Valencian Cuisine

Valencia is known as the city of paella. Paella is cooked in a large pan over a wood fire. There are two main paella dishes, paella Valenciana (Spanish rice with chicken and/or rabbit) and paella marinera Spanish rice cooked with a variety of seafood.

But Valencia has a lot more than only paella. A few more dishes that are worth a try are:

Arroz a banda, rice dish stewed in fish stock
Arroz negra, rice dish with squid cooked in its own ink, giving it a black colour (hence the name)
Arroz al horno, baked rice dish with beans, sausage, vegetables and potatoes
Arroz con costra, rice dish covered with a baked egg crust
Fideau, same as paella, but with noodles instead of rice
All i pebre, eels fried in oil, bell pepper, and garlic
Grilled fresh vegetables, brushed with oil and garlic
Salmueras and salazones, dried salted fish and roe
Olleta, pork stew

Terraza A Babor

Terraza A Babor is open all day, every day and you can come here for a drink, a snack (tapas) or a full meal, for example the paella.

Las Cuevas

If you don’t know it is there, you could easily walk past Las Cuevas; one good reason why we list a photo of the entrance.
Once you enter, you will find yourself in a labyrinth of inter connected rooms, caves if you wish, which is the translation of las cuevas.
They offer an enormous variety of tapas [...]

El Rall

Although of the beaten track, right behind La Lonja, the Silk Exchange, El Rall is one of the famous restaurants for domestic and international tourists in Valencia.
They offer all kinds of tapas, all paellas and rices you can think of, and other Valencian and Spanish delicacies.
The terrace of El Rall is quite popular in spring [...]

Culmen Restaurante

Culmen Restaurante prides itself in offering good food combined with good wines.
Among a set breakfast and a set lunch and of course a la carte, they also offer each day a traditional dish prepared with products bought fresh from the Mercado Central. Their kitchen is described as Spanish creative “cocina de mercado” – seasonal cuisine [...]

Ocho y Medio

Ocho y Medio mixes classic Valencian cuisine with modern and adds the French cuisine right in.
They offer creative food in a jazzy atmosphere and throughout the week they have a menu del dia of EUR 40.
The service is great and multilingual and when the weather warms up you can also enjoy sitting on their terrace.

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Cafeteria Kansas

Cafeteria Kansas offers a lot more than you would expect!
Kansas offers Spanish and Valencian specialties such as tapas and paella, and they also have a complete selection of bocadillos and an extensive pizza menu.
As soon as the sun is shining the terrace in front of the Cathedral on Plaza de la Reina is an [...]

Babal√∫

Babal√∫ describes itself as a restaurant, bar and chill out place and it has indeed a lot to offer.
First of all the restaurant has a broad cuisine from Cuban dishes to fusion Caribbean to the Spanish paella and tapas.
Babal√∫ is located just next to the Plaza Redonda that is undergoing renovations at the time of [...]

Bar Pilar

Bar Pilar has been founded in 1917 and with that is one of the oldest establishments in Valencia.