Where to eat, district by district
Each neighbourhood page lists every restaurant, bar, market and bakery we cover there.
- El Carmen 12 places The narrow medieval streets inside Ciutat Vella: bar-crawl central, late-night agua de Valencia, and the Torres de Quart.
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L'Eixample
11 places
The 19th-century grid south of the old town: Mercado de Colon, Calle Conde Altea wine bars, fine-dining rooms and quiet residential streets.
- La Malvarrosa 10 places The beachfront paseo north of the port: paella restaurants since 1898, beachfront chiringuitos and seafood with sea view.
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Russafa
10 places
Valencia's hipster food district south of the train station: third-wave coffee, natural wine, vegan, and a daily produce mercado.
- Ciutat Vella 8 places Valencia's medieval old town: cathedral, La Lonja silk exchange, the Mercado Central, and the bar-lined Plaza de la Virgen.
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Extramurs
6 places
Book food experiences in Valencia
- El Cabanyal 4 places Valencia's old fishing village by the port: tiled facades, grilled sardines, salt-cod esgarraet and a rising brunch scene.
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Sant Francesc
4 places
The town hall quarter between Plaza del Ayuntamiento and Estacion del Norte: shopping streets, Llisa Negra, Cafe Madrid.
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El Pla del Real
2 places
- Alboraia 1 place
- Mercat 1 place
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Benimaclet
0 places
Valencia's alternative-bohemian quarter north of the centre: student bars, vegan kitchens, craft beer and live-music corners.