40 cheap eats places in Granada, editor-picked. the best low-budget spots in Granada: the places editors actually return to. All Granada food.
La Finca Coffee ★ 4.7
centro-sagrario · Calle Colegio Catalino 3, 18001 Granada
La Finca Coffee in Granada is founder Juan Manuel Gonzalezs micro-roastery cafe near the cathedral, with single-origin beans roasted weekly in-house.
Tip: The room is tiny; takeaway is the norm at peak hours and the roastery sells whole-bean retail.
Cafe 4 Gatos ★ 4.6
albayzin · Placeta de Cruz Verde 6, 18010 Granada
Cafe 4 Gatos in the Albayzin of Granada is the specialty cafe with limited outdoor seating, a sustainable breakfast and the closest Alhambra views available.
Tip: Arrive before 10:00 to claim a terrace seat; the toasted bread with jamon is the signature breakfast.
Dulcimena Coffee and Go ★ 4.6
realejo · Calle Molinos 19, 18009 Granada
Dulcimena Coffee and Go in the Realejo of Granada is the citys takeaway specialty cafe, pulling shots from The Barn, La Cabra and Gardelli on rotation.
Tip: Almost no seating; order to-go and walk Calle Molinos with the cup.
Bodegas Castaneda ★ 4.6
centro-sagrario · Calle Almireceros 1, 18010 Granada
Bodegas Castaneda in Granada is the cheapest dinner in town: order three canas at the bar and you eat free tapas across an hour without paying for food.
Tip: The free-tapa rotation only works standing at the bar; sit at a table and you start ordering off the carte.
Bodegas Castaneda ★ 4.5
centro-sagrario · Calle Almireceros 1, 18010 Granada
Bodegas Castaneda in Granada is the 1927 Calle Almireceros tavern that defines free-tapa culture, with house vermut and Alpujarran cured meats.
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.
Casa Ysla Piononos ★ 4.5
centro-sagrario · Avenida de la Constitucion 3, 18012 Granada
Casa Ysla Piononos in Granada is the in-city outpost of the 1897 Santa Fe pasteleria, where Ceferino Isla invented the pionono to honour Pope Pius IX.
Tip: Six-pack of piononos travels well; takeaway is the norm and the cafeteria seats are limited.
Pasteleria Lopez Mezquita ★ 4.5
centro-sagrario · Calle Reyes Catolicos 39, 18001 Granada
Pasteleria Lopez Mezquita on Reyes Catolicos in Granada has baked hojaldres since 1872, with the Apperley pastel named for English painter George Apperley.
Tip: Closed for the month of August; the front window display rotates by feast day with seasonal specials.
Heladeria Los Italianos ★ 4.5
centro-sagrario · Calle Gran Via de Colon 4, 18001 Granada
Heladeria Los Italianos on Gran Via in Granada has scooped artisan helado since 1936, the citys oldest gelateria still in the same Italian-Andalusian family.
Tip: Seasonal: March to October only; the cassata is the order and the queue moves fast at the takeaway window.
Casa Julio ★ 4.5
centro-sagrario · Calle Hermosa 5, 18001 Granada
Casa Julio in Granada is the 1947 standing-room fritura counter on Calle Hermosa, declared Local Monument and known for the citys best boquerones fritos.
Tip: No chairs and a tiny doorway; arrive at 13:00 sharp or queue out onto Calle Elvira.
Bodegas Castaneda Berenjenas ★ 4.5
centro-sagrario · Calle Almireceros 1, 18010 Granada
Bodegas Castaneda on Calle Almireceros plates the canonical Granadina berenjenas con miel de cana, fried aubergine batons in sugar-cane molasses, at the bar.
Tip: Order at the bar with a cana; the berenjenas land as the free tapa on the second drink.
Heladeria Los Italianos ★ 4.5
centro-sagrario · Calle Gran Via de Colon 4, 18001 Granada
Heladeria Los Italianos on Gran Via has scooped artisan helado since 1936, the citys oldest gelateria still in the same Italian-Andalusian family.
Tip: Seasonal March to October only; cassata is the historic order, takeaway window moves the queue.
Casa Ysla Pionono Counter ★ 4.5
centro-sagrario · Avenida de la Constitucion 3, 18012 Granada
Casa Ysla Piononos in Granada is the in-city outpost of the 1897 Santa Fe pasteleria, with the canonical pionono in slice form to take away.
Tip: Six-pack of piononos travels well; this is a takeaway-only counter with limited cafe seating.
Casa Julio ★ 4.5
centro-sagrario · Calle Hermosa 5, 18001 Granada
Casa Julio in Granada is the cheapest fritura in the city, with free fried fish tapas on a 2.50-euro cana since 1947, declared Local Monument by the city.
Tip: No chairs; eat at the marble bar or take the cone to the Calle Elvira benches.
