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26 | Gazette Life | November 2025FOOD FINDINGWHERE TO FIND THE BEST EATING OUTSIDE THE RESORTSThe decision to change the Saborea Lanzarote food fair, which has been an annual highlight until now, to a biennial event means that we won%u2019t be heading up to La Villa de Teguise to sample the best of the island%u2019s produce and cookery this month. It%u2019s a decision that has saddened many, but there are still plenty of opportunities to discover what Lanzarote does best %u2013 here are some of the places you shouldn%u2019t miss. TELECLUBS AND SOCIEDADESThese community centres were formed in the 1960s when most homes didn%u2019t have a TV. In most of Spain they%u2019ve long gone, but they remain an important tradition on Lanzarote and are probably the best places to sample traditional Canarian cookery. Visit the Teleclubs in Tao, Tahiche, Mozaga, M%u00e1cher, Los Valles, Mancha Blanca or the Sociedad in M%u00e1guez or La Tegala in Har%u00eda. THE CHARCO DE SAN GIN%u00c9SAlways beautiful, Arrecife%u2019s lagoon was getting a little run-down 15 years ago but has since transformed itself into one of the best dining zones on the island. There%u2019s always a lively buzz once the sun goes down and the lights come on, their reflections shimmering in the Charco. FISH FEASTSEl Golfo used to be where fishermen from Playa Blanca fished in the summer until they realised, they%u2019d make more money serving their catch to tourists. It%u2019s now perhaps the best-known seafood centre on the island, but you%u2019ll also find some great restaurants in %u00d3rzola, Arrieta, Punta Mujeres, Famara, La Santa, Playa Quemada and Las Maretas, and don%u2019t miss the cofradias (fisherman%u2019s guilds) in Puerto del Carmen, Playa Blanca and Arrecife.GAZETTE | FOODEvening at the Charco.