What to order at Barra y Mesa Taberna

Must order
Rabo de toro, cooked down until the meat leaves the bone on its own.
Signature dishes
Salmorejo, Flamenquín, Rabo de toro
Editor tip
It closes on Sunday and serves dinner Wednesday to Saturday only, and the room is small enough that a booking matters.
CuisineAndalusian
Price€€
NeighborhoodCentro
HoursMon-Tue 13:30-16:00; Wed-Sat 13:30-16:00, 21:00-23:30; Sun closed
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Address: Calle Fray Luis de Granada 7, 14008 Córdoba

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La Taberna de Almodóvar ★ 4.2

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La Taberna de Almodóvar pours fino en rama over a wooden bar in central Córdoba, with salmorejo and flamenquín run as the everyday counter order.

OrderSalmorejo first, then the flamenquín, in that order and no other.

TipSunday is lunch only, and the kitchen shuts firmly at 16:30 before the evening service.

La Taberna de Trasmallo ★ 4.2

€€ AndalusianCentro

La Taberna de Trasmallo has worked Avenida Doctor Fleming in Córdoba since 2009, a wooden-bar room pouring fino en rama beside the city's standards.

OrderFlamenquín with a copa of fino en rama alongside.

TipIt runs straight through from midday, which makes it useful in the dead hours when tabernas shut.

Taberna San Miguel Casa El Pisto ★ 4.5

€€ AndalusianCentro

Casa El Pisto has stood on Plaza de San Miguel in Córdoba since 1880, a bullfighting taberna where the pisto with a fried egg is the house test.

OrderPisto casero con huevo, the plate that gave the taberna its nickname.

TipThe operator lists lunchtime hours only, so treat this as a midday stop rather than a dinner plan.

Taberna La Montillana ★ 4.4

€€ AndalusianCentro

Taberna La Montillana has traded on Calle San Álvaro in Córdoba since 1948, bull heads on the walls and Montilla-Moriles wines behind the bar.

OrderMazamorra, the almond purée that predates salmorejo in this city.

TipThe kitchen rotates a recommendation board, so read it before ordering off the printed carta.

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La Taberna de Almodóvar ★ 4.2

€€ AndalusianCentro

La Taberna de Almodóvar pours fino en rama over a wooden bar in central Córdoba, with salmorejo and flamenquín run as the everyday counter order.

OrderSalmorejo first, then the flamenquín, in that order and no other.

TipSunday is lunch only, and the kitchen shuts firmly at 16:30 before the evening service.

La Taberna de Trasmallo ★ 4.2

€€ AndalusianCentro

La Taberna de Trasmallo has worked Avenida Doctor Fleming in Córdoba since 2009, a wooden-bar room pouring fino en rama beside the city's standards.

OrderFlamenquín with a copa of fino en rama alongside.

TipIt runs straight through from midday, which makes it useful in the dead hours when tabernas shut.

Taberna Salinas ★ 4.6

€€ AndalusianCorredera

Taberna Salinas has run off Córdoba's Corredera since 1924, an azulejo bar backed by wine casks and a patio full of plants and old paintings.

OrderThe salmorejo, the version most cordobeses measure the others against.

TipIt shuts on Sunday and does no dinner on Saturday, which trips up weekend visitors constantly.

Taberna San Miguel Casa El Pisto ★ 4.5

€€ AndalusianCentro

Casa El Pisto has stood on Plaza de San Miguel in Córdoba since 1880, a bullfighting taberna where the pisto with a fried egg is the house test.

OrderPisto casero con huevo, the plate that gave the taberna its nickname.

TipThe operator lists lunchtime hours only, so treat this as a midday stop rather than a dinner plan.

Taberna La Montillana ★ 4.4

€€ AndalusianCentro

Taberna La Montillana has traded on Calle San Álvaro in Córdoba since 1948, bull heads on the walls and Montilla-Moriles wines behind the bar.

OrderMazamorra, the almond purée that predates salmorejo in this city.

TipThe kitchen rotates a recommendation board, so read it before ordering off the printed carta.

Taberna La Viuda ★ 4.3

€€ AndalusianSan Basilio

Taberna La Viuda works the San Basilio side of Córdoba with more than thirty plates, cheese-stuffed flamenquín among them, and citrus-cured tuna.

OrderThe flamenquín de queso, the house rewrite of the city's fried classic.

TipSan Basilio wins most of the patio prizes in May, so book here well ahead during the festival.

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