Andalusian€€correderaMon-Fri 12:30-16:00, 20:00-23:30; Sat 12:30-16:00; Sun closed
Taberna Salinas serves salmorejo, flamenquín and fried aubergine off Córdoba's Corredera, in a barrel-lined room the Salinas family took on in 1924.
Try: Salmorejo and flamenquín
Order: Salmorejo, then flamenquines de jamón serrano.
Tip: An earlier tavern stood here from 1879; the Salinas family business itself dates from 1924.
Mediterranean€corredera
El Astronauta cooks mezze and a full plant-based section in central Córdoba, a vegan moussaka and vegan burger alongside the standard carta.
Try: Vegan moussaka and mezze
Order: The vegan moussaka, or the mezze spread if there are several of you.
Tip: The operator publishes no hours, though the Córdoba directories agree it shuts on Sunday, so phone ahead before building a plan.
Andalusian€centroMon 13:00-16:00, 20:00-23:30; Wed-Sat 13:00-16:00, 20:00-23:30; Tue and Sun closed
Taberna Góngora is the family taberna on Conde de Torres Cabrera in Córdoba, adapting most of its carta for coeliacs on a separate chickpea-flour fryer.
Try: Rabo de toro and boquerones
Order: Rabo de toro, then boquerones, both at taberna prices.
Tip: It closes Tuesday and Sunday, an awkward pair that catches out anyone planning a long weekend.
Andalusian€€centroMon-Sat 12:00-16:00; Sun closed
Casa El Pisto has fed Plaza de San Miguel in Córdoba since 1880, a bullfighting taberna where a plate of pisto with a fried egg costs almost nothing.
Try: Pisto casero con huevo
Order: Pisto casero con huevo, then the ensaladilla rusa.
Tip: The operator publishes lunchtime hours only, so treat this as a midday stop rather than dinner.
Andalusian€centro
Taberna Coto has traded in Córdoba since 1972 and now sits on Plaza de San Miguel, serving lomo en manteca colorá that tourist kitchens have dropped.
Try: Lomo en manteca colorá
Order: Lomo en manteca colorá, then berenjenas con miel de caña.
Tip: It publishes no hours anywhere and closes Tuesdays, so phone before you build a plan around it.
Andalusian€juderia
Taberna Rafaé has worked Calle Deanes in Córdoba's Judería since 1977, a bodega-taberna running more than eighty classic plates at taberna prices.
Try: Classic Córdoba taberna plates
Order: Whatever the bodega board recommends; the carta runs past eighty plates.
Tip: It advertises itself as open every day but publishes no clock times, so call ahead in low season.