Chef Lucas Maldonado cooks the best Valencian coca of 2026 with a seafood-inspired recipe featuring grilled black and white ragout and shrimp tartare.
The Camiri restaurant, run by Maldonado, emerged victorious this Monday in the closed-door final held at the Zalamero venue for the third edition of the Ruta de les Coques by Ambar.
Also competing in the final were Beirut, with a Beirut-style lamb coca on a baking sheet, homemade sofrito, roasted and marinated lamb, gel made from its own stock, crispy rice, and yogurt sauce with mint; Glops i Llandes, with Thai-style roasted apple sauce, oxtail, pickled red onion, and sweet piparra peppers; Zalamero, with its pringá flatbread and mint mayonnaise; and Latabarra, with cochinita pibil, onion pickled in pink vermouth and lime.
The jury consisted of Onda Cero journalist and radio host Begoña Perpiñá, El Español journalist Raquel Granell, and food content creators Marta Barrena and Majo Alcántara, known on social media as @tastysouls_vlc.
The route, sponsored by the Ambar brewery, kicked off on May 4 with the participation of 23 establishments in Valencia. For several weeks, the public was able to sample the dishes paired with an Ambar beer or a glass of Grandes Vinos, and vote for the finalists.
How long will Camiri’s coca be available to try?
Camiri will keep its winning coca on the menu for another month with the same deal: coca and a drink for 10 euros.
The restaurant is located at C. del Bon Orde, 7, Valencia.