Andalusian€€€riberaDaily 13:30-16:00, 20:00-23:00
Bodegas Campos has poured in Córdoba since 1908, a warren of patios and barrel-signed rooms off Calle Lineros serving rabo de toro and salmorejo.
Signature: Rabo de toro, Salmorejo, Flamenquín
Order: Rabo de toro, the dish the house has cooked for over a century.
Tip: Ask to walk through the barrel rooms before you sit; the signed butts are a century of visiting names.
Andalusian€€€juderiaSun-Thu 13:00-16:00, 20:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 13:00-16:00, 20:00-00:00
Casa Pepe de la Judería has fed Córdoba since 1928, a taberna downstairs and a roof terrace upstairs that looks straight at the Mezquita tower.
Signature: Mazamorra, Rabo de toro, Berenjenas fritas con miel de caña
Order: Mazamorra, the almond-and-bread ancestor of salmorejo.
Tip: The roof terrace is the reason to come, so ask for it when you book rather than taking a ground-floor table.
Andalusian€€juderiaMon, Thu-Sun 13:00-16:00, 20:00-23:30; Tue-Wed closed
Casa Rubio sits against the Puerta de Almodóvar gate in Córdoba, a 1920 taberna renamed in 1932 and now three floors deep with a wall-view terrace.
Signature: Berenjenas con miel de caña, Tortilla de rabo de toro
Order: Berenjenas con miel de caña, then the tortilla de rabo de toro.
Tip: It closes Tuesday and Wednesday, which catches out visitors who assume a Judería taberna opens daily.
Mediterranean€€€juderiaMon-Tue, Thu, Sun 12:30-16:00, 19:30-23:30; Fri-Sat 12:30-23:30; Wed closed
Casa Mazal cooks the Sefarad and Al-Andalus traditions inside a fourteenth-century Judería house in Córdoba, with no pork anywhere on the carta.
Signature: Sephardic and Andalusi dishes
Order: Whatever the kitchen is running from the Sephardic side of the carta.
Tip: It closes on Wednesdays, and bookings run through a dedicated reservations line rather than the main house phone.
Andalusian€€riberaDaily 13:00-24:00
La Taberna del Río works a corner off Córdoba's Paseo de la Ribera, rotating art on the walls and a summer roof terrace above the Guadalquivir.
Signature: Croquetas, Risotto de rabo de toro
Order: The rabo de toro risotto, the kitchen's own crossing of two traditions.
Tip: The kitchen runs straight through from 13:00 to midnight, rare in a city that closes between services.
Andalusian€€ponienteMon-Tue 13:30-18:30; Wed-Sat 13:30-01:00; Sun 13:30-18:30
Astoria Casa Matías cooks spoon stews, dehesa meat and seasonal vegetables in Córdoba, well away from the Mezquita crowds on Calle el Nogal.
Signature: Salmorejo, Flamenquín, Rabo de toro, Berenjenas con miel
Order: Whichever guiso de cuchara is on; the stews are the reason locals drive here.
Tip: Only Wednesday to Saturday runs past 18:30, so plan a dinner here midweek at your peril.