Where to eat at and around ZEL Fuerteventura
The hotel has four places to eat and drink. Parda serves Mediterranean cooking with Canarian produce from breakfast to dinner, with buffets at breakfast and, on half board, at dinner; Parda Beach is the beach bar, looking over Sotavento; Café de Finca pours speciality coffee; and Voltaje does food, cocktails and music in the evening. Outside, nothing is within ten minutes on foot except the beach, the René Egli centre and the hotel next door, so you will want a car or a taxi for everything below, from six minutes to Costa Calma to fourteen to the clifftop at the Mirador de Sotavento.
On our shortlists
Close by, on foot or by car
El Pellizco by Rigoberto Almeida
7 min by carTasting menus of Canarian and Cuban cooking · €€€€
A creative restaurant in the MICHELIN Guide, with a large white terrace near the beach at Costa Calma. Rigoberto Almeida, a Cuban chef with Canarian roots, cooks two set menus: La Majorera at €80, built on the island's goat, cheese and fish, and La Guantanamera at €120, which adds a sea sequence; drinks are extra. Look out for the tomato jelly with cured fish and the goat cured for months and shaved thin. Open for lunch and dinner from 14:00 to 22:00, closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; the restaurant takes its own bookings.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks outCalle Montaña Azufra 1, Costa Calma
Posada San Borondón
7 min by carGrill, paella and sangría in Costa Calma · €€
A busy, friendly grill house in the middle of Costa Calma, with a terrace and live music in the evenings. Go for the mixed grill or a steak with Canarian potatoes and a jug of sangría, or order the paella a day ahead, which is what regulars do. It suits a long, easy dinner after a day on the water. Book on 642 92 88 67, especially at weekends.
Reserve aheadCalle L.T.U., Costa Calma
Terraza del Gato
8 min by carFish, seafood and a Thai menu on a terrace · €€
A casual terrace at the southern end of Costa Calma. The Spanish side of the menu covers garlic prawns, fried squid, paella and a mixed platter of fish and seafood; a separate Thai section, with a duck curry, is the surprise. Finish with the tiramisu. It is relaxed and fairly priced, and open every day from 12:00 to 22:00, so it works for a late lunch as well as dinner.
Walk inCalle Sicasumbre 2, Costa Calma
- 7 min by car
Surf bar with a sea view · €
The bar of a surf school that moved to Costa Calma in 2010, with a terrace over the sea. Come for a cocktail at sunset, with tapas or a cheese board, and stay for the live music most nights; mornings bring breakfast of scrambled eggs, bocadillos and good coffee before the beach. Prices are fair. Smoking is allowed inside, so take a table outdoors.
Walk inCentro Comercial Bahía Calma, Punta de los Molinillos, Costa Calma
Restaurante Mirador de Sotavento
14 min by carCanarian and Mediterranean cooking with the view · €€
A restaurant on the cliff at the Sotavento viewpoint, alone in the desert landscape, with the whole sweep of the beaches and lagoons below. The kitchen does Canarian and Mediterranean dishes: paella and rice dishes, octopus, bonito, wreckfish, kid goat and wrinkled potatoes, with local cheese to start and tiramisu to finish. Prices are ordinary for the setting. It fills up, so ring 675 75 44 82 to book, and time it for the late-afternoon light.
Reserve aheadMirador de Sotavento, near La Lajita, Pájara
- 8 min by car
Italian café for breakfast and lunch · €
An Italian-run café among palms and surfboards at the northern end of Costa Calma, and the best early start in the area: it opens at 7:00. Order a cappuccino with a croissant or tomato toast in the morning, and a panini or chicken wrap at lunch. It is open Monday to Saturday from 7:00 to 17:00, closed on Sundays, and stays open until 1:00 on Tuesdays for live music.
Walk inCalle Hapag Lloyd, Costa Calma
Café Berlin
7 min by carGerman bakery café · €
A small German bakery café with a terrace looking out to sea, known for its bread rolls and cakes. Come for breakfast of rolls with cold meats or cheese, freshly squeezed orange juice and a proper coffee, or for an afternoon slice of cake from the counter. It keeps morning and daytime hours and is closed on Sundays and Mondays, so ring 928 87 53 69 before a special trip.
Walk inCalle Sicasumbre 24, Costa Calma
Breakfast
Breakfast is a buffet in Parda, the hotel's all-day restaurant, where the cooking leans on Canarian produce; ask for the hours at check-in. The rates on the which-room page include it, and it is part of half board, but check that your own rate includes it. For a change, Tony's Non Solo Café in Costa Calma opens at 7:00, eight minutes by car, and Café Berlin bakes its own rolls and cakes.
The best places to stay in Fuerteventura
Ten hotels, each here for a different reason.
The active oneZEL Fuerteventura
Costa Calma · From about €210
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 family oneParadisus by Meliá Fuerteventura
Costa Calma · From about €340
The spa oneRoyal Palm Resort & Spa
Esquinzo · From about €155
The beach oneHotel Riu Palace Jandia
Morro Jable · From about €270
Things to do from ZEL Fuerteventura
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)6 min by carHotel pickup
The animal parkOasis Wildlife Fuerteventura, the zoo and botanic garden at La Lajita
From €41.504.6(3,900)15 min by carOasis Bus stop
Dolphins, from the southDolphin watching by speedboat from Morro Jable, with a snorkel stop
From €504.6(4,300)29 min by carHotel pickup
The buggyA buggy safari on the volcanic tracks behind Corralejo
From €604.6(1,600)87 min by car
Car hire in Fuerteventura
Alone on Playa Barca with Paradisus, with nothing but the beach on foot and the Gorriones bus stop suspended; Costa Calma is 6 minutes by car, Morro Jable 26, and the hotel has outdoor parking.
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Questions people ask
Good questions about ZEL Fuerteventura
Where can I eat near ZEL Fuerteventura?
The hotel has four places to eat and drink. Parda serves Mediterranean cooking with Canarian produce from breakfast to dinner, with buffets at breakfast and, on half board, at dinner; Parda Beach is the beach bar, looking over Sotavento; Café de Finca pours speciality coffee; and Voltaje does food, cocktails and music in the evening. Outside, nothing is within ten minutes on foot except the beach, the René Egli centre and the hotel next door, so you will want a car or a taxi for everything below, from six minutes to Costa Calma to fourteen to the clifftop at the Mirador de Sotavento. El Pellizco by Rigoberto Almeida, 7 min by car. Posada San Borondón, 7 min by car. Terraza del Gato, 8 min by car.
Our verdict
The hotel to book when the wind is the reason for the trip: the school next door, the World Cup beach in front and a sea-view terrace to come back to. Check availability for a Zel Ocean View.
Last checked: October 2026