Andalusia Restaurants

Eating out is an intrinsic part of the Andalusian lifestyle. Whether it’s sharing some tapas with friends over a prelunch drink or a three-course à la carte meal, many Andalusians eat out at some point during the day. Unsurprisingly, there are literally thousands of bars and restaurants throughout the region catering to all budgets and tastes.

At lunchtime, check out the daily menus (menús del día) offered by many restaurants, usually three courses and excellent value (expect to pay €8–€15, depending on the type of restaurant and location). Roadside restaurants, known as ventas, usually provide good food in generous portions and at reasonable prices. Be aware that many restaurants add a service charge (cubierto), which can be as much as €3 per person, and some restaurant prices don’t include value-added tax (impuesto sobre el valor añadido/I.V.A.) at 10%.

Andalusians tend to eat later than their fellow Spaniards—lunch is 2–4 pm, and dinner starts at 9 pm (10 pm in the summer). In cities, many restaurants are closed Sunday night (fish restaurants tend to close on Monday) and in inland towns and cities, some close for all of August.

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  • 1. Bodegas Campos

    $$ | San Pedro

    A block east of the Plaza del Potro, this traditional old bodega with high-quality service is the epitome of all that's great about Andalusian cuisine. The dining rooms are in barrel-heavy rustic rooms and leafy traditional patios (take a look at some of the signed barrels—you may recognize a name or two, such as the former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair). Magnificent vintage flamenco posters decorate the walls. Regional dishes include solomillo del Valle de los Pedroches dos salsas y patatas a lo pobre (local pork with two sauces—green and sherry—and creamy potatoes) and pâté de perdiz (partridge pâté) with Pedro Ximénez wine. Vegetables come from the restaurant's own market garden, and it makes its own Montilla. There's also an excellent tapas bar (from €3.50).

    Calle Lineros 32, Córdoba, Andalusia, 14002, Spain
    957-497500

    Known For

    • Bodega setting
    • Regional dishes
    • Excellent tapas bar
  • 2. El Choco

    $$$$ | Centro

    The city's most exciting restaurant, which has renewed its Michelin star annually since 2012, El Choco has renowned chef Kisko Garcia at the helm whipping up innovative dishes based on his 10 Commandments to preserve good cooking. One of them is that taste always comes first, and that plays out well during a meal at this minimalist restaurant with charcoal-colored walls, glossy parquet floors, and dishes offering new sensations and amazing presentations. You start dinner in the entrance lounge and then move into the kitchen to watch a dish being prepared before you go to your table. Two tasting menus are available (from €110), with plenty of tasty creative surprises. Allow three hours for your meal. Take a cab; El Choco is outside the city center to the east and not easy to find.

    Calle del Compositor Serrano Lucena 14, Córdoba, Andalusia, 14003, Spain
    957-264863

    Known For

    • Creative Andalusian cooking
    • Good-value Michelin-star tasting menu
    • Innovative presentation

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon.–Wed. and Aug. No dinner Sun.
  • 3. noor

    $$$$ | Centro

    One of the few two Michelin-starred venues in Andalusia, noor offers Andalusí cuisine in three tasting menus that explore the ingredients used before the discovery of the New World as well as the fusion of the New World ingredients into Spanish cooking. Local chef Paco Morales and team create in the open kitchen while diners sit at very modern tables under a dramatic Arabian nights' ceiling. On arrival, guests wash their hands in orange water and sit for a tasting menu (from €95; wine pairing available). If you go for the full tasting menu, allow 3½ hours for your meal!

    Calle Pablo Ruiz Picasso 8, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
    957-964055

    Known For

    • Creative authentic cuisine
    • Destination dining
    • Arabian nights ambience

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun.–Tues. and Jul. and Aug.
  • 4. Amaltea

    $ | Centro

    Satisfying vegetarians, vegans, and their meat-eating friends, this organic restaurant includes some meat and fish on the menu. There's a healthy mix of Mexican, Asian, Spanish, and Italian-influenced dishes, including salmon steamed in banana leaves, ras el hanout lamb wok, and couscous. The interior is warm and inviting, and diners are treated to a soothing musical backdrop of jazz, blues, and chill-out music.

