Where to eat at and around Bull Reina Isabel & Spa
The hotel has one restaurant, a buffet with sea views that serves breakfast and, on half board, dinner, with a smart-casual dress code in the evening. At street level La Marina, the hotel's terrace opening onto the promenade, serves an à la carte lunch and has live music every day, and up on the roof the pool bar looks over the beach; Summum, the glass room on the eighth floor, is for private events only. Half board adds about €42 a night for two, and the case for skipping it is the seven places below, all within ten minutes on foot along the promenade and in the streets behind it. Further afield, the Mercado del Puerto is 12 minutes away and Tabaiba, the MICHELIN-starred kitchen on Calle Portugal, 16 minutes on foot.
On our shortlists
- Best beach hotels in Gran CanariaLas Canteras three minutes away and a heated pool on the roof
- Best value hotels in Gran CanariaBreakfast on every rate, a free spa and the beach three minutes away
- Best central hotels in Gran CanariaOn the Las Canteras promenade, the sand three minutes from the door
- Best hotels with a view in Gran CanariaLas Canteras from a front-row balcony, La Isleta from the rooftop pool
Within ten minutes on foot
El Arrosar
6 min walkRice house for paella, brothy rice and fish · €€
Opened as an annex to the Casa de Galicia next door, a street back from the beach, and known now for its rice. Rice comes for two or more and is priced per person: arroz a banda with prawns at €17.90, black rice with cuttlefish at €18.70, the brothy house rice with clams, prawns and fish at €20.40, or with lobster at €29.50. Start with papas arrugadas with mojo picón and a plate of Canarian cheese, or skip the rice for the cherne. Open from 1pm to 11pm, Tuesday to Saturday, and for lunch on Sunday; closed on Monday.
Reserve aheadCalle Salvador Cuyás 10
- 8 min walk
Cakes and ice cream on the promenade, since 1973 · €
Guirlache has made cakes and ice cream in Las Palmas since 1973, and its Las Canteras branch sets them out on a terrace on the promenade, eight minutes south-west of the hotel. It is the place for an afternoon coffee and a slice of cake, or an ice cream on the walk back from Peña La Vieja, with the bay in front of you rather than a street. Open every day from 10am to 9pm, with no need to book.
Walk inPaseo de Las Canteras 42
Kafema
9 min walkSpecialty coffee from its own roastery · €
A small specialty coffee shop that roasts its own beans, with a sister café in Triana. Espresso, filter coffee and cold brew, plant milks, pastries and breakfast plates, and bags of its own roasts to take home. It opens every day from 8am to 7pm, which makes it the place for a first coffee on the way to the beach, or a second one after the hotel's breakfast.
Walk inCalle José Franchy Roca 66
Bochinche El Chato
9 min walkCanarian tavern for tapas and raciones · €
A bochinche is Gran Canaria's name for a plain tavern of Canarian home cooking, and this one, at barrel tables with the menu on a chalkboard, holds a Solete from Guía Repsol. Order in tapas, half portions or raciones: papas arrugadas with mojo, goat, cochino frito, homemade croquetas and the ropa vieja de pulpo, the island's chickpea stew made with octopus instead of meat. Dinner from 8pm, Monday to Saturday, with lunch on Saturday from 1.30pm; closed on Sunday. It is small and full of locals, so book.
Reserve aheadCalle Doctor Grau Bassas 12
Bodegón Pachichi
9 min walkRustic tavern for chorizo and papas · €
A small bodegón with log seats and a short menu, busy with locals and late with its kitchen. The chorizo is the reason to come, al infierno or with honey, with papas arrugadas and mojo, almogrote, the cheese spread of La Gomera, and croquetas. Evenings only: Tuesday to Thursday from 8pm to 11.30pm, and Friday and Saturday until 12.30am; closed on Sunday and Monday. Book ahead on its online booking page, or come at 8pm when the doors open.
Reserve aheadCalle Los Martínez de Escobar 51
- 10 min walk
Galician seafood house, since 1989 · €€€
A Galician marisquería since 1989, for shellfish and whole fish cooked simply. Order pulpo á feira at €28, Padrón peppers and the empanada of the day, then oysters at €6.50 each or clams a la marinera, and line-caught hake or a wild turbot to follow; the Galician shellfish is sold at the market price. Finish with tarta de Santiago at €7. Open from 12.30pm to midnight, Monday to Saturday, and from 1pm to 7.30pm on Sunday. Book for the weekend.
Reserve aheadCalle Simón Bolívar 3
El Novillo Precoz
10 min walkUruguayan grill, home of the polvito uruguayo · €€
A Uruguayan family's parrilla with few tables, recommended by Guía Repsol for 2026. The beef, bife ancho, bife de chorizo, entrecot or solomillo, comes to the table on a small brazier with straw potatoes, roasted peppers and salad; start with the sweetbreads and a chorizo parrillero. Leave room for the polvito uruguayo, the dessert of cream, dulce de leche and crushed biscuit now on menus across Gran Canaria, which the house is credited with creating. Lunch and dinner Wednesday to Saturday, dinner on Tuesday, lunch on Sunday; closed on Monday.
Reserve aheadCalle Portugal 9
Breakfast
Breakfast is included in every rate. It is a buffet in the main restaurant, which looks over the sea, with a show-cooking station, cava, freshly squeezed juice and gluten-free products if you tell the hotel before you arrive, and it is the meal guests praise most. The hotel publishes no breakfast hours, so ask at check-in. For specialty coffee, Kafema, nine minutes away, opens at 8am every day and roasts its own beans; for a coffee with the sea in front of you, Guirlache's terrace on the promenade opens at 10am.
The best places to stay in Gran Canaria
Ten hotels, each here for a different reason.
The beach oneBull Reina Isabel & Spa
Las Palmas, Las Canteras · From about €145
The iconSeaside Grand Hotel Residencia
Maspalomas · From about €505
The classicSanta Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel
Las Palmas, Ciudad Jardín · From about €170
The adults-only oneHotel Faro, a Lopesan Collection Hotel
Maspalomas · From about €210
The design oneSeaside Palm Beach
Maspalomas · From about €245
The resortLopesan Villa del Conde Resort & Thalasso
Meloneras · From about €200
The family oneHotel Cordial Mogán Playa
Puerto de Mogán · From about €190
The spa oneSalobre Hotel Resort & Serenity
Salobre, Maspalomas · From about €210
The smart moneyHotel Veintiuno
Las Palmas, Vegueta · From about €85
The escapeParador de Cruz de Tejeda
Cruz de Tejeda · From about €100
Questions people ask
Good questions about Bull Reina Isabel & Spa
Where can I eat near Bull Reina Isabel & Spa?
The hotel has one restaurant, a buffet with sea views that serves breakfast and, on half board, dinner, with a smart-casual dress code in the evening. At street level La Marina, the hotel's terrace opening onto the promenade, serves an à la carte lunch and has live music every day, and up on the roof the pool bar looks over the beach; Summum, the glass room on the eighth floor, is for private events only. Half board adds about €42 a night for two, and the case for skipping it is the seven places below, all within ten minutes on foot along the promenade and in the streets behind it. Further afield, the Mercado del Puerto is 12 minutes away and Tabaiba, the MICHELIN-starred kitchen on Calle Portugal, 16 minutes on foot. El Arrosar, 6 min walk. Guirlache Las Canteras, 8 min walk. Kafema, 9 min walk.
Our verdict
Golden sand out front, a free spa and a pool on the roof, at a city-hotel price. Pay the extra for the sea-view balcony.
Last checked: October 2026