Festivals, Restaurants, Nightlife and Shopping in Morro Jable

Restaurants

The older part of the town offers authentic traditional seafood dishes, and if you’d rather, there are a number of international bars and restaurants in the new part of Morro Jable, especially along the beachfront promenade of Avenida Tomás Grau Gurrea or on the main road of Avenida del Saladar 

Restaurante Posada San Borondón II

This Posada-Tasca-Bodega style restaurant serves a variety of Spanish/ Canarian dishes: cheeses, ham, sausages, croquettes (especially the shrimp croquettes) and many more. A good selection of local wines are also available and life music is played during the weekends.

Address: Plaza Cirilo López s/n, 35625 Morro Jable, Pájara, Fuerteventura island.
Telephone: +34 928  541 428, 610 352 090
Opening hours: 18:00 - 02:00, closed on Sundays

Restaurante Laja

With a view overlooking the beach, Restaurant Laja specialises in seafood dishes fresh sourced from the Morro Jable coast.

Address: Avenida Tomás Grau Gurrea s/n, 35625 Morro Jable, Pájara, Fuerteventura island.
Telephone: +34 928 542 054 
Opening hours: 12:00 noon -  22:30

Restaurante Saavedra Clavijo

Located on the promenade of Morro Jable with terrace facing the sea, Saavedra Clavijo offers a good selections of homemade dishes, fresh seafood and meats. Accompany your meal with white, red or rose wine before attempting the desserts on the menu which includes homemade flan with cream, Crème brûlée, chocolate mousse, tiramisu, and rice pudding.

Address: Avenida Tomás Grau Gurrea s/n, 35625 Morro Jable, Pájara, Fuerteventura island.
Telephone: +34 928 166 080 or 649 099 028
Opening hours: 10:00 - 23:00

Nightlife

Morro Jable has a feast of bars and clubs to get your party started. The seaside resort is relaxed and family friendly in the day, but hustling and bustling at night. It is also great for couples looking to let their hair down on a night away from the children. Some of the nightlife venues can be found within the shopping centres of Morro Jable and along its waterfront promenade. Plazoleta de Cirilo Lopez area also features a few cocktail bars.

Surf Inn

A chilled bar, screening surfing, boogie boarding and snowboarding videos with a menu of exotic cocktails as well as a selection of beer and wines. A youthful atmosphere with banging beats and good vibes

Stella Discoteque

If it’s a pumping club you're after, this is the place for you. Strobe lights, European electro and a huge selection of reasonably-priced drinks.

Festivals

There are a whole range of festivals and events running throughout the year in Morro Jable. Following are some of the main celebrations on the town's event calendar.

Día de Los Reyes (The Three Holy Kings)

On January the 6th 'The Three Holy Kings' is celebrated all over Spain and the Canary Islands and Spain. The celebration usually involves costume and musical possessions with climax being the appearance of the 'The Three Kings' on camels distributing sweets to the spectators.

Carnival

Between February and March each year, Morro Jable and its sister town Coralejo host the carnival. This feast of all the senses includes fun fairs, street parades, singing and dancing which continue until early hours in the morning. It is a great way to experience the culture of the island and mingle with the locals.

Fiesta de Nuestra Señora del Carmen

Early July sees the celebration of Fiesta de Nuesta Señora del Carmen in honouring the virgin of the same name. This festival which usually lasted for about 2 weeks includes possessions, music, singing, dancing and a whole host of games, workshops and competitions.

Thursday Market

A morning market is held every Thursday selling trinkets, jewellery, clothes, souvenirs, liquors and sweet treats. Most of the stalls are run by Moroccans and Africans bringing treasures from across the ocean. However, you may find a few Canarian stalls selling traditional Canarian arts, crafts and foods.

Location: near Cosmo shopping mall, on Avenida del Saladar.