The Best Places to Drink Horchata in Valencia

A neighborhood horchatería with a long history, where you’ll be surprised by its posters and murals dedicated to Valencian folklore. “Valencia, how beautiful you are,” reads one of the walls, as you savor an horchata with fartons or some chocolate-dipped buñuelos.

Deep in the Alboraya orchard region, we come across a farmhouse where there’s more than just horchata. Various animals keep us company during our afternoon snack at this family-run spot dating back to the 19th century. It also has its own vegetable garden and offers one of the best ways to combine horchata with history and nature in Valencia.

One of Valencia’s best-known horchaterías. It’s located in the Benimaclet neighborhood, next to the Ronda Norte, and serves its own horchata recipe with oven-baked fartons. It also features a pleasant terrace where you can enjoy the summer breeze.

It’s the mecca of artisanal and organic horchata. The Bou family has been growing tiger nuts since 1946, and you can see that even in the sediment at the bottom of your horchata glass. Their horchata is made with organically grown tiger nuts from the garden near the beach. They plant them, harvest them, and produce this “white gold of the Mediterranean” in full view of everyone thanks to the glass-enclosed production area in their horchatería.

This horchata shop and ice cream parlor has been setting the standard since 1959. It’s a crowd favorite thanks to its 100% natural horchata recipe made with Valencia-designated-origin tiger nuts. You can choose to pair it with some fartons or a slice of coca. Spectacular!

One of the oldest in the city. It might be a bit pricey, but it’s worth it. Spend an afternoon there cooling off with their horchata, fartons, and wonderful decor that has remained unchanged over the years.

An oasis in the middle of Alboraia’s orchards. Their oven-baked fartons and horchata are just the thing after a day at the beach in Patacona. The perfect stop on your way home.

It’s a bit like the Mecca of horchata, and there isn’t a weekend that goes by without its terrace filling up. This year they’re celebrating their 71st anniversary—which is no small feat. A place that’s been around for so many years can’t be bad.

If Daniel is the Real Madrid of horchata, Panach is like FC Barcelona. Alboraia’s two most famous establishments are locked in a (healthy) rivalry over quality and tradition, and we, the customers, are very grateful for it. Their horchata has even made it onto the shelves at Carrefour, so it’s safe to say people really love it. Be sure to try their panachocs.

Supertípica. Yes, this is the horchatería your grandmother used to take you to at the start of summer. Head there and enjoy a nice, cold horchata that will transport you back to those carefree summer days. Oh! And don’t forget to order their world-famous buñuelos!

A summer classic for its horchata and a Fallas classic for its buñuelos. You can combine both specialties and treat yourself to a sweet taste of Valencia at this iconic spot in downtown Valencia.

If you’re looking for a more exclusive spot, this is the place for you. Modern decor right in the heart of the Colón Market. The horchata, of course, has a designation of origin, is organic, and even offers gluten-free options.

Horchatería Joan has kept its traditional production process intact since 1961. This spot in Tavernes Blanques, near Alboraya, retains its original aesthetic, marked by the traditional tiles on its walls. And, of course, by the traditional horchata recipe.

Every morning, the bakery bakes a variety of artisanal pastries to accompany the drink, such as their glazed fartons.