Volcano grill of Lanzarote, Volcanic grill in Timanfaya National Park, Spain
The Volcano Grill of Lanzarote is a restaurant inside Timanfaya National Park on Lanzarote island that uses heat rising from volcanic ground to cook food. The kitchen sits directly above an area where the temperature underground reaches several hundred degrees Celsius within just a few meters of the surface.
The restaurant was designed and opened in 1970 by artist and architect César Manrique, together with Eduardo Cáceres and Jesús Soto. It was built shortly after Timanfaya National Park was officially established, as part of a broader effort to open the volcanic landscape to visitors.
The restaurant serves Canarian dishes cooked directly over geothermal heat, without any stove, gas, or electricity. Visitors can watch the open kitchen at work, where meat and fish are grilled on a rack set above the hot ground.
The restaurant is deep inside Timanfaya National Park and cannot be reached by private car, so access is only through organized tours. Booking well in advance is recommended, as places fill up quickly and demand tends to be high throughout the year.
Before entering the restaurant, visitors are shown a quick demonstration where water is poured into a hole in the ground and shoots back up as steam within seconds. This gives a direct and physical sense of just how close the heat is beneath the surface.
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