Granada Restaurants
Granada isn't known for its culinary delights but you'll find a few excellent
restaurants making the most of local produce from the nearby sea and mountains.
Some have privileged locations with stunning views of the floodlit Alhambra at
night.
Chikito
Address: Plaza del Campillo, 9
Tel.no.: 958 223 364
Website:
www.restaurantechikito.com
Restaurant located in the centre of the city with bar and dining-room based on
Andalusian and Granada-style cuisine. Anchovies salad with roast peppers,
Chikito codfish, "piononos". Summer terrace. Closed on Wednesdays
Cunini
Address:
Plaza Pescadería, 14
Tel.no.:
958 250 777
Granada's top seafood restaurant located in the historic quarter near the
cathedral. Specialities include "quisquillas" from Motril on the coast of
Granada, fish stew (zarzuela), assorted grilled fish (parrillada) and rice with
seafood in a "caldereta".
Closed Sunday evenings and Mondays
El Claustro
Address:
Gran Vía Colón, 31-32
Tel.no.:
958 805 740
El Claustro specialises in dishes created from local produce such as Remojón
Granadino (a mixed salad containing cooked potatoes and grilled peppers and
garlic). Ox sirloin with duck liver is an interesting option whilst there are a
variety of dishes using mango and avocado from Granada's tropical valleys.
El Huerto de Juan Ranos
Address:
Callejón de Atarazana, 8
Tel.no.:
958 286 925
Idyllic setting in a villa with a garden in front of the Alhambra. The
restaurant serves up traditional local cuisine of the region such as partridge
and other dishes of Magrebi origin.
Stunning views. Closed Mondays.
La Chumbera
Address:
Camino del Sacromonte 107
Tel.no.:
958 215 647
Located in a cave in the Sacromonte gipsy district with views over the city. La
Chumbera offers modern and well prepared dishes such as pork with thyme and
black pudding.
Closed Sundays.
Ruta del Veleta
Address:
Carretera de Sierra Nevada, 136
Tel.no.:
958 486 134
Located 5km outside Granada in Cenes de la Vega. Excellent Spanish restaurant
offering grilled meats, fish dishes baked in salt and regional specialities
including wild boar cooked with apples. Closed for dinner on Sundays.
Mirador de Morayma
Address:
C/ Pianista García Carrillo, 2
Tel.no.:
958 228 290
Located in a typical Granadino villa in the Albaicín with views
across to the Alhambra. Local produce such as artichokes, asparagus and Riofría
sturgeon are typical in the dishes on offer.
Stunning view. Closed Sundays.
Sevilla
Address:
C/ Oficios 12
Tel.no.:
958 221 223
A former haunt of Lorca and his crowd, this city centre restaurant overlooking
the Royal Chapel has been serving up typical Granadino dishes since the 1930s.
Closed Mondays, no dinner Sundays.
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