All tagged valencia eats

Valencia Eats Throwback: A Favorite for Tapas, Bar Ricardo

Valencia Eats Throwback: A Favorite for Tapas, Bar Ricardo

Kai
Spain, Food

For dependably excellent tapas of quality ingredients simply prepared, the no-reservations Bar Ricardo is one of Valencia’s essential restaurants. ***Update: during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to control gatherings and indoor occupancy, Bar Ricardo is temporarily accepting reservations for the first time in their 70 year history! See post for contact information.***

Goiko Grill: finally, a real hamburger in Valencia

Goiko Grill: finally, a real hamburger in Valencia

K
Valencia Eats

The hamburger craze in Valencia started long before I arrived several years ago, and it's still going strong. I'm pretty sure I eat more burgers with my friends every year in Valencia than I used to in the US in fact.

The burgers here range from okay to pretty good, with the main complaints being:

- beef that doesn't really taste like beef, because of lots of added Worcestershire sauce or other flavorings

- beef that didn't have the texture of beef: with additives like vegetable fibers, burgers here often have the bouncy texture of sausages, and maintain an industrial cylindrical shape before and after cooking  

- bread that is too firm.

With the arrival of Goiko Grill, of all things a Madrid-based chain opened by Venezuelans, we finally have a real, honest-to-goodness burger in the city.

Valencia Eats: Menú del día at Macellum

Valencia Eats: Menú del día at Macellum

K
Valencia Eats

Macellum is a restaurant located in my favorite corner of the old Valencia city center - the quiet, yet charming northeast part of the neighborhood. The streets are windy, the buildings are historic, but there is a distinct lack of tourists and touristy shops...