Córdoba Restaurants

  1. Almudaina

    An elegant, atmospheric restaurant in a 16th-century mansion, with dark wood and damask tablecloths. Almudaina serves up excellent traditional food in individual dining rooms, including on an ivy-clad patio.

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  2. Amaltea

    Specialises in organic food and wine, with a good range of dishes including a delicious green salad with avocado and walnuts or Lebanese-style tabouleh.

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  3. Bandolero Restaurante

    This is an attractive azulejo -lined bar, facing the western side of the Mezquita. Serves up good traditional dishes (including media-raciones ) and you can sit in the bar or the restaurant patio at the back.

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  4. Bar Callejón

    On a pedestrian street with tables outside, looking up to Plaza del Potro, Bar Callejón does tasty omelettes (around €5.50 ) and a range of fish dishes. There's also a menú (set meal).

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  5. Bar Santos

    The legendary Santos serves the best tortilla de patata in town - eaten with plastic forks on paper plates, while gazing at the Mezquita. Don't miss it.

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  6. Bodega Campos

    This atmospheric winery-cum-restaurant sports dozens of different rooms lined with oak barrels, and its own house Montilla. The restaurant, full of swankily dressed cordobeses, serves up a delicious array of meals. For a cheaper but no less enjoyable evening, try the huge plates of tapas in the bar.

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  7. Casa Pepe de la Judería

    A great roof-terrace with views of the Mezquita and a labyrinth of dining rooms that are always packed. Down a complimentary glass of Montilla before launching into the house specials, including Cordoban oxtails or venison fillets.

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  8. Casa Rubio

    Dedicating itself to Mezquita arch-imitation, this busy place serves up all the usual tapas and has a comedor (dining room) upstairs. Start with salmorejo and cordero a la miel (lamb in honey).

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  9. Comedor Árabe Andalusí

    Indulge your North African tastes at this low-seated, dimly-lit eatery where you can choose from kofte, falafel, tagines or bowls of fluffy couscous with chicken, lamb, greens and herbs.

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  10. El Caballo Rojo

    Busy, big and with a reputation for Mozarabic specialities and heart-warming dishes such as white-bean stew. The upstairs terrace overlooks the Mezquita.

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  12. El Churrasco

    The food is rich, the portions generous and the service attentive. Meaty dishes include the eponymous churrasco, a barbecued pork fillet with exotic Arabian sauce.

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  13. Los Berengueles

    A fantastic attractively decorated azulejos -lined fish restaurant. Choose your own fresh fish or monster prawns from the cold counter.

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  14. Taberna Restaurante Puerta Sevilla

    This is a restaurant made for intimate lunches and inventive food. It has divided, private salons and a pretty plant-hung patio framed by ancient crenellations. Artistic presentation is important here, as is playfulness; specialities include bacalao (cod) tacos and duck in caramel cream.

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  15. Taberna Salinas

    Dating back to 1879, this large patio restaurant fills up fast, developing a lively atmosphere. Try the delicious aubergines with honey, potatoes with garlic.

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  16. Taberna San Miguel

    Córdoba prides itself on its tabernas - busy bars where you can usually also sit down to eat. The San Miguel, going strong since 1880 and known locally as El Pisto (The Barrel), is full of local characters. You'll find a good range of dishes here and inexpensive Moriles wine waiting in jugs on the bar.

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  17. Taberna Sociedad de Plateros

    Run by the silversmiths' guild, this well-loved restaurant in a converted convent serves a selection of generous raciones (meal-sized servings of tapas) in its light, glass-roofed patio.

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