Eat well in Valencia for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.

Food tour in Valencia

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Cheap eats worth seeking out

8 places

Horchateria Daniel

Try Horchata and fartons

Horchateria Daniel inside Mercado de Colon pours a glass of horchata de chufa with a farton for around 5 euros, the canonical Valencian mid-morning snack.

Spanish tapas tours and tastings in Valencia

4 of the budget eats on this list serve spanish tapas.

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Tasca Angel

Try Grilled sardines

Tasca Angel on Carrer de la Purissima has grilled charcoal sardinas a la plancha since 1946; half a dozen plus a cana runs to around 8 euros.

Bodeguilla del Gato

Try Bomba (fried potato croquette)

Bodeguilla del Gato in Valencia's Carmen serves the canonical bomba (deep-fried potato-and-meat ball) for around 3 euros, the after-cana counter snack.

Chocolateria Valor

Try Hot chocolate and churros

Chocolateria Valor on Placa de la Reina in Valencia serves thick hot chocolate with churros for around 6 euros, the chain that anchored the Spanish chocolate.

Kiosko La Pergola

Try Paella menu del dia

Kiosko La Pergola on the Malvarrosa beach paseo offers a beachfront paella-and-drink menu for 15 euros at lunch, the bargain rice plate of the beachfront.

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