Cachitos Realfood
A Santa Cruz de Tenerife brunch café with gluten-free cooking, sweets made without refined sugar, handmade toast and Canarian ingredients.
About Cachitos Realfood
Cachitos Realfood treats breakfast as its own menu rather than a smaller version of lunch, building around toast, coffee, sweets and a brunch designed to take up the morning. Its clearest distinction is a kitchen the business describes as entirely gluten-free and free from cross-contamination. It also says it avoids refined sugar, using fruit, dates and other alternatives for sweetness. These are the café’s own commitments; for a specific allergy or intolerance, it asks guests to check with the team before ordering.
The black-pork toast pairs Canarian almogrote with softened vegetables, confit tomato and egg, a distinctly local combination the menu recommends. For a gentler contrast, roasted pear comes with cream cheese, walnuts and honey; the boletus toast combines extra-virgin olive oil, sun-dried tomato, vegetables and almonds. The “Estrella” brunch includes fresh juice, a hot drink, cheese and serrano ham, a toast of your choice, yogurt with fruit and cereal, and a small dessert. The menu we reviewed listed it at €19.95. A weekday breakfast, offered until noon, brings together coffee, a small sandwich and a cookie.
The menu reaches into lunch with almogrote, chicken croquettes, potato salad and a black-pork burger; the pastry display changes and may include brownies, cakes, ice cream and cookies. That range makes this more than a coffee stop, though the café format remains central: toast, breakfast and afternoon tea shape the experience.
Recent Google Maps reviews praise breakfast, the calm setting, coffee and personal service. One critical visitor update questions the focaccia surcharge in relation to its size and quality, while also describing the service positively. It is a useful cue to check the menu’s formats and add-ons.
Cachitos is especially relevant to diners seeking gluten-free breakfast and sweets from a kitchen the café says is protected against cross-contamination. For a particular dietary need, explain it to the team before choosing; the business itself invites that conversation.
Brunch, toast and pastries from a kitchen the business describes as entirely gluten-free, with no cross-contamination.