10 restaurants within walking distance, ranked by proximity.
The Palacio de Viana and its 12 famous patios sit in the Santa Marina district, the working-class neighbourhood in the northeast of the old city that most tourists never reach. This is exactly why the restaurants here are better value than anywhere near the Mezquita. You are eating where locals eat, at prices locals pay. La Cuchara de San Lorenzo in the adjacent San Lorenzo district does refined Cordoban cooking in an intimate setting — one of the city's better-kept secrets at around 25€ per head. Taberna El Número 10 is a neighbourhood bar doing solid tapas with a short, well-chosen wine list. After the Viana patios — which take 45 minutes to an hour — the most natural thing is to find a bar with pavement tables in the shade of a church and order a plate of jamón and something cold. The square in front of the church of Santa Marina is exactly that.
