Casa Encarna is a spanish restaurant in Camino De Ronda, Granada.
Casa Encarna in Granada is the Pedro Antonio de Alarcon sister of the Diamantes group, a formal table-service option for Motril seafood classics.
Must order: Cocido granadino and a glass of Calicasas.
Tip: Phone reservations only; the dining room sits 60 and books out on Sunday lunches with locals.
Address: Calle Pedro Antonio de Alarcon 34, 18004 Granada
El Pescaito de Carmela in Granada is the Marques de Gerona seafood sister of the Carmela group, working fritura andaluza next to the cathedral.
Order: Fritura andaluza with boquerones and chopitos.
Tip: Two tapas-tasting menus on the carte; the seafood option is the better value at lunch.
Restaurante Arrayanes in the Albayzin of Granada is the citys most serious Moroccan restaurant, with tagines, couscous and pastilla off Calderia Nueva.
Order: Lamb tagine with prunes and almonds, then mint tea.
Tip: Reservations recommended; no alcohol served, the mint tea closes every meal.
Bar Poe on Veronica de la Magdalena in Granada is the British-run tapas counter that broke the free-tapa monoculture with Thai curries and piri-piri.
Order: Tofu and aubergine Thai curry or piri-piri chicken as the free tapa.
Tip: Cash preferred; the kitchen runs evenings only and tapas rotate every drink, so order multiple to sample the world board.
Bodega La Mancha on Calle Joaquin Costa in Granada has poured Manchego red wine and free tapas since 1956, an emblematic Centro taberna with wood-barrel reds.
Order: Manchego cheese plate and Castile and Mancha wines by the glass.
Tip: Glass barrels behind the counter pour the house red; ask for the vermut tap on Sundays before lunch.
Bodegas Castaneda in Granada is the 1927 Calle Almireceros tavern that defines free-tapa culture, with house vermut and Alpujarran cured meats.
Order: Free tapa of jamon Trevelez with a cana, then a glass of house vermut.
Tip: Stand at the bar for the free tapas; if you sit at a table you order a la carte and the free system stops.
Antigua Bodega Castaneda on Calle Elvira in Granada is a traditional tavern famous for homemade vermut, hanging hams and rabo de toro with migas.
Order: Rabo de toro tapa and a glass of homemade vermut.
Tip: Often confused with Bodegas Castaneda around the corner; both run free tapas, this one leans toward heavier raciones.
