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Valencia City Guide - 4 - Where to Eat |
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Some of the best places to eat in Valencia include the old streets of El Carmen, the streets around Plaza del Ayuntamiento, the pedestrianized street of Calle Mosen Femades and Las Arenas near the beach. SPECIALTY FOOD
Paella is supposed to have birthed in Paella so make sure you try it while you’re here. A good spot for it is Restaurante El Generalife (see restaurants below). Valencia is also a place where you will find a lot of sweetmeats and bakery products such as panquemados (toasted bread), Valencian doughnuts, turnovers, coconut cakes, anisette rolls, almond rosegons, egg-rings for Easter and Epiphany rings. You will commonly find bake houses and confectioner’s shops everywhere. Special drinks to try include orgeat (horchata) made from almonds and orange juice mixed with cava (Catalonian wine) called agua de Valencia. There is also a lot of wine produced around Valencia. CAFES Bar Cafeteria Olimpa, Calle de’EnLlop 2. Salads, breakfasts and tapas. Café de las Horas, Conde de Almodovar 1, tearoom with sandwiches, salads, cakes. RESTAURANTS Las Cuevas, popular subterranean restaurant on Conde de Almodovar 1 with a range of tapas. Restaurante El Generalife, Calle de los Caballeros 5 (Plaza de la Virgin). A touristy place but with fine views over the plaza and Valencian favourites such as paella. Torrijos, c/ Doctor Sumsi, 4, tel. 963 73 29 49 Expensive but creative with rice dishes like paella, rice with monkfish and artichokes, king prawns, foie gras and an incredible choice of wines.
Restaurante La Marcelina, Paseo de Neptuno, 8, tel. 963 71 20 25
Traditional dishes in view of the sea.
La Pepica, Paseo Neptuno, 16, tel. 963 71 03 66 Ernest Hemingway ate here which should be more than reason to go. Seafood and rice dishes feature on the menu.
MARKETS Mercado Central, Plaza del Mercado. BARS For upcoming events in Valencia consult the Que y Donde and Turia which are available from newsstands. Bar Amorós, c/ en Llop, 3 Has great seafood tapas
Bar Pilar, c/ Moro Zeit
Renowned for mussels in a piquant sauce.
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