    Calle Ronda de Isasa 10, Córdoba, Andalusia, 14001, Spain
    657-757598

    Known For

    • Vegetarian food
    • Inviting interior with relaxed vibe
    • Organic options

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No dinner Sun. Closed Sun. in summer
  • 5. Bar Santos

    $ | Judería

    This very small, quintessentially Spanish bar, with no seats and numerous photos of matadors and flamenco dancers, seems out of place surrounded by the tourist shops and overshadowed by the Mezquita, but its appearance—and its prices—are part of its charm. Tapas (from €2.50) such as albóndigas en salsa de almendras (meatballs in almond sauce) and bocadillos (sandwiches that are literally "little mouthfuls") are excellent in quality and value, while the tortilla de patata (potato omelet) is renowned and celebrated both for its taste and its heroic thickness. When it's busy, drinks and food are served on plastic and you often have to eat outside on the street.

    Calle Magistral González Francés 3, Córdoba, Andalusia, 41003, Spain
    957-488975

    Known For

    • Tortilla de patata
    • Inexpensive tapas
    • Being busy

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
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  • 6. Casa Mazal

    $$ | Judería

    In the heart of the Judería, this pretty little restaurant serves a modern interpretation of Sephardic cuisine—with organic dishes that are more exotic than the usual Andalusian fare—and a kosher menu. The many vegetarian options include gazpacho with mango and artichoke hearts in saffron sauce; and the siniya (trout baked in vine leaves with pomegranate and mint) is delicious. Try a bottle of kosher wine, and for dessert consider the rose or violet ice cream. The romantic atmosphere is compounded by two violinists playing Sephardic music on the patio on weekends.

    Calle Tomás Conde 3, Córdoba, Andalusia, 14004, Spain
    685-882666

    Known For

    • Traditional Sephardic cuisine
    • Romantic ambience
    • Vegetarian dishes

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Wed.
  • 7. Casa Pepe de la Judería

    $$$ | Judería

    Geared toward a tourist clientele, this place is always packed, noisy, and fun, and there is live Spanish guitar music on the roof terrace most summer nights. Antiques and some wonderful old oil paintings fill this three-floor labyrinth of rooms just around the corner from the mosque, near the Judería. A full selection of tapas and house specialties includes cochinillo (crispy suckling pig) and the solidly traditional rabo de toro. The croquetas de jamón are reputedly the best in town. Bookings are only taken through the website.

    Calle Romero 1, Córdoba, Andalusia, 14003, Spain
    957-200744

    Known For

    • Traditional Andalusian food
    • Croquetas de jamón
    • Live music on the roof terrace in summer

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Reservations essential and via the website only
  • 8. Cosmopolitan Food

    $

    The lively Juda Levi Plaza, surrounded by a maze of narrow streets and squares, lies at the heart of the Judería and makes a great spot for indulging in a little people-watching and a well-earned break. Sit outside here with a drink or, better still, an ice cream, sandwich, or snack.

    Pl. Juda Levi, Córdoba, Andalusia, 14003, Spain
  • 9. El Churrasco

    $$ | Judería

    The name suggests grilled meat, but this restaurant in the heart of the Judería serves much more. In the colorful bar try tapas (from €3.50) such as the berenjenas crujientes con salmorejo (crispy fried eggplant slices with thick gazpacho), while in the restaurant opt for the supremely fresh grilled fish or the steak, which is the best in town, particularly the namesake churrasco ibérico (grilled Iberian pork, served here in a spicy tomato-based sauce). There's alfresco dining on the inner patio or upper-floor terrace when it's warm outside—also the season to try another specialty: gazpacho blanco de piñones con manzanas y pasas (a white gazpacho made with pine nuts, apple, and raisins). Save some room for the leche frita con helado de canela (creamy dessert with cinnamon ice cream).

    Calle Romero 16, Córdoba, Andalusia, 14003, Spain
    957-290819

    Known For

    • Grilled meat
    • Tapas
    • Alfresco dining

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Aug.
  • 10. El Rincón de Carmen

    $ | Judería

    With the sights of the Judería on the doorstep, this is a good central spot for a quick bite in a typical Córdoba patio setting that's particularly pretty at night. Tapas and sharing plates make up the menu where star turns come from the magret de pato (duck breast) and saquitos de bacalao con salsa dulce de pimientos (cod pastries with sweet pepper sauce).

