The fastest, cheapest, frequently best food on Granada's streets.
Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in 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.
Try: Fritura malaguena (boquerones, bacalao, chopitos)
Tip: No chairs and a tiny doorway; arrive at 13:00 sharp or queue out onto Calle Elvira.
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.
Try: Pescaito frito at the counter
Tip: Yelled orders from the doorway, no chairs; arrive before 13:30 to claim a counter spot.
Cafe Futbol on Plaza Mariana Pineda in Granada is the 1903 Suarez-family churreria, four generations in, pouring thick hot chocolate for churros.
Try: Churros con chocolate
Tip: Two service windows: 06:00 to 13:30 and 18:00 to midnight; the terrace fills first.
Fogon de Galicia on Calle Navas in Granada plates Galician octopus on a wooden board with smoked pimenton and rock salt, the citys signature pulpo tapeo stop.
Try: Pulpo a la gallega counter portion
Tip: Pulpo a la gallega at the bar; pimientos de Padron run as the free tapa with a cana.
Bar Aliatar Los Caracoles in the Albayzin of Granada plates spiced snail broth November through March, a Granadina winter street-food classic at the bar.
Try: Caracoles en caldo (spiced snail broth)
Tip: October to March only for caracoles; outside winter the bar runs flaming chorizo and fried fish.
Kebab Baraka on Calle Calderia Nueva in Granada is the long-running shawarma stand on the citys teteria strip, plating spit-grilled lamb in flatbread.
Try: Lamb shawarma in flatbread
Tip: Cash only; the queue moves at midnight when the teterias close down for the night.
Bodegas Castaneda on Calle Almireceros plates the canonical Granadina berenjenas con miel de cana, fried aubergine batons in sugar-cane molasses, at the bar.
Try: Berenjenas con miel de cana
Tip: Order at the bar with a cana; the berenjenas land as the free tapa on the second drink.
Heladeria Los Italianos on Gran Via has scooped artisan helado since 1936, the citys oldest gelateria still in the same Italian-Andalusian family.
Try: Cassata helado from a 1936 family recipe
Tip: Seasonal March to October only; cassata is the historic order, takeaway window moves the queue.
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.
Try: Tortilla del Sacromonte (eggs with offal)
Tip: Slice at the bar or full tortilla at table; the vegetable version is on the menu if offal is not your speed.
Pasteleria Lopez Mezquita on Reyes Catolicos in Granada is the 1872 counter that named the Apperley pastel, a hojaldre with custard and sugar dust.
Try: Apperley pastel (1872 hojaldre)
Tip: Closed all of August; the front window display rotates with the feast-day calendar.
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.
Try: Pionono of Santa Fe
Tip: Six-pack of piononos travels well; this is a takeaway-only counter with limited cafe seating.
Horno de Encarnacion on Almona in Granada is the traditional wood-fired horno baking hornazos with chorizo and boiled egg every morning over the counter.
Try: Hornazo (yeasted bread with chorizo and egg)
Tip: Hornazos sell out by 11:00 on Saturday mornings; the working-day mollete bag is the safer late order.
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.
Try: Falafel wrap with tahini and pickled vegetables
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 in Granada has counter stalls inside the 1881 market hall plating raw bar, fried fish and Iberian charcuterie alongside vendors.
Try: Tapas at mercado counter stalls
Tip: The mercado closes at 15:00 sharp; arrive by 12:30 for the lunch shift at the stalls.
Freiduria Castro on Calle San Anton in Granada is the traditional fried-fish takeaway plating chopitos, bacalao and boquerones in paper cones to go.
Try: Take-away fried fish cones
Tip: No seating; order the mixed cone and walk to the Genil-Darro river benches with a cold beer.