# La Aquarela restaurant Restaurant en Patalavaca · Maspalomas Dunes and the South of Gran Canaria Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/maspalomas-dunes/where-to-eat/la-aquarela-restaurant · Revisado: 2026-11-13 - Precio: €€€€ Tasting menus of seasonal Canarian produce in Patalavaca, twenty minutes from Maspalomas. One Michelin star and two Soles Repsol. Dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday. More than thirty years in Patalavaca La Aquarela is a tasting-menu restaurant in Patalavaca, opposite Anfi del Mar, between Arguineguín and Puerto Rico, in the municipality of Mogán. From Maspalomas it is about twenty minutes by car along the GC-1. It has been open for more than thirty years, with Gregorio Fernández as owner, and its website displays one Michelin star and two Soles from the Guía Repsol. Three menus, from €128 to €158 There is no à la carte menu: only three tasting menus, which come from the latest creations of head chef Germán Ortega, and which take about three hours. Experience, €158. The longest, intended for the whole table to order. Among its dishes, cauliflower with caviar and hazelnut butter, bluefin tuna with sardine and ginger, and Canarian pork with pajonales and plums. Harvest, €130. This is the vegetarian menu: wild onion royale, celery ravioli, savoury waffle with wild mushrooms or basil risotto. Little Experience, €128. The short version, with dishes such as bluefin tuna, Mogán prawn or glazed shoulder of suckling lamb. To any of the three you can add a tasting of five cheeses for €17. If you have allergies or intolerances, mention them when booking. Nikola Ivicic's cellar In the dining room the sommelier Nikola Ivicic rules, an ambassador of Canarian wine and one of Spain's hundred best sommeliers in 2026 according to Sommelier Edit. The wine pairing costs €110 with ten glasses for Experience and Harvest, and €63 with six for Little Experience. The cellar has a lot of wine from the islands: with the pairing you try several Canarian labels in one evening. Tuesday to Saturday, from 19:00 It opens for dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday, from 19:00. It is closed on Sunday and Monday, and in 2026 also from 1 to 15 June and from 7 to 21 September. For the evenings of 24 and 31 December, write to contacto@restaurantelaaquarela.com. Book on its website in advance; they also sell gift cards. Getting to the Verga ravine It is in the Apartamentos Aquamar, at Avenida de la Verga 5, in the ravine of the same name. If you are having the pairing, take a taxi from Maspalomas or Puerto Rico: it is ten glasses and a coast road. Qué pedir: the Experience menu with the Canarian wine pairing; if you do not eat meat or fish, the Harvest, which is vegetarian ## Practical details - Address: Apartamentos Aquamar, Avda. de la Verga, 5, Barranco de la Verga, 35129 Patalavaca, Las Palmas - Phone: +34 928 735 891 - Email: contacto@restaurantelaaquarela.com - Dinner Tuesday to Saturday from 19:00; closed Sunday and Monday, from 1 to 15 June and from 7 to 21 September 2026 - Cuisine: Canarian, creative, tasting menu, vegetarian - House specialities: Experience menu, Vegetarian Harvest menu, Little Experience menu, Bluefin tuna with sardine and ginger, Mogán prawn - Bookings: https://www.restaurantelaaquarela.com/reservations/ - Details checked on 13 November 2026. ## Cómo llegar y contacto - Web: https://www.restaurantelaaquarela.com/ - Coordenadas: 27.771, -15.6862 ## Cerca de aquí - [Dolphin and pilot whale watching from Puerto Rico on the Spirit of the Sea](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/maspalomas-dunes/things-to-do/whale-and-dolphin-watching-puerto-rico), a 3.1 km - [Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/maspalomas-dunes/where-to-stay/seaside-grand-hotel-residencia-maspalomas), a 9.4 km - [Maspalomas Lighthouse and its ethnographic centre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/maspalomas-dunes/things-to-do/maspalomas-lighthouse-ethnographic-centre), a 9.5 km - [Hotel Faro, a Lopesan Collection Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/maspalomas-dunes/where-to-stay/hotel-faro-lopesan-collection-maspalomas), a 9.5 km - [Birds at the Charca de Maspalomas and the palm grove](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/maspalomas-dunes/things-to-do/maspalomas-lagoon-birdwatching), a 9.7 km - [Walk through the Maspalomas Dunes on the marked trail](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/maspalomas-dunes/things-to-do/maspalomas-dunes-walk), a 10.6 km - [Maspalomas beach, from the Lighthouse to Playa del Inglés along the shore](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/maspalomas-dunes/things-to-do/maspalomas-beach-walk-lighthouse-to-playa-del-ingles), a 10.7 km - [La Tapita Los Jose's](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/maspalomas-dunes/where-to-eat/la-tapita-los-joses-san-fernando), a 10.7 km ## Consejos ### Ask for the Canarian pairing The sommelier works mainly with wines from the islands. ### Combine dinner with the boat The cetacean-watching catamaran leaves from Puerto Rico, five minutes away: an afternoon at sea and dinner here. ### Allow three hours Book early if you have an early start the next day. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Does La Aquarela have a Michelin star? Yes, it shows it on its website, along with two Soles from the Guía Repsol. ### How much does dinner cost? The menus range from €128 to €158, without drinks; the pairing, €63 or €110. ### Is there a vegetarian menu? Yes, the Harvest, at €130. ### Is it open at midday? No. Dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday from 19:00. ### Is there an à la carte menu? No: only tasting menus. Destino: [Maspalomas Dunes and the South of Gran Canaria](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/maspalomas-dunes.md)