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
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:
- Casa Navarro La Patacona
- 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:
- Tavella (Cortes Valencianas: carnes y pescados. Menú degustación. Horno de leña tradicional).
- La Bulería (en el centro: comida típica española + espectáculo de flamenco).
- Mas Ferrat (Bétera: celebraciones, comida buena, hay mucho espacio para que los niños jueguen) *
- La Pedrea (L’Eliana: pescado y marsicos)
- La Bienpagá (L’Eliana: comida española, pero está buena).
- La Diez. (L’Eliana: tapas, platos argentinos, todos los días cambia el menú).
- Oris (Cánovas: comida venezolana → arepas con pollo y aguacate, pabellón, tequeños)
- 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.