Once I decided to travel, the first thing to do was to check the Michelin guide, targeting those Bib Gourmand, not the stars. A good value cooking is all I want. In Granada, this restaurant definitely delivered their best, and surely it was the highlight of our Málaga and Granada trip. You must not miss it.
Read More: What to Know Before Visiting Alhambra, Granada
A Michelin Awarded Restaurant in Granada
This restaurant is called Atelier Casa De Comidas, located a bit outside of the busy area in Granada, serving the gastronomic hungers 5 days a week.
By the time I made a reservation, it had a 4.7★ high ratings among more than 1,000 Google review. It was a good sign.
The setting was bright, clean and simple. Sure you won’t find anything too much or unnecessary. Perhaps they want the customers to feel like they are at their casa, home.
But surely the food was nothing homely and that’s why I came for it.
They offer both à la carte and a tasting menu. When I saw the tasting menu which listed 8 seasonal items for only €55 per person, I immediately pulled out the bank card and made the reservation without a second thought.
Look at those beauties.
If you know something about cooking, you’ll know there was a HUGE effort behind all this.
Atelier Casa de Comidas 8-Course Tasting Menu, Dec 2023
€55 per person (including bread)
Tasting menu in one glance
- Prawn Tartare with Creamy Free range Chicken Juice, Truffled.
- Foie Gras, Pickled Pumpkin, Five Chinese Spices, and Candied Black Olive.
- Red Prawn with Kefir, Tiger Nut Cream, and Galangal with Clarified Roasted Tomato and Anchovy Broth.
- Our Onion Soup, Egg Yolk Cream, Truffle, and Aged Comté Cheese (aged for 9 months).
- Pajuna Veal Sweetbreads, Forgotten Root Vegetables, Cut Stick, Concentrated Spicy River Crabs’ Juice.
- Koji-cured Sea Bass, Wakame Cream, Fennel and Onion Ash Meuniere.
- Venison Loin, Roasted Sweet Potato, Andalusian Mole, and Homemade Fine Herbs Mustard.
- Dreams of the Alhambra… Hibiscus, Apple, Pistachio, Green Tea, Tiger Nut, Orange Blossom, and White Chocolate.
Our table allowed us to enjoy the open kitchen view. It was my first time to see the chefs using 2 tweezers and carefully picking up the tiny greens and herbs onto each plate, one by one, meticulously.
But what impressed me the most was the hard work of designing the menu, which incorporated so many different elements into each dish, then executed them perfectly, and delivered at the right tempo. I also loved that they paid attention to the details – serving white and brown sourdough with a few kinds of locally produced extra virgin olive oil for you to sample.
All of these great works were charging at a very reasonable price from the point of view of a person living in the UK.
And oh, I forgot to ask the handsome server’s name!
Other Non-Spanish Restaurants to Recommend
When most of the Spanish restaurants are super crowded, or you are just fed-up with tapas (which can happen!), here are some different cuisines to recommend to you.
El Nopal (Mexican)
A lot of tacos to choose from. Loved there were loads of fresh herbs, tomatoes and onions which together delivered a vibrant flavour. The portion were generous too!
Palacio Andaluz Restaurante (Moroccan)
The taktouka (tomatoes and green peppers) was well spiced, while the chicken tajin, well, tender and flavourful enough. But I just couldn’t believe it was cooked in the tajin since the tajin itself was not hot, and when the server lifted the lid, there were no steam at all. I guessed it’s more or less a presentation thing.
