Best Tapas in Granada

This monthly ranking of the best tapas in Granada tracks which bars and dishes are winning the vote right now. Granada runs on a rule most of Spain gave up years ago: order a drink, and a tapa shows up with it, free, chosen by the bar, not by you. That custom makes ranking Granada's tapas a little different, since you can't always pick a specific dish off a menu, only the bar that tends to serve the best one that round.

What tapas is Granada known for?

Because the tapa comes free and rotates with the drink, Granada's food culture is built on variety rather than one signature dish. Expect habas con jamón (broad beans with cured ham), migas (fried breadcrumbs, often with chorizo or grapes), tortilla española, plain jamón serrano, and a version of patatas bravas, all depending on which bar you're standing in and what they've decided to send out that round. Ordering a second drink at the same bar usually gets you a better tapa than the first one did.

Where can I try the best tapas in Granada?

Calle Navas is the densest strip of classic tapas bars in the center, built for exactly the kind of drink-and-tapa crawl the city is known for. Campo del Príncipe pairs the same custom with views up toward the Alhambra, especially at sunset. The Albaicín, Granada's old Moorish quarter, mixes tapas bars with tea houses and Moroccan-influenced food along its narrow streets.

What's the local tapas custom in Granada?

Order at the bar, not from a table, if you want to guarantee the free tapa. Some bars only run the custom for people standing at the counter. Sticking with the same bar for a second or third drink usually earns a better tapa than the first round did. Bartenders tend to save the better dishes for regulars of the night rather than the first order. Between the free tapas and generally lower prices than the rest of Andalusia's cities, a night out here costs noticeably less than the same crawl in Seville or Madrid.

How are the rankings calculated?

Every vote on The Best Tapa comes from someone in the same city as the tapa, not from a bot or an account on the other side of the world. We know this makes things a little more complicated, since you can’t vote from another country or city, even if you’ve tried the tapa. But this helps us keep the rankings and votes as legitimate as possible. We prefer a ranking people can trust, and this is the best way we've found to achieve that.

There are several rankings and ways to find tapas:

• Monthly ranking: We only count votes from the current calendar month, and the list resets on the 1st of each month. This monthly ranking reflects what's happening right now, not a definitive verdict on Granada's food scene.
• Historical ranking: Each tapa's full history remains available in the Historical section or on its own page.
• New tapas: tapas added in the last few hours and days.
• Venues: Ranking of the venues with the most tapas added in the city. It's a good starting point.
• Search: Type in a tapa, a bar, or a city, and you'll get results. If there aren't any yet, be the first to add them.

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