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Spanish tapasStanding tapas barJuderia
Bar Santos is the standing counter opposite the Mezquita in Córdoba, cutting wedges off a tortilla de patatas built the size of a cartwheel.
OrderA wedge of tortilla and a caña, eaten on the Mezquita wall outside.
DrinkCaña with a wedge of the house tortilla
FoodTortilla de patatas by the wedge, salmorejo
TipThere is no table service and barely any room, so order at the counter and take it out to the wall.
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Spanish tapasHistoric tabernaJuderia
Casa Bravo works the Puerta de Almodóvar gate in Córdoba from a patio retiled in 1914, pouring wine from its own bodega with the kitchen open all day.
OrderThe salmorejo, then whatever is on the daily menu board.
DrinkWines from the house bodega
FoodCordobés tapas, daily menu, salmorejo
TipThe kitchen runs continuously from midday, which is unusual here and useful in the dead afternoon hours.
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Cocktail barCocktail bar and clubRibera
Sojo Ribera runs a mixology room and first-floor terrace over the Guadalquivir in Córdoba, facing the Roman Bridge and the Torre de la Calahorra.
OrderA house cocktail on the upstairs terrace at dusk.
DrinkHouse cocktails built around Córdoba's history
FoodBar snacks
TipThe published summer schedule is tighter than the winter one, and the room does not open Sunday to Tuesday.
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CafeCafe barJuderia
La Bicicleta keeps a corner on Calle Cardenal González in Córdoba, a dog-friendly cafe bar pouring beer, wine and fresh juice until 01:00 daily.
OrderA fresh juice in the afternoon, a beer after dark.
DrinkFresh-squeezed juices alongside beer and wine
FoodSnacks and homemade desserts
TipOne of very few rooms near the Mezquita still serving at midnight on a weeknight.