"Granada’s temple of fried seafood since 1942 — go to Los Diamantes for free tapas, noise and the city’s crispest pescaíto frito."
Los Diamantes has poured drinks and fried fish on Calle Navas in central Granada since 1942, and locals still treat it as the city’s temple of pescaíto frito. In keeping with Granada custom, every drink arrives with a generous free tapa — which is why the bar is shoulder-to-shoulder most evenings.
This is Spanish tapas at its most unpretentious: stand at the counter, order a caña, and let the kitchen send out whatever is freshest.
The kitchen lives and dies on its fried seafood — golden pescaíto frito, gambas, fresh anchovies and assorted shellfish, served by the ration or as the tapa that comes with each roughly €3 drink. It is fast, salty and built for sharing rather than ceremony.
The room is loud, tiled and standing-heavy, with the original Calle Navas bar at its heart and further branches across Plaza Nueva and beyond. Expect crowds, elbows and a genuinely local buzz rather than a quiet table.
For a birthday kick-off or a casual group night, Los Diamantes is hard to beat — cheap, fast and full of life. Pair it with a quieter sit-down later at Las Tomasas or Chikito for a full Granada evening.
Not for a quiet, seated date or anyone after white-tablecloth calm — this is a packed, standing, no-reservations tapas bar where noise is the point.
Los Diamantes is Granada’s best-known bar for pescaíto frito — crisp fried fish, gambas and shellfish — served free as a tapa with every drink since 1942.
Yes. Following Granada tradition, each drink (around €3) comes with a free tapa, typically a portion of the day’s fried seafood. Larger rations can also be ordered.
The emblematic original bar is at Calle Navas 28 in central Granada; the group also runs branches on Plaza Nueva and elsewhere in the city.
It is a stand-up, walk-in tapas bar rather than a reservation restaurant. Arrive early or off-peak to find space at the counter.
Walk-in only; arrive before 9pm or expect to stand and wait at peak hours.
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