Where to eat at and around Hotel César Lanzarote
The hotel's own tables come first. César Restaurant is Gonzalo Calzadilla's kitchen of island fish, garden produce and the work of local farmers, with two tasting menus, A Walk Through Lanzarote in 13 courses and A Short Walk Through Lanzarote in 10, and a carte: fried sama with gofio, La Graciosa hake, Canarian split pea and black pork stew at €26, carabinero rice from La Santa at €65 a head for two or more. Isaac Groba runs the room and its Canarian wines. Lunch is 1pm to 3pm and dinner 7pm to 9.30pm, and booking is mandatory. The Pool Restaurant, 11am to 7pm, and the Sunset Bar, 5pm to 7pm, are for residents only. Nothing outside the hotel is within walking distance, so you will want a car or a taxi: the six places below are 5 to 20 minutes away by car.
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Close by, on foot or by car
- 5 min by car
Creative Canarian cooking with a view, in the MICHELIN Guide · €€€€
A panoramic dining room on the road through Mácher, in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide and back on form under Daniel Jiménez, a chef born on the island. Dinner starts with an aperitif at the welcome bar and a walk through the cellar, then moves to creative takes on Lanzarote's cooking: Atlantic moray, cherne from the grill, rabbit in salmorejo. There are three menus, La Tegala, La Tegala 2.0 and Maresía, and Ventorrillo at lunch. Dinner Tuesday to Saturday, 18:30 to 21:30, and lunch Thursday to Saturday, 13:30 to 16:00; closed Sunday and Monday. Book.
Reserve aheadCarretera Mácher 60, Mácher
- 9 min by car
Island plates and Malvasía at a bodega founded in 1896 · €€
The tavern of Bodega La Geria, founded in 1896 and in the Melián family since 1993, with the vines of La Geria in their pits of volcanic ash in view from the terrace. Order pinchos with a glass of the bodega's own Malvasía, or stay for the island dishes on the carte: goat, garbanzas, pork in adobo. Open every day from 9:00 to 18:00, with the kitchen until 16:30, and space is limited, so ring ahead for lunch. It opens at 9:00, early enough for a morning coffee among the vines.
Reserve aheadCarretera de La Geria km 19, La Geria
- 9 min by car
Fish by the old port of Puerto del Carmen · €€
On the Varadero at La Tiñosa, the old fishing quarter of Puerto del Carmen, well away from the strip on Avenida de las Playas. This is the place for the Canarian seaside basics at local prices: papas arrugadas with mojo at €6.50, gofio escaldado at €9, fried moray at €17.50, limpets with mojo, octopus, black rice with cuttlefish and prawns, and a fish and seafood paella at €24.50 a head for two. It is open every day from morning to late. Weekend lunches fill up, so arrive early.
Walk inAvenida del Varadero 1, Puerto del Carmen
- 10 min by car
Mediterranean cooking on the marina at Puerto Calero · €€€
The large colonial-style house on the seafront at Puerto Calero, with a terrace over the yachts. The cooking is Mediterranean: seafood paella and black rice, grilled fish, and a list strong on island wines. Open from 13:00 to 22:30 every day except Tuesday, when it is closed. Book a terrace table for the evening; in June and July the sun sets after 8.30pm.
Reserve aheadPaseo Marítimo, Puerto Calero
- 12 min by car
Canarian cooking in Yaiza village · €€
A restaurant in Yaiza, the village on the road to Timanfaya, El Golfo and the salt pans at Janubio, cooking traditional Canarian dishes with a lighter, more current hand: fresh fish, local meat, papas and gofio, homemade desserts and Canarian wines. Open every day from 13:00 to 22:00, with the kitchen until 21:30, which makes it the easy dinner on the way back from a day at Timanfaya or Los Hervideros. Book for dinner in season.
Reserve aheadCalle Valle de Fenauso 11, Yaiza
- 20 min by car
Canarian cooking brought up to date, on Arrecife's marina · €€
Orlando Ortega and Sandra Guadalupe's restaurant, which began as a gastrobar in Tías in 2006 and now looks over the pleasure boats at Marina Lanzarote. It is in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide and won its first Repsol Sol in 2026 for island dishes reworked: tomato salad with fresh cheese and prickly-pear sorbet, Lanzarote lentil stew, roast black suckling pig, a dark chocolate coulant with gofio, quesillo. There is a tasting menu and a carte. Dinner Tuesday to Saturday from 19:00 or 19:30, and lunch from 13:30 on Friday and Saturday at least; closed Sunday and Monday. Book ahead.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks outMarina Lanzarote, Avenida Olof Palme, Arrecife
Breakfast
Breakfast is included in every rate the hotel sells, so there is nothing to decide. It is a buffet of pastries, fruit, yoghurt and juices with eggs cooked to order, served at César Restaurant; the hotel does not publish its hours, so ask at check-in. On request the house also pairs a yoga session with a healthy brunch at the restaurant. The best outside option is Taberna La Cepa at Bodega La Geria, 9 minutes by car, open from 9:00 every day for coffee among the vines.
What to skip
El Chupadero, the vineyard terrace in La Geria that older guides still send people to for sunset, is temporarily closed, and Casa Roja, long the recommended fish restaurant at La Tiñosa, has closed for good. Check before driving out to El Chupadero; for fish at La Tiñosa, La Cofradía La Tiñosa is on the same waterfront.
The best places to stay in Lanzarote
Ten hotels, each here for a different reason.
The escapeHotel César Lanzarote
La Geria · From about €340
The design oneParadisus Salinas Lanzarote
Costa Teguise · From about €425
The beach oneHotel Fariones
Puerto del Carmen · From about €295
The family onePrincesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort
Playa Blanca · From about €230
The pool oneBarceló Playa Blanca
Playa Blanca · From about €185
The spa oneSecrets Lanzarote Resort & Spa
Puerto Calero · From about €200
The adults-only oneLa Isla y el Mar Hotel Boutique
Puerto del Carmen · From about €260
The intimate oneLa Casa de los Naranjos
Haría · From about €275
The classicHotel Boutique Palacio Ico
Teguise · From about €195
The smart moneyHotel Lancelot
Arrecife · From about €100
Car hire in Lanzarote
A country hotel among the vineyards of La Asomada with nothing practical in walking distance, 13 minutes from the airport and 24 from Timanfaya's Islote de Hilario off-peak; parking is free.
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Questions people ask
Good questions about Hotel César Lanzarote
Where can I eat near Hotel César Lanzarote?
The hotel's own tables come first. César Restaurant is Gonzalo Calzadilla's kitchen of island fish, garden produce and the work of local farmers, with two tasting menus, A Walk Through Lanzarote in 13 courses and A Short Walk Through Lanzarote in 10, and a carte: fried sama with gofio, La Graciosa hake, Canarian split pea and black pork stew at €26, carabinero rice from La Santa at €65 a head for two or more. Isaac Groba runs the room and its Canarian wines. Lunch is 1pm to 3pm and dinner 7pm to 9.30pm, and booking is mandatory. The Pool Restaurant, 11am to 7pm, and the Sunset Bar, 5pm to 7pm, are for residents only. Nothing outside the hotel is within walking distance, so you will want a car or a taxi: the six places below are 5 to 20 minutes away by car. La Tegala, 5 min by car. Taberna La Cepa, 9 min by car. La Cofradía La Tiñosa, 9 min by car.
Our verdict
A house in the vineyards with a pool facing the sea and a kitchen worth staying in for: the Lanzarote most visitors only drive past. Check availability for the Superior Room with Terrace and Sea View.