Playa Casa África restaurant, at Roque de las Bodegas

A wine cellar facing the beach

Casa África began in 1962 in an old wine cellar in the hamlet of Roque de las Bodegas, opposite the black-sand beach, and the same family still runs it. It is where you come down to eat fish after the beach or after the coastal trail. The place is spacious and has a large terrace.

What you eat

Home-style Canarian cooking, with local produce. The fish of the day is sold by weight, fried or stewed: the menu on its website gives it at €23.50 a kilo. There is fried or stewed octopus (about €16), fish churros with lemon and alioli, tuna in sauce, pork in sauce, potatoes, grilled cheese with mojos and jams, potaje (stew) and a dish of the day. For dessert, quesillo canario. The house wine is ordered by the quarter-litre or by the litre. For two, with fish by weight and a starter, allow €25–35 per person.

Before you go

They do not take bookings: they serve in order of arrival, and while you wait for a table you can have a drink on the terrace. It is open Wednesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 18:00, and closed Monday and Tuesday. On sunny Sundays it fills up at midday: arrive before 13:30 or after 15:30. You park in the hamlet, next to the beach, with little room on busy days. If it is full, La Ola is a few metres further on.