Arrecife (/ˌærəˈsiːfeɪ/; Spanish: [areˈθife] ⓘ; locally [areˈsife]) is the capital city and a municipality of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.

[1] Arrecife is located south of Teguise and east of San Bartolomé, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to its southeast.

[4] The tallest building in Lanzarote is the Arrecife Gran Hotel, which is located on the seafront alongside the harbour.

The earliest records of Arrecife date from the fifteenth century when it was a small fishing settlement.

The name, given then as Arrecifes, refers to the black volcanic reefs behind which boats could hide, protected from sudden pirate attacks.