Where to eat at and around El Mirador de Fuerteventura

Close by, on foot or by car

• A Mi Manera

  6 min by car

  Small gastrobar for paella and fish · €€

  A small gastrobar in the streets behind the harbour with a short menu, Mediterranean and Spanish. The things to order are the seafood paella and the fish of the day, with papas, croquetas, prawns or octopus to start. There are vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes too. Weekend dinners fill up, so book for Friday and Saturday nights. Cards may not be taken, so bring some cash.

  Reserve aheadCalle Eustaquio Gopar 5, Puerto del Rosario

• La Jaira de Demian

  6 min by car

  Fusion gastrobar with island produce · €€

  A gastrobar with a terrace a few streets up from the harbour, and one of the most popular tables in Puerto del Rosario, cooking island produce with Mexican ideas. Order the octopus, the house's famous dish, in tempura or on its own, then sopes of chicken tinga with a picona sauce of dates, tacos of entrecôte with Listán Negro, and the chocolate coulant with prickly-pear syrup. There are Canarian craft beers. It is popular and not expensive, so book, especially at weekends, online or by phone.

  Reserve aheadCalle la Cruz 26, Puerto del Rosario

• El Bounty del Muelle

  6 min by car

  Harbour restaurant, Spanish and Italian · €€

  A busy, friendly restaurant by the harbour that mixes a Spanish and Canarian kitchen with an Italian one. The octopus is the dish to order, and the goat stew is the island one; there are prawn croquetas, tuna tartare, carpaccio and paella, and fresh pasta on the Italian side. Prices are low for the cooking. Weekend dinners fill up, so book.

  Reserve aheadCalle León y Castillo 1, Puerto del Rosario

• Bar y Cafetería Terra

  6 min by car

  Breakfast and coffee near the seafront · €

  The breakfast and coffee stop in town, a small café near the seafront promenade where the mornings are the draw: coffee, full breakfasts and cakes, all homemade, then a varied lunch. It is a good first stop on a day out on the island, or the place for breakfast on a room-only rate. It is often full, so book ahead for lunch; in the morning, walk in.

  Walk inCalle Guanchinerfe, Puerto del Rosario

• Cangrejo Colorao

  7 min by car

  Seafood terrace facing the sea · €€

  A seafood restaurant with a terrace facing the sea at the east end of the town, the place for fish and rice. Order the parrillada, the mixed grill of fish and shellfish that made its name, or the rice with lobster, the seafood paella or the grilled fish of the day. Portions are large, so check the size before ordering for two. It opens for lunch and dinner on Mondays and from Thursday to Saturday, for lunch only on Sundays, and is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Book for the terrace.

  Reserve aheadCalle Juan Ramón Jiménez 1, Puerto del Rosario

• El Invernadero

  9 min by car

  Vegan lunch in a greenhouse, with a Repsol Solete · €€

  Something different: a vegan and gluten-free restaurant inside a greenhouse on a farm inland at Llanos Pelados, with its own garden and orchard, where much of the menu is picked. The menu changes every week with the harvest. It holds a Repsol Solete. It opens for lunch from Tuesday to Friday, with the kitchen closing at 3pm to 3.30pm, and for dinner on Wednesdays and Thursdays only, when the kitchen takes last orders at 8.30pm. Payment is in cash. Book by phone well ahead.

  Book well ahead: tables go weeks outTravesía Llanos Pelados 4, Puerto del Rosario

• La Bahía de Puerto Lajas

  13 min by car

  Restaurant over the beach at Puerto Lajas · €€

  A restaurant above the beach at Puerto Lajas, north of the capital, with sea views. The kitchen is Mediterranean with good produce: order the fish, which is the house's reputation, or the tuna tartare, the truffled tortilla and the sirloin. It makes a lunch on a beach day north of the town, or a dinner with a sea view that the town centre does not have. Book ahead.

  Reserve aheadAvenida La Vela Latina, Puerto Lajas

Breakfast