# The best restaurants for paella in Valencia

Wood-fired rice dishes on the beach, in the city and around the Albufera: the paella restaurants recommended by Guía Repsol, Valencia Secreta and locals.

- 92 votes · 12 items
- Sep 18, 2021 · carla_mallorca
- https://even.best/en/l/1255/the-best-restaurants-for-paella-in-valencia

## Top 10

1. **Casa Carmela** (12 · ▲13 ▼1) — Orange-wood-fired paella in Malvarrosa since 1922.
2. **Navarro** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Family rice restaurant near the City Hall.
3. **La Pepica** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — Seafront classic where Hemingway used to eat.
4. **El Racó de la Paella** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Traditional paella in Campanar.
5. **Casa Carmina (El Saler)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Rice dishes and eel on the Albufera.
6. **El Trompo** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Considered by many one of the city's best rice restaurants.
7. **Casa Roberto** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Benchmark rice dishes in the city centre.
8. **Llisa Negra** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Quique Dacosta's grill and rice dishes in the centre.
9. **Casa Montaña** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Century-old tavern in El Cabanyal.
10. **Restaurante Levante (Benissanó)** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Temple of Valencian paella just outside the city.
11. **La Matandeta (Alfafar)** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Wood-fired paella among the rice fields.
12. **Bon Aire (El Palmar)** (-2 · ▲2 ▼4) — Rice dishes beside the Albufera lagoon.

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