El Dedo de Dios restaurant

A table facing the Roque Partido

El Dedo de Dios takes its name from what you see from its dining room: the Roque Partido, the stone needle that broke away from the cliff and which everyone calls the Dedo de Dios. Behind it, the cliffs rise from the sea to the Tamadaba pine forest. It is the image of Puerto de las Nieves, and this restaurant is on the road into the port, facing the sea. The Guía Repsol gives it a Solete and highlights its sea views.

What comes out of the port kitchen

Canarian harbour cooking. The Guía Repsol recommends the squid, the gofio escaldado, the brothy rice and the fresh fish, which is what defines the house. If there are several of you, a rice dish in the centre and a platter of fish to share is the way to try nearly everything. Gofio escaldado is a fish broth thickened with gofio (toasted flour): order it as a starter if you do not know it. According to the Guía Repsol, a meal costs less than €35 per person. It has no website of its own with a menu and prices, so ask about the fish of the day and its price when you order.

Opening hours not published: call ahead

We have not been able to check the current opening hours or closing day from a source of the restaurant's own, and its Google profile could not be read. Call 928 898 000 before you go, especially on a Sunday or a public holiday, the days when most people come down to the port. The Guía Repsol also lets you request a table from its listing.

Midday in Puerto de las Nieves

Come at midday, with the light on the cliff, and leave the afternoon for a walk. In front of the current quay is Las Nieves beach, with stones and calm water. A few minutes away are the 16th-century Nieves chapel, with its Flemish triptych, and at the other end of the promenade the Las Salinas pools, three lava pools linked by tunnels. Without a car, Global bus line 103 runs from Las Palmas to the port itself.