Canarian Food: 15 Dishes to Try in Tenerife
Aktualisiert am 3. November 2026 · DoTenerife
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Canarian food is simple, hearty and full of flavour: wrinkly potatoes with mojo, fresh fish, slow-cooked stews, goat’s cheese and local wine from volcanic vineyards. Here are the dishes to try and where to find them.
The dishes
- Papas arrugadas con mojo — salt-crusted potatoes with red (mojo picón) and green (mojo verde) sauces.
- Pescado fresco — the catch of the day, grilled or fried: look for vieja (parrotfish), cherne and sama.
- Lapas — grilled limpets with green mojo.
- Pulpo — octopus, often grilled or in salad.
- Carne fiesta — marinated fried pork, a guachinche favourite.
- Conejo en salmorejo — rabbit in a garlic, paprika and vinegar marinade.
- Garbanzas — chickpea stew with meat.
- Puchero canario — a big meat-and-vegetable stew.
- Ropa vieja — shredded meat with chickpeas and potatoes.
- Queso de cabra — local goat’s cheese, often grilled with palm honey or mojo.
- Almogrote — a spicy cheese spread from La Gomera.
- Gofio and escaldón — toasted grain flour, mixed with broth.
- Bienmesabe — an almond and honey dessert.
- Quesillo — the Canarian take on flan.
- Barraquito — layered coffee with condensed milk and liqueur.
What to drink
- Local wine: Tenerife has five denominations, including Tacoronte-Acentejo and Valle de la Orotava. Try listán negro reds and listán blanco whites.
- Dorada and Tropical: the Canary Islands’ beers.
- Ron miel: honey rum, often offered after dinner.
Where to eat it
- Fishing villages: La Caleta, Los Abrigos, Las Galletas, Alcalá and Playa San Juan for seafood.
- The north: traditional restaurants and seasonal guachinches.
- Markets: La Recova in Santa Cruz for produce and tapas. See Tenerife markets.
See also our restaurants guide and Tenerife prices.
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What is Tenerife's most famous dish?
Papas arrugadas con mojo — small potatoes boiled in salty water until their skins wrinkle, served with spicy red mojo picón and green mojo verde sauces.
What is gofio?
Toasted grain flour (usually maize or wheat), a staple since the Guanches. It's stirred into stews, mixed into a dough called escaldón or used in desserts.
Where can I eat authentic Canarian food in Tenerife?
In fishing villages such as La Caleta, Los Abrigos and Las Galletas for seafood, in the north's guachinches and traditional restaurants for meat dishes, and at the La Recova market in Santa Cruz.
Is Tenerife wine good?
Yes. Tenerife has five wine denominations and unusual local grapes such as listán negro and listán blanco, grown on volcanic soils. Tacoronte-Acentejo in the north is the best known.