Restaurants in Valencia

Don't let the name put you off; Burdeos in Love is a swanky restaurant with bundles of surprises in stall for you. Gourmet tapas are the speciality of this very attractive modern restaurant/bar, with traditional main dishes to create a balance. Dishes like Japanese tempura with yakitori sauce and artisan pizzas topped with organic products make you sit up and think.

Offering excellent value for money, Seu Xerea dishes up modern fusion cuisine that blends Eurasian and nouveau Mediterranean flavours into an exotic concoction. Anglo-Burmese owner, Stephen Anderson, gives it an extremely unique spin, adding dishes like Moroccan harira and Thai-style green curry to its menu. Its set lunch menu is a great bargain, at half the price of the standard degustation menu.

For those with a picky palette, Arrop will not disappoint. The Michelin-starred restaurant places as much attention in its food as in its interior design. Sitting within the old Moorish walls found beneath the Hotel Palacio Marqués de Caro, the establishment has a monumental setting to it. Food is a juxtaposition of creativity and honesty – with local ingredients used in a refreshing way.

Easily the cheapest and most well-known restaurant in Valencia, Casa Mundo serves up outrageous bocadillo de calamares (calamari sandwiches) to a loyal group of customers each day. It’s a favourite haunt for both locals and tourists who have heard of its legendary bocadillos through word of mouth. Food served is as local as it can get: from patatas bravas to deep-fried anchovies and grilled squid.