Where to go in Granada?

Question

Which are the best places for going out in Granada? Ir de copas, tapas............???

Answer 1

We found a great little sandwich place (not really tapas) just before you get to the Plaza Nueva, on the left, after turning left from Gran Vía de Colón.  They served food on OUR schedule, not their own...which, for some reason, we found to be a problem in Granada.  There was also a great little confitería going back up Gran Vía, on the left, which served some food, and served bocadillos at any hour.

For some reason, any place else, we could get tapas from about noon on, but in Granada, they kept telling us not until after 8:00.  Which is fine except when you are hungry at 4:00, too.

We found a great little tetería in the old arab quarter (down hill and almost in town from the Albaicín).  There was only one place that was open before 3:00.  Apparently for tea, you have to think British.  (a surprise to me) but great Morroccan style sweets!

Don't know the names of anything, but you hopefully will find them based on a description.

I find that the best thing to do is go with ideas, but eat wherever you are hungry.  Trying to plan these things can be pretty complicated.

Answer 2

For drinks or for tapas. These two things are in two different areas in Granada in my opinion.

For tapas bars, that's easy. CALLE NAVAS!!! This is a pedestrian street on the edge of the Realejo neighborhood near the Calle Reyes Católicos. (look it up on Google Maps) I've been to Granada several times and find THIS is the street for tapas bars. I think I counted them once and there are about 18 of them. Without fail, you pay 1.50 Euros and you get a good sized, free tapa. Oftentimes I would skip dinner and just stop in at 3 or 4 bars for a "caña" (small glass of beer) and just made the free tapas my dinner. These bars don't typically have music playing, just families and friends out for drinks, tapas, and conversation without having to shout. There are some with terrazas too.

For "copas"/drinks only, this is also easy. Go up the bar-filled Calle de Elvira. These are usually small, dark, loud-music-playing, young-set populated small bars serving "mojitos", mixed drinks, and beer. I seriously doubt any of these bars give a free tapa.

Have a great time in Granada! You'll LOVE their (FREE!!) tapas. They're famous for them throughout Spain.

Saludos, GranadaMan.... err... BarcelonaMan(.com)