centro-sagrarioMon-Sat 12:30-15:30, 19:30-22:30Cash only
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.
centro-sagrarioMon-Sat 12:30-16:00, 20:00-23:30Cash only
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.
centro-sagrarioTue-Sat 13:00-16:00, 20:00-23:30
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.
centro-sagrarioMon-Sun 06:00-13:30, 18:00-00:00
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.
centro-sagrarioMon-Sun 13:00-16:30, 20:00-23:30
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.
albayzinTue-Sun 12:30-16:00, 20:00-00:00Cash only
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.