Valencia, Spain — Food and Dining
Restaurants in Valencia, Spain
Restaurants
Expensive
Submarino
Dine on Valencian gourmet fish and seafood dishes with thousands of fish swimming around you in the rather surreal and very beautiful underwater restaurant of L'Oceanografic.
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (CAC)
Tel: (96) 197 5565.
Website: www.cac.es
Moderate
BurdeosinLove
Don't let the name put you off. Gourmet tapas are the specialty of this very attractive modern little bar, with traditional main dishes to follow.
Calle Mar 4
Tel: (96) 391 4350.
Website: www.burdeosinlove.com
LaPepica
Legendary large and busy seafood restaurant on Playa Malvarossa whose guest list includes Hemingway and King Alfonso XIII.
Paseo Neptuno 6
Tel: (96) 371 0366.
Website: www.lapepica.com
Seu-Xerea
Superb fusion/Eurasian/New Mediterranean dishes in a lovely dining room under English ownership; bargain lunch.
Calle Conde de Almodóvar 4
Tel: (96) 392 4000.
Website: www.seuxerea.com
Cheap
Bodega CasaMontaña
This is one of Valencia's oldest eating places, famous for its wine cellar and serving traditional tapas in a 19th-century bar in the fisherman's quarter of El Cabanyal.
Calle José Benlliure 69
Tel: (96) 367 2314.
Website: www.emilianobodega.com
Nightlife
The narrow streets of the Barrio del Carmen, on and around Calle Caballeros, is where most of the action takes place, though nothing gets going anywhere in Valencia before 2300. Other popular areas for nightlife in Valencia are Avenida de Aragón, Plaza de Canovas, and the university zone of Avenida Blasco Ibáñez, Plaza de Honduras, Plaza Xúquer and Juan Llorens. In summer the Paseo Neptuno at the beach and the new port is lively.
See the free English-language listings magazines Cool Carmen and 24/7 Valencia for what's on, or visit www.thisisvalencia.com.
Bars
La Marxa
La Marxa is a popular bar in the heart of Valencia's Barrio del Carmen.
Calle Cocina 5
Tel: (96) 391 7065.
Radio City
Radio City is an evergreen hybrid of bar, cultural center and disco with an eclectic choice of music and live acts.
Calle Santa Teresa 19
Tel: (96) 391 4151.
Website: www.radiocityvalencia.com
Solilluna
Solilluna is another great bar in Valencia, located in the Barrio del Carmen.
Calle del Mar 29
Tel: (96) 392 2216.
Website: www.solilluna.net
Clubs
La Indiana
For a hot club venue in Valencia, try La Indiana.
Calle San Vicente 95
Tel: (96) 384 5051.
Website: www.laindiana.com
Las Dockas
Las Dockas, down at the port, is another hot club in Valencia.
Calle Doctor Marcos Sopena
Live Music
Café del Duende
Café del Duende specializes in flamenco and ethnic music.
Barrio del Carmen
Tel: 630 455 289.
Website: www.cafedelduende.com
El Loco
El Loco, in the Zona Juan Llorens, is an eclectic live venue including blues, jazz, fusion, rock and flamenco.
Calle Erudiot Orellena 12
Tel: (96) 341 9151.
Website: www.lococlub.org
Wah-Wah
Wah-Wah, in the Zona Blasco Ibáñez, showcases the latest alternative, underground and up-and-coming bands.
Calle Campoamor 52
Tel: 650 687 600.
Website: www.wahwahclub.com
