I didn't eat at the location so I can't give them a full five stars, but will say that it can be…read moredifficult to find a place in Spain (let alone Valencia) that serves paella for one person (many have a two person minimum). After venturing to a couple of other restaurants, I was referred to La Valenciana by one of the restaurants as a place where I could possibly get a single order of paella. I went into this location of La Valenciana but they informed me they could only do paella for a minimum of two people; however, they were kind enough to call their other location to see if that location could do it for one person which they said they could. So I was given a business card which included directions on how to get to their other location which wasn't far away. Customer service plus! The other location (Caballeros, 21. 46001) was just as lovely. I was warmly greeted. In fact, they expected me and showed me to my seat right away! Oh, yeees with the special treatment. Ha! Anyways, I thought of ordering the vegetable paella but went with the seafood paella to get a more traditional taste. It did not disappoint! Check out the photos and you'll see EXACTLY what I mean. Delicious! (I imagine the locations are consistent in both service and taste.)

Paella! Our group of four was so excited to try paella here in Valencia because (1) none of us had…read moreeaten it before, and (2) what better place to try it than at in Valencia, its birthplace? I'm glad to have gotten it out of the way because I don't see myself eating it again for a very long time. It's not that the food was bad, but it's a lot. We shared the seafood paella and the traditional paella. I mostly had the seafood paella but I did try a few bites of the traditional one with rabbit and escargot. The seafood was fresh, and there was a healthy amount of prawns and squid. If you're not really into seafood or can't stand too much of the aroma or essence of seafood, do NOT get it because it is strong. After a while I got sick of the seafood flavor, which isn't a knock on the food, but a lesson that paella simply needs to be complemented with other foods. The traditional paella was quite good as well, and neither had rice that was too burnt (which I liked). I also didn't think the escargot and rabbit were particularly special. Again, portions were tremendous and I think we all left very, very full. Keep in mind that you need at least two people ordering paella in order to get it. It runs at about 18€ per person for any paella, which isn't on the low end, but you do get filled up since it's all rice.

Excellent restaurant near a great shopping area and park. It wasn't busy at all the night we went,…read morethe service was excellent! I love when multiple people work together to take care of tables. The food was exceptional. I had the fish with mashed potatoes, it was perfectly braised and condimented.

Very mediocre restaurant with young, nice but very inexperienced staff. No one was in charge…read more Squid and scallops were under seasoned and overdone. Tourists are segregated from locals even with advanced reservations. Seated in front rather than deeper in with nicer ambience. Good paella though

I was intent on trying one more time to wrangle a really good paella. I'm a single traveler and…read morestruck out on the beach front restaurants since everywhere requires a person to buy paella for two. Walking up and out of the Túria Gardens, I was on the edge of the old city and El Almudįn was only a few blocks away. When I arrived, the 5 sidewalk tables were taken and, peeking inside, I asked whether they might have a table for one. The waitress/hostess smiled a big welcome and immediately placed me at a table set for two. I ordered some water and beer, and settled in to look at the menu. She asked if Alhambra brand was okay and brought out their special reserve. Okay, we're on the right track. As expected, paellas showed a price for one but required a purchase for two. Marga came over, saw me pining over the paella page and with complete magnanimity explained, "It's still early and if you'd like a paella for one, we can make it!" She was twanging on my heartstrings. I ordered the real, the original, and the only authentic Valencian paella. Marga looked at me, like she'd heard this before, and asked if I had either an aversion or allergy to snails? Nope. Bring 'em on! Everything they cook is made at order time and uses fresh ingredients from the Mercado Central next door. It was going to take 30 minutes to prepare the paella so I started with a gazpacho. It was so flavorful and fresh I could have just eaten another three and gone home content. Patience, patience. I had been editing my photos and earlier travel when the paella came up. It was served in the hot paellaera which sat insulated on top of cardboard egg cartons. Marga let me know that Valencianos eat their paella straight from the paellaera. She proceeded to hand me a toothpick which, she said, was for digging out the caracoles (snails) from their shells. Now I'm living!! As I noted the rabbit she quickly said, yes, this is totally traditional; rabbit, chicken and caracoles. While I chowed down on this deliciousness, I also noted the flat broad beans, the fava (fabia) beans, the aromatic saffron and the savory rosemary. Wow. And the best part? Around the entire edge of the paellaera, there was socarrat!! That crunchy but not hard, nearly caramelized rice. OMG!!! In the meantime, I'd asked Marga for a glass of dry white to accompany the meal. With perfect selection, she brought me a Las Dos Ces, white. Forty minutes go by and I'm rubbing my distended belly in perfect contentment. Marga showed up as if on cue, knowing full well I couldn't resist dessert. I ordered the Arnadí, pungent caramel pumpkin pudding cake served with vanilla ice cream with stripings of fruta del bosque. That, along with a café cortado. And of course, Marga steps up with a complimentary shot of Mistela - Valencian sweet wine resembling a strong moscato. What a wonderful and happy ending to my day.

