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Best Cafés in Valencia (2026)

Valencia's signature café experience is horchata, a chilled drink made from tiger nuts grown around Alboraya, just north of the city, served with fartons, soft glazed buns for dipping. The Horchatería de Santa Catalina, beside the church of the same name near the Plaza de la Reina, is one of the oldest in the city and also serves chocolate with churros. For horchata at its source, take the metro to Alboraya and visit Horchatería Daniel, which has been making it since 1949 and also has a branch in the Mercado de Colón.

The city also has a lively modern coffee scene. Bluebell Coffee in Ruzafa roasts its own beans and serves brunch every day, and Clem Café in Extramurs, opened in 2024, is known for careful coffee and home baking. Federal Café in the old town is a popular brunch spot with non-stop service, useful when other kitchens are closed in the afternoon. For somewhere with more theatre, Café de las Horas near the Plaza de la Virgen serves breakfast, coffee and teas by day before turning into a cocktail bar. Many traditional cafés open early, while speciality coffee shops often close by mid-afternoon.

6 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Valencia

  1. Horchatería de Santa Catalina Historic horchatería, Ciutat Vella (Plaza de Santa Catalina)One of the oldest horchaterías in Valencia, beside the church of Santa Catalina, serving horchata with fartons and hot chocolate with churros every day.
  2. Horchatería Daniel Traditional horchatería, Alboraya (Avinguda de l'Orxata)A family horchatería making horchata and fartons since 1949, on Alboraya's Avenida de la Horchata in the heart of the tiger-nut growing area.
  3. Bluebell Coffee Speciality coffee roaster and café, RuzafaRuzafa café of one of Valencia's pioneering speciality roasters, serving its own seasonal coffees, roasted by women, with brunch every day.

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3. Bluebell Coffee

Speciality coffee roaster and café$Ruzafa

Ruzafa café of one of Valencia's pioneering speciality roasters, serving its own seasonal coffees, roasted by women, with brunch every day.

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4. Federal Café

Brunch café$$Ciutat Vella (Sant Francesc)

A bright café-restaurant in the old town serving brunch, breakfast, lunch and dinner without a break, with an emphasis on fresh, often organic ingredients.

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5. Clem Café

Speciality coffee café$Extramurs

A speciality coffee shop opened in 2024 by three founders with fine-dining backgrounds, known for careful coffee, brunch plates and home baking.

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6. Café de las Horas

Baroque-style café and cocktail bar$$Ciutat Vella (El Carmen)

A theatrical café near the Plaza de la Virgen, open since 1994, serving breakfast, coffee, teas and its famous jugs of Agua de Valencia until late.

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