Best restaurants in Monachil

La Cantina de Diego

Bib Gourmand€€regional

A family-run restaurant located in the town’s old quarter, where you can choose between the summer terrace and two attractive dining rooms, both with a rustic, regionally inspired ambience. In the kitchen, owner-chef Diego Higueras focuses on technically uncomplicated traditional cooking that remains faithful to local, seasonal ingredients and is increasingly focused towards a “zero miles” philosophy (as an example, he produces his own olive oil and many of the vegetables are sourced from his own kitchen garden). The chef’s specialities include scrambled eggs with Monachil black pudding, fried

🕐 Tu-Th 20:30-22:30; Fr-Su 13:30-16:00,20:30-22:30

Ruta del Veleta

€€€Traditional Cuisine

Everyone knows this place as it has been run by the Pedraza family since 1976 and is considered a real dining institution in the province. Facilities include several function rooms for private events plus a main dining room that is particularly striking thanks to the typically Granada-style jugs (they say there are over 3 000 of them!) hanging from the ceiling. The extensive à la carte of traditional dishes and the restaurant’s setting in a Mudejar-inspired property have won it universal acclaim. A visit to the wine cellar is also a must.