I have lived in 6 countries in my life and I have chosen Valencia to settle down with my family.

In this blogpost I will try to describe why I like Valencia – and give links to frequently asked questions

Valencia vs Barcelona

My favourites Restaurants

Breakfast:

Central Bar – both for breakfast and lunch or something in between. Bar in the Central Market (must visit) by a ** Michelin chef

La girafe. Good with kids at the beach

Bluebell coffee. Not good with kids. Cozy cafe in Ruzafa

Lunch

Tariq – Pakistanese / Indian cuisine

Swagat – Best Indian food

Contrapunto. Nice location. You can visit sciene museum later

Kamon. Sushi. 10x better than Nobu at Hyde park

Marina Alta – north of the city – seafood

Paella:

1. Casa Navarro La Patacona
2. Restaurante Arrocería Duna – outside the city at the beach

Michelin restaurants

La Salita * – Best restaurant for me

El Poblet **

Ricard Camarena **

Places to visit for me:

1. Tavella (Cortes Valencianas: carnes y pescados. Menú degustación. Horno de leña tradicional).
2. La Bulería (en el centro: comida típica española + espectáculo de flamenco).
3. Mas Ferrat (Bétera: celebraciones, comida buena, hay mucho espacio para que los niños jueguen) *
4. La Pedrea (L’Eliana: pescado y marsicos)
5. La Bienpagá (L’Eliana: comida española, pero está buena).
6. La Diez. (L’Eliana: tapas, platos argentinos, todos los días cambia el menú).
7. Oris (Cánovas: comida venezolana → arepas con pollo y aguacate, pabellón, tequeños)
8. All indian restaurants that i haven’t visited

Restaurants I do not like:

Vertical (CC Aqua)

Transportation

Virtuo – Rent a car. Quality cars – self service – no need to wait. The downside only 2 pickup locations: Airport and Train station

Drivy – car sharing for days/weeks. Some cars have self checkin/pickup – some you have to meet in person.