22 mid-range rooms in Valencia, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good rooms in Valencia — no surprise on the bill, real cooking. All Valencia food.
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 in Valencian rice.
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, with a 1,500-bottle wine cellar.
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 metres away.
Tip: Open during market hours, Mon to Sat 07:30 to 15:00. Stand at the counter or grab one of the few stools.
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 on the carte.
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, with a daily-changing chalkboard of fresh fish from the lonja.
Tip: Closed Sunday. The lunchtime menu del dia is one of the best in the area.
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, Latin and Mediterranean.
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 market.
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 horno tradition.
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 and a tight wine list.
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, aged meats and a tight Valencian rice carte.
Tip: Tight neighbourhood room; reserve through the website a week ahead. Rice dishes require advance order for at least two.
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 and a daily menu del dia.
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 arroz cartes in the centre.
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, arroces and a youthful bar.
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, famous for tapas and its bocadillo de calamares.
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. The tagline is market cuisine at neighbourhood prices and the menu rotates daily with tapas and arroces.
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.
Bodega Anyora ★ 4.0
cabanyal · Carrer d'en Vicent Gallart, 15, 46011 Valencia
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 tapas chalkboard.
Tip: Closed Sunday. The bar fills with locals from 20:30 onward.
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 to 12:30. The garden-view room runs a tight rotating slate of Valencian tapas and plates.