• A red lacquered sushi boat at Hito holding nigiri, hosomaki and crisp-topped rolls
  • A sashimi platter of sliced bluefin tuna, salmon and hamachi at Hito
  • A Hito server carrying a large tray of nigiri, uramaki and maki to a table
  • Maguro no tataki - seared bluefin tuna with taré sauce - at the Hito counter
  • A row of nigiri cut to order at the Hito counter
  • A bowl of yaki udon from the Hito kitchen

Calle Galileo, 4 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Inside

Hito

The people, the press and the guides behind a small Japanese kitchen near Las Canteras.

Hito co-owner Oliver Schultz holding a celebration cake inside the restaurant
Co-owner Oliver Schultz, inside Hito
The ownersHito today

The People Behind Hito

Oliver Schultz and Olga Svandova are the travelling pair behind Hito today. Their small, welcoming restaurant near Las Canteras begins with authentic Japanese product, then lets memories of other cuisines - including Thai and Brazilian cooking - enter the conversation.

Together they carry Hito forward with a close team and a distinctly personal way of welcoming every table. The restaurant feels intimate by design: careful cooking, warm service and the easy rhythm of a neighbourhood dining room.

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The dark, intimate dining room at Hito in Las Palmas, with a red cherry-blossom painting and a wooden slat screen
The dining room on Calle Galileo, Las Palmas
PressLocal Guide Gran Canaria

Featured by Local Guide Gran Canaria

Local Guide Gran Canaria places Hito among its most valued Japanese restaurants in Las Palmas. Set on a street running towards Las Canteras, the guide highlights the restaurant’s makis, varied sushi and delivery service.

The feature also places Hito within the city’s wider relationship with Japan - shaped by the port, tuna fishing and a long-established Japanese community in Gran Canaria.

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A 2015 newspaper feature about Hito Japanese Restaurant in Las Palmas
The 2015 feature, from Hito’s archive
Archive7 February 2015

A Story in Print

On 7 February 2015, a newspaper feature introduced Hito with a headline that played on its name. The page captured an earlier chapter of the restaurant and the people shaping its kitchen at that moment.

The clipping belongs to Hito’s history rather than its current ownership. What carries forward is the same larger story: Japanese cooking has deep roots in Las Palmas, and Hito has spent years adding its own voice through careful cuts, fresh fish and a warm neighbourhood room.

El “Hito”, todo un hito.

Headline, February 2015
The Hito dining room in Las Palmas with cherry-blossom red-disc wall art, a wooden crane column and tables set with red napkins
Inside the Hito dining room
RecognitionGuía Repsol 2026

Recommended by Guía Repsol 2026

Hito appears in the 2026 Guía Repsol selection as a Guía Repsol Restaurant. The recognition celebrates a compact, welcoming project that treats fresh product with care and keeps searching for new experiences.

The guide calls out quality ingredients such as Balfegó bluefin tuna and a broad Japanese repertoire: sushi, nigiri and sashimi alongside soups, tempura, temaki, hosomaki, uramaki and usuzukuri. It is recognition shared with the team, suppliers and every guest who returns to the table.

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Members and friends of the Hito team standing with surfboards at Las Canteras
The team at Las Canteras, December 2025
The teamDecember 2025

Beyond the Counter

At Christmas 2025, members of the Hito team traded the dining room for boards and cold Atlantic water at Las Canteras. The surf outing was a celebration after a year shaped by service, cooperation and the support of the restaurant’s guests.

That day says something simple about Hito: the work is serious, but the people behind it make room for friendship, play and the island around them. The connection to Las Palmas continues well beyond the counter.

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Hito Japanese Restaurant
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