Where to Eat in Fuerteventura, Spain

With its volcanic-rock villas, carefree campervan rentals and low-key seafood shacks, Fuerteventura is attracting a growing number of nomadic drifters. Pocket our #ThisIsLivingGuide, in partnership with Corona, light a beach campfire, kick back and sip your cold beer beneath the stars before everyone else catches on.

31 January, 2022

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Words by
Lucy Kehoe

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La Vaca Azul

Ignore the hefty blue cow sculpture greeting you on arrival: La Vaca Azul in ramshackle El Cotillo is arguably the island’s best fish restaurant. Take a seat on the harbourside terrace and dive into a menu featuring an array of fresh seafood plucked straight from the net.

Address

Calle Requena 9, 35650 El Cotillo

+349 2853 8685 Go to website

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Happy Cactus El Cotillo

One of the island’s new breed of vegan-friendly spots, this café-cum-wholefoods-store plates an organic menu as kaleidoscopic as its cheery ceramics collection. Forget Fuerteventura: Happy Cactus radiates LA vibes. Stop by to sip a papaya, orange and aloe-vera smoothie, then brunch on tofu-topped Buddha bowls.

Address

Avenida Los Lagos 42, Local 3, 35650 El Cotillo

+346 5953 4832 Go to website

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La Jaira de Demian

Chef Demian Zambrana raised eyebrows when he set up shop in the sleepy port town of Puerto del Rosario. Surely the sands weren’t shifting here, too? But his daily-changing menu has convinced the sceptics. Feast on tempura-battered octopus, citrus-spiked pollock tacos, and watermelon gazpacho. It’s good – really good.

Address

Calle La Cruz 26, 35600 Puerto del Rosario

+34 928 53 37 84