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Café de especialidad · Valencia

Specialty Coffee in Valencia

Roasters and espresso bars, from the Mercado Central stalls to Carrer de la Barraca near the beach.

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Café de especialidad, specialty coffee, came to Valencia after Barcelona, where bars such as Nomad set the pattern. Before that, a Spanish espresso usually meant a dark, bitter cup softened with sugar and milk.1 Two of the city’s early names opened in 2015: Retrogusto Coffeemates, which started that May as a three-square-meter stand inside the Mercado Central, and Bluebell, a roaster owned and run by women.1

The scene has grown fast since. The city map drawn up by the Valencia Is Coffee festival counted 90 specialty cafés in 2025, about 20% more than a year earlier, and that year’s festival drew some 1,500 visitors over two days, double its 2024 turnout.2 Its public weekend at the Complejo Cultural La Petxina paired a roasters’ market with a regional AeroPress championship and a contest for roasters.3

Local tip: Go before mid-afternoon: most specialty cafés in Valencia close by 18:00, pause during siesta hours and shut one day a week.2

Where these cafés are: Ciutat Vella (12), Ruzafa (6), El Cabanyal & Malvarrosa (6), Extramurs (4), Eixample (3), Pla del Real & Algirós (2), Camins al Grau (2), Campanar (1), La Saïdia (1), Rascanya & Benicalap (1), Quatre Carreres (1).

At a glance

39Cafés listed
17With opening hours
07:30Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: docta specialty coffee, from 07:30 (Mon–Fri 07:30–19:00).
  • Closes latest: Cafe Artysana - Cabanyal, until 22:00 (Mon–Thu 08:30–18:30 · Fri 08:30–22:00 · Sat 09:30–22:00 · Sun 09:30–16:00).
  • Most common features: card payment (31%), indoor seating (31%), vegetarian options (21%).
Ruzafa

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  • Carrer de la Reina Na Maria, 7
  • Mon 09:00–19:30 · Wed–Sun 09:00–19:30
  • +34 960 05 10 90
  • Takeaway
  • Card payment
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wheelchair access
  • Specialty
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Market stalls and the old town

Retrogusto still trades from stalls 169 and 170 of the Mercado Central, mostly as takeaway with a small bar to stand at, and rotates beans from local and foreign micro-roasters.1 In 2025 its house cold brew came with orange peel and cardamom.2 Q7th Specialty Coffee is at Carrer de Quart 7, where Quart opens onto the Plaça del Tossal; it began as a shop with tastings rather than a full café.4

Ciutat Vella has more specialty cafés than any other part of the city. FAV coffe on Carrer del Cronista Carreres opens 08:00–20:00 on weekdays, Vuka on Carrer dels Juristes pairs a bakery counter with its coffee, and Ikore Kofi Centro is on Carrer de Pascual i Genís and Brewtalist Coffee Hub on Carrer Baldoví.

Roasters near the beach in the Cabanyal

The Cabanyal comes second by number and has the highest share: about one café in five there serves specialty coffee. Tallat, at Carrer de la Barraca 25, began in November 2019 as a cart at an open-air food market, run by Lorenzo, from Naples, and Jessica, from València. The pair started roasting their own small batches during the 2020 lockdown.5 Its name is the local word for a cortado.6

Semillas, on Plaça de la Creu del Canyamelar, opens Tuesday to Saturday and closes at 15:00. Doux / Amer on Carrer de Just Vilar keeps the same hours every day, 09:00