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.

5* for on-point service, atmosphere of a dressier restaurant…read more3* for Paella Valenciana Canela came recommended by a local tour guide, so I was excited to check it out for my only dine-in paella experience in Valencia. I sat upstairs, overlooking the front of the restaurant. Canela has a nice ambiance of a white table cloth/wine glasses on table setting. Female server was very on-point, pleasant. A small "tapa" of hummus on top of small tostadas were provided after ordering which was nice. I saw that other tables were offered shots of some liquor as an digestif, but perhaps that were for people with larger orders? Since we just came here for the paella, that's what we just ordered. I believe it also came with bread. Paella did take some time to roll out, which is understandable, ~20mins. I'm not sure if the dish was soo overhyped, but I found Canela's version too salty. I expected it to have more of a saffron taste, but it was more salt/rosemary. Looked well-presented though! Overall, I cannot recommend the paella here, as it wouldn't be something that I'd order again. However, it seemed as though it was a popular dish to order since all the locals, in surrounding tables, had it for lunch.

Great food and amazing service! The restaurant has 2 different indoor seating area with ac. You can…read morealso opt in to sit outside.

El Porteño - Mi rincón imprescindible en Valencia Cada vez…read moreque estoy en Valencia, hay un lugar al que siempre regreso: El Porteño. Es mi parada perfecta después de una buena caminata por la ciudad, donde sé que me espera una copa de cava o una excelente botella de vino y, por supuesto, un filete a la altura de cualquier ocasión especial. He disfrutado aquí tanto con mi hijo como con amistades queridas, y la experiencia siempre supera las expectativas. Desde los entrantes hasta los postres, cada comida es un homenaje al buen gusto y a la hospitalidad. El personal y la dirección son simplemente excepcionales: atentos, cálidos y con ese toque que hace que te sientas como en casa. Superb. Una joya que siempre recomiendo, y a la que siempre volveré.

After touring in old town Valencia- we visited this long established, well rated restaurant and we…read morewere not disappointed. We started with the Fish and seafood soup, which was fine. For our entree we shared a large Seafood paella- which was delicious. We had white wine and for dessert we had Flan. A nice dining experience to which I would return.

A Food Tour Guide advised to eat restaurant Paella for lunch. If it is served for dinner, more…read morethan likely it isn't fresh. This all made sense as the highly rated and reputable Paella restaurants were open from 1-4:00 or so. One thing for sure make your reservations before you get to Valencia. We were lucky and got a table at 3 a day before. Smaller/cozy spot and looked like they had a 2nd level. We started with a Sangria and a Majou. For appetizers, it was the recommended Gambas with Chili Aoili-exquisite -I was really concerned that we couldn't get any better after this. The Bread with Aoli and olives was also tasty. Paella Valenciana (with Rabbit/Chicken) is the authentic one and has to be ordered a day in advance. We ended up ordering the Seafood (de Marisco) Paella which can be ordered same day. Filled with all types of seafood-delicious! Table next to us ordered the one with Lobster which looked like a winner also. Service was excellent! With the two sisters who were Owners helping with our table. They've been around since 1951. Would highly recommend!

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.

This restaurant is nice and has a very professional atmosphere. They serve very good Valenciana…read morepallea. My family tried the Valenciana and the Seafood, my favorite being the seafood. They are served family style which I do particularly enjoy. It is a little expensive but the food is good and it is in a convenient location. There wine selection is also pretty good in my opinion, I do know they have some local options.

Suzy and I were walking around in the old town area of Valencia. We saw this small place, and…read moredecided to try it. Wow! I am glad we did. We had 3 tapas to share, and a main course, for 15 euros. The tapas, Salmon, a salad, and a pork belly, were to die for. There is one person the owner, and she did it all. Cook, serve, and whatever. I cannot wait to go back here. What a great place!

Our best meal in Spain! Phenomenal dishes. Beautiful plating. Cozy warm ambience. Inexpensive wine…read morelist. Great service. Everything about the meal was incredible. Loved the salad, tuna, and desserts.

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.

Delicious seafood!!! I highly recommend when in Spain! When I think of outstanding seafood I think…read moreabout this place along with the service that I received! I live between Barcelona and Valencia for almost 4 months and had some of the best food in my life. Let me tell you the best seafood to be found in all of Spain is found here in Valencia, even people in Madrid will tell you that. While I tried many seafood in Valencia Cervia is the BEST! I can't wait to come back!

Excellent service by our waitress Stephania. The food was amazing! We've never had octopus so…read moretender and the fish was cooked perfectly!!

Great location but very busy with tourists…read more Service and atmosphere: This restaurant is located in the heart of Valencia's old town. Due to that you will see many tourists gliding the streets. Service was very good. Friendly and easy communication. Food and drinks: Good selection of paella and other classic shareable starters. We opted for croquettes and octopus for starters. All were prepared well and tasted good. Paella Valenciana and paella with squid ink were good but I feel like they were catered more towards tourists pallets. Still have to find place that serves the traditional paella. Wines and drinks were very good. Pricing: $$ - prices were more on the tourist side than local eateries.

Great paella. Lover the small noodle option instead of rice. My friend had black squid ink rice…read morewith seafood paella. That was also delicious. They have a meal that comes with a drink (including alcohol options), paella, and dessert or coffee. It was a pretty sweet deal.