Travelers in Maspalomas can safely order the "menu of the day" at a cafe or restaurant for lunch. You'll usually get a starter (salad, soup, pasta) or side dish with meat, fish and seafood, and a dessert (caramel cake, ice cream (helado) or fruit). Beverages include house wine or coffee.
Breakfast (desayuno) is usually simple - juices, coffee, tea, porridge or gofio (fried cereal), toast with ham or cheese. There are also sweet churros donuts and thick hot chocolate for breakfast.
An appetizer is an important part of Spanish culinary heritage. Typically, restaurants in Maspalomas serve standard appetizers (meriendas), tapas, bocadillos, queso (cheese) and Española potato omelette. Vegetarians will be offered vegetable and fruit salads, various side dishes, champiñones (mushrooms with garlic, lightly fried in olive oil), berenjenas (eggplant), menestra (vegetable stew), espárragos (asparagus), lentejas (lentils). However, it should be taken into account that the resorts of the Canary Archipelago are a paradise for meat-eaters. Vegans here may at first feel like aliens from another planet.
Alcohol lovers in Maspalomas will have no trouble finding something to drink in the bars, pubs, taverns and bodegas.
Best places to stay in the city:
El Salsete is a modern cuisine restaurant. The cost of a meal here varies between 9-12 EUR. Advance reservations are recommended.
Casa Vieja is a restaurant with Canary Islands cuisine. The cost of a meal is 7-15 EUR. There's a sense of rural glamor here, with live national music starting at 8pm.
SaSansara Fusion, a restaurant adorned with a giant Buddha statue, is across the street from the Palm Beach Hotel. The cost of a meal is 15-18 EUR. Portions are huge, and the main menu focuses on Asian cuisine.
Restaurante La Toja is a Mediterranean restaurant, mostly a combination of French and Spanish traditions. A meal costs 8-13 EUR.
Mundo Fusion is a trendy oasis where you can try a mix of American and Japanese dishes for 12 EUR.
