Andalusian€€juderiaDaily 09:30-00:00
Casa Palacio Bandolero fills a sixteenth-century palace facing the Mezquita, cooking white gazpacho, salmorejo and artichokes in Moriles wine.
Signature: Gazpacho blanco, Salmorejo, Alcachofas al Moriles
Order: Alcachofas al Moriles, artichokes braised in the local wine.
Tip: The two patios are the reason to come; on a summer night ask for the terrace beside the Mezquita entrance rather than an interior salon.
Tasting menu€€€€ponienteTue-Thu 14:00-17:30; Fri-Sat 14:00-17:30, 21:00-00:00; closed Sun-Mon
Terra Olea is chef Paco Villar's tasting-menu room in northwest Córdoba, three seasonal menus, Flos to Terra Olea, reading the province through its larder.
Signature: Flos menu, Cibarium menu, Terra Olea menu
Order: Cibarium, the middle menu, is the sensible first visit before committing to the full Terra Olea.
Tip: Sole Torres runs the dining room; dinner is Friday and Saturday only, so any other day means the 14:00 lunch seating.
Andalusian€€correderaMon-Fri 12:30-16:15, 19:30-00:00; Sat 12:30-16:30, 20:30-00:30; Sun 13:00-16:30
La Cazuela de la Espartería cooks taberna standards beside Plaza de la Corredera, salmorejo, flamenquín, pisto and rabo de toro across its salons.
Signature: Salmorejo, Flamenquín, Rabo de toro, Pisto
Order: The pisto, the vegetable stew that Córdoba's tabernas use to measure each other.
Tip: Sunday is lunch only and Saturday dinner starts at 20:30, an hour later than on weekdays, so check the clock before you set out.
Andalusian€€san-basilioTue-Sat 13:00-16:00, 20:00-23:30; Sun 13:00-16:00; Mon 20:00-23:00
Mesón San Basilio serves Córdoban home cooking around a patio in the Alcázar Viejo quarter, fried aubergines, salmorejo and rabo de toro leading.
Signature: Berenjenas fritas, Salmorejo, Rabo de toro
Order: Berenjenas fritas first, then the rabo de toro.
Tip: It sits in the patios district of San Basilio, so pair lunch here with the whitewashed courtyard streets rather than the Mezquita crowds.
Andalusian€€juderiaWed-Mon 12:30-16:00, 19:30-23:00; closed Tue
El Rincón de Carmen slow-cooks old-style rabo de toro and fries homemade ham croquettes around a Córdoban patio on Calle Romero in the Judería.
Signature: Rabo de toro a la antigua, Croquetitas de jamón, Flamenquín
Order: Rabo de toro a la antigua, the kitchen's stated signature.
Tip: The patio seats fewer than the two dining rooms combined, so name it when you book; the house sources from the Sierra de Córdoba.
Andalusian€€correderaMon-Fri 12:30-16:00, 20:00-23:30; Sat 12:30-16:00; Sun closed
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.
Signature: Salmorejo cordobés, Flamenquín, Berenjenas fritas con miel de caña, Rabo de toro
Order: The salmorejo, the version most cordobeses measure the others against.
Tip: It shuts on Sunday and does no dinner on Saturday, which trips up weekend visitors constantly.