Granada: Tasting of Andalusian olive oils
TASTE THE BEST ORGANIC EVOO FROM ANDALUSIA. Immersive experience with a specialized sommelier. With sourdough bread and local pairings.
El Pescaito de Carmela is an andalusian seafood restaurant in Centro Sagrario, Granada.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Fritura andaluza with boquerones and chopitos.
Tip: Two tapas-tasting menus on the carte; the seafood option is the better value at lunch.
TASTE THE BEST ORGANIC EVOO FROM ANDALUSIA. Immersive experience with a specialized sommelier. With sourdough bread and local pairings.
Enjoy the most delicious traditional food in Granada as you travel around 4 of the city's best tapas bars for a unique tasting experience.
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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.
La Bella y La Bestia on Carcel Baja in Granada is the tapeo institution known for the largest free tapas in the centre, with creative croquetas.
Order: Creamy croqueta and berenjenas con miel as your free tapas.
Tip: Drinks cost a little more than the average to pay for the size of the tapa; the maths still works out cheaper than ordering food.
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.
La Bella y La Bestia on Carcel Baja in Granada is the tapeo institution known for the largest free tapas in the centre, with creative croquetas.
Order: Creamy croqueta and berenjenas con miel as your free tapas.
Tip: Drinks cost a little more than the average to pay for the size of the tapa; the maths still works out cheaper than ordering food.