A Michelin star since November 2025
In November 2025, the Michelin Guide 2026 awarded ReComiendo a star, recognising the work of chef Periko Ortega. Born in Jaén in 1980, Ortega trained at Tragabuches in Málaga and Mugaritz in the Basque Country, before later working as chef at Choco in partnership with Kisko García. He opened his own restaurant in September 2014. In 2018 he moved to this address on Calle Mirto in the Ciudad Jardín district of Córdoba. Each plate draws on the chef's childhood memories, his grandmother's recipes, and the produce of inland Andalusia. The name "ReComiendo" is a pun — "to recommend" in Spanish, but also "I start again" — which announces a cuisine that rebuilds tradition rather than ignoring it.
Calle Mirto, kept confidential
Small. Intimate. The atmosphere stays confidential. Service knows every dish by heart and tells the story of each — provenance, technique, intention — without lecturing. The cellar has a house fino viejo, patiently aged, alongside a focused selection of Montilla-Moriles matched to each course.
A dish that defines the approach
The mazamorra creativa is the clearest example of what Ortega does: he takes one of Córdoba's most ancient preparations — a cold almond cream that predates gazpacho — and rebuilds it with contemporary technique. The texture is lighter than the original, the temperature precisely calibrated, and a contrasting garnish (changing seasonally) introduces an element of surprise without undermining the dish's identity. It is not reinvention for its own sake. It is reinvention in service of the original idea.
Booking since the star
Closed Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday. Open Wednesday–Saturday: lunch 1:45pm–5pm, evening service 8:45pm–midnight. Reservation essential since the Michelin announcement in November 2025 — book as soon as dates open, since a table that used to be available on short notice now often isn't. Address: Calle Mirto, 7 Local 2, 14012 Córdoba.
