Tapas bars and cafés

Café Lisboa, Plaça/Plaza Dr Collado 9,
Tel. +34 963 919 484
This arty café overlooking a charming little square serves great sandwiches and salads as well as cocktails in the evenings.

La Edad de Oro, C/Don Generoso Hernández 1,
Tel. +34 963 924 724
This venue serves good tapas and sandwiches.

Bodeguilla del Gato, C/Catalans 10,
Tel. +34 963 918 235
Old-fashioned tapas, from cured meats and cheeses, to pulpo a la gallega, all washed down with a great selection of Spanish wines.

Café Sant Jaume, C/Cavallers/Cavalleros 51,
Tel. +34 963 912 401
Set in a former pharmacy, this lovely small café has a large terrace in a tree-lined square in the centre making the perfect spot for people watching both day and night.

Bodega Montaña, C/Josep Benlliure/José Benlliure 69,
Tel. +34 963 672 314
Traditional lively tavern opened with an excellent range of quality wines and tapas.

Casa Guillermo, C/Josep Benlliure/José Benlliure 26,
Tel. +34 963 673 825.
A cheerful, old-fashioned venue offering tapas.

Horchateria El Siglo, Pl Santa Catalina
Tel. +34 391 84 66
This place is famous for its ice-cold milky Valencian drink made from tiger nuts which is called horchata.

Bar Pilar, Calle Moro Zeit, 13
Tel. +34 963 910 497
Located in the Barrio del Carmen, this popular restaurant is well known for its mussels and a great variety of tapas.

Restaurants

La Lola, Calle Subida Toledà 8
Tel. +34 96 391 8045
This Valencia restaurant specialises in vegetarian food within an upmarket setting. Reservations required.

Rías Gallegas, C/ Cirilo Amorós, 4
Tel. +34 963 512 125
Galician restaurant  serving high quality seafood and with an excellent wine list. Keep an eye out for the daily specials.

Civera, C/ Lerida, 11
Tel. +34 963 475 917
This is a very popular restaurant, considered by many as the best seafood restaurant in Valencia but at  price.

El Plat, C/ Ciscar, 3
Tel. +34 963 741 254
The house specialty here is Paella that come in many variations of the classic valenciana recipe. Prices are reasonable.

La Riua, C/ del Mar, 27
Tel. +34 963 914 571
Good value restaurant offering authentic Valencian rice dishes, including the paella valenciana.

El Paso, Calle Conde de Altea 53
Tel. +34 96 3740 721
Tex-Mex  restaurant offering a large range of food such as typical Spanish tapas, delicious Tex Mex meals and a selection of sandwiches.