Restaurants in Valencia, Spain
The marvelous Modernista Mercado Colón (Jorge Juan, 19; ; tel. 96-337-11-01) still has a few gourmet butchers, fishmongers, and produce vendors in the basement, but the main action is casual dining and drinking. The space is filled with several restaurants, bars, and coffee shops, even a pair of horchaterías. Propane heaters on the outdoor terrace at La Mie Dorée (tel. 96-351-38-86) make the bar a favorite for hanging out in the evening and sipping from the extensive gin menu. From breakfast through late night, Mercado Colón offers you some place or other to get a bite and a sip.
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- Valencian
Casa Montaña
Hungry Valencianos have bellied up to the bar at this bodega since 1836. The once-rough neighborhood used to be inhabited by fishermen and dock workers, but Casa Montaña led the area's revival (and some say gentrification). Dock workers still come in, but they’re as likely to be crew…$Around Town El Poblet
Chef-owner Quique Dacosta hails from the coastal village of Dénia (famous for its shellfish) and rose to fame as one of Spain’s most provocative young chefs. His philosophical writings deconstruct the traditions of seafood cuisine in eastern Iberia and then reconstruct them to match…$$Around TownEl Timonel
The decor of this surprisingly good seafood restaurant leans a little too far toward nautical clichés for our taste, but even its looks may be tired, the seafood is fresh and simply presented. El Timonel lists the catch of the day—gilthead bream, cod, flounder, Mediterranean sea…$$Around TownEladio
One glance at the menu signals that chef-owner Eladio Rodríguez has not forgotten his Galician roots, even if he’s transplanted them to a warmer and sunnier coast. The tank of live shellfish is just one signal that he’s obsessed with freshness, and the menu itself basically…$$$Around Town- Valencian
La Lola
This snazzy little restaurant in Barrio del Carmen has definite attitude, with a contemporary decor harking back to Op Art and a kitchen inspired by elBulli on a budget—right down to Adrià’s rediscovery of simplicity. It’s possible to start with something as straightforward as a…$$Around Town - Valencian
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…$$Alboraya La Pepica
The Picassos of paella are the cooks in La Pepica’s sprawling kitchens. The restaurant faces onto Playa Malvarrosa, but if you approach from the town side, you can walk through those kitchens to the dining room. La Pepica has wowed royalty, movie stars, and—yes, even Ernest…$$$Around TownLa Sucursal
In a country where cutting-edge food is considered one of the liveliest indigenous art forms, it’s only fitting that this inventive restaurant sits on the roof of the landmark Americas Cup building (known locally as Veles e Vents, or “sails and winds”). Bright and airy, it’s easily…$$$Around TownPalace Fesol
More than a century old, the “bean palace” earned its name with recherché fava bean dishes, but the restaurant has evolved into a rather elegant dining room specializing in all manner of traditional Valencian cuisine. If you want to know how a local dish is cooked in the classic…$$Around Town- Valencian
Taberna Sants Joans
Ostensibly a tapas bar, Sants Joans offers superb full plates of local specialties. The ever-changing menu reflects the best the Mercado Central has to offer that day. (The taberna is on the steps behind the market en route to the Lonja de la Seda.) In season, one of the very best…$$Around Town
