Tortilla del Sacromonte is a Granadina omelette of eggs cooked with brain, sweetbreads, lamb testicles and peas, named for the gypsy quarter that invented it.
Tortilla del Sacromonte takes its name from the gitano quarter above the Darro where it was created in the early 20th century, a thrifty dish using offal cuts the wealthier Centro restaurants discarded. The dish became canonical at Los Manueles, founded in 1917 on Calle Reyes Catolicos, and at Chikito, which sits on the site of the Cafe Alameda where Lorca and Manuel de Falla discussed the dish in the 1920s. Modern restaurants run a vegetable version for visitors who balk at the offal but the original still moves in every traditional Granadina kitchen, especially during San Cecilio in February.
5 editor picks for Tortilla del Sacromonte in Granada, ranked by editorial score. All Granada signature dishes · Tortilla del Sacromonte across every city.
Las Tinajas ★ 4.4
figares · Calle Martinez Campos 17, 18002 Granada
Las Tinajas in Granada is the second-generation Figares institution open since 1971, with clay tinajas overhead and a Vinos de Granada wine cellar.
Mirador de Morayma ★ 4.4
albayzin · Calle Pianista Garcia Carrillo 2, 18010 Granada
Mirador de Morayma in Granada is the Albayzin carmen named for Boabdils wife, with terraced gardens facing the Alhambra and a remojon-bacalao menu.
Chikito ★ 4.3
centro-sagrario · Plaza del Campillo 9, 18009 Granada
Chikito in Granada sits where Cafe Alameda hosted Lorca and Manuel de Fallas Rinconcillo circle in the 1920s, with traditional Granadina cooking today.
Carmela ★ 4.3
centro-sagrario · Calle Colcha 13, 18009 Granada
Carmela on Calle Colcha in Granada is a tapas-first Mediterranean kitchen with two terraces near Plaza Nueva, winner of the citys tapas contest in 2012.
Los Manueles ★ 4.2
centro-sagrario · Calle Reyes Catolicos 61, 18010 Granada
Los Manueles in Granada is the 1917 tortilla del Sacromonte specialist now in a 500-square-metre Reyes Catolicos flagship, with continuous service all day.