El Faro de Cádiz
Seafood restaurant and tapas bar in Cádiz's La Viña quarter, opened as a small fishermen's taberna by Gonzalo Córdoba in 1964 and now run by the third generation of his family.
About El Faro de Cádiz
Gonzalo Córdoba, who had worked at the bar El Pasiego, opened El Faro in 1964 as a small taberna in La Viña, the fishermen's and Carnaval quarter between the cathedral and La Caleta. The cooking was simple: Bay of Cádiz fish, fried or in marinero stews. Today his daughter Mayte Córdoba runs the house and her son Mario Jiménez is executive chef, the third generation.
The menu keeps the Cádiz classics: arroz caldoso gaditano (brothy seafood rice, €22), urta a la roteña (rock fish stewed with peppers and tomato, €24), dorada frita cut into cubes, rabo de toro (oxtail stew, €28), papas aliñadas (dressed potatoes with melva tuna) and tarantelo of almadraba tuna (€31). The separate bar, with marble counters and a fish display, serves smaller tapas, oysters and sea urchins.
Both open daily, 13:30–16:30 and 20:30–23:00 (website). Bar tapas cost about €3–6; a restaurant meal with wine is around €45–60 per person (2026). Book the dining room online; the bar takes walk-ins. There is a menu in English and a children's menu.
Lunch from 14:00 is the main sitting; arrive at 13:30 for a place at the bar. Dinner tables fill from 21:30. Almadraba tuna is freshest from late April to June. Tip: in Carnaval week (February) La Viña is packed, so book days ahead.
El Faro de Cádiz in pictures
What you’ll find
- English menuMenu in EnglishFree
- Fried fishPescaíto frito (€12–€22)Buy
- ReservationsTable bookingBook
- Restaurant diningSit-down meal (€22–€31, 13:00–23:30)Buy
- SeafoodFish and seafood (€15–€46)Buy
- Sherry and wineWines by the glass (€3–€6)Buy
- Signature dishHouse speciality (€22–€24)Buy
- Standing barBar counterFree
- TapasTapas at the bar (€3–€6, 13:00–23:30)Buy
Nearby places to visit
El Faro is two streets from Playa de la Caleta (360 m), the old town's small beach between two castles, with fishing boats moored in the shallows. Walk along the sea wall to Castillo de Santa Catalina, Cádiz (600 m), a star-shaped 17th-century fort, or out along the causeway to Castillo de San Sebastián, Cádiz (1 km). The Mercado Central de Abastos de Cádiz (540 m) is the place to see the morning catch, and Freiduría Las Flores (670 m) fries fish to take away on the flower-market square.
El Faro de Cádiz at a glance
Category
Food & Wine Gastronomy
Location
Bahía de Cádiz, Cádiz
Town
Cádiz
Address
Calle San Félix, 15, 11002 Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
Opening hours
Daily 13:30–16:30 and 20:30–23:00; no dinner on 24–25 December or 6 January.
Prices
Bar tapas about €3–6; restaurant starters €11–19, mains €22–31 (2026); about €45–60 per person with wine.
Checked 5 Nov 2026 on the official website. Times and prices can change, so confirm before you go.
Website
elfarodecadiz.com
Phone
+34 956 211 068
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