Casa de la Playa

Top choice in Lanzarote


Lanzaroteños and visitors alike travel from across the island to sample the gloriously fresh catch at this simple, always-busy seafood spot with tables on a delicious seaside terrace looking out on Arrieta's beach. Enormous crisp salads and gorgeous queso frito with strawberry marmalade pave the way for grilled king prawns, fish of the day and two-person seafood parrilladas.


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