    Calle Romero 4, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
    957-291055

    Known For

    • Attractive patio setting
    • Generous portions
    • Saquitos de bacalao (cod pastries)

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Tues.
  • 11. La Regadera

    $$ | Judería

    It feels as if you could be outside at this bright venue on the river whose fresh interior comes with miniature wall gardens—there's even an herb garden in the middle. Local produce takes center stage on the short menu, where you'll find a mix of traditional and modern dishes including house specials such as wild sea bass ceviche, suckling pig, and cream of lemon. The wine list is good and the by-the-glass selection runs particularly long. Service from the young staff comes with a smile.

    Calle Ronda de Isasa 10, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
    957-101400

    Known For

    • Good wine list
    • Garden-like interior
    • Tuna tartare
  • 12. La Tinaja

    $$ | Centro

    On the river to the east of the city, this bodega-bar has kept its original 18th-century-house layout, which means that you can eat in different rooms as well as outside on the pleasant terrace. The food is traditional, with an emphasis on local produce and Córdoba staples such as mazamorra con atún rojo ahumado (traditional almond soup with smoked tuna) and flamenquín as well as oxtail and salmorejo. Locals flock here for the homemade foie gras and char-grilled meat, which you can enjoy with a glass of Montilla.

    Paseo de la Ribera 12, Córdoba, Andalusia, 14002, Spain
    957-047998

    Known For

    • Grilled meat
    • Riverside terrace
    • Homemade foie gras
  • 13. Salón de Té

    $ | Judería

    A few blocks from the Mezquita, this place is a beautiful spot for tea, with a courtyard, side rooms filled with cushions, and a shop selling Moroccan clothing. It's open daily noon–10 pm.

    Calle del Buen Pastor 13, Córdoba, Andalusia, 14003, Spain
    957-487984
  • 14. Taberna de San Miguel

    $ | Centro

    Just a few minutes' walk from the Plaza de las Tendillas and opposite the lovely San Miguel Church, this popular tapas spot—also known as the Casa el Pisto (Ratatouille House)—was established in 1880. You can choose to squeeze in at the bar and dine on tapas (from €3) or spread out a little more on the patio decked with ceramics and bullfighting memorabilia, where half and full portions are served. Legendary toreador Manolete is particularly revered here. The menu is one long list of typical local dishes, so expect to find oxtail, salmorejo, flamenquín (bacon-wrapped pork loin that's breaded and fried), and, of course, pisto (ratatouille), plus the daily special stew.

    Pl. de San Miguel 1, Córdoba, Andalusia, 14002, Spain
    957-470166

    Known For

    • Tapas, including pisto
    • Historic ambience
    • Patio with bullfighting memorabilia

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon.
  • 15. Taberna La Viuda

    $ | Judería

    Slightly off the beaten tourist trail and with a lively local vibe, this tavern-style venue specializes in traditional local cuisine such as salmorejo, flamenquín, and oxtail, but you'll also find creative touches on the menu in the form of tuna marinated in ginger and scrambled eggs with smoked fish and trout roe. Most dishes are available as tapas and half or full plates, and all can be paired with local wines. Expect a warm welcome from the owners and their staff.

    Calle de San Basilio 52, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
    957-296905

    Known For

    • Traditional local food
    • Warm welcome
    • Wine pairings
  • 16. Blanco Enea

    $$ | Centro
    Closed Permanently

    On the square opposite the San Pedro church, this is one of Córdoba's most innovative dining spots. Enjoy tapas and sharing portions downstairs or on the outside terrace—house specialties here include Galician-style octopus and prawn churros. The upstairs is more formal and highlights on the à la carte menu include ostrón gallego con jugo de rabo de toro (giant Galician oyster with oxtail juice) and rabo de toro y quinossotto (braised oxtail with quinoa risotto).

    Pl. de San Pedro, Córdoba, Andalusia, 14002, Spain
    957-100675

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. No dinner Sun., Reservations essential

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