El Trillo is a modern andalusian restaurant in Albayzin, Granada.
El Trillo in Granada is the Albayzin carmen restaurant with a leafy patio and Alhambra view, running a Basque-Andalusian menu locals book for anniversaries.
Signature dishes: Crab and avocado timbale, Iberian pork cheeks, Cordero asado
Tip: The terrace fills first; reserve specifying terraza for the Alhambra view or you will eat in the courtyard.
Address: Callejon del Aljibe del Trillo 3, 18010 Granada
Puerta del Carmen in Granada is the City Hall-facing restaurant-tavern open since 2003, with a 250-bottle wine cellar and free tapas at the bar.
Signature: Iberian acorn-fed ham, Steak tartare with mustard vinaigrette, Grilled octopus with truffle parmentier
Tip: Continuous service to 01:00 makes it a rare late-kitchen option; the bar is informal, the back dining room formal.
Restaurante Oliver in Granada has worked Plaza Pescaderia since 1997, run by Jose Enrique Oliver as the third generation of a Granadina hospitality family.
Signature: Hake with langoustine cream, Grilled red mullet, Motril langoustines
Tip: The plaza terrace is the seat to ask for; spontaneous flamenco breaks out at the bar on weekend evenings.
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.
Signature: Tortilla del Sacromonte, Croquetas de jamon, Habas con jamon
Tip: Croquetas are the bar order; the Sacromonte tortilla with offal is the historic plate but ask for the vegetable version if entrails are not your speed.
Tendido 1 in Granada sits under the bullrings grandstand at Plaza de Toros, working a Granadina grill menu since 1997 with brick-walled rooms.
Signature: Iberian secreto, Four-cheese tenderloin tip, Tendido 1 cod fillet
Tip: Closed Sundays; ask for the bar tables against the curved bullring wall for the most theatrical seat.
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.
Signature: Creative croquetas, Tuna tataki, Berenjenas con miel
Tip: The covered terrace stays open year round with heaters; sit on the open one in May for the best people-watching on Calle Colcha.
La Botilleria on Calle Varela in Granada is a quiet Realejo tapas room with wine pairing tapas, set on a side street off the busier Centro tapeo routes.
Signature: Iberian acorn-fed ham, Goat cheese tapa, Sauteed artichokes
Tip: Walk-up at 13:00 and you get a table; after 21:00 the room is reservation-only for dinner.
