Braised Goat in La Gomera

Despite being an island, which normally means that fresh fish is the best option, I had yet to find the island's speciality of braised Goat.  So we again headed for the bus depot in search of the local bus to Playa de Santiago, as sadly the local ferry service to this small harbour no longer runs.

An extremely quiet sea front greeted us after crossing the volcanic mountains.

This little harbour village offered a selection of good restaurants, so we decided to have a drink first in each and then decide, as menu del dia rarely starts before 2.00 p.m.  We started with a drink on the shore.

La Chalana 

Followed by a restaurant bar in a hollow of an open cave.

Restaurant La Cuevita

However, not in the tourist guide books, we noticed smack bang in the middle right on the shore front an authentic, rustic local's restaurant simply named "Playa".  Serving Goat !  See them on google.

An extremely good meal and easy on the wallet.  A total find and for me the best meal of the trip.

Restaurant Playa in the middle

VERDICT:

La Gomera is not easy to get to as you need to allow an extra day to travel to arrive by ferry from Tenerife.  The ferry is a good service but a little expensive, so as a weekend break destination not a good option.

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This island is far less spoilt and enjoys its tranquil periods of silence different from the other Canary Islands.  but not the cheapest option.

However, the climate makes this a brilliant winter break, especially if you enjoy the peace this island evokes. Additionally this should be sought after for some serious walking, as the island is crisscrossed with a network of  beautiful historic footpaths.  See  Camino  la  Gomera.

Finally, the food, not everyone likes fresh fish or rustic local food like me.  But I have come to realize that both La Gomera and Tenerife have a numerous selection of excellent and inexpensive Italian Restaurants.  Having toured Italy on many occasions I rudely thought, you could not get good pasta dishes outside Italy - I was wrong.

This has evoked lots of older memories of our travels in Italy for me, so I feel now is the time to focus my blog site on the Italian mainland accordingly.

I can already feel myself being drawn to our wine rack to open a good Montepulciano d' Abruzzo.