We had a fabulous mini tapas tour with Gabrielle! It ended up being just our group of four, so it…read morewas a private tour of three good, but very different, places to get tapas...with vino included, of course.
1. La Reina Friendly Restaurant
The first was a new, modern tapas place in the heart of downtown with pinchos tapas (where you select your own and save the toothpick to pay). My favorite choice was a salmon topped bread. It's also right across from a Las Fritas - a store of only French Fries - which looked amazing.
2. El Botijo
The second was a traditional place with a dive bar feel. They served a dessert wine as well that you drank out of a super cool glass "Porron" pouring pitcher (you can buy your own version at Simple for €5,50 BTW). Here we ate delicious
3. Las Cuevas
The third location was one we had already been to, but was by far my favorite. This traditional tapas place has a cool castle feeling and large outdoor seating section...and the most amazing fried brie pieces topped with a fruit jelly. SO delicious. They also have a huge menu of tapas for regular visitors and served a delicious dessert wine as well.
The tour was great and our guide did a lovely job explaining Spanish traditions and the different types of tapas you can find in the city. He was also more than happy to help us with our random Spanish dialect questions and gave the tour in English as our Spanish is still in progress.
I definitely recommend this tour for newbies to Valencia and repeat visitors alike. It's a great way to start your trip to the city.