18 upscale places in Valencia, editor-picked. Occasion restaurants in Valencia: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Valencia food.

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Casa Carmela

Order The paella valenciana cooked over orange-wood embers, ordered when you book.

Casa Carmela on the Malvarrosa beachfront in Valencia has cooked wood-fired paellas to order since 1922, with a 20-strong rice repertoire and a lunch-only.

Llisa Negra

Order The seasonal fish from the Valencia fish market grilled over olive wood, plus the arroz seco.

Llisa Negra on Carrer de Pasqual i Genis in Valencia is Quique Dacosta's product-driven fire-only kitchen, with no gas stoves and every dish cooked over wood.

Askua

Order The chuleton (old-cow rib-eye) sliced at the table, with a tomato of Bunol salad on the side.

Askua on Carrer del Felip Maria Garin in Valencia is a Basque-style grill founded 1994 by Ricardo Gadea, with rotating local-fish specials, chuleton from old.

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Fierro

Order The full tasting menu; there is no a la carte. Add the wine pairing of Spanish-Argentine wines.

Fierro on Carrer del Doctor Serrano in Valencia's Russafa is Argentine chefs Carito Lourenco and German Carrizo's open-kitchen tasting room.

Saiti

Order The shorter tasting menu at lunch is the best-value introduction to the kitchen.

Saiti on Carrer de Reina Dona Maria in Valencia's Eixample is chef Vicente Patino's modern Valencian room with two Repsol Suns, anchored on Mediterranean.

Kaymus

Order The tasting menu at lunch (around 45 euros), with the chef's choice of arroz that day.

Kaymus on Avinguda de Maestro Rodrigo in Valencia is chef Nacho Romero's modern Valencian kitchen, with a strong arroz carte, a Mediterranean tasting menu.

Cafe Madrid

Drink Agua de Valencia

Cafe Madrid on Carrer de l'Abadia de Sant Marti in Valencia is the 1959 birthplace of agua de Valencia, the cava-and-orange cocktail invented here.

Destilados

Drink Mezcal flight

Destilados on Carrer del Pare Tosca in Valencia's Carmen is a spirit-focused bar with 250 mezcals, 200 whiskies and a cocktail menu built on Mexican-Spanish.

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ViveVino

ViveVino on Carrer del Music Padilla in Valencia's Russafa is a natural and orange-wine bar with a 100-bottle small-producer list, tapas and a music-bar vibe.

La Pepica

Order The paella valenciana with rabbit, chicken and ferraura beans at lunch.

La Pepica on Passeig de Neptu in Valencia's Malvarrosa beach has served paella since 1898; Hemingway, Queen Sofia and Orson Welles all ate the rice here.

Café Sant Jaume

Drink Classic gin and tonic

Café Sant Jaume on Carrer dels Cavallers in Valencia's Carmen is a restored 19th-century pharmacy turned cocktail bar, with the original wood-and-marble.

Bar Negrito

Drink Vermut on tap

Bar Negrito on Placa del Negret in Valencia's Carmen is a classic vermut and wine bar with a small plaza terrace, a tap of house vermut and a Valencian-wine.

Cafe de las Horas

Drink Agua de Valencia

Cafe de las Horas on Carrer del Comte d'Almodovar in Valencia's old town is a baroque-decor cocktail and tea bar with a strong agua de Valencia pour.

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