23 valencian rooms in Valencia we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Valencia | Valencian across every city.
Valencia is the birthplace of paella, and authentic Valencian cooking is judged first by its rice. The classic addresses sit out by the sea in La Malvarrosa, where Casa Carmela on Calle Isabel de Villena and La Pepica on the Paseo Neptuno cook paella over wood as they have for generations. In the Ciutat Vella, La Riua on Calle del Mar and Navarro keep the city centre tradition of arroces and Valencian home cooking, while Casa Roberto in l'Eixample is prized for its arroz al horno and paella valenciana.
Casa Carmela ★ 4.6
la-malvarrosa · C/ Isabel de Villena 155, 46011 Valencia
Casa Carmela on the Malvarrosa beachfront in Valencia has cooked wood-fired paellas to order since 1922, with a 20-strong rice repertoire and a lunch-only.
La Pepica ★ 4.3
la-malvarrosa · Paseo Neptuno, 6, Valencia
La Pepica on Passeig de Neptu in Valencia's Malvarrosa beach has served paella since 1898; Hemingway, Queen Sofia and Orson Welles all ate the rice here.
Casa Roberto ★ 4.5
leixample · Carrer del Mestre Gozalbo, 19, 46005 Valencia
Casa Roberto on Carrer del Mestre Gozalbo in Valencia's Eixample has cooked Roberto Aparicio's traditional paellas since 1986, with a long chef's record.
La Riua ★ 4.4
ciutat-vella · C/ del Mar, 27, Valencia
La Riua on Carrer del Mar in Valencia's old town has run a family-tavern rice kitchen since 1978, now in the third generation, with a dozen paellas.
Navarro ★ 4.3
ciutat-vella · C/ Arzobispo Mayoral 5, 46002 Valencia
Navarro on Carrer de l'Arquebisbe Mayoral in Valencia's Ciutat Vella is a long-running family rice kitchen, with a tiled dining room and a strong arroz al.
Saiti ★ 4.5
leixample · Calle Reina Doña Germana, 4, 46005 Valencia
Saiti on Carrer de Reina Dona Maria in Valencia's Eixample is chef Vicente Patino's modern Valencian room with two Repsol Suns, anchored on Mediterranean.
El Encuentro ★ 4.2
ciutat-vella · C/ de Sant Vicent Màrtir, 28, 46002 Valencia
El Encuentro on Carrer de Sant Vicent Martir in Valencia's Ciutat Vella is a neighbourhood arroceria with a strong local following, eight rice variations.
Kaymus ★ 4.4
leixample · Avenida Maestro Rodrigo, 44, 46015 Valencia
Kaymus on Avinguda de Maestro Rodrigo in Valencia is chef Nacho Romero's modern Valencian kitchen, with a strong arroz carte, a Mediterranean tasting menu.
El Rall ★ 4.2
ciutat-vella · Calle Tundidores, 2, 46003 Valencia
El Rall on Carrer dels Tundidors in Valencia's old town has cooked paellas to order in a tiled medieval-corner dining room since 1980, with one of the wider.
El Tap ★ 4.4
el-carmen · Carrer de Roteros, 9, 46003 Valencia
El Tap on Carrer de Roteros in Valencia's Carmen quarter is a chef-driven modern Valencian bistro with daily tasting menus and a strong arroz turn.
Kiosko La Pergola ★ 4.0
la-malvarrosa · Paseo Marítimo Playa Malvarrosa, 46011 Valencia
Kiosko La Pergola on the Paseo Maritimo in Valencia's Malvarrosa is a beachfront kiosk paella spot, with wood-fired rices and a sand-side terrace.
Rausell ★ 4.4
extramurs · Calle Angel Guimerá 61, 46008 Valencia
Rausell on Carrer d'Angel Guimera in Valencia's Extramurs is a family-run rice and seafood kitchen since 1948, now in its third generation. Priced at €€.
Racons ★ 4.2
leixample · Calle Roger de Lauria, 19, 46002 Valencia
Racons in Valencia's Eixample is a neighbourhood arroceria with a wide rice carte, including the wood-oven arroz al horno that needs ordering in advance.
La Tasqueta del Mercat Ruzafa ★ 4.2
Ruzafa · Carrer Maestro Aguilar 2, 46006 Valencia
La Tasqueta del Mercat in Valencia's Ruzafa runs a market kitchen on Carrer Maestro Aguilar near the Mercat de Russafa. At Carrer Maestro Aguilar 2.
La Cantina de Ruzafa ★ 4.0
Ruzafa · Carrer Literato Azorin 13, 46006 Valencia
La Cantina de Ruzafa on Carrer Literato Azorin cooks a Tuesday-to-Friday lunch menu from the Mercat de Russafa, plus a Valencian esmorzaret slot from 09:30.
Blanqueries ★ 4.0
Calle Blanquerías, 12, 46003 Valencia
Blanqueries on Carrer de Blanqueries in Valencia's old town is a small modern-Valencian Bib Gourmand room by Guillermo Perez and Ruben Navarro.
Casa Montana (Cabanyal) ★ 4.8
Calle de Jose Benlliure 69, 46011, Valencia
Casa Montana (Cabanyal): 1836 tile-bar tavern in the fishing-village Cabanyal that tourist itineraries miss, with a 1,500-bottle wine cellar.
Rausell ★ 4.4
Calle Angel Guimerá 61, 46008 Valencia
Rausell on Calle Angel Guimera is a 1948 family fish and rice kitchen in Extramurs working a daily chalkboard of lonja catch with pescaito frito and arroces.
La Pilareta ★ 4.1
C/ del Moro Zeit, 13, 46001 Valencia
La Pilareta in Valencia: 1917 mussel-counter bar in the Carmen, with native Valencian clochinas mussels in season, a working-class dining room.
El Encuentro ★ 4.0
C/ de Sant Vicent Màrtir, 28, 46002 Valencia
El Encuentro in Valencia: Neighbourhood arroceria in central Valencia that locals book weekly, the lunchtime menu del dia is the best-kept secret.
Navarro Menu del Dia ★ 4.4
C/ Arzobispo Mayoral 5, 46002 Valencia
Navarro on Carrer de l'Arquebisbe Mayoral in Valencia runs one of the city's best-value menu del dia plates at lunchtime, with paella, a main and dessert.
Horchateria Daniel ★ 4.4
Mercado de Colón, Calle Jorge Juan, 19, 46004 Valencia
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.
Kiosko La Pergola ★ 3.9
Paseo Marítimo Playa Malvarrosa, 46011 Valencia
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.