40 mid-range places in Valencia, editor-picked. The comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Valencia, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Valencia food.

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40 places

Casa Montana (Cabanyal)

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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Federal Cafe Valencia

Order Smashed avocado on sourdough with poached eggs and a flat white.

Federal Cafe in Valencia is a Nordic-style all-day cafe with weekend brunch, specialty coffee and a tight Mediterranean lunch menu, popular.

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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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Casa Roberto

Order The paella valenciana ordered ahead, with the croquetas and salmorejo to start.

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.

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Casa Montana

Order The esgarraet (salt-cod with roasted red peppers) and a glass of Utiel-Requena bobal from the barrel.

Casa Montana on Carrer de Josep Benlliure in Valencia's Cabanyal fishing quarter has poured wine from oak barrels and served tapas since 1836.

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Bluebell Coffee Co

  • ★ 4.5
  • Coffee roaster
  • €€

Bluebell Coffee Co in Valencia's Russafa has roasted its own beans since 2014, with a focus on women-led farms and weekly small-batch roasting.

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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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La Riua

Order The paella valenciana or the arroz a banda; the house Utiel-Requena tinto is honest.

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.

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El Tap

Order The shorter tasting menu (around 38 euros at lunch) with the day's rice.

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.

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Rausell

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

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 €€.

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Zeta Beer

Zeta Beer is the Valencia craft brewery in Alboraia making unpasteurised, unfiltered ranges since 2014. CasaZeta runs guided tours and tastings.

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Cafe Madrid

Try Agua de Valencia carafe

Cafe Madrid in Valencia is the 1959 birthplace of agua de Valencia, pouring the cava-and-orange cocktail by the carafe until 02:00 nightly. Family-friendly.

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Destilados

Try Mezcal flight

Destilados on Carrer del Pare Tosca in Valencia's Carmen is a 250-mezcal cocktail bar open Tue to Sat until 02:30, with a Mexican-Spanish small-plates menu.

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Blackbird Coffee

Order Eggs benedict with avocado and a single-origin.

Blackbird Coffee in Valencia's Cabanyal serves Australian-style brunch with specialty espresso, eggs benedict, smashed avo and a small daily-changing carte.

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Canalla Bistro

Order The bao bun with iberico pork and the tartar tasted with a Bobal red from the carte.

Canalla Bistro on Carrer del Mestre Josep Serrano in Valencia's Russafa is Ricard Camarena's casual urban project, a globe-trotting bistro across Asian.

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La Greta

Order The croquetas of jamon and the arroz of the day.

La Greta on Carrer de Pere III el Gran in Valencia's Russafa is a neighbourhood modern-Mediterranean bistro with a long arroces carte and a strong wine list.

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Yarza

Order The aged meat of the day or the rice of the day (order rice 24 hours ahead, minimum two).

Yarza on Carrer de Ciscar in Valencia's Canovas quarter is chef Manu Yarza's neighbourhood bistro, with daily-changing plates from the lonja.

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Retrogusto Coffeemates

  • ★ 4.3
  • Coffee roaster
  • €€

Retrogusto Coffeemates inside the Mercado Central is one of Valencia's longest-running specialty coffee roasters, with a stall under the modernist market.

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Tallat Roasters

  • ★ 4.3
  • Coffee roaster
  • €€

Tallat in Valencia's Cabanyal is a specialty coffee roastery with a small in-house cafe, single-origin pour-overs and a subscription program for wholesale.

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Tyris On Tap

Tyris On Tap on Carrer de la Taula de Canvis in Valencia's Ciutat Vella is the brewery's taproom, with 10 Tyris beers on tap plus a fridge of local.

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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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El Encuentro

Order The paella valenciana for two with the canonical rabbit and chicken, ordered ahead.

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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El Rall

Order The paella valenciana for two cooked over wood, or the fideua a banda with seafood.

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.

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Vuelve Carolina

Order The croquetas of jamon iberico and the steak tartar; a glass of natural Valencia white.

Vuelve Carolina on Carrer del Correus in Valencia's centre is Quique Dacosta's modern tapas room near the town hall, with a long carte of tapas.

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Casa Mundo

Order The bocadillo de calamares with a cana or vermut from the barrel.

Casa Mundo on Carrer de Don Joan d'Austria near central Valencia is a 1953 institution founded by Valencia CF top scorer Edmundo 'Mundo' Suarez.

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Ma Khin Cafe

Order The Thai green curry or a plate of bao buns with iberico pork.

Ma Khin Cafe on the lower floor of Mercado de Colon in Valencia is a pan-Asian kitchen, with curries, noodles and bao under the 1916 modernista market vault.

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Racons

Order The arroz al horno (oven-baked rice with chickpeas, pork and morcilla) for two.

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.

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East Crema Coffee

  • ★ 4.2
  • Coffee roaster
  • €€

East Crema Coffee in Valencia's Russafa roasts its own beans on the premises, with single-origin espressos, brunch and a small retail counter.

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Almalibre Acai House

Order Acai bowl with granola, banana and peanut butter.

Almalibre Acai House in Valencia's Russafa is a fully plant-based acai-bowl cafe with smoothies, brunch toasts and a small breakfast carte. Family-friendly.

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La Pilareta

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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Kiosko La Pergola

Order The paella valenciana cooked to order, with a glass of horchata for dessert.

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.

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Bodega Anyora

Order The plate of esgarraet with pickled-and-preserved vermut snacks.

Bodega Anyora on Carrer Vicent Gallart in Valencia's Canyamelar maritime quarter runs a restored 1937 wine room with a tight Valencian wines list and a daily.

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