A leafy residential quarter east of the old town, near the City of Arts and Sciences: family kitchens, neighbourhood tapas, the Mestalla football stadium.
Black Note Club on Carrer de Polo y Peyrolon in Valencia is a soul, funk and Latin live-music venue with nightly sets from local and Spanish touring acts.
Tip: Doors at 22:30. The Sunday-night flamenco-fusion session is the long-running fixture.
Matisse Club on Carrer de Ramon Villarroya in Valencia is a small live-music and DJ venue with rock, indie and electronic nights, plus a long-running Tuesday-night singer-songwriter session.
Tip: Doors at 23:00 Wed to Sat. The singer-songwriter Tuesday is the older-crowd night.