Restaurants in Cordoba

Cordobans are proud of the classic dishes you’ll find on the menu at almost every restaurant and tavern. They include the chilled salmorejo soup made with tomatoes and topped with ham and egg (see above), berenjenas con miel (eggplant with honey), gooey rabo de toro (oxtail), and flamenquines, crisp deep-fried rolls of ham and pork loin.

The Judería is full of restaurants both good and bad, including some famous spots that are past their prime. One of our favorite nosh spots is a short distance northwest of the Judería: the Mercado Victoria, Paseo de la Victoria, s/n. This 19th-century fair pavilion was transformed in 2013 into Andalucía’s first gastronomic market and has around 30 stalls offering small plates of Cordoban and Spanish favorites—ham, oysters, salmorejo—plus a sprinkling of world cuisine including Italian, Mexican, and Japanese. Outside, there are colorful terraces and a kids’ playground. By early evening, the complex is jammed with people eating, drinking, and chatting, making it one of the liveliest tapas scenes in town. It’s open every day from noon to midnight, at weekends until 2am.