Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden · CC BY 2.0Provincial capital
Las Palmas, officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands in Spain. With a population of 383,516 as of 2024, it is the ninth-largest city in Spain. It is also the fifth-most populous urban area in Spain and, depending on sources, ninth or tenth most populous metropolitan area in Spain.
Las Palmas is located in the northeastern part of Gran Canaria, about 150 km (93 mi) west of the African coast in the Atlantic Ocean. Las Palmas experiences a desert climate, offset by the local cooler Canary Current, with warm temperatures throughout the year. It has an average annual temperature of 21.2 °C (70.2 °F).
The city was founded in 1478, and considered the de facto (without legal and real recognition) capital of the Canary Islands until the seventeenth century. It is the home of the Canarian Ministry of Presidency (shared in a four-year term with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), as well as half of the ministries and boards of the Canarian government, and the High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands.
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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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 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
Palmas de Gran Canaria (Las) · in the village+34 928 234 882View on the mapWebsite
Palmas de Gran Canaria (Las) · in the village+34 928 243 040View on the mapWebsite
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · in the village+34 828 150 028View on the mapWebsite
Palmas de Gran Canaria (Las) · in the village+34 928 243 041View on the mapWebsite
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · in the village+34 928 292 214View on the mapWebsite
TerraceAccessible
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · in the village+34 928 172 328View on the mapWebsite
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · in the village+34 928 234 326View on the mapWebsite
Palmas de Gran Canaria (Las) · in the village+34 675 468 306View on the mapWebsite
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · in the village+34 928 248 680View on the mapWebsite
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · in the village+34928292570View on the map
Palmas de Gran Canaria (Las) · in the village+34 928 237 993View on the mapWebsite
Palmas de Gran Canaria (Las) · in the village+34 828 705 944View on the mapWebsite
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 366 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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's market day. Every village has its own: better to ask than to make it up.
The 12 closest to the centre, out of 56 in the municipality.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
