What is a guachinche?

It's a family-run Canarian eatery, usually on a vineyard estate. They serve their own wine harvest and a short menu of local produce. They open only in season (October to May, roughly) and often only a few days a week. Always book — they're small.

Is there a supermarket near La Paredita?

Yes. El Tanque centre (200 m walking) has a supermarket and a bakery. For a big shop, Icod de los Vinos (15 min drive) has Mercadona and Spar.

Can I walk to any restaurant?

Pizzería La Albahaca is 3 minutes on foot. The rest require a car.

Are there vegetarian or vegan options?

La Albahaca has several vegetarian pizzas. In Garachico, El Caletón has a good vegetarian menu. Guachinches are almost always meat-heavy — warn them when booking.

Where to eat in northern Tenerife from La Paredita

The village pizzeria, the valley guachinches, the Garachico fish market. What we order when we eat out, away from the house.

Eating out, on this side of Tenerife, isn’t about choosing a restaurant. It’s about choosing the moment. We list the places with real life that we know first-hand — the ones we order from when our friends come.

In the village · walking distance from La Paredita

Pizzería La Albahaca

Fri-Sun · El Tanque · 3 min walk

Sourdough, wood oven, thin Neapolitan-style base. Short menu, small venue, only open three days — book 1-2 days ahead for a weekend table. Italian-owned and run. Order the capricciosa and a Tropical beer.

Plaza bar-café

Daily · El Tanque · 5 min walk

Not for a memorable dinner — for a mid-afternoon beer with a steak sandwich after coming up from Garachico. Local, no pretension, the village retirees gather here. If you want to see real northern Tenerife life, this is it.

Guachinches in the valley

Guachinches sit on farm estates, outside the village. You need a car. They open only in season (roughly October to May) and hours change every year — always confirm by phone before going.

Guachinche Los Tamarcos

Upper El Tanque · 7 min drive · Friday and Saturday only

Old-style goat, garden potatoes, white wine from the estate. No website — the contact passes word-of-mouth and we give it to you on arrival.

Guachinche La Pasera

La Guancha · 20 min drive · Thursday to Sunday

Better known and more crowded. House speciality: rabbit in salmorejo and carne fiesta. Booking essential on winter weekends.

If you can only go to one guachinche, go to the first. If you have two free dinners, go to both — they’re different experiences.

Garachico · 15 min drive

Restaurante El Caletón

Next to the natural pools · daily except Tuesday

Catch of the day, Atlantic view, terrace next to the volcanic pools. More touristy than the previous options, but the fish quality and the location justify it once. Book an outdoor table.

Pescadería Cofradía

Garachico harbour · daily · mornings only

Not a restaurant — the fishermen’s guild. You’d come here to cook at La Paredita: parrotfish, sea bream, comber, all fresh, fair-priced. Arrive before 11 am because they close.

Icod de los Vinos · 15 min drive

Casa Egon

Daily · Icod centre

Historic pastry shop. The chocolate with churros or a cortado after visiting the Millennial Dragon Tree is a classic that needs no justification. The shop opened in 1920.

What we take home

2 minutes from the houses, supermarket and bakery. If you want to cook at La Paredita, we suggest:

Cheese: smoked cheese from La Palma, goat cheese from Tegueste
Wine: red from Valle de La Orotava or white listán from Garachico
Cured meat: Teror chorizo, sweet Canarian black pudding
Fruit: local papaya and banana, mango in season

The village supermarket has most of that. For a finer selection, Bodega Tenerife in Icod (15 min) has the best Canarian wine list of the north.

If you want to come and try all this (recommended for at least 4 nights), book one of our houses directly with us. Fairer for you, fairer for us.