Marton’s guidebook for Granada
Food scene
Easygoing bar, lot of craft beer, good food, nice, rather international music. If you want to have chat with friends, this is defenetly the best place to go!
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1/2cuadra al SUREasygoing bar, lot of craft beer, good food, nice, rather international music. If you want to have chat with friends, this is defenetly the best place to go!
Mediterranean-middle east food, romantic restaurant, not cheap but worth it;
16 locals recommend
pita pita
Calle CervantesMediterranean-middle east food, romantic restaurant, not cheap but worth it;
El Burrito Loco
Calle La Libertad Mexican restaurant with delicious tacos. Good price, but slow service;
If you want to feel yourself in Jamaica, go in for a café or a turmix and chill in the hippy garden;
Rapido Y Furioso - Frutimania
424 Calle La CalzadaIf you want to feel yourself in Jamaica, go in for a café or a turmix and chill in the hippy garden;
Only weekdays lunchtime; a decent, good retaurant, where a Canadian couple cooks the few but delicious meals;
16 locals recommend
Restaurante El Garaje
512 Calle CorralesOnly weekdays lunchtime; a decent, good retaurant, where a Canadian couple cooks the few but delicious meals;
Nice place in an open-air parking lot, where you can have mainly grill dishes made by a Venezuelan couple, sometime live music.
Asarte Restaurante & Bar
Calle El CaimitoNice place in an open-air parking lot, where you can have mainly grill dishes made by a Venezuelan couple, sometime live music.
La Frontera
Said to be the best nicaraguan food restaurant.
Mona Lisa
Calle La CalzadaNica Italian restaurant on La Calzada;
Restaurante El Garaje
512 Calle CorralesThe best a la cart restaurant in town;
Boca Baco
Nice bar, often with live music, you can also eat sushi here.
Food for take away in the evening in front of the restaurant. Low prices, tasty (Nicaraguan) food, expect with a long quee..
Restaurante Año Nuevo Chino
1/2 c al norteFood for take away in the evening in front of the restaurant. Low prices, tasty (Nicaraguan) food, expect with a long quee..
The most popular place for café and breakfast; Excellent ambient, but a bit overpriced;
38 locals recommend
The Garden Cafe | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Calle CervantesThe most popular place for café and breakfast; Excellent ambient, but a bit overpriced;
A good restaurant; Everything like everywher just a bit better!
8 locals recommend
Restaurante El Zaguán
A good restaurant; Everything like everywher just a bit better!
La Consentida, Sandwicheria Chilena
al esteOur new favourite, if you want to eat fast and good!
Bocadillos Tapas Kitchen & Bar
Spanish type tapas bar, check the opening hours!
City/town information
Masaya
Visit the artesanal market and walk along the lake.
City advice
Getting around
About Granada - Taxi
You can easily get anywhere by taxi, that costs 20C per person independently where you go within the city, but we can also borrow you bikes if you feel so.
Don't miss
What do do...
Visit and go up in bell towers of the beautiful churches, walk along the promenade, check out the old railway station, look at (or try) the local restaurants on the pedestrian street (la Calzada) or just get lost in the colonial streets of the city. A good orientation point is the towers of the cathedral on the main square that you can see from many points in the city.
Customs and culture
Granada - Security
Granada (and Nicaragua overall) is safe, you just have to keep the basic rules that applies anywhere in the word. (Don’t use or wear expensive and flashy cameras, jewels; don’t go to empty streets by night, etc.) So you can walk everywhere and feel safe!
Don't miss
What to see...
Our favorite spots in the city:
To visit:
- Church of San Fransisco
- Cathedral
- Bell tower of church las Mercedes
- Main market
- Promenade
- Cemetery
Don't miss
Laguna de apoyo
A lake in a volcanic crater. This is a must if you are in Granada, the water is a little mineralic and crystal clear, we have never felt something like this before. We can help you organinzing the trip.
Travelling with kids
Dino park in Nindiry
Not too big, but worth to go there and you can also visit Laguna de Apoyo on the way there or back....
Don't miss
Boat trip or kayaking on Lake Nicaragua, around the islands
It's a very nice program, you don't have to make reservation, just go there and get on a boat trip (20-25$/boat) or rent a kayak (10$) and explore the islands on your own.