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.
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.
Tip: Reserve ahead. The wine list runs deep into Valencian small producers.
Federal Cafe Valencia ★ 4.8
C/ Embajador Vich 15, 46002 Valencia
Federal Cafe in Valencia is a Nordic-style all-day cafe with weekend brunch, specialty coffee and a tight Mediterranean lunch menu, popular.
Tip: Reserve for weekend brunch through the website. The kitchen runs from 08:00 to midnight.
Bar Ricardo ★ 4.7
Calle Doctor Zamenhof, 16, 46008 Valencia
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Lunch counter is packed by 13:30; arrive earlier.
Doux-Amer Cabanyal ★ 4.6
Cabanyal · Calle Progreso 120, 46011 Valencia
Doux-Amer in Cabanyal pours 100% Arabica specialty coffee with a tight brunch menu on Calle Progreso. Order the pancake stack with brunch sides.
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.
Tip: Closed Monday all day and Sunday evenings. Reserve 48 hours ahead for paella; the dining room is small.
Casa Montana ★ 4.5
el-cabanyal · Calle de Jose Benlliure 69, 46011, Valencia
Casa Montana on Carrer de Josep Benlliure in Valencia's Cabanyal fishing quarter has poured wine from oak barrels and served tapas since 1836.
Tip: Reserve ahead, especially for weekends. Closed Sunday. The wine list runs deep into local Valencian small producers.
Central Bar by Ricard Camarena ★ 4.5
ciutat-vella · Mercat Central, Plaça del Mercat s/n, 46001 Valencia
Central Bar inside the Mercado Central in Valencia is Ricard Camarena's market-counter project, serving bocadillos and tapas built from the market stalls.
Tip: Open during market hours, Mon to Sat 07:30-15:00. Stand at the counter or grab one of the few stools.
Bluebell Coffee Co ★ 4.5
Calle Buenos Aires 3, 46006 Valencia
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.
Tip: The pour-over flight is the way to taste through the roastery. Buy whole-bean retail at the counter.
The Doctor Cocktail Lab ★ 4.5
Calle Maestro Aguilar, 6, 46006 Valencia
The Doctor Cocktail Lab in Valencia's Russafa is a 14-seat speakeasy cocktail bar with a six-cocktail tasting menu, open Wed to Sat until 02:00.
Tip: Reservations required. The lab seats 14; no walk-ins Kitchen close differs from bar close.
Tasca Angel ★ 4.5
Carrer de la Purísima, 1, 46001 Valencia
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.
Tip: Open lunchtime only (12:00-16:00). Closed Sunday.
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The dining room fills with locals by 14:00; reserve ahead.
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Reserve a few days ahead for weekend lunch.
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 €€.
Tip: Closed Sunday. The lunchtime menu del dia is one of the best in the area.
Zeta Beer ★ 4.4
Alboraia · Cami de la Mar 21, 46120 Alboraia, Valencia
Zeta Beer is the Valencia craft brewery in Alboraia making unpasteurised, unfiltered ranges since 2014. CasaZeta runs guided tours and tastings.
Olhops Craft Beer House ★ 4.4
Ruzafa · Carrer de Sueca 21, 46006 Valencia
Olhops on Carrer de Sueca is the Nordic-style craft beer bar that opened in Ruzafa in 2014. Ten rotating taps with over 100 bottles and cans in the cooler.
Cafe Madrid ★ 4.4
C. de l'Abadia de Sant Martí, 10, Valencia
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.
Tip: Order by the carafe for two. The recipe has not changed since 1959.
Destilados ★ 4.4
Calle Padre Tosca, 7, 46001 Valencia
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The mezcal flight runs three glasses.
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday. Reserve weekend lunch.
Blackbird Coffee ★ 4.4
Calle San Vicente Ferrer, 25, 46011 Valencia
Blackbird Coffee in Valencia's Cabanyal serves Australian-style brunch with specialty espresso, eggs benedict, smashed avo and a small daily-changing carte.
Tip: Walk-in only; queue for weekend brunch from 10:30. Closed Monday.
Canalla Bistro ★ 4.3
russafa · Calle Maestro José Serrano, 5, 46005 Valencia
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.
Tip: Russafa side of the city; book a week ahead for weekend nights. Tasting menu and a la carte both work.
