The Places · Spain
València
Made By profiles 14 places in València, spanning modern mediterranean, modern mediterranean fine dining, modern mediterranean tasting — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Modern Vegetable-Focused Mediterranean Fine Dining
Ricard Camarena
València, Spain
Two Michelin stars, a green Michelin star, and a top-10 ranking among the world's vegetable-forward restaurants place Ricard Camarena at the top tier of Spanish fine dining. Set inside the refurbished Bombas Gens arts complex in La Saïdia, the restaurant runs set menus built entirely around seasonal produce and Valencia's agricultural traditions. Dinner service runs Tuesday to Saturday; Friday and Saturday also offer lunch.
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02.Modern Spanish Fine Dining
La Salita
València, Spain
Set inside a converted mansion in València's Ruzafa district, La Salita operates across multiple dining spaces including a garden, kitchen-side tables, and a terrace. Chef Begoña Rodrigo holds a Michelin star and ranks among Europe's top 120 restaurants on Opinionated About Dining. Four distinct tasting menus navigate vinegars, pickles, citrus, and vegetarian charcuterie with consistent precision.
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03.Modern Valencian Fine Dining
El Poblet
València, Spain
Holding two Michelin stars and ranked 81st in Europe by Opinionated About Dining (2025), El Poblet represents the serious end of València's modern Spanish scene. Chef Luis Valls works within the Quique Dacosta group framework, applying creative technique to Valencian ingredients, above all the produce of the Albufera wetlands, across several tasting formats, including a vegetarian menu available without prior notice.
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04.Modern Mediterranean Fine Dining
Riff
València, Spain
A Michelin-starred address in València's L'Eixample district where German-born chef Bernd Knöller channels the Mediterranean through a creative lens shaped by decades of working the local fish market and rice paddies. The open kitchen counter lets you watch dishes take form in real time. Ranked 256th in the 2025 Opinionated About Dining Europe list, Riff sits at the serious end of the city's creative dining tier.
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05.Modern Mediterranean Tasting
Fierro
València, Spain
A Michelin-starred counter in Ruzafa where Argentine-Spanish kitchen duo Carito Lourenço and Germán Carrizo, alumni of the Quique Dacosta group, have built one of València's most committed tasting-menu addresses. Two menus structured around ten years of signatures, a Mediterranean backbone, and vegetable cooking that earned a perfect 5-Radish score from We're Smart make Fierro a regular fixture on serious diners' calendars.
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06.Modern Mediterranean
Saiti
València, Spain
In L'Eixample, Saiti positions Vicente Patiño's Mediterranean cooking within the sharper end of València's mid-tier restaurant scene. Three seasonal menus, each available with wine pairing, work through regional products from white prawns to blue crab, grounded in Valencian tradition and reframed through a contemporary lens. A Michelin Plate holder and ranked among Europe's top restaurants by Opinionated About Dining, it occupies a considered space between neighbourhood bistro and serious kitchen.
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07.Modern Mediterranean Fine Dining
La Sucursal
València, Spain
On the third floor of the Veles y Vents building above València's harbour, La Sucursal frames its tasting menus against an uninterrupted view of the marina. Chef Fran Espí works with local Valencian produce inside a format that has earned consecutive rankings in the Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Europe list, reaching 489th place in 2024. A plant-forward menu is available on request, and advance booking is strongly advised given the venue's dual role as an event space.
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08.Seasonal Mediterranean Bistro
2 Estaciones
València, Spain
A Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised bistro in València's Ruzafa district, 2 Estaciones operates in the informal register that has made this neighbourhood one of the city's most interesting areas for food. The seasonal Mediterranean menu, developed by chefs Alberto Alonso and Mar Soler, places vegetables at the centre of the plate with a conviction rarely found at this price point.
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09.Spanish Grill Specializing in Galician Beef
Askua
València, Spain
Askua is València's most-recognised asador, earning a place on Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list every year since 2023 and a Star Wine List White Star in 2025. Operating out of El Pla del Real, it brings the Basque tradition of live-fire cookery to a city whose reputation rests on rice and seafood. Chef David Vázquez leads the kitchen with a sourcing-first approach to meat and produce.
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10.Traditional Valencian Seafood & Tapas
Rausell
València, Spain
A Valencian institution with more than 70 years on Carrer d'Àngel Guimerà, Rausell draws a loyal local crowd to its traditional Spanish table in the Extramurs neighbourhood. Ranked #80 on the Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe list for 2024, it occupies a corner of the city's dining scene where cured meats, market-driven cooking, and neighbourhood ritual carry more weight than trend cycles.
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11.Modern Spanish Fusion Tapas
Vuelve Carolina
València, Spain
Quique Dacosta's casual Ciutat Vella address sits next door to the three-Michelin-star El Poblet and operates at a different register entirely, sharing plates, awarded patatas bravas, and inventive menus priced at €€. A Michelin Plate holder ranked in the Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe list for 2024 and 2025, it draws a younger, convivial crowd to one of València's most talked-about dining streets.
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12.Modern Spanish Grill & Wood-Fired Paella
Llisa Negra
València, Spain
Quique Dacosta's approachable Valencian address in Ciutat Vella earns consistent Michelin Plate and Opinionated About Dining recognition for produce-led cooking centred on rice fired over orange wood and vine shoots. The à la carte runs alongside a seasonal tasting menu, with service running Tuesday through Saturday for both lunch and dinner. At €€€, it sits a tier below Dacosta's flagship in Dénia while drawing from the same philosophy of unmanipulated, high-quality Spanish ingredients.
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13.Modern Mediterranean
La Barra de Kaymus
València, Spain
Consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025 places La Barra de Kaymus among València's most consistent value-driven kitchens. Chef Nacho Romero works within a traditional cuisine framework in the Campanar district, where the cooking rewards attention to provenance rather than spectacle. For a city that excels across every price tier, this is where the €€ bracket earns its most serious credentials.
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14.Modern Spanish Seafood & Paella
Gran Azul
València, Spain
Gran Azul sits on Av. d'Aragó in El Pla del Real, where a straightforward commitment to rice dishes and grilled proteins has earned two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 to 2025) and a place in the Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe 2025 list. With over 1,700 Google reviews averaging 4.3 stars, it occupies a different tier from València's creative fine-dining circuit, reliable, full most nights, and priced at €€.
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