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La Tasca — Two weeks ago we accidentally discovered this bar. I once was in Rhin Barril in the city centre and wanted to visit their bar in the Zaidin this time. But a bad choice. The first waiter cleaned our table and told us that his colleague was going to take our […]

Cerveceria La Tasca

May 17, 2017 in Blog tagged Granada / La Tasca / Tapas / Zaidin by Irenita

Gran KiKi — Last week we have visited two bars in the Zaidin neighbourhood. The first stop was in Gran Kiki Tapas, open since 1988. This afternoon there were already a lot of people and they were even waiting for a table outside. When we entered there was luckily one table empty. Afterwards […]

Gran Kiki Tapas

May 11, 2017 in Blog tagged Gran Kiki / Granada / Tapas / Zaidin by Irenita

El Oju — Last week he have visited a bar totally different from the usual bars. We visited El Oju, a vegan bar a bit south of the city centre. A bar that opened about three years ago, but transformed into a cooperative six months ago. A cooperative that likes to help organisations […]

Bar El Oju

April 13, 2017 in Blog tagged Center / El Oju / Granada / Tapas / vegano by Irenita

Bar boque — In the beginning of April we have visited Boqué, a bar that opened in February 2015. The majority of their visitors are Spanish. Not so many foreigners visit the bar, as it is a bit outside the real city centre. If you are in Camino de Ronda it is because […]

Bar bistro Boque – Closed

April 12, 2017 in Blog tagged Boque / Camino de Ronda / Granada / Tapas by Irenita

Vega Foodie Bar — Today’s blog is about a relatively new bar, Vega foodie bar. This bar contacted me for a possible visit. I must say that on my own I might not have found it and this gem would have kept a secret for a while longer. But it definitely is a diamond […]

Vega Foodie Bar – Closed

February 6, 2017 in Blog tagged centre / Granada / realejo / Tapas / Vega Foodie Bar by Irenita

Bar Kafka — In the beginning of February we visited a rather new bar, La Taberna Kafka. A bar that opened in the last weekend of October 2015. They specialize in wines and have some real curious ones. In my second visit I tried a rose wine from Morocco, which was just delivered. […]

La Taberna de Kafka

February 6, 2017 in Blog tagged Granada / La Taberna de Kafka / realejo / Tapas by Irenita

El Ajo Blanco — Last week we visited some wine bars in town. This blog is about the first wine bar we visited, El Ajo Blanco. I have never visited before, but which I have known for a while now. This bar is tucked a way in a corner. If you do not know […]

El Ajo Blanco

January 30, 2017 in Blog tagged El Ajo Blanco / Granada / realejo / Tapas by Irenita

Avila — Bar Avila exist since 1967, run by father and son. Usually the son works in Avila II and the farther in the original one. But as seen before, this afternoon the father was helping out the son in II. In the evenings it is always crowded. This afternoon the bar […]

Bar Avila

November 29, 2016 in Blog tagged Bar Avila / centre / Granada / Tapas by Irenita

Casa Mol — Last week I visited a bar I have never been before. A friend of mine told me that he liked the bar. So,as I was one a tight schedule that week I decided not to go too far off the beaten track. I visited two bars, “south” of El Corte […]

Casa Mol

November 17, 2016 in Blog tagged Casa Mol / centre / Granada / Tapas by Irenita

Taberna Rios — In one of our last visits we visited the Zaidin area and stopped in Taberna Rios, rincon Alpujarreño. A bar that was already on my list. I had been there before one evening with a friend of mine. The bar was really crowded that night. Since then I really liked […]

Taberna Rios, Rincon Alpujareno

September 27, 2016 in Blog tagged Granada / Rincon alpujareno / Taberna Rios / Tapas / Zaidin by Irenita

panero — Today’s blog is about a bar/restaurant in the Albaicin area, on the famous Aliatar square. The Pañero is in the left end corner of the square with a terrace below the trees and some parasols. It has a nice atmosphere and feels really tranquil. Even now and then a car […]

