La Cocina de Hande restaurant is a magic and innovative place in the heart of Bellavista de San Fernando, Maspalomas, where traditional Spanish cuisine meets Turkish and Mediterranean dishes cooked with love and passion by Hande herself and her team.
Some stories are like fairy tales, and it's the case for this one about Hande, a woman born in Turkey, who studied in Switzerland, lived for some time in Chicago - United States - for finally chose Gran Canaria as her new house and opened a successful restaurant, where love, gastronomy, and joie de vivre are the master words.
The restaurant opened its doors in 2015, and its name, "La Cocina de Hande", has two meanings; it could be the Kitchen of Hande but also the Cuisine of Hande. It refers at the same time to the place where we cook and the way that we cook, the art of cooking. It's because Hande makes both; she has a kitchen, and she cooks.
Today La Cocina de Hande is a very popular place with a non-stop service from 8h in the morning to 24h at night. It is the perfect place for brunch and breakfast (every day up to midday) but also for lunch or dinner. And if you can't come to eat on location, don't worry; you can ask for a take-away service or for a home delivery. What else ?
Once a week, Hande invites you to a "Pinchos evening" and fills the bar counter with delicious and colorful pinchos, a kind of Spanish tapas originally from the Basque country served on a white slice of bread. You can taste pinchos with anchos, salmon, iberico ham, shrimp, eggs, cheese, vegetables, and much more. It's very diversified and creative. And of course, they should be accompanied by a good glass of red wine. The day of the "Pinchos evening" changes every week, but it is kept secret until the last moment ; you have to check the social media or call to be informed of the next date.
Lovely food for lovely people
But of course, La Cocina de Hande is not only a pinchos place. A lot of specialties, traditional dishes, or creative fusions are waiting for you, always a food that makes you happy. And if you feel lost watching the menu, we asked Hande what the specilties are to taste first. She said you have to try her hummus, Turkish beef or spinach rolls, Turkish eggs, aubergine kebap, Russian salad, and Iberian meats. But above all, she reminds that it is necessary to book your table if you can; it makes the service and the organisation much easier for her - and the guests also benefit from it at the end !
Is Hande alone to cook and elaborate the dishes ? Well, she makes the most, and she cooks herself, but she does not do absolutely all by herself because she works with a kitchen team. They are four in total. They prepare homemade natural food with flavours of passion and love. You can enjoy the restaurant for a romantic meal, a gustative while alone or in a couple, and why not for a celebration with a friends group or your family. There are enough seats for all, inside or outside on the nice terrace.
For Hande, it is very important to offer a place open to diversity and the gay community. She has gay colleagues in the kitchen team, and she says it is very easy to work with them because they are sensible and loving, like her. « We all believe in the diversity and freedom of love and have a lot of gay friends coming to our restaurant », she adds in conclusion.
La Cocina de Hande
Calle Placido Domingo, 12 - Bellavista de San Fernando (Maspalomas) Every day from 8h to 24h
Info and Booking : (+34) 630 923 237
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