Casa Ysla pionono ★ 4.5
centro-sagrario · Avenida de la Constitucion 3, 18012 Granada
Casa Ysla in Granada plates the 1897 pionono for 2 euros at the counter, the citys cheapest historic sweet at 30 seconds walk from the Centro.
Tip: Single piononos travel; six-packs are the canonical takeaway box.
Bar Avila ★ 4.4
realejo · Calle Veronica de la Magdalena 40, 18002 Granada
Bar Avila in Granada is the working-locals tapas counter on Calle Veronica de la Magdalena, with generous free tapas and a queue out the door at peak hours.
Tip: Bartenders speak Spanish only; point at the chalkboard or order the standard cana for the days surprise tapa.
Bar Poe ★ 4.4
centro-sagrario · Calle Verónica de la Magdalena 40, 18002 Granada
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.
Tip: Cash preferred; the kitchen runs evenings only and tapas rotate every drink, so order multiple to sample the world board.
Minuit Pan y Cafe ★ 4.4
san-anton · Calle Fatima 6, 18005 Granada
Minuit Panaderia in Granada is the bakery half of Minuit Pan y Cafe on San Anton, with sourdough loaves and a laminated pastry counter the Granadinos rate.
Tip: The viennoiserie laminates fresh at 09:00; brioche and croissant are the morning order before 12:00.
Convento de las Comendadoras de Santiago ★ 4.4
albayzin · Calle Santiago 8, 18010 Granada
Convento de las Comendadoras de Santiago in the Albayzin of Granada sells cloistered-nun convent sweets through a turn, with bizcochos and yemas baked daily.
Tip: Ring the buzzer; the nuns pass the order through a wooden turn so there is no face-to-face contact.
Bohemia Jazz Cafe ★ 4.4
centro-sagrario · Plaza de los Lobos 11, 18002 Granada
Bohemia Jazz Cafe on Plaza de los Lobos in Granada is the period cafe and live-jazz room, with a piano in the centre and nightly sets at 22:00.
Tip: Limited seating means waits at peak; arrive before 21:30 to claim a seat for the jazz set.
Minuit Pan y Cafe ★ 4.4
san-anton · Calle Fatima 6, 18005 Granada
Minuit Pan y Cafe in Granada is the San Anton corridor specialty cafe and panaderia, with house-baked sourdough loaves and a Reyes Catolicos sidewalk terrace.
Tip: Bread comes out of the oven at 12:00; the brioche pastries are the cafes signature breakfast.
Pasteleria Lopez Mezquita Cafe ★ 4.4
centro-sagrario · Calle Reyes Catolicos 39, 18001 Granada
Pasteleria Lopez Mezquita on Reyes Catolicos in Granada is the 1872 confiteria that named the Apperley pastel after painter George Apperley with cafe service.
Tip: Sit at the counter for cafe and the famous Apperley pastel; whole bombons and felipes are takeaway.
Los Diamantes Navas ★ 4.4
centro-sagrario · Calle Navas 28, 18009 Granada
Los Diamantes Navas in Granada is the 1942 fried-fish counter on Calle Navas, the bar that defined the citys tapeo crawl with pescaito frito.
Tip: Yelled orders from the doorway, no chairs; arrive before 13:30 to claim a counter spot.
Pasteleria Lopez Mezquita Counter ★ 4.4
centro-sagrario · Calle Reyes Catolicos 39, 18001 Granada
Pasteleria Lopez Mezquita on Reyes Catolicos in Granada is the 1872 counter that named the Apperley pastel, a hojaldre with custard and sugar dust.
Tip: Closed all of August; the front window display rotates with the feast-day calendar.
La Bella y La Bestia ★ 4.4
centro-sagrario · Calle Carcel Baja 14, 18001 Granada
La Bella y La Bestia on Carcel Baja in Granada delivers the citys largest free tapa: croquetas, berenjenas, paella the size of a starter on every drink.
Tip: Drinks are 50 cents above the citys baseline to subsidise the tapa size; the maths still works.
Bar Avila ★ 4.4
realejo · Calle Veronica de la Magdalena 40, 18002 Granada
Bar Avila in Granada works the cheapest tapas crawl in the Realejo, with free jamon asado tapas on a 2.50-euro cana and standing room only at the bar.
Tip: Cash preferred; the bartenders speak only Spanish and queue moves fast through the noise.
Los Diamantes Navas ★ 4.4
centro-sagrario · Calle Navas 28, 18009 Granada
Los Diamantes Navas in Granada is the 1942 fried-fish counter with free pescaito frito tapas on every cana, the cheapest tapeo stop on Calle Navas.
Tip: Standing room only; arrive before 13:30 to claim a counter spot before the lunch queue.
Antigua Bodega Castaneda ★ 4.3
centro-sagrario · Calle Elvira 5, 18010 Granada
Antigua Bodega Castaneda on Calle Elvira in Granada is a traditional tavern famous for homemade vermut, hanging hams and rabo de toro with migas.
Tip: Often confused with Bodegas Castaneda around the corner; both run free tapas, this one leans toward heavier raciones.