Pañero

September 27, 2016 in Blog tagged Albaicin / Granada / Panero / Tapas by Irenita

Taberna 22 — This time we visited a bar at the end of the calle de las tetarías, the Taberna 22. The bar was founded in 1922 and has been in the same hands for the last 18 years. From the terrace you have a view on the church of San Gregorio. The […]

Taberna 22

September 16, 2016 in Blog tagged Albaicin / Granada / Taberna 22 / Tapas by Irenita

front_Manigua — ATTENTION: This bar does not exist anymore. It is now called Pura Vida. Today I go a bit off topic with my blog post. On our way to have a cocktail in Escudo 11, as part of a celebration, we ended up in Manigua. As Escudo 11 was being reformed, […]

Bar Manigua

July 23, 2016 in Blog tagged centro / Granada / Manigua / realejo / Tapas by Irenita

Los Toneles — ATTENTION: This bar does not exist anymore. It is now called DecoBar Saltamaría. But it has the same owner as before. Today a blog about a bar that is not a new one for me either. This bar is located opposite of the market San Agustin. Los Toneles is the bar […]

Los Toneles

June 15, 2016 in Blog tagged Granada / Los Toneles / Tapas by Irenita

Last week I visited a bar that opened two months ago in Granada, called Filigrana. Just after it opened I already visited it with the colleagues of my coworking. That first visit was a bit of a disappointment. Three weeks ago we gave it a second chance, a better experience. […]

Filigrana

May 30, 2016 in Blog tagged Filigrana / Granada / Tapas by Irenita

Outside - El Tapeo — *They changed their name into The Javi Bar Experience! This week we went up to Cenes de La Vega. We stopped in a bar of which we very much liked the name, El Tapeo Argentino. It turns out that an Argentinian guy, called Javier, runs this bars since six months. […]

El Tapeo Argentino

February 17, 2016 in Blog tagged Cenes de La Vega / El Tapeo / Granada / Tapas by Irenita

Bares de toda la vida Bar Soria — The bar Soria is a (in)famous bar in Granada. It is said that the owner of the bar, Fran, has what is called ´la malafolla Granaina´. A phrase a little difficult to explain, but is something like joke that does not feel like a joke if you are not used […]

Bar Soria

January 25, 2016 in Blog tagged bar soria / Granada / Tapas by Irenita

Bares de toda la vida Casa Julio — This bar, Casa Julio, I got to know through my colleagues at my Coworking. So I had visited it two times before, but always without my camera. So this time I decided to visit them and bring my camera. I arrived just after the bar opened, at 13.10h. It gave […]

Casa Julio

December 24, 2015 in Blog tagged Casa Julio / Granada / Tapas by Irenita

Los Manueles - detail — For already four years Los Manueles is located here. I had always seen it from the (other) outside, so the first time I was taken here through the “secret” entrance (through the hotel entrance) I did not even realize I was in Los Manueles. It really surprised me. Los Manueles […]

Los Manueles

December 24, 2015 in Blog tagged Granada / Los Manueles / Tapas by Irenita

Portada Carmen San Miguel — Carmen San Miguel is a bar/restaurant that is located a bit off the beaten track. It is in the Alhambra area, but on the Mauro hill. So the hill opposite to the one the Alhambra is on. You can also say it is in the Realejo Alto neighbourhood, as one […]

Carmen San Miguel

December 7, 2015 in Blog tagged Carmen San Miguel / Granada / Tapas by Irenita

A little over a year ago the owners Elvira 81*, which opened on January the 2nd this year. Their idea is based on what is called in Dutch an “eetcafe”. The two girls, Lola and Carmen, lived for 3 years in the Netherlands, where I got to know them two years […]

La Estrella del Elvira – Elvira 81

November 22, 2015 in Blog tagged bar / Granada / La estrella del Elvira / Tapas / vegetarian by Irenita