Bar Poë

Calle Verónica de la Magdalena 40
Open daily 8pm-2am, tapas served until 12:30

http://www.barpoe.com/

Bar Poë is something of a legend. Its own website bills it as "world-famous" and that is perhaps something of an understatement. A favourite of students of all nationalities, locals and random tourists attracted by its constant appearance in guidebooks, this small bar is run by English expat Matt and his Angolan wife, Ana. Matt is the front man, ruling his domain from behind a bar which is large for the available space, whereas Ana cooks up delicious and fresh food from a set carta of tapas from which the purchaser of a drink can make their choice.  The tapas is unusual for Granada, being of an international bent and with sometimes surprising spicy heat! The coconut chicken curry and the pork skewers were particularly outstanding but all of the food we tried on our two visits was fabulous. Matt was welcoming, segueing from Spanish to English with ease, and the ever changing crowd of the global youth Diaspora meant for a very lively atmosphere. The place is only really let down by disappointing boys' loos and, a probably unfair niggle, the difficulty of getting to the bar to collect the tapas due to the thronging hordes of students.

Tapas is a set menu from which selections are made. We had:

Pork and pineapple skewers
Chicken in coconut sauce with polenta
Chicken in spicy Thai sauce
Brazilian blackbean and pork stew
Spicy piri-piri pork stew

Service: 7-8
Size: 8
Quality: 9
Loos: 6-7
Ambience: 8
Returnability: 9