Vilaflor · 1.400 m
since 1999 Reserve
Restaurante Cafetería Tito in Vilaflor: an orange house with a wooden balcony, the brown TITO sign above the open door, tables on the terrace and an olive tree in front
1,400m above sea level
SINCE1999 Lotería Nacional · Spain’s highest lottery counter

Home cooking at 1,400 m

A family table in Vilaflor de Chasna, on the road that climbs through the pine forest to Teide. Canarian food, cooked the way we eat it at home — every day of the year.

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What our guests say

4.5 stars in 862 Google reviews

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  • “We stopped on the way down without knowing the place – and we loved it!”

    Translated from Spanish · Original: «Pasamos de bajada, sin conocerlo, y la verdad que nos encantó!!»

    Claudia P. · Google

  • “A place like they used to be – the kind you hardly find anymore.”

    Translated from Spanish · Original: «Sitio de los de toda la vida, de los que ya no abundan.»

    Marta G. · Google

  • “Excellent food, very good goat stew.”

    Translated from Spanish · Original: «La comida excelente, carne de cabra muy buena.»

    Ulises · Google

On the road to Teide

Halfway between the sea and the sky

From the south coast, the roads wind up through Arona or Granadilla and meet in Vilaflor. From here the TF-21 climbs on through the Canarian pine forest into Teide National Park.

  1. Going up Stop for breakfast A barraquito, a torta chasnera, a bocadillo for the road — fuel before the climb to the crater.
  2. Coming down Stay for lunch Cold air and a long view make you hungry. Papas arrugadas, rabbit in sauce, a glass of local wine — if you are not driving.

Order bocadillos to take up the mountain

Stylised map: from the coast to Teide via Vilaflor Roads climb from Los Cristianos via Arona (TF-51) and from Granadilla (TF-21) to Vilaflor at about 1,400 metres, then the TF-21 continues to Teide at 3,715 metres. Los Cristianos0 m Arona Granadilla TF-51 TF-21 TF-21 Teide3,715 m Vilaflor · Tito ≈ 1,400 m

The family

Same family, same table, 27 years

Tito, smiling, in front of the restaurant with the brown TITO sign
Your host — usually somewhere between the coffee machine and the kitchen door.

It started in 1999 as a little café in Vilaflor. Over twenty-seven years it grew, plate by plate, into the restaurant it is today — still run by the same family, still open every single day of the year.

  1. Since 1999Casa TitoWhere it all began — a family name above the door.
  2. Cafetería TitoCoffee, bocadillos and the whole village passing through.
  3. TodayRestaurante Cafetería TitoThe full Canarian table, from first coffee to late supper.

A day at our table

Morning

A barraquito — Tenerife's layered coffee with condensed milk, a drop of liqueur, lemon and cinnamon — with tortas chasneras, the sweet pastries named after Chasna, and a bocadillo de carne mechada, a roll with slow-cooked pulled pork.

Midday

Garbanzas, the Canarian chickpea stew; conejo, rabbit in a rich island-style sauce; and to finish, quesillo — the Canarian cousin of flan.

Evening

When the mountain air turns cool: escaldón — gofio, the toasted-grain flour of the islands, stirred into hot broth. Simple, warming, very Canarian.

The cyclists' stop

Helmets on the table, bikes at the door

On the long climb from the coast to Teide, road cyclists pull in at Tito — it is their favourite stop on the way up. An espresso, a slice of cake, a bocadillo (filled roll) for the jersey pocket, and back on the bike.

Have stopped at our bar

Alberto ContadorChris Froome

… and other stars of professional cycling

Inside hangs “the wall”, full of photos and history. Come in, order a coffee and take a look — there is a story behind every picture.

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  • Two road bikes leaning against each other on the terrace in front of the open door, under the brown sign
    Parked at the door
  • An espresso on the terrace table next to a red cycling helmet, blue sky behind
    Helmet off, espresso on
  • Apple cake with cream, a coffee, a water bottle and a red helmet on a sunny terrace table
    A slice before the climb
  • A white helmet with sunglasses, a coffee and a slice of marble cake on the terrace
    Fuel at 1,400 m
A row of quad bikes parked at the viewpoint railing, pine-covered hills behind
Motorbikes parked in front of the orange house with the brown TITO sign, guests sitting on the terrace

Quads, motorbikes and jeeps

Excursions heading up to Teide like to stop here too — a favourite break on the way up. Coming as a group? You are very welcome: just call or message us before you set off, so we are ready for you.

