Bars are the soul of the neighborhoods. A symbiosis that has given one of the best contributions of Spanish culture to the gastronomic panorama. In Valencia we like almost more a bar than a day of Fallas, especially if there is a lunch in between.
In this article we have compiled the best bars of the moment in Valencia. We put on record that they are not all those who are, nor are they all those who are.
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Ricardo Bar
Fresh market produce fills the kitchen of this mythical bar in Valencia that has been open since 1947. You can come for lunch, lunch and dinner. Its menu, with two pages of tapas to choose from, will make you put it on your list of favorites in Valencia if you haven’t tried it yet.
📍 C/ del Doctor Zamenhof, 16.
Central Bar
The chef Ricard Camarena has this bar in the Central Market that is equally good for breakfast, lunch or mid-morning tapas. The product is excellent and the painting is unbeatable. Enjoy the atmosphere of a traditional bar in the best market in Valencia.
📍 Central Market of Valencia.
Cassalla Bar
The trident of bars of the Gastroadictos group of Valencia is formed by Mistela, Cremaet and Cassalla. The latter is the most recent, next to the Mercado de Abastos. Here you can have lunch with one of its famous sandwiches, such as the Copa del Mundo, or opt for its market cuisine, full of tapas and Valencian dishes. Do you dare to finish with a shot of cassalla?
📍 C. del Bon Orde, 19.
New Oslo
It is known for its lunches, with sandwiches that will leave you new, but its hidden facet are the lunch menus. But you can always have tapas, as in any good bar. It is also in the Abastos area.
📍 Carrer del Doctor Sanchis Sivera, 7.
Clann
One of the best options if you are in the center of Valencia. Tapea a few meters from the Plaza Redonda in Valencia at a reasonable price and with the experience of Jose Maria Molina, its owner and former member of the team of Tasca Angel in Valencia. His bar with Celtic touches (from his time in Ireland) serves the best empanadas in Ciutat Vella.
📍 C/ dels Assaonadors, n°9.
Bar Rojas Clemente
Unknown to many, this market bar is a delight if you are looking for an affordable menu of the day with good product. In addition to this, it is one of the most important the best lunches in Valencia and a large skewer of tortilla. It is only open from morning until late afternoon. Solera Valenciana in the neighborhood of Extramurs.
📍 Pl. de Rojas Clemente, s/n.
Ca Rakel
The best lunch in Valencia according to the jury of the Cacau d’Or awards, it could not be missing in a list where we talk about bars. This small place in Cabanyal is since 2023 the best bar to have a good meal snack the kind we like in Valencia and where there is more stuffing than bread.
📍 C. del Dr. Lluch, 9.
Lapaca Bar
We finish with Lapaca, a space of the Cabanyal specialized in vermouth and tapas. A bar with its own identity, from the neighborhood, and a point of reference for the residents of this area of Valencia. Have a snack, have a drink, have fun. Come on, enjoy the seaside neighborhood of Valencia.
📍 C/ del Rosari, 30.