Bar Los Diamantes

Bar Los Diamantes is the most celebrated expression of Granada's distinctive free tapa tradition, which sets the city apart from almost everywhere else in Spain. In Granada, ordering a beer, a glass of wine, or any other drink automatically entitles the customer to a free tapa — and the tapa at Los Diamantes is notably generous, typically featuring fresh fried seafood from the Andalusian coast. The bar has multiple locations across Granada, with the Calle Navas branch being the most central and popular. The menu of tapas rotates depending on what the kitchen has prepared: boquerones fritos (fried anchovies), gambas al ajillo (prawns in garlic oil), chipirones (baby squid), and seasonal catches from the Atlantic and Mediterranean arrive at tables as standard accompaniments to drinks. The bar itself is exactly what a functioning Granada tapas bar should be: high-ceilinged, loud, covered in white tiles, always busy, with the counter piled with seafood and the bar staff working fast. Prices for drinks are standard local rates, making Los Diamantes one of the best-value eating experiences in Andalusia. The free tapa system means that visitors can eat reasonably well on the cost of two or three drinks. The experience is deliberately sociable and informal — groups of friends occupy tables for hours, accumulating plates, and the atmosphere builds through the evening. This is Granada food culture at its most vivid and unaffected.