Favorite food Granada?

We were there in June, as it was starting to get warm. Fried calamari, with a pitcher of sangria! Sublime!

"We were there in June, as it was starting to get warm. Fried calamari, with a pitcher of sangria! Sublime!"

Hi Cyn -

Do you remember where you had that sublime meal?

Thanks!

Bar Provincias, on calle provincias, is a great place to have the classic Granada tapas experience. It is tucked away in a back street and has a very authentic local atmosphere. There they give you some pretty good free tapas with your drinks. Look at what's on the daily chalkboard for the freshest seasonal foods.

If you want local, go have some helado at Los Italianos on Gran Via, the oldest ice cream shop in town. While it may not be the best, it is the most well-known and they make their own ice cream.

The principal central food market is well worth visiting. Called Mercado San Agustin it is fairly close to the cathedral. Unlike other indoor markets in Spain it's not in a particularly old & interesting building that's an attraction in itself, so it doesn't get lots of tourists just taking photos, but the range of fresh & prepared food stalls is brilliant.

A Pionono at Ysla or Puerta Bernina
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Hi Pepiita- sorry if I gave you a general recommendation, rather than a specific place. Sorry also that it was June 2002 when we were there (need to go back!), and I don’t recall the spot. For what it’s worth, any time you can get calamari and sangria anywhere in Spain, it’ll be worthwhile.

Thinking back about the trip, we also had a very memorable dinner with very good food, overlooking the floodlit Alhambra. It was recommended in Rick’s 2002 Spain & Portugal book (he combined them back then), and I have it buried in my travel archives. The place may not even be there anymore, but I’ll have to dig and find the book. The food was good, but the setting made it really great. I’ll get back to you, even if you’re not looking for dinner spots

I had lunch at the Restaurante Jardines Alberto, which is right across from the Alhambra. I really enjoyed the Nasrid style chicken and I LOVED the pio nono. Wish I'd had more!

Thanks for all of the replies and recommendations! Keep them coming!

We will have a lot of visitors and I am grateful for all of these recommendations!

Here is a very specific food question ...

Where would you eat at 11:30 am in Granada in July? I have a friend who will be entering the Alhambra at 1:00 pm (I know, HOT!) and wants to get a meal beforehand to sustain her. It should be a lovely spot where she can enjoy the beauty of Granada and stay coolish while she enjoys something local and yummy. It's an odd hour of the day to eat in Spain, but that's what she's got.

Maybe a bakery? Most likely MacDonalds? I doubt there will be any proper restaurants open for lunch at 11:30 am. Maybe your friend should do a picnic instead at one of these miradores overlooking the Alhambra, buy some good cheeses and embutidos at the local market and they will have as good as any restaurants.

Hi Pepita,

For you friend who wants to eat prior to going to the Alhambra, I would recommend the terrace restaurant at the Parador de Granada. My husband and I had lunch there in early October 2017 before our Alhambra visit. I believe it opens about 11:00 a.m. Even in the heat, the shaded patio was comfortable and this is a welcome respite from the heats/crowd at the Alhambra itself. Here is the TripAdvisor link with reviews and photos.

Enjoy Granada.
Sandy

Ok, if this helps, the fantastic place we had dinner in 2002, with views of the Alhambra all lit up across the river, was the Mirador de Morayma, recommended that year in Rick’s book, back when dollars were worth more than euros. It’s not listed in Rick’s 2013 Spain book, which we used when visiting northern Spain. Not sure if they fell out of favor or just were no longer in business, I did an Internet search just now, and it looks like they’re still operating, http://miradordemorayma.com/en/, but they don’t open until 1:30pm. Looks like it would still be a good place, even if prices and the dollar/euro exchange rate have gone up in 17 years.

Maybe not what you were asking for specifically but had churros and hot chocolate from the small place on Plaza Nueva.
They are made fresh and their hot chocolate is in a little stirring device because it's think enough to be used as dipping sauce for the churro which I recommend.

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Had excellent food all over Spain and Granada was no exception no meal jumps out at me as the best.

Have a tasty trip!
=Tod