The City Council has already completed the complicated process of determining which are the oldest taverns in the capital that are still active. TO requests received The evidence provided has been verified and a first list has already been determined with 12 establishments that may be expanded in the future.
The delegate of Economy and Finance, Blanca Torrent, has reported that the delegations of Commerce, PartiesTourism, the Gastronomy Consortium, the Gastronomy Chair, the Imdeec and, above all, the Municipal Archive, which has been in charge of rescuing evidence of the antiquity of each tavern.
Blanca Torrent, with the distinction of historic tavernThe voice
The requirements are to have a career of more than 75 years, as well as to show a commitment to typical gastronomy Cordoba. They are also required to be relevant in economic, social or artistic aspects.
the historic taverns
As a result of this process, Torrent has detailed these twelve taverns that will soon be able to bear the historic distinction and which are Bodegas Campos, El Pisto, Regina, Pepe el de la Judería, Casa Rubio, Santa Marina, The Fuenseca, Salinas and four from the Society of Silversmiths, such as those in the Plaza de Seneca, El Abuelo, María Auxiliadora and San Francisco.
Regarding the election of the dean, the City Council maintains that in 2025 El Pisto and Salinas will celebrate their centenary. For the latter, the architect Enrique Tienda In that year he built a building on Tundidores Street for the winemaker Francisco de Paula Salinas, this being the first ‘purpose’ construction for a tavern.
On the other hand, the Society of Silversmiths tavern on San Francisco Street maintains on its website that its launch predates these two. He fixed it in 1872 and states that “it is one of the oldest taverns in Córdoba, maintaining its continuous operation and preserving the charm of traditional taverns.”
The objective, according to Torrent, in addition to having some benefits, is the creation of a route of historic taverns. He has also announced that the City Council wants to develop a program to recognize the authenticity of those establishments that have not been able to achieve the historic distinction.
