€45-65albayzinMon-Sun 13:30-15:30, 20:00-23:00Book 1 week ahead
El Trillo in Granada is the Albayzin carmen with a leafy patio and Alhambra view, running a Basque-Andalusian menu locals book for anniversaries.
Tip: The terrace fills first; reserve and specify terraza for the Alhambra view or you eat in the courtyard.
€55albayzinTue-Sat 13:30-00:00, kitchen continuousBook 1 week ahead
Mirador de Morayma in Granada is the Albayzin carmen named for Boabdils wife, with terraced gardens facing the Alhambra and a remojon-bacalao menu.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays; book the carmen terrace not the indoor room from May to October.
€45-65centro-sagrarioMon-Sun 13:00-01:00Book 1 week ahead
Puerta del Carmen in Granada is the City Hall-facing taberna open since 2003 with a 250-bottle cellar and a tapas bar pouring free tapas at lunchtime.
Tip: Continuous service to 01:00 makes it a rare late-kitchen option; the bar is informal, the back dining room formal.
€40-65beiroMon-Sat 11:00-01:00Book 3 days ahead
Tendido 1 in Granada sits under the bullring grandstand at Plaza de Toros, working a Granadina grill menu since 1997 with brick-walled rooms.
Tip: Closed Sundays; ask for the bar tables against the curved bullring wall for the most theatrical seat.
Chef Jose Carlos Exposito€35-50centro-sagrarioThu-Tue 13:00-16:00, 20:00-23:30Book 3 days ahead
Chikito in Granada sits where Cafe Alameda hosted Lorca and Manuel de Fallas Rinconcillo circle in the 1920s; Jose Carlos Exposito runs the kitchen.
Tip: Closed Wednesdays; the front bar pours free tapas at lunchtime if you do not want to commit to the dining room.
€45-60figaresMon-Sat 13:30-16:00, 20:30-23:30Book 1 week ahead
Las Tinajas in Granada is the second-generation Figares institution open since 1971, with clay tinajas overhead and a Vinos de Granada wine cellar.
Tip: Order off the menu del dia at lunch; the same kitchen runs a la carte in the evening at double the price.