About Taberna El Abanico: traditional Cordoban cuisine in Córdoba
Taberna El Abanico brings together three taverns serving traditional Cordoban cuisine and wines from Montilla-Moriles in Córdoba’s historic centre, close to the Mosque-Cathedral. We opened our first tavern in 2015. Today, Abanico Mezquita, Abanico Ribera and Abanico Patio all share the same menu and prices.
We serve tapas, half portions and full portions, using Córdoba’s time-honoured recipes and local ingredients, at prices for everyone: usually between €15 and €25 per person.
Our story
El Abanico was founded in 2015 by the Páez brothers, two Cordobans with a clear idea: to give visitors to Córdoba a taste of the city’s authentic cuisine, made with local ingredients and offered at a fair price.
We began in one of the historic centre’s most iconic corners: Calleja de las Flores, just a few steps from the Mosque-Cathedral and right on every visitor’s route. There we opened Abanico Mezquita with a second aim that still guides us: to make it possible for local people to enjoy the Jewish Quarter too, with good-quality food at neighbourhood prices.
The warm welcome we received took us to the banks of the Guadalquivir. In 2021, we opened Abanico Ribera on Ronda de Isasa, offering a riverside terrace in an area that Cordobans visit every day. The setting changed, but our philosophy stayed the same: quality Cordoban cuisine at a good price.
In 2024, Abanico Patio opened on Calle Velázquez Bosco. This time, we wanted to share our cooking inside one of the city’s great symbols: an authentic Cordoban courtyard.
Today, our three taverns in the heart of Córdoba share the same spirit with which we began: tradition, local ingredients and prices for everyone.
Our approach to Cordoban cuisine
At El Abanico, we cook Córdoba’s traditional recipes, adding a contemporary touch only to the presentation. The flavour is the same as it has always been.
We work with local suppliers and fresh ingredients delivered daily: meat and cured meats from Valle de los Pedroches, extra virgin olive oil from Córdoba, and wines from the Montilla-Moriles Designation of Origin.
Our favourites, freshly prepared every day
These are our most popular dishes, so we prepare them every day:
- Cordoban salmorejo. Cordoban telera bread, ripe red tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, garlic and salt.
- Mazamorra. One of Córdoba’s oldest chilled creams: raw almonds, telera bread, extra virgin olive oil and salt.
- Cordoban oxtail. A traditional recipe with fresh oxtail and our selection of vegetables and spices, slow-cooked with extra virgin olive oil.
- Homemade oxtail croquettes. Homemade béchamel made with our own oxtail stew.
- Cordoban flamenquín. Pork loin filled with Iberian ham, breadcrumbed and fried to order.
- Caliphal-style aubergines with goat’s cheese. Fresh aubergine batons, fried and finished with cane syrup and goat’s cheese.
Wines from our region
A Cordoban tavern would not be complete without Montilla-Moriles. Our wine list includes fino and Pedro Ximénez, among others, as well as a city classic: the “fifty-fifty”, half a glass of fino and half of Pedro Ximénez.
Something for everyone
Our menu includes vegetarian options, such as pisto with egg and tomato with burrata, as well as gluten-free dishes. Allergens are listed for every dish on the menu.
Three taverns in the heart of Córdoba
All three taverns are in the historic centre, less than a five-minute walk from the Mosque-Cathedral. They share the same menu and prices; each has its own atmosphere.
Abanico Mezquita
Our first tavern, opened in 2015 beside Calleja de las Flores. It is our most informal setting, with high tables and stools, just a few steps from the Mosque-Cathedral.
- C/ Velázquez Bosco, 7, 14003 Córdoba
- Phone: 957 11 32 74
- Every day, 12:00–16:00 and 20:00–23:00
- Groups and pets are not admitted
- No wheelchair-accessible entrance
Abanico Ribera
Opened in 2021 on Ronda de Isasa, beside the Guadalquivir. A tavern and restaurant with standard-height tables and a terrace overlooking the river.
- Ronda de Isasa, 10, 14003 Córdoba
- Phone: 957 85 06 34
- Monday to Friday, 12:00–16:00 and 20:00–23:00; Saturdays and Sundays, 12:00–20:00
- Groups of 30 to 105 people, with a private space
- Wheelchair accessible · Dogs welcome
Abanico Patio
Opened in 2024 on Calle Velázquez Bosco. A tavern and restaurant with both high and standard-height tables inside an authentic Cordoban courtyard.
- C/ Velázquez Bosco, 1, 14003 Córdoba
- Phone: 957 84 74 41
- Every day, 12:00–23:00
- Groups of 30 to 110 people
- Wheelchair accessible · Dogs welcome
Celebrating something? We organise group lunches and dinners at Abanico Patio and Abanico Ribera. See our group menus.
Awards and press coverage
Here are some of the publications and platforms that have featured us:
- Tripadvisor · Travellers’ Choice 2026, awarded to all three of our taverns: Abanico Mezquita, Abanico Ribera and Abanico Patio.
- El Día de Córdoba (2026): “From taverns to chef-led restaurants: Córdoba earns its place in the Macarfi Guide”.
- Gurmé Córdoba, ABC (2023): “Where to eat in Córdoba at a good price, close to the Mosque-Cathedral”.
- Trendencias (2023): “Three restaurants where you can eat well in Córdoba without spending a fortune”.
- Diario Córdoba (2021): “Where to eat near the Mosque-Cathedral”.
- Gurmé Córdoba, ABC (2017): review of Taberna El Abanico.
- Mochileando por el Mundo (2026): “10 restaurants where you can eat well and cheaply in Córdoba”.
- Planomato (2026): “Eating beside the Mosque-Cathedral: Taberna El Abanico”.
- Viajeros Callejeros (2021): “10 restaurants where you can eat very well in Córdoba”.
Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice 2026 at all three of our taverns
The people behind El Abanico
Behind our three taverns is a team of more than 20 people working in the kitchen and front of house. Each venue has its own head chef and manager, who maintain our recipes and way of doing things every day.
The Páez brothers have led the project since 2015, guided by the same idea as on day one: quality Cordoban cuisine, local ingredients and good prices for everyone.
Get to know Taberna El Abanico
How many El Abanico taverns are there?
Three: Abanico Mezquita, Abanico Ribera and Abanico Patio, all in Córdoba’s historic centre.
When was El Abanico founded?
In 2015, when we opened Abanico Mezquita beside Calleja de las Flores. Abanico Ribera followed in 2021, and Abanico Patio in 2024.
What kind of food do you serve?
Traditional Cordoban cuisine, served as tapas and full portions, with a contemporary touch to the presentation.
What are your most popular dishes?
Salmorejo, oxtail, flamenquín, Caliphal-style aubergines with goat’s cheese, and almond mazamorra.
What makes each tavern different?
Abanico Mezquita is our most informal setting, with high tables and stools. Abanico Ribera is a tavern and restaurant with standard-height tables and river views. Abanico Patio is a tavern and restaurant with both high and standard-height tables in an authentic Cordoban courtyard.
Who is behind El Abanico?
The Páez brothers, from Córdoba, who have led the project since 2015 together with a team of more than 20 people working in the kitchen and front of house.