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Canarian classics

Dishes with an island accent

Never been to the Canaries before? Start here. These are the plates our neighbours order — and the ones we would cook for you at home.

Tito in his kitchen behind a giant seafood paella with prawns and lemon

By pre-order · Por encargo

Big pans for big tables

Coming with the family, a club or a tour group? Order ahead and we cook for everyone.

  • Paellas — from the big pan, for the whole table
  • Patas asadas — whole roast legs of pork
  • Big meals for groups — a menu planned with you

Price on request. Tell us the day and how many you are — we will get back to you with the price and anything we need to know.

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Fill in a few details and WhatsApp opens with your message ready to send — in your language, straight to our phone. We reply as soon as we can.

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Write to us on WhatsApp — tell us the day, the time and how many you are, or what you would like to order.

WhatsApp +34 657 94 38 41

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Breakfast before you drive up to Teide, or lunch when you come back down. Tell us when and how many — we confirm on WhatsApp.

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Terracotta rooftops of Vilaflor with pine-covered hills behind under a clear blue sky

Vilaflor de Chasna

The highest village in the Canaries

At about 1,400 metres, Vilaflor is the highest village in the Canary Islands and one of the highest in Spain. The air is thinner, the nights are cooler, and the pines grow tall.

  • Canarian pine forest

    The village sits inside the pine forest. A short walk from the centre stands the Pino Gordo, the "fat pine" — a giant whose trunk measures around nine metres around.

  • Paisaje Lunar

    Above the village, wind and water have carved pale cones out of volcanic ash — the "Lunar Landscape", reached on foot by an old trail from Vilaflor.

  • Santo Hermano Pedro

    Pedro de San José Betancur was born here in 1626, became a missionary in Guatemala, and is the first saint of the Canary Islands.

  • Mountain vineyards

    Vilaflor's vines belong to the Abona wine region, with vineyards among the highest in Europe — volcanic soil, cold nights, small harvests.

Rows of young vines with mountains and white clouds behind

Why "de Chasna"?

An old name for the high south

Chasna is the historic name of this part of southern Tenerife — a word of Guanche origin that some authors translate as "step" or "terrace", fitting for a land of stone-walled terraces. The name lives on in the village, and in a bottle on our wine list: Mencey de Chasna.

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Luck lives here

The day El Gordo came to Vilaflor

Our counter is the only point of sale of Spain's National Lottery in Vilaflor. On 22 December 2018, the first prize of the Christmas draw — El Gordo, number 03347 — was sold right here.

The highest lottery point of sale in Spain

Never leave without your décimo: buy your lottery ticket at the highest lottery counter in Spain. Up here, they say, it brings luck!

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The diplomas still hang by the counter: the first prize 03347, a fifth prize — 74770 — in a Christmas draw, a Joker prize, and a plaque for 6,102 prizes handed out here during 2018. Not bad for a village of pines.

Visiting before Christmas? Tickets for the Christmas draw are a Spanish tradition — just ask at the counter.

Lottery games are for adults over 18 only. Play responsibly.

  • Diploma: first prize 03347 sold here, draw of 22 December 2018
    First prize · 03347
  • Poster: fifth prize 74770, Christmas draw, sold at Restaurante Cafetería Tito, Vilaflor
    Fifth prize · 74770
  • Diploma: Joker promotion final winner, Restaurante-cafetería Tito, Vilaflor
    Joker prize
  • Plaque: 6,102 prizes handed out at this point of sale during 2018
    6,102 prizes in 2018

Eventos Tito

Long tables under the pines

Weddings, christenings, birthdays, a family reunion in the forest — Eventos Tito brings the food, the tableware and the people to serve it, wherever you want to celebrate.

  • Weddings & celebrations
  • Family parties
  • Catering
  • Tableware & service staff

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A long table laid with white linen, bread and glasses in the Canarian pine forest
Event tent with blue polka-dot tablecloths and yellow lilies, set for a celebration
Musicians playing for guests in a decorated celebration tent

Visit us

Look for the brown TITO sign

An orange house with a wooden balcony on the main road up to Las Cañadas and Teide: the brown TITO sign above the door, tables out on the terrace, an olive tree by the corner.

The front of Restaurante Cafetería Tito: the brown TITO sign above the open green doors, menu posters on the orange wall and white chairs on the terrace

Open every day of the year

Ctra. Gral. a Las Cañadas, 43
38613 Vilaflor de Chasna
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