The places in Valencia the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.

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Bar Ricardo

Order Esgarraet salt-cod salad and the sepia a la plancha, plus a cana.

Bar Ricardo in Valencia is a 1947 workers tapas bar in Extramurs long-favored by locals for esgarraet salt-cod salad and grilled sepia off the plancha.

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Tasca Angel

Order Half a dozen grilled sardines off the plancha with a cana.

Tasca Angel on Carrer de la Purisima is a 1946 charcoal sardine grill counter on a quiet old-town side street, lunchtime only with an all-local crowd.

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Casa Montana (Cabanyal)

  • ★ 4.8
  • €€

Order Esgarraet plate and a glass of barrel-bobal.

Casa Montana (Cabanyal): 1836 tile-bar tavern in the fishing-village Cabanyal that tourist itineraries miss, with a 1,500-bottle wine cellar.

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Valencian tours and tastings in Valencia

4 of the hidden gems on this list serve valencian.

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Rausell

  • ★ 4.4
  • €€

Order Pescaito frito plate of the day plus a half-portion of arroz a banda.

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.

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Fartoneria Polo (Alboraya)

Order A bag of fartons fresh from the oven, plus horchata at Daniel one block away.

Fartoneria Polo in Alboraya is the chufa-village outpost of the 1939 fartons brand, a tram ride from Valencia centre and locals stop here for fresh fartons.

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La Pilareta

  • ★ 4.1
  • €€

Order A platter of clochinas (in season) plus a cana of Estrella Galicia.

La Pilareta in Valencia: 1917 mussel-counter bar in the Carmen, with native Valencian clochinas mussels in season, a working-class dining room.

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El Encuentro

  • ★ 4.0
  • €€

Order The paella valenciana for two, ordered ahead.

El Encuentro in Valencia: Neighbourhood arroceria in central Valencia that locals book weekly, the lunchtime menu del dia is the best-kept secret.

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