The Repsol Guide leaves a sunnier panorama in the Canary Islands

As of today, the Canary Islands have a new 2 Soles Repsol Guide, the restaurant ‘Poems by Hermanos Padrón’, located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Besides, they debut with 1 Sol Repsol Guide to restaurants ‘The Terrace’ (Isora Guide), ‘Donaire’ (Adeje) y 'Silbo Gomero' (San Cristobal de la Laguna), all of them on the island of Tenerife; 'Romantic House' (Agaete) y 'Tabaiba' (The Palms), on the island of Gran Canaria, y 'Ico Palace' (Teguise), on the island of Lanzarote.

With these additions, The Canary archipelago has a total of 42 award-winning restaurants: 1 with Three Suns, 7 with Two Suns and 34 with a sun.

Gastronomy is changing. The essence of the 'food houses' that spreads throughout the sector draws a new scenario and proposes a change in the relationship between cooks and diners. In 2025, Projects stand out where love and knowledge of the craft create a relaxed atmosphere and turn each table into a refuge in which to forget about everything other than enjoyment.. Emotional flavors explode in happy dishes, that are based on local products and intuitive recipes, interpreted with current codes and techniques. The illusion of surprising 90 Soles Repsol Guide that join this year tours each territory and confirms that the cities have given up part of their hegemony to the countryside. The towns benefit from diversification and attract a traveler who is delighted to be able to discover interesting restaurants anywhere..

The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has welcomed the Gala, which was held at the Guimerá Theater in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The president of Repsol, Antonio Brufau, has highlighted “the will of the chefs to economically boost the environment, collaborating with producers, artisans and other local businesses. A commitment that creates community and is key to continuing to grow”. María Ritter, Repsol Guide Director, for his part, has pointed out that “the 'food house' concept contains ingredients as powerful as authenticity, the closeness and pride of turning the legacy into surprising dishes. Great names in cuisine have been created in food houses., like Arzak, Berasategui, the Roca brothers, among others. Hoy, many of the new Repsol Guide Soles 2025 “They have taken the baton”.

“The Repsol Guide Soles have become an essential reference for gastronomic excellence.”. That Tenerife is the headquarters of these prestigious awards is a recognition of our culinary identity, to the richness of our local products and the talent of the professionals who have made our gastronomy an engine of development, culture and national projection. Today we can boast of being well positioned on the culinary map of our country and a Gala like the Repsol Suns reinforces this projection.”, Rosa Dávila has stated, president of the Cabildo of Tenerife.

The Gala was hosted by the actress Toni Acosta and the presenter Lorena Castell, who have had the complicity of chefs like Alberto Chicote, Paco Roncero, Elena Arzak and Toño Pérez, at an event in which humor has prevailed.