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€€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€€centroMon-Fri 13:00-16:30, 20:30-23:30; Sat 13:30-16:30, 20:30-23:30; Sun 13:30-16:30
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.
Signature: Salmorejo, Flamenquín
Order: Salmorejo first, then the flamenquín, in that order and no other.
Tip: Sunday is lunch only, and the kitchen shuts firmly at 16:30 before the evening service.
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€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.