Service was quick and friendly and the place had lively , good vibes. . It's located near Calle…read moreMayor. The chocolate was perfect .... tasty, not too sweet or bitter! Goes with the churros really well. We enjoyed our short break after exploring the city. Highly recommended.

Through out high school my Spanish teacher told us stories about churros and chocolate from Spain…read more So when I finally had the chance to visit Spain, churros and chocolate was on my to do list. My research led me to Valor. It was easy to find, great location for people watching. We sat outside, service was quick. Our dish of warm churros was huge. Our cups of hot chocolate was so thick and rich I couldn't finish mine. I'm a milk chocolate fan, so I didn't enjoy it as much as my husband did, the churros helped sweeten up the chocolate for me though. The menu is packed with sweet indulgences, so if dark chocolate isn't your thing, your sure to find lots of other choices. We were leaving Spain that day on our cruise ship so we went back before getting on the boat. We got a chocolate milkshake this time, it was more like thick chocolate milk, and it was so good. We also got a box of chocolate truffles to take home with us. We're hoping Valor will make it to America, but in the meantime there's always the online store to tide us over. Thanks Mrs. Marchetti for teaching me about churros and chocolate.

Came from the states and haven't hs a bad meal in Spain quite yet. Wine is great and the paella…read moremarisco is incredible. The service is nice and quick so the wait time was quite efficient. Paella is usually for two people minimum but they allowed me to get one serving for a little bit extra cost which was still nice. Open late which is a plus and not too busy.

Oh man, I LOVE this place!…read more Every time I visit family, I spend my lazy afternoons here. The baristas here are funny and quirky, the coffees are (not only real, non-watery-sugary-gross-American stuff) delicious, and the pastries and ice cream cups aren't too shabby either. I introduced my friend to this place, and we went on almost a daily basis. It's a great place to relax and chat. The only con is, if you sit outside, they charge you 0.15 euros per item you consume. But I don't care because I love this place, and I like to sit inside with the funny waiters anyway!

AVOID this rip-off place for food. After spending a wonderful day in the beautiful city of…read moreCartagena with my family (husband, parents and 5 year old son) we decided to look around for a nice little restaurant for dinner. Unfortunately we were a little early (18h) and were about to head home when my Dad spotted Il Café di Roma. The waiter Hicham seeing $ signs and easy targets dragged us in. Warning bells should have gone off at that stage however we were hungry and he said they did paella. We asked the price and he told us €13 per plate which we thought was pricey but decided to go with the Marisco, the Valenciana and the Mixta. All 3 paellas were bland and tasteless and the portion size small. We also ordered 2 pizza slices (we were 5 people) and were charged €8 a slice! The pizza slices were good but no way were they worth €8. But what I feel most angry about was that I asked for a side salad - I never thought to ask the price of the salad - big mistake - he charged €9 for a couple of lettuce leaves, some tomato pieces and a couple of olives - this is what I found the most offensive. Another thing is that there were no prices marked on the menu for the food, probably so that they can raise the price depending on the diner and rip off tourists. As regular visitors to Spain and Cartagena we have never been ripped off so we were shocked at this experience. We also ordered a bottle of wine and 2 desserts. The whole bill came to €92.15. To make matters worse my son got sick on the way home and I attribute this to the dessert he ate which was probably lying around for days. Please do not make the same mistake we did - AVOID EVITAR. I regret that I didn't complain there on the spot in the restaurant however I was with my family and didn't want to upset them.

This is only a small restaurant / café in villamartin plaza, but it has a large outside eating…read morearea. Great quality English food, including an English breakfast second to none, with quality, clean food cooked to perfection, by friendly, obliging, cheerful,clean staff Every time I'm in the area, breakfast here is a must and will set you up for the day IF you want a big greasy fry up don't go here, but for quality and value for money this is a must visit place Only problem is that they regularly don't open on apparently random days, so I'd have to recommend against a special trip here. :-(

Located directly across from the cruise port sits this small coffee and bar cafe…read more Terraza del Sol has a sitting counter around the bar, as well as a few small tables inside of the building. Outside under the covered patio is where you will find a majority of the seating, as well as space. Take away coffee is offered if you don't wish to sit back and slow down to enjoy your drink while people watching or perhaps enjoy a conversation with your table partner. Prices were extremely reasonable. Tips: + There is a small restroom. You will need to ask for a key to access it. + Enjoy one of their specialty coffees. I'd recommend the Asiatico.

