Valencia Eats: menú del día at the MuVIM restaurant [now changed / new kitchen]

May 29

May 29 Valencia Eats: menú del día at the MuVIM restaurant [now changed / new kitchen]

[Edited Jan 14, 2017: Revisited in December 2016, and the kitchen and concept have completely changed, for the worse. Now it is very pedestrian food, prepared in an average to below-average way. Will not be visiting again unless I hear of changes.]

One of my favorite places for menú del día in Valencia is the restaurant at the illustration museum of Valencia, MuVIM. I've always sat outside on the terrace, and unlike many restaurants in Valencia, the terrace does not front a road, but actually is in a courtyard looking at the orange trees of the beautiful municipal library building (formerly a hospital) and a Roman archaeological site.

The menú here passes that usual €10 mark, running about €12 on weekdays and €15 on weekends including a beverage, but is well worth the price for the quality and amount of food.

On the chalkboard there's a list of starters, but you don't choose just one, you get all three. On my two visits in December, the first course was a meatball soup.

Second was "coca" which is flatbread from Valencia and Catalunya. Here it was topped with bell pepper and a nice salty cheese.

This third course would be quite satisfying as a main course. It's a piece of cod, with an Asian-inflected salad of bean sprouts, seaweed, and soy vinaigrette. Light, with a nice contrast of different textures.

The choices on my two visits were secreto de Iberico, which is a "secret" cut of pork. Served with potatoes.

The other choice is this arroz calderoso, which is like soupy paella. This one had shrimp and other seafood in it.

Finally, dessert was a brownie in vanilla creme, with fresh pineapple.

I find the MuVIM restaurant super satisfying and wouldn't hesitate to go back. It's also great to bring guests to, because it's a pleasant location close to the city center, and features typical Spanish food, but presented in a modern way.

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La Terraza del MuVIM

Carrer de Quevedo, 10

46001 Valencia