Andalusian€€centroMon-Sat 12:00-16:00; Sun closed
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.
Signature: Pisto casero con huevo, Rabo de toro, Ensaladilla rusa, Callos
Order: Pisto casero con huevo, the plate that gave the taberna its nickname.
Tip: The operator lists lunchtime hours only, so treat this as a midday stop rather than a dinner plan.
Andalusian€€centroMon-Thu 13:00-18:00, 20:00 until close; Fri-Sun 13:00 until close
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.
Signature: Croquetas de jamón, Mazamorra, Flamenquín cordobés
Order: Mazamorra, the almond purée that predates salmorejo in this city.
Tip: The kitchen rotates a recommendation board, so read it before ordering off the printed carta.
Andalusian€€san-basilioDaily 13:00-16:30, 20:00-23:30
Taberna La Viuda works the San Basilio side of Córdoba with more than thirty plates, cheese-stuffed flamenquín among them, and citrus-cured tuna.
Signature: Flamenquín de queso La Viuda, Atún marinado en cítricos
Order: The flamenquín de queso, the house rewrite of the city's fried classic.
Tip: San Basilio wins most of the patio prizes in May, so book here well ahead during the festival.
Andalusian€€riberaTue-Sat 11:00-16:00, 20:00 until close; Sun 11:30-17:00; Mon closed
The Plateros silversmiths' guild still runs this Córdoba taberna on Calle San Francisco, thick white walls set around a patio under a skylight.
Signature: Montilla-Moriles by the glass, Cordobés tapas
Order: A copa of the house Oro Viejo with whatever tapa the bar suggests.
Tip: The staff swap every round plate on the table for a square one when a coeliac sits down.
Andalusian€€centroTue-Fri 11:00-15:00, 19:00-23:00; Sat 11:00-15:00; Sun 12:00-16:00; Mon closed
Taberna La Fuenseca sits on Calle Juan Rufo in Córdoba, a wooden-bar house on the city's historic-taberna register pouring fino en rama by the copa.
Signature: Fino en rama, Cordobés tapas
Order: Fino en rama, poured cold, with whatever is on the tapa board.
Tip: The kitchen stops at 23:00 and the place shuts Mondays, so it is an early-evening rather than late stop.
Andalusian€santa-marinaWed-Thu 12:30-16:00; Fri-Sat 12:30-16:00, 20:30-24:00; Sun 12:30-16:00; Mon-Tue closed
Taberna Regina keeps a corner of Plaza de Regina in Córdoba, one of the houses on the city's historic-taberna register, pouring Montilla-Moriles.
Signature: Montilla-Moriles generosos, Cordobés tapas
Order: An amontillado with a plate of whatever the bar is frying.
Tip: The midday service runs Wednesday to Sunday and the only dinner sittings are Friday and Saturday, so plan an evening visit for the weekend.