Casa Ysla Piononos Beiro ★ 4.3
beiro · Avenida de la Constitucion 48, 18012 Granada
Casa Ysla Piononos Beiro in Granada is the second-oldest branch of the 1897 Santa Fe pasteleria, next to the Caleta courts on Avenida de la Constitucion.
Tip: Quieter than the Centro branch; the Beiro counter has the largest seasonal pastel selection.
Casa Pasteles Albayzin ★ 4.3
albaicin · Plaza Larga 1, 18010 Granada
Casa Pasteles on Plaza Larga in Granada is the Albaicin pasteleria with piononos, eclairs and savoury pan y tomate breakfasts in the heart of the old quarter.
Tip: Breakfast queues form before 10:00; the piononos are baked at the obrador on Horno del Moral and arrive fresh each morning.
Convento de San Bernardo ★ 4.3
centro-sagrario · Calle Gloria 2, 18010 Granada
Convento de San Bernardo in Granada sells boxed convent sweets through the turn, olive-oil mantecados and yemas de Santa Teresa baked by cloistered nuns.
Tip: Pre-order by phone for Christmas surtido boxes; smaller mantecado packets are walk-in only.
Cafe Futbol ★ 4.3
centro-sagrario · Plaza de Mariana Pineda 6, 18009 Granada
Cafe Futbol on Plaza Mariana Pineda in Granada is the 1903 Suarez-family churreria, four generations deep, the citys most-cited churros-and-chocolate stop.
Tip: Two service windows a day: 06:00-13:30 and 18:00 to midnight; the terrace fills first.
Abaco Te ★ 4.3
albayzin · Calle Alamo del Marques 5, 18010 Granada
Abaco Te in the Albayzin of Granada is the Calle Alamo del Marques teteria pouring mint tea and serving Maghrebi pastries in a carmen with a garden.
Tip: No alcohol; the tea ceremony with three rounds of mint is the order, paired with a date pastel.
Cafe Futbol Churros ★ 4.3
centro-sagrario · Plaza de Mariana Pineda 6, 18009 Granada
Cafe Futbol on Plaza Mariana Pineda in Granada is the 1903 Suarez-family churreria, four generations in, pouring thick hot chocolate for churros.
Tip: Two service windows: 06:00-13:30 and 18:00 to midnight; the terrace fills first.
Los Manueles Tortilla ★ 4.3
centro-sagrario · Calle Reyes Catolicos 61, 18010 Granada
Los Manueles on Reyes Catolicos in Granada plates the classic tortilla del Sacromonte since 1917, the gypsy-quarter offal tortilla in slice form at the bar.
Tip: Slice at the bar or full tortilla at table; the vegetable version is on the menu if offal is not your speed.
Falafel Damasco El Rey del Falafel ★ 4.3
centro-sagrario · Calle Elvira 35, 18010 Granada
Falafel Damasco on Calle Elvira in Granada is the 3-euro falafel wrap counter, a hole-in-the-wall takeaway with homemade falafel balls and tahini sauce.
Tip: Takeaway only with a single bench outside; the falafel mix is fried to order, so wait can hit 10 minutes at peak.
Mercado de San Agustin Counter Stalls ★ 4.3
centro-sagrario · Plaza San Agustin, 18001 Granada
Mercado de San Agustin in Granada has counter stalls inside the 1881 market hall plating raw bar, fried fish and Iberian charcuterie alongside vendors.
Tip: The mercado closes at 15:00 sharp; arrive by 12:30 for the lunch shift at the stalls.
La Riviera ★ 4.3
centro-sagrario · Calle Cetti Meriem 7, 18010 Granada
La Riviera on Calle Cetti Meriem in Granada runs cocina casera free tapas with every drink, with portions large enough to call dinner after three drinks.
Tip: Stand at the front of the bar for the fastest tapa rotation; vegetarian options on every round.
La Vinoteca menu del dia ★ 4.3
centro-sagrario · Calle Almireceros 5, 18010 Granada
La Vinoteca menu del dia in Granada is the citys best 13-euro lunch deal: starter, main, dessert, plus a free tapa and a glass of house wine.
Tip: Lunch only; arrive before 14:30 to claim a bar stool or the side terrace.
Antigua Bodega Castaneda ★ 4.3
centro-sagrario · Calle Elvira 5, 18010 Granada
Antigua Bodega Castaneda on Calle Elvira in Granada is the tapeo crawls cheapest stop, free tapas with a 2.50-euro vermut and four rotating raciones.
Tip: Stand at the bar with a vermut; the tapa rotation moves through migas, morcilla and rabo de toro.
Bar Reca ★ 4.2
centro-sagrario · Plaza de la Trinidad 7, 18002 Granada
Bar Reca on Plaza Trinidad in Granada is one of the citys longest-running tapas counters, with traditional and modern Granadina tapas year round.
Tip: Terrace operates 365 days a year; the indoor bar is fast for a counter cana and free tapa on cold days.