Where to grab a drink in Pedro Antonio: the definitive guide

If you ask any local from Granada where people go out for drinks, the answer comes before you finish the question: Pedro Antonio. Calle Pedro Antonio de Alarcón has been Granada’s nightlife artery for decades: a long kilometre of bars, pubs and terraces where students, lifelong locals and a growing number of travellers — who’ve discovered that here the night starts with an afternoon snack — all mix together.

We live this street from the other side of the bar, so this guide isn’t about endless listings: it’s about how you really go out in Pedro Antonio.

First, understand the street

Pedro Antonio isn’t uniform. Broadly, it works like this:

• Upper stretch (near Camino de Ronda): quieter atmosphere, wide terraces, ideal for your first drink or a coffee with something extra. This is where we are, at number 85.
• Middle stretch: the highest density of pubs per square metre in Granada. Louder music, big groups, quick rounds.
• Side streets (Sócrates, Pintor López Mezquita…): the small places with personality. If you’re after something different, spend ten minutes exploring them.

The real timetable of the area

Granada runs on its own nocturnal clock, and it pays to know it so you don’t run into an empty terrace or a packed bar:

• 5 pm – 8 pm: tardeo (the early evening). Sunny terraces, ice-cold beers and conversations you can still hear. The golden hour for deals.
• 8 pm – 11 pm: the transition. The tapas crowd mixes with the first-drink crowd.
• 11 pm – 2 am: peak time. If your group is large, come earlier and save a table.
• After 2 am: on Fridays and Saturdays some places (like ours) keep going until 3 am; after that, the night moves to the clubs in the centre.

How to pick a bar (the three-glance rule)

You stop in front of a place and check three things:

1. The back shelf. If the bottles are top brands and on display, you’re in good hands. If you can’t see what they pour, be suspicious.
2. The ice. Glasses with plenty of ice in a balloon glass = a place that cares about the drink.
3. The music. Can you talk without shouting? Then you can stay two hours instead of twenty minutes.

And where do we fit into all this?

At Margot we play in the conversation-bar league: top-brand drinks properly poured, mojitos with fresh mint, a terrace and a neon sign that asks where will you be tonight?. House deals — 2 beers for €5, drinks for €5.50, coffee & drink for €6 — until 9 pm and open every day from 3:30 pm, which on this street is no small thing.

You can see the full menu here and how to find us on the contact page.

Three bar tips to finish

• Ask about the deals before you order. Almost every place on the street has them, but they often apply on specific days and times.
• The early evening (tardeo) is the best-kept secret. Same bar, half the crowd, twice the bartender’s attention.
• The best nights aren’t planned in full. Pick the first bar and let the street do the rest.

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