Old Town Valencia Tapas Bars, Valencia, Spain

A seemingly endless number of tapas bars are scattered among the shops, restaurants and historic sites in Old Town Valencia. You could spend days (okay, years) exploring these narrow streets, always finding something new. Personally, we like to do our sightseeing with a snack and beverage close at hand. The Old Town in particular contains its share of tourist traps, but there are some gems hidden in there. It would be impossible to declare one tapas bar as the best, since it is highly doubtful that anyone could experience all of them. These are our picks for tapas bars in Valencia’s Old Town, along with the interesting historical sites located nearby.

El Mercat (The Market) neighborhood lies in the heart of the Old Town. At it’s center is the Mercado Central, one of the largest indoor food markets in Europe. From the outside of the market you can admire the Modernist architecture of 1920’s Valencia, while inside the atmosphere is very lively with nearly 400 small vendors selling produce, meat, seafood, wine and pretty much anything else you can imagine. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).