Casa Ysla 1897 Piononos - Granada

Joni L.

Just really good pastries for a fair price. The star for us was the apricot (albaricoque) tart -- this is stuff dreams are made of. When I think of Granada, I will think of this tart forever. I will dream of this tart and hope to be able to duplicate it at home. We also had the Yuzu Lemon Tart, the Ferraro Tart and the Chocolate Covered Palmier. We tried a Pinono, but I guess it is an acquired taste; I am sure they are good though...just never had one before. All very good. We had to come back for another serving of the apricot tart. I would love to see bakeries and gelato shops in Granada capitalize on their namesake...the pomegranate; we never saw any pomegranate food.

Kailey P.

We stopped in specifically to try the piononos. The were good, but rich. They are small, but honestly I would have been happy sharing. I liked the cinnamon flavor - kind of like tiny cinnamon rolls.

D Y.

For me there's no window shopping when it comes to pastry shops, especially in Europe where they've refined it into high art. A local told us to try a local specialty called the Pionono and that a good place to sample it was at Ysla.

It was apparently created by an ardent devotee of Pope Pius IX as a tribute to him (the Italian vernacular for his name was Pio Nono), although any semblance to the real person may have only existed in its creator's imagination.

Ysla's pionono stands no more than a few inches tall and is composed of a delicate and ultra-moist sponge cake interspersed with layers of cinnamon and topped by a crown of lightly caramelized cream and a sprinkling of icing sugar and cinnamon powder. The bite sized cakes are actually perfectly portioned as any larger would represent an overdose of pure richness.

While you're at it, go ahead and try their other pastries and heavenly goodies. Believe me, it's easy to make a meal composed entirely of cakes and pastries the minute you enter Ysla. We came close to doing just that a few times during our stay in Granada!

Juliana B.

This is definitly one of the best places for test the Granaine tradicional bakery. One of the most delicious sweets is the Pionono, a dessert made by eggs, a licuour and suggar; but also you can find another options as the pic I took last day "Felipe" a soft cake with a pionono's cream and meringue. So tasty!!!

Daria C.

We sampled some piononos, and found them to be quite pleasant. We also ordered another cake, an Oreo cake, which we found to be a bit too sweet. However, the other cake was exceptionally tasty, with an incredibly delicious custard cream. The staff were very polite.

Jess

Cute little place to grab the Granada dessert: piononos. Interesting texture and bite. Taste like a mini cake soaked in syrup.

mmty007

If you are visiting Granada, Spain and not taking advantage of world class Piononos than you have no idea what you are missing.
These sweets are amazing and Monica & Maria are amazing people who await you with smile, positive vibe and amazing sweets to make sure that you come again!
Love this place, Thank you Maria & Monica it was outmost pleasure to come here all the way from USA.

Shi D.

We came here for breakfast and our eyes were very hungry — all cakes and desserts look lovely! We ordered quite a lot. Most of them are very sweet. The waitress gave a fork for each cake or dessert, which is lovely too.