Habitual by Ricard Camarena ★ 4.3
leixample · Mercado de Colón, Calle Jorge Juan, 19, 46004 Valencia
Habitual on the lower level of Mercado de Colon in Valencia is Ricard Camarena's market food-hall project, a sit-down bistro inside the 1916 modernista.
Tip: Walk down the stairs at Mercado Colon to find it. Open daily, longer hours than the upstairs market itself.
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.
Tip: Reserve 24 hours ahead for paella. The menu del dia at lunch is one of the best in the centre.
Goya Gallery Restaurant ★ 4.3
leixample · Carrer de Borriana, 3, 46005 Valencia
Goya Gallery on Carrer de Borrull in Valencia's Eixample is a modern Spanish dining room with a strong tapas-and-arroz carte, a gallery-art interior.
Tip: Reserve in advance for weekend dinners; the room fills with locals from L'Eixample. Lunch menu is good value.
La Greta ★ 4.3
russafa · Calle Pere III el Gran, 24, 46005 Valencia
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.
Tip: Russafa locals favourite; reserve weekend lunch a few days ahead.
Yarza ★ 4.3
leixample · Carrer de Ciscar, 47, 46005 Valencia
Yarza on Carrer de Ciscar in Valencia's Canovas quarter is chef Manu Yarza's neighbourhood bistro, with daily-changing plates from the lonja.
Tip: Tight neighbourhood room; reserve through the website a week ahead. Rice dishes require advance order for at least two.
Retrogusto Coffeemates ★ 4.3
Mercado Central, Plaza Ciudad de Brujas s/n Palcos 169 y 170, 46001 Valencia
Retrogusto Coffeemates inside the Mercado Central is one of Valencia's longest-running specialty coffee roasters, with a stall under the modernist market.
Tip: Buy retail bags at the counter; the seasonal-Kenya is a frequent house pour.
Tallat Roasters ★ 4.3
Carrer de la Barraca, 25, 46011 Valencia
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.
Tip: The pour-over flight runs four single-origin beans. Subscription bags ship monthly.
Tyris On Tap ★ 4.3
Calle Taula de Canvis 6, 46001 Valencia
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.
Tip: Open until midnight Mon to Sat. Try the Valencian-orange IPA and the pulled pork sandwich pairing.
Fartoneria Polo (Alboraya) ★ 4.3
Calle San Juan Bautista, 6, 46120 Alboraya
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.
Tip: Tram L4 to Alboraya. Open daily through the evening.
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday evening and all day Monday. Reserve weekend lunch a few days ahead.
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.
Tip: Reserve 24 hours ahead for paella. The dining room is small but has an outdoor terrace in good weather.
Vuelve Carolina ★ 4.2
sant-francesc · Calle Correos, 8, 46002 Valencia
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.
Tip: Reserve through the website; the room fills with lunchtime office crowds and evening tourists. Good vermut hour.
Casa Mundo ★ 4.2
sant-francesc · Carrer de Don Joan d'Àustria, 11, 46004 Valencia
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.
Tip: Reserve ahead for weekends. Now in the third generation; the dining room doubles as a small Valencia CF and Mundo memorabilia museum.
Ma Khin Cafe ★ 4.2
leixample · Mercat de Colón, C. Jorge Juan 19, 46004 Valencia
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.
Tip: Open daily through the day. The Colon market complex hours run longer than the upstairs grocery stalls.
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday evening. The wood-oven arroz needs at least 24 hours notice.
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.
East Crema Coffee ★ 4.2
Calle Pintor Salvador Abril, 39, 46005 Valencia
East Crema Coffee in Valencia's Russafa roasts its own beans on the premises, with single-origin espressos, brunch and a small retail counter.
Tip: Open daily except Sunday. The lemon-fermented Colombia is the rotating signature.
Almalibre Acai House ★ 4.2
Calle Maestro Aguilar, 28, 46006 Valencia
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.
Tip: Walk-in. Quick service; counter has a few stools, takeaway is the main format.
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.
Tip: Cash preferred. Clochinas season runs May to September Word-of-mouth is the only marketing.
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.
Tip: Lunch only and closed in winter. Reserve the terrace one week ahead in high summer.