My wife and I enjoyed our visit for an early dinner at Bar Almudin. We started with the Patatas…read moreBravas which were soft and savory with a lightly crisp outside and topped with a creamy and lightly spicy mayo-like sauce. Next we had the Tres Reinas (Sardinas, Anchoas Y Boquerones). These olive oil marinated fish fillets were my favorite dish of the dinner: nicely tender, flavorful and addictive. We finished with the Paella de Marisco. This paella was delicious and filled with savory rice and fresh briny seafood including large shrimps, mussels, and squids.

Made reservations for this restaurant earlier in the day. We saw a few people try to walk in while…read morewe had dinner and the were booked solid and turned away. Cute little place. Service was really good, attentive. We ordered everything to share and we may have ordered a bit too much, but It was all very good. Wanted to try the croquetas since they were homemade. The were good. We ordered the lobster and cheese ones. Liked that the lobster one wasn't fishy. The patatas bravas had a homemade alioli that was really good but it was too much. I'd ask for that on the side next time, but I loved that the potatoes were crispy!! So big score there! The burrata was good, what you'd expect from a burrata. Nothing extraordinary, but we devoured it. The little steak toasts with foie gras were tasty, we ate them so fast we didn't have a chance to take a photo! They were really good with a little apple sauce on the side. The jamón cecina had a strange brownish color on some pieces. We didn't finish it. The mussels were interesting with coconut milk and curry. Wish we had asked for bread to dip in the sauce. The service was good. We got new plates when the pasta ragú came out. We ordered a Valencia wine, which we liked. We'd come again. Make reservations and expect the same outstanding service. Good find!

What an amazing charming restaurant this was. We were warmly greeted at the door and shown to our…read morehigh top. Our servers, Nicholas and Abril were very attentive. For our a pair teeth, we started with agua Valencia. Be careful, it's orange juice from Valencia oranges mixed with gin, vodka and cava. it doesn't taste very strong, but it has quite a kick. One piece was enough. For food we started with and shared papas bravas. Next were the lobster croquettes. Fabulous. The real show stopper was the zucchini carpaccio. No real way to describe it except exceptionally tasty. We lastly shared the duck confit. Fall off the bone delicious. Wonderful food, reasonably priced and epic service from Nicholas and Abril. This is certainly the place to try for a casual buy delicious meal.

Love this place! Great food and ambience. My son got the lamb chops and I got a sliced pork on top…read moreof sweet potatoes and oakra.

I booked a reservation here as this was a popular place for paella, and they book real fast. If…read moreyou come here without a reservation, you probably won't get served. Even at 1:30 PM when they open, all tables were reserved. I ordered the Valencian paella, which had chicken, rabbit, and vegetables, and it only cost 10 euro per person. They accommodate to solo guests, so if you're dining alone, don't fret. They will serve you a single person's portion and honor the price. The server brought out bread service, which included a tomato jam and olives. They also brought out a sample-sized complimentary taster of some pureed dish of some sort. It only took about 15 minutes or so before my paella arrived, and it was heaven! It's as good as they say, and compared to other restaurants, this was the best value for paella I had ever seen. The quality was high, and there was plenty of meat in the rice to make this all worth it. The bill added a 1.50 euro surcharge or tax. Highly recommended if you want the best paella in town!

Came here for a late lunch with some friends from USA and others from València. It was great all…read morethe appetizers, octopus, artichokes, mussels, olives and the warm bread they even got me butter hahahaha. After for the main dish we ordered two paellas one of duck and the other seafood absolutely splendid. The service was very good. Ah and don't forget the red wine tried three different bottles. Salud.