
It may seem obvious, but paella, as in Valencia, is not eaten anywhere. And while we’re on the subject of paella, you’ll want to know where to eat the best paella in Valencia.
The traditional recipe states that a good paella has chicken, rabbit, rosemary, saffron, garrofó and bajoqueta or green beans. And if it is wood-fired, even better. Based on this, here are the best restaurants to eat an authentic Valencian paella.
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Sequial 20
Sequial 20 restaurant in Sueca won the first prize in 2023 at the International Paella Competition in Sueca.
💶 16,50 euros (portion of Valencian paella).
📍 Carrer de Valencia, 32, 46410 Sueca.
L’Alter
This restaurant in Picassent is one of the most recommended when it comes to eating good rice on the outskirts of Valencia cooked over a wood fire. Even the New York Times has recommended it. Valencian paella, baked rice and seafood rice, their specialties.
💶 14 euros (portion of Valencian paella).
📍 Carrer de Valencia, 32, 46410 Sueca.
Restaurant Casa El Famós
It is the oldest tavern in Valencia, so they know a bit about paella. In El Famós you can eat a good Valencian paella on the road to Vera with a know-how that treasures more than 130 years of history and 5 family generations.
💶 20 euros (average price).
📍 Cmo de la Iglesia de Vera, 14.
Alejandro Platero
Alejandro Platero’s restaurant won the award for “Best Paella of the Valencian Community” at the last International Paella Competition in Sueca.
💶 59 euros, full menu with appetizers, starters, rice and dessert.
📍 Calle del Poeta Antonino Chocomeli, 6.
Bon Aire
This restaurant in El Palmar has once won the International Valencian Paella Competition. In 2018 it was chosen as the best paella in the world.
💶 18 euros (portion of Valencian paella, minimum 2 people).
📍 Carrer de Cabdet, 41.
Mesón Molino Binhui Arroceria Restaurant
Second prize in the last International Competition in Sueca went to chef Binhui Jiang, who runs the kitchen of this modest bar in Valencia where paella has become his specialty.
💶 14.50 euros (portion of Valencian paella).
📍 Juan Ramón Jiménez, 72, Valencia.
Casa Granero
You’ll find it in Serra, at the foot of the Sierra Calderona and is one of the best, endorsed by Wikipaella, the Bible of Valencian paella.
💶 13,5 euros (portion of Valencian paella, minimum 4 people).
📍 Calle Canto Torre, 9 (Serra).
Alquería del Brosquil
A classic among orange groves and orange blossom. If you have the occasion, enjoy your paella on the terrace of this restaurant in front of its orange groves.
💶 12,5 euros (portion of Valencian paella, minimum 2 persons).
📍 Entrance Casa El Llarc, 1, 46026 Castellar.
Casa Carmela
Founded in 1922, its wood-fired paella is one of the best in town. More than 100 years cooking paella is a sure value.
💶 19 euros (portion of Valencian paella, minimum 2 people).
📍 Carrer d’Isabel de Villena, 155.
La Cigrona
In the center of Valencia we can also enjoy a good paella. You will find it next to the Torres de Serranos and it is one of the best.
💶 15 euros (portion of Valencian paella, minimum 2 people).
📍 Carrer dels Serrans, 22.
La Ferradura
This Alboraya lounge is another summer classic, paella and beach. It is a great space for celebrations, so if you are good, it is a good option to enjoy a paella as it touches on the beach of La Patacona.
💶 15 euros (portion of Valencian paella, minimum 2 people).
📍 Av. Mare Nostrum, 42 (Alboraya).
Toni Montoliu
It is more than a restaurant. At Toni’s barraca you can enjoy wood-fired paella and the Valencian vegetable garden like nowhere else. Everyone eats at the same time when Toni rings the bell. It’ s a full-on Valencian experience.
💶 30 euros (full table closed menu with tapas, paella and dessert).
📍 Partida de l’Ermita, 25 (between Meliana and Foios).
El Racó de la paella
We return to Valencia city to discover another special place. This restaurant in Campanar is an expert in one thing: paella. And they make it that clear with its name. Then, you try their rice dishes and you end up loving it forever.
💶 15,75 euros (portion of Valencian paella, minimum 2 people).
📍 Carrer de Mossèn Rausell, 17.
El Rebost
Sueca is the birthplace of paella, from where much of the Albufera rice. And that’s why it also has one of the best restaurants specialized in this dish.
💶 14,50 euros (ración de paella valenciana de Sueca).
📍 Carrer de la Figuera, 20.
Alqueria del Pou
Very close to the Ciutat de les Arts we find this restaurant. The metropolitan orchard of Valencia hosts a perfect space for celebrations and meals that you want to extend to infinity.
💶 12 euros (portion of Valencian paella).
📍 Entrance Rico, 6.
El Racó de Meliana
Right in the center of Meliana we find a restaurant where they know a bit about paella. Their Valencian recipe is the most demanded, although they also have other dry and mellow rice dishes.
15,5 euros (portion of Valencian paella, by order).
📍 Carrer Glòries Valencianes, 4 (Meliana).
Al Grano
In 2022 it received the award for best paella in the Valencian Community. This restaurant in the neighborhood of La Canyada, in Paterna, specializes in Mediterranean cuisine. It is run by Carles López and Sonia Lluch, a chef trained at the CDT Valencia and a professional with more than 10 years of experience in the dining room sector.
💶 16,5 euros (portion of Valencian paella, by order 24/48 hours before).
📍 Calle 29, number 27 (Paterna).