New Year’s Mascletà!
According to Levante, the New Year's mascletà is going to be the biggest of the entire year, including those of Fallas. Ummm.... .... ... ... sorry, just thinking of the…
Menú del Día: Al Adwaq
Near Parterre Park, there's a small, inconspicuous Moroccan restaurant on the corner of C/ Nave and Bonaire. Welcome to Al Adwaq. The food here is great, with a blend of…
Menú del Día: Palau 11
Hungry, tired and in no mood to cook, we decided to walk aimlessly through the Xerea neighborhood of the old town, hunting down a restaurant for a quick, cheap lunch.…
Menú del Día – Crêperie Bretogne
Nestled in a little side street within spitting distance of the city cathedral, you can find a wonderful little French restaurant which specializes in crepes. Okay, okay, sorry! It's a…
Day of the Valencian Community
Mark your calendars -- on October 9th, the next major festival hits Valencia, the Day of the Valencian Community (Día de la Comunidad Valenciana). Of course, we'll be blogging more…
Beer & Bravas: Valencia’s Choice
According to a study done by a research group for the Cervecerias of Spain, the most popular aperitif of Valencians is a glass of cold beer and patatas bravas. Excellent…
Menú del Día: Tasca de Russafa
Tasca de Russafa is a huge place, popular in the evening for their tapas. Our first time there, it was so packed that we had to leave again. But, we…
Best Horchata in Valencia
This statement is of course very subjective, since I've only been to 3 different horchaterias since living in the city. The origin of the horchata can be found in Alboraya,…
Menú del Día: Ao Yama – Japonés
You are in for a treat. Today we went to this Japanese Restaurant called "AO Yama" which had been suggested to me by Inma from my Spanish Language School (Inma:…
La Utielana – Traditional Spanish from Mamá
A Valencian friend suggested we try out Restaurant La Utielana, if we’re interested in authentic, delicious and affordable Spanish cuisine. Yes, indeed. Very interested. After today’s mascletà, we made a…