Bar Restaurant El Mercat

Located outside Plaza del Mercado (central market), we found another spot with a variety of seafood and paella options🍴

Best known for its beautiful sandy beaches, Valencia is situated at the southeast coast of the Spanish Peninsula which also means there’s a good selection of seafood 🌊💓

Here’s what we had at Bar Restaurant El Mercat (right outside the largest fresh produce market in Europe)…

✨ 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗽𝗼 𝗮 𝗹𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮 (€𝟭𝟲)
A must get for seafood lovers, the Galician-style octopus is fresh and succulent. Enjoyed this so much that we revisited the next day 🐙

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On our 2nd visit, we decided to try the grilled cuttlefish which turned out to be a hidden gem 💎

One of the better eateries along the stretch, though it can be hard to find a table if you're visiting in bigger groups.

If you’re planning to visit, do note that Mercado closes at 3pm as do the surrounding shops, so do visit before that! 🕒

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With a min order of 2 servings, the squid ink paella comes with a generous portions of ingredients. We found a mix of prawns, octopus and fish in our plate, and each bite was packed with ingredients! If you’re feeling adventurous, you can also try their rabbit meat paella 🇪🇸

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Don’t miss out on the Valencian Mussel too! We ordered this twice, but sadly they missed out our order on the 2nd visit 😩

First time trying valencian clams (tellinas) which were much smaller than expected 😅

One of the better eateries along the stretch, though it can be hard to find a table if you're visiting in bigger groups