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Innovative restaurants

If you’re looking for stylish and creative cuisine in Valencia, take a look at our recommended list of restaurants.

We have assembled the most popular establishments according to their atmosphere, service, cuisine and price.

restaurante-oleo-valencia1Oleo

The restaurant is located in the port of Valencia, in a modern and quiet atmosphere. It offers creative and innovative cuisine with the finest traditional products of Valencia. It is located just minutes away from the America´s Cup port and the Formula 1 Urban Circuit and opposite the Maritime Museum Atarazanas. One good indication of their success is the Award for the Revelation Chef 2007 for its chef, Vicente Patiño. His culinary skills are so revered that during the Formula 1 Grand Prix, Ron Dennis reserved the whole restaurant for his entourage and guests. The restaurant is divided into two areas, one devoted to Spanish tapas and another one for tasting upmarket cuisine.

la-sucursal-valencia1La Sucursal

Located inside the IVAM (Valencian Institute of Modern Art), La Sucursal offers an exciting combination of eating with art. It was established in 1995 as a result of its owners’ love for the restaurant business. This is the place to go for upmarket and imaginative dining. La Sucursal has two branches – one in the IVAM and the other one, called Vertical is in the Aqua shopping centre, near the City of Arts and Sciences.

restaurante-torrijos-valencia1Torrijos

Torrijos Restaurant has been a benchmark for haute cuisine since it opened its doors, first with Oscar Torrijos and now with his daughter Raquel Torrijos along with her husband Josep Quintana, who have maintained the Michelin Star given in 1992 and have also obtained Revelation Restaurant Award in 2003.

la-lola-restaurante-valencia1La Lola

This is one of the most imaginative restaurants in Valencia. Its minimalist and modern decor employs a massive use of white on the walls, enlivened by giant red-and-white polka dots. Prepare your palate for a parade of sunny flavors. The starters are creative and eclectic, including ice cream made with virgin olive oil over a tomato-and-olive sauce. The eager-to-please staff will tempt you with such delightful main courses as codfish with caramelized saffron and honey or else an extremely appealing Argentine baby beef loin with watermelon sorbet and jamón serrano (cured ham).

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L’Oceanografic Submarino

L’Oceanografic Submarino is worth a visit for the food and its unique setting. It is placed in the central part of the Oceanographic complex of the City of Arts and Sciences, being the most emblematic building due to the peculiarity of his covering designed by Félix Candela. The main attraction of Submarino is that you eat underground, surrounded by marine life behind the glass. If dining underwater sounds a bit claustrophobic to you, opt to eat on the second level, which overlooks the water. The cuisine tends to be fully eclectic, with all kinds of world dishes and fusions.

el-alto-de-colon-valencia1El Alto de Colón

A pleasant and unique atmosphere in the heart of Valencia. Housed upstairs in the restored Mercado de Colon, El Alto de Colon restaurant is the picture of modern elegance. Quique Barella’s experience alongside the most important renowned chefs in Spain and his day-to-day work as head chef at El Alto de Colón, has made him a much-needed reference for the Valencian cuisine. We recommend you go for lunch when light streams onto the Modernist ceramics on the vaulted ceilings.

a-tu-gusto-valencia2A Tu Gusto

Salvador Furio, head chef at A Tu Gusto with several years of experience at Michelin starred establishments such as Ferran Adriá’s Hacienda Benazuza El Bulli Hotel, decided to start a new venture in Valencia in an attempt to serve creative cuisine to locals and tourists alike. A versatile restaurant in the emerging City of Arts and Science with self-service salads, pasta, rice, meat and fish at noon and creative cooking at night, original dishes which care even the smallest detail.

Have you tried another restaurant that deserves to be on the list?

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