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La Pepa Bluespace

Celebrity chef Santi Garrido works a kind of reasonably priced culinary magic at this fun spot in the Alboraya neighborhood outside the city walls northeast of the cathedral. It’s worth the trip for his specialty paella with cuttlefish and red prawns, the black fideuà (a noodle paella) with squid ink, or a thick black Angus steak with mushrooms and foie gras. The restaurant is a huge crowd favorite at the Tastarrós rice festival in April. This is also the place to get some of the best hamburgers in Valencia, an American specialty that’s become all the rage in the city.