Where to eat at and around Royal Palm Resort & Spa
Half board puts breakfast and dinner at Restaurant Ischia, the buffet with show cooking and a conservatory terrace; La Piazzetta serves tapas, Neapolitan pizza and fish on a terrace over the Atlantic. Bar Venezia does coffee in the morning, cake in the afternoon and an aperitif over the main pool before dinner, and the Lisca Bianca and Lipari pool bars serve cocktails and snacks by the Salina and Vulcano pools. No swimwear in the restaurants, and long trousers for men at dinner. Nothing worth eating out for is within a short walk, so you will want a car or a taxi: Marabú is 7 minutes away, Morro Jable's harbour and promenade 15 to 18, and Costa Calma's MICHELIN table 18.
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Close by, on foot or by car
- 7 min by car
Garden restaurant, island produce and fish · €€€
The closest serious table, in a garden among the apartments of Esquinzo, open since 1998 and recommended in the Guía Repsol. The carta changes daily with the catch and leans on the island: grilled goat's cheese with ginger honey at €11.50, kid croquettes with fig jam at €12, warm octopus carpaccio on potatoes at €19, fresh sama on black tagliatelle at €26 and a shoulder of island kid cooked at low temperature at €28. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 1pm, closed Sunday and Monday, and closed for holidays in early summer and from 20 December to 6 January. Book a few days ahead for a table in the garden.
Reserve aheadCalle Fuente de Hija 2, Esquinzo
- 15 min by car
Bar lounge and restaurant, cocktails · €€€
An evening place in Morro Jable, for cocktails in the lounge and a long dinner. The menu crosses the island and Europe: Saharan squid grilled with Canarian potatoes and red mojo at €24.50, a creamy fish and seafood rice at €24.50, local sole meunière at €27.50, and polvito uruguayo, the Canarian caramel and meringue pudding, at €6.50. Open from 5.30pm, kitchen 6pm to 10pm, closed Sunday and Monday, and closed for a summer break (12 July to 10 August in 2026). Book ahead.
Reserve aheadCalle El Sol 14, Morro Jable
La Puntilla Casa Menso
18 min by carFamily-run Canarian and Spanish restaurant · €€
A family-run restaurant in the old fishing quarter of Morro Jable, with a terrace looking out to sea and a long menu of starters, pasta, meat and fish. Go for the catch of the day, the fried squid and the garlic prawns, in generous portions at fair prices. It is one of the most popular tables in town, so book, especially for dinner. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 1pm to 10pm; closed Sunday and Monday.
Reserve aheadCalle Peatonal Balandro 1, Morro Jable
- 18 min by car
Seafood terrace on the beach promenade · €€
A restaurant at the Morro Jable end of the long Jandía beach, with a sea view and a covered terrace sheltered from the wind. The point is the fish, bought fresh every day in Morro Jable, with a list of good wines to go with it; come for a long lunch after a morning on the sand. Open every day, noon to 10pm, with no closing day. Book a terrace table online; parties of four or more need a credit card to hold the booking.
Reserve aheadAvenida del Mar, Morro Jable
Mis Abuelos Tapas
18 min by carSmall tapas bar, lunch only · €
A small, cheap tapas bar on one of the old streets of Morro Jable, open for lunch only. There are more than twenty tapas to choose from, among them ropa vieja, the Canarian stew of shredded meat and chickpeas, octopus Galician style and fried chorizo, with seafood and drinks to match. Pair it with a morning in Morro Jable or the drive to Cofete. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 11.30am, closed Sunday and Monday, and it takes no bookings. Arrive early: the room is small.
Walk inCalle Nuestra Señora del Carmen 4, Morro Jable
El Pellizco by Rigoberto Almeida
18 min by carCreative Canarian and Cuban tasting menus, in the MICHELIN Guide · €€€€
Creative cooking from Fuerteventura's produce, in the MICHELIN Guide and recommended by the Guía Repsol, just off the beach at Costa Calma with a large white terrace. Rigoberto Almeida, a Cuban chef with Canary Island roots, cooks only two set menus: La Majorera at €80, with goat crackling, a trilogy of cheese as a cream, a meringue and a fritter and a goat leg cured and shaved like katsuobushi, and La Guantanamera at €120; wine pairings are €45 and €55. Open Monday and Thursday to Sunday, 2pm to 10pm; closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Book ahead.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks outCalle Montaña Azufra 1, Costa Calma
Breakfast
Breakfast is part of the half board rates: a buffet at Restaurant Ischia, with tables on its conservatory terrace. Bar Venezia serves coffee from the morning. For an occasion, a private breakfast served in the room costs €45 a person. Outside the hotel, the nearest café worth the drive is Tacita de Plata in Morro Jable, 17 minutes away, open for breakfast from 9.30am at the latest, Monday to Saturday.
The best places to stay in Fuerteventura
Ten hotels, each here for a different reason.
The spa oneRoyal Palm Resort & Spa
Esquinzo · From about €155
The adults-only oneSecrets Bahía Real Resort & Spa
Corralejo · From about €270
The all-rounderBarceló Corralejo Sands
Corralejo · From about €140
The surf oneCorralejo Surfing Colors Hotel & Apartments
Corralejo · From about €95
The grand oneIberostar Selection Fuerteventura Palace
Jandía · From about €355
The smart moneyEl Mirador de Fuerteventura
Puerto del Rosario · From about €110
The golf oneElba Palace Golf Boutique Hotel
Caleta de Fuste · From about €205
The active oneZEL Fuerteventura
Costa Calma · From about €210
The family oneParadisus by Meliá Fuerteventura
Costa Calma · From about €340
The beach oneHotel Riu Palace Jandia
Morro Jable · From about €270
Things to do from Royal Palm Resort & Spa
The nearest of the experiences we would book, by car from the hotel.
The foodA tasting tour of Majorero cheese, olive oil and mojo
From €854.9(490)18 min by carHotel pickup
Dolphins, from the southDolphin watching by speedboat from Morro Jable, with a snorkel stop
From €504.6(4,300)20 min by carHotel pickup
The animal parkOasis Wildlife Fuerteventura, the zoo and botanic garden at La Lajita
From €41.504.6(3,900)25 min by carOasis Bus stop
Cofete and the Villa Winter storyCofete beach and Villa Winter in a small group
From €574.8(2,000)78 min by carHotel pickup
Car hire in Fuerteventura
A gate, a paved path and ten steps lead down to Playa de Esquinzo, but there is little to walk to beyond the beach; Morro Jable is 16 minutes and the Sotavento lagoon 20 by car, and the hotel publishes nothing on parking.
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Where can I eat near Royal Palm Resort & Spa?
Half board puts breakfast and dinner at Restaurant Ischia, the buffet with show cooking and a conservatory terrace; La Piazzetta serves tapas, Neapolitan pizza and fish on a terrace over the Atlantic. Bar Venezia does coffee in the morning, cake in the afternoon and an aperitif over the main pool before dinner, and the Lisca Bianca and Lipari pool bars serve cocktails and snacks by the Salina and Vulcano pools. No swimwear in the restaurants, and long trousers for men at dinner. Nothing worth eating out for is within a short walk, so you will want a car or a taxi: Marabú is 7 minutes away, Morro Jable's harbour and promenade 15 to 18, and Costa Calma's MICHELIN table 18. Restaurante Marabú, 7 min by car. Coronado's, 15 min by car. La Puntilla Casa Menso, 18 min by car.
Our verdict
A modern adults-only resort above Playa de Esquinzo with a spa of real size and a free indoor pool, as long as you time the saunas and accept the drive south. Check availability for the Double Sea View Superior.