| Introduction | | | | and shellfish, but this is the same the world over. |
| Restaurants in Tenerife offer a very varied | | | | If you fancy something more international, you will |
| choice of cuisine to the tourist and resident alike. | | | | find it in Tenerife. The island boasts a plethora of |
| You will literally be spoiled for choice. Tenerife | | | | restaurants which specialise in Chinese, Indian, |
| restaurants vary in quality and price, and there is | | | | Italian, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, |
| something for every taste and budget. | | | | Taiwanese and English cuisines. Fast food is also |
| Varied styles of cuisine available | | | | available in the tourist areas, so if you are missing |
| The island plays host to many restaurants of | | | | your burgers or pizzas, it's covered. |
| varying types of cuisine. Think of a style of | | | | Where will you find the most restaurants and |
| cooking and you can bet there will be a restaurant | | | | choice? |
| which covers it. You will find a greater variety of | | | | You will find the greatest concentration of |
| styles of cuisine in the major tourist areas, and | | | | restaurants in the south in the tourist areas. |
| more traditional Spanish and Canarian styles if you | | | | These can be summarised as Los Cristianos, Playa |
| venture out of town. | | | | de las Americas, Playa Fañabe, Adeje, Playa |
| A very popular way of eating in both Spain and | | | | Del Duque, La Caleta (a major fish centre) and |
| Tenerife, is Tapas. This type of food is becoming | | | | Los Gigantes. |
| popular in the UK and Europe and involves eating | | | | Eating out of town |
| small potions of different dishes. It is not | | | | There are many restaurants in Tenerife outside |
| uncommon to eat seven or eight plates of Tapas | | | | of the major tourist areas, and these are mostly |
| in one sitting. This is a very social way of eating | | | | frequented by residents. The majority of |
| also, as several plates at a time will be placed on | | | | restaurants out of town are cheaper, but there |
| the table for a group of people to share. It is a | | | | are some specialist restaurants which will cost as |
| very good way of "tasting a little of everything". | | | | much as eating in town. If you fancy a change |
| This is arguably the cheapest way to eat in | | | | from the tourist areas and want to eat like the |
| Tenerife and is a way of life for the local Canarian | | | | locals, then a trip out of town is worth while. It is |
| residents. | | | | better to go on recommendation rather than |
| Tenerife is an island, and as such there are a | | | | dropping on the first restaurant you see. Beware |
| number of fishing villages dotted around the coast. | | | | though, not all of the staff at these restaurants |
| This has given rise to a great number of | | | | will speak English. Also bare in mind you have to |
| restaurants which specialise in seafood and | | | | get there. |
| shellfish. You will very often find that the seafood | | | | What ever you are looking for in terms of cuisine, |
| you eat in Tenerife is so fresh, it was caught the | | | | you will find a Tenerife restaurant to suit your |
| same day. You will pay more for fresh seafood | | | | taste and wallet. |