the non-fish eaters.
Address: Calle Juan Bariajo, Los Cristianos, Tenerife
Contact: 00 34 609 107 758
Prices: main courses from €7 (£6)
Opening times: Tues-Sun, 11.30am-11pm; closed Monday
Reservations: no, just turn up and queue
Payment type: credit cards accepted
Otelo
Hugely popular traditional restaurant with a large open terrace overlooking the impressive Barranco Del Infierno. This is the place to come for the speciality of the area, pollo al ajillo – tender but crispy baked chicken pieces infused with garlic.
Address: Calle de los Molinos, 44, Adeje, Tenerife
Contact: 00 34 922 780 374; restauranteotelo1tf.com
Prices: garlic chicken from €4.95
Opening times: Wed-Mon, 11am-11pm; closed Tuesday
Reservations: not necessary unless you want a table overlooking the waterfall
Payment type: credit cards accepted
