Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0Coastal city
Arrecife (Spanish:; locally) is the capital city and a municipality of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Spain. It was made the island's capital in 1852. The city owes its name to the rock reef ("arrecife" being Spanish for "reef") which covers its local beach. It also gives its name to the nearby Arrecife Airport. By 2025, the population of the municipality was 70,265, and the population of the city was 52,079. Its area is 22.72 square kilometres (8.77 sq mi).
Arrecife is located south of Teguise and east of San Bartolomé, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to its southeast. It is a port town, served by ferries to the other Canary Islands, Europe, and Africa. The LZ1 road connects Arrecife to the northeast of the island, the LZ2 road connects it to the southwest, and the LZ3 road serves as the city's beltway. The tallest building in Lanzarote is the Arrecife Gran Hotel, which is located on the seafront alongside the harbour.
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Where to eat
We don't have verified restaurants here yet, but the larder of Canarias already says a lot.
See the restaurants on the mapWe haven't verified any table with its owner in Arrecife yet. In the meantime, these are the restaurants mapped in the surrounding area.
Up to 30 km around, according to OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps. No ratings or prices: call before you go.
120 restaurants
120 restaurants
Arrecife · in the village+34656625851View on the map
Terrace
Arrecife · in the village+34 928 962 029View on the mapWebsite
Arrecife · in the village+34 623 287 207View on the mapWebsite
Arrecife · in the village+34 928 811 343View on the map
Arrecife · in the village+34 928 399 687View on the mapWebsite
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Arrecife · in the village+34 928 808 846View on the map
Arrecife · in the village+34 928 839 359View on the mapWebsite
Terrace
Arrecife · in the village+34 928 839 318View on the map
Arrecife · in the village+34 650 878 787View on the map
Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): what has been mapped with its name. If your restaurant is missing or you want to manage it, sign up as a professional.
The 30 closest to the centre, out of 74 in the municipality.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
What people eat in Canarias when they eat well.
Heirloom potatoes boiled in very salty water, with red or green mojo sauce.
Toasted maize flour, a Guanche legacy: in escaldón, kneaded or with milk.
Majorero and Palmero, with PDO; smoked or cured to taste.
Small, sweet and speckled; with its own PGI.
Almost every village has its market day and its producers: the cheesemaker, the baker, the vegetable garden next door. Ask at the tourist office or the bar on the square; they'll tell you where to buy straight from the maker.
We haven't confirmed Arrecife's market day. Every village has its own: better to ask than to make it up.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
