Valencia: Morning Food Tour with Central Market Visit
Start your day off right and experience a true Valencian morning strolling through the city. Join this guided food tour, visit the bustling Central Market, and taste a...
Arroz al horno is the wood-oven-baked Valencian rice: a clay cazuela of bomba rice with chickpeas, blood sausage, pork ribs, tomato and potato slices, baked in the bread oven.
Arroz al horno (rice in the oven) is the Valencian housewife's Monday dish, made from the leftovers of the Sunday cocido. Chickpeas, pork, blood sausage and morcilla from the previous day are layered with rice, tomato slices and potato in a clay cazuela and baked in the local panaderia's wood-fired oven on the way to work. The dish has been cooked in Valencian kitchens since the 17th century. Navarro and Racons cook canonical versions in central Valencia; the El Palmar restaurants in La Albufera bake the dish in their own wood ovens.
4 editor picks for Arroz al horno in Valencia, ranked by editorial score. All Valencia signature dishes · Arroz al horno across every city.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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