Bodegon El Puntero

El Puntero is (I think) the only "guachinche" (a typical tavern) left in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is a small place, with a bar and hall that take you to a small room with a few tables where you can enjoy the best local food in the city and, specifically, the best fish.

Even though it is quite full at noon, it is easy to get a table for dinner. This place is exclusively for eating good and cheap, so the coffee must be drank elsewhere. But it is worth it, very good food, familiar environment, as if you were in a small town's canteen, but in downtown Santa Cruz.

The octopus, grouper, salad, dogfish, grilled sardines...the waiter is very kind and attentive. This place is worth it: the wooden chairs, the checkered tablecloth...you feel as if you were in a summer vacation. Great!