You cant miss it! Directly opposite of the church there is a square and there it is: Terraza del…read moreSol! Great place to have a beer and a snack, coming back from the beach... they have good food, fresh orange juice, cold beers and a good selection of tapas (warm and cold). Even with your dog you are welcome.... not to common in Spain! Parking (without a ticket...) can be a challenge late morning and early evening... easy during siesta hours.

Ice cream store? What else can you expected. They have 15+ flavored of ice creams looks good but…read morehaven't tried all of them just yet. But yeah good service. Good yogurts. Good ice cream. That's all you want right?

I did my usual of going off the main tourist route and found this really delightful home…read morebakery/cafe which was populated by lucky locals. It's not geared for tourists despite being only a few metres off the main thoroughfare so that was what I wanted. The master baker is also the shop assistant who sells all his own work to greedy gluttons like me. When I walked in, my interest was first to ensure there was a proper coffee machine as none would be a deal breaker. Yes it had. Then I scanned the sweet and savoury goodies on display and absorbed the wonderful smell of a great bakery. It was plain to see there was great skill at work here and you could feel the sense of pride that the baker has as we discussed the fresh goodies before me. He beamed as I asked him about his speciality of meat in pastry with a sugar dusting. I was conscious of my location - southern Spain with North African influences. I've had pounded pigeon brik in Morocco - a fried savoury dish but dusted with sugar which was delicious. Our attention turned to his sweet treats and with real difficulty that gluttons understand we chose three pastries and two darn good coffees. Everything was perfect. Locals kept coming in to take goodies home, batches of school kids came by as they were on a school project which challenged them to find the place with a pastry/meat/sugar dish and as these noisy yet polite students mobbed the cafe every few minutes the proud owner just beamed with delightful pride at their attention and curiosity. We left happy and next time I will try his speciality - even gluttons can't eat everything. This city is old. It is beautiful and it essentially has one quite long cafe/bar/restaurant laden Main Street with more than a smattering of fashion shops with hordes of males loitering outside while wives/girlfriends were inside shopping likely oblivious to time. It is also remarkable that the main shopping centre is only a few metres walk away from impressive Roman ruins and less than 10 minutes walk away from a marvellous historic, now modernised port. So in a few footsteps one can go from the modern capitalist world back thousands of years of human life and just remember nine tenths of all whoever lived are now dead. Isn't that amazing? So I noted that crowds of tourists were flooding Main Street particularly as several thousand folk had arrived in cruise ships - I saw that nestled in with these awesome craft in the port was the Vibrant Curiosity, a megayacht, owned by German entrepreneur Reinhold Würth. Her accommodation includes a master stateroom with its own office, a private exterior deck area with whirlpool, one VIP suite with his & her bathroom, 5 double suites, 2 of which occupy the uppermost deck, and 2 further double guest cabins. The yacht has a crew of 26. It has a top speed of 20 knots, a cruising speed of 17 knots, and a range of 5,500 nautical miles at 14 knots.A helicopter and helipad are located on the top deck. Isn't it amazing what can be packed into an hour exploring?

Possibly the best place around to have great views while having a cocktail or a milkshake. It's on…read morethe side of a hill/little mountain which leads to the lighthouse so you can expect very nice views of the whole Bay from the terrace. At night, with the lights and all, makes it pretty romantic to take your other half :) The menu is rather extensive and the staff is friendly, the taste is really good but I think it's slightly overpriced - the location and the size of the portion explains a bit of this "high price" but probably not all of it. Yeah, definitely a place to visit if you are around! I haven't tried any food, but I bet it's worth the try! Cheers!