Where to eat at and around Gran Meliá Palacio de Isora
You are in Alcalá, a fishing village on the west coast with a harbour, a square and a handful of restaurants along the front and in the streets behind it, three of which are worth the walk. The resort's own page lists eighteen places to eat and drink, from the Pangea food market to Dos Naifes, the adults-only Atlantic kitchen with a Sol Repsol. Beyond the village you need a car or a taxi: a fish house open since 1963 is six minutes north and the two-star room at Abama nine minutes south.
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Close by, on foot or by car
3 Raíces Steakhouse & Wine Bar
5 min walkCharcoal-grill steakhouse with natural wines · €€€
Three friends, a charcoal grill in an open kitchen and, by its own account, the biggest meat selection on the island: Japanese Wagyu, Rubia Gallega beef and a wine list built around minimal-intervention bottles, with a wine shop attached. It is the village's serious dinner and the place to go when a week of resort buffets has worn thin. Three tasting menus run from 85 to 120 euros a head; its own site gives dinner every day from 18:00 to 23:00.
Reserve aheadCalle Los Chorrillos 12, Alcalá
- 6 min walk
Harbour fish restaurant, Canarian wines · €€
On the old dock, cooking what the boats bring in: grilled fish with garlic and parsley sauce, a Russian salad with prawn and avocado, and a list of Canarian wines. Its own site gives lunch from 13:30 to 16:30 and dinner from 19:00 to 22:30, Thursday to Tuesday, closed Wednesdays. This is the lunch to walk to, with the harbour in front of you and the resort out of sight.
Reserve aheadCalle Pasaje del Ancla 1, Alcalá
- 9 min walk
All-day café and restaurant · €€
A café-restaurant that its listings place in the old village behind the square, open every day from 12:00 to 23:00 according to its own site, which posts its menu, wine list and drinks list as PDFs. Useful precisely because it runs through the afternoon when the fish places have closed their lunch service, and relaxed enough for a long drink and a plate rather than a full dinner.
Walk in
- 6 min by car
Seafront fish restaurant since 1963 · €€€
Three generations on the same seafront at Playa de la Arena since 1963, with a kitchen that describes itself as product, craft and patience: Atlantic fish and shellfish, cooked simply. Its own site gives Tuesday to Saturday 13:00 to 16:00 and 20:00 to 22:00, Sunday lunch only, closed Monday, and takes bookings by phone or WhatsApp. The one meal to leave the resort for if you leave it once.
Reserve aheadAvenida Marítima 26, Playa de la Arena
- 9 min by car
Two-star Basque tasting-menu restaurant · €€€€
Martín Berasategui's restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama, led by Erlantz Gorostiza, with two stars on guide.michelin.com. Its own site gives Wednesday to Saturday from 18:30 to 21:30, a seasonal closure from 14 June to 4 August 2026, a three-course à la carte at 180 euros and the Great Tasting Menu at 240, each served to whole tables only. Nine minutes down the TF-47 and the reason a serious eater staying here should keep one evening free.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks outCalle María Zambrano 2, TF-47 km 9, Guía de Isora
- 9 min by car
Modern Japanese with Korean roots · €€€€
Also at Abama: sushi, sashimi and signature plates from the Seoul-born chef, with his mother's paintings on the walls and the Atlantic below the terrace. Its own site gives dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday from 19:00 to 22:00, the terrace for cocktails from 16:30 to 18:30, and says advance reservation is required. The looser, louder alternative to M.B on the same evening drive.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks outCalle Pino Ojeda 2, TF-47 km 9, Guía de Isora
Breakfast
Whether breakfast is included depends on the plan you book; the hotel sells half board, full board and all-inclusive plans among others, and its site does not publish a standalone breakfast price, so check the rate line before you assume. In the main hotel breakfast is the main buffet, where guests report queues between nine and half past ten in holiday weeks; RedLevel guests eat an à la carte breakfast in the private lounge, adults-only or family depending on the room, and RedLevel villas can have it served in the villa. The nearest alternative outside the gates with published hours, B on the Rocks, opens at noon, so plan on the hotel's.
What to skip
The resort's own poolside snack bars for a proper meal: they are for a drink and a plate between swims, at resort prices, and the à la carte restaurants need booking ahead in busy weeks. And do not assume the steakhouse is in your all-inclusive plan; the hotel's own page says it is not.
The best places to stay in Tenerife
Ten hotels, each here for a different reason.
The big resortGran Meliá Palacio de Isora
Alcalá, Guía de Isora · From about €250
The all-rounderRoyal Hideaway Corales Beach
La Caleta, Costa Adeje · From about €300
The complete resortThe Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama
Guía de Isora · From about €285
The classicBahía del Duque
Costa Adeje · From about €310
The private oneRoyal River Luxury Hotel
Golf Costa Adeje, Costa Adeje · From about €350
The romantic oneRoyal Garden Villas & Spa
Golf Costa Adeje, Costa Adeje · From about €300
The new classicGran Hotel Taoro
Puerto de la Cruz · From about €215
The spa oneHotel Botánico & The Oriental Spa Garden
Puerto de la Cruz · From about €200
The boutique oneHotel San Roque
Garachico · From about €180
The escapeHacienda del Conde
Buenavista del Norte · From about €180
Things to do from Gran Meliá Palacio de Isora
The nearest of the experiences we would book, by car from the hotel.
Whales, under the cliffsWhale watching from Los Gigantes, with a swim in Masca bay
From €284.7(3,900)10 min by car
The driveTeide at sunset, driving a Mustang convertible
From €1254.9(140)18 min by car
The island by jeepTeide and Masca jeep safari, a full day
From €684.6(1,200)18 min by car
A first diveA beginner's try dive and snorkel off Costa Adeje
From €754.7(2,000)19 min by car
Car hire in Tenerife
Alcalá's harbour is 600 metres along the front, but Costa Adeje is 20 minutes by car, buses to the airport take well over an hour, and reserved parking is sold as an extra.
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Questions people ask
Good questions about Gran Meliá Palacio de Isora
Where can I eat near Gran Meliá Palacio de Isora?
You are in Alcalá, a fishing village on the west coast with a harbour, a square and a handful of restaurants along the front and in the streets behind it, three of which are worth the walk. The resort's own page lists eighteen places to eat and drink, from the Pangea food market to Dos Naifes, the adults-only Atlantic kitchen with a Sol Repsol. Beyond the village you need a car or a taxi: a fish house open since 1963 is six minutes north and the two-star room at Abama nine minutes south. 3 Raíces Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 5 min walk. Restaurante Muelle Viejo, 6 min walk. B on the Rocks, 9 min walk.
Our verdict
The big resort to choose if you choose RedLevel. Check availability for RedLevel first.
Last checked: September 2026