If you're like us and associate a holiday on the Canary Islands with evenings of sunsets and paella, we can't recommend the Restaurant Costa Azul enough. Not a fan of paella? There are plenty of seafood dishes to choose from!

Once the family home of Lanzarote’s most celebrated artist and architectural visionary, César Manrique, this 20-room country house in La Geria Natural Park is one of the Canaries’ most singular stays. Spanish designer Virginia Nieto crafted textural interiors that echo the island’s stark, elemental beauty—think black stone floors, lush greenery, and straw accents—while the heated, beach-like pool nods to Manrique’s famed Jameos del Agua cultural complex.

In 2025, this kilometer-zero restaurant inside the Kamezī Boutique Villas Hotel became the Canaries’ first Michelin-starred restaurant. Described as “a journey back to the island’s origins,” the 14-course tasting menu might include such creative dishes as Canarian mole, goat’s milk dulce de leche, seaweed bread, and Gofio porridge served with chile-laced green mojo sauce. Be sure to opt for the wine pairing, with more than 400 labels on offer from more than 50 countries. 

Found in a quiet little residential area in Playa Honda is the trendy high-end Restaurant Aguaviva. It is run by two Asturians who have made it their mission to challenge traditional Mediterranean cooking with contemporary tweaks. Make sure to give them a ring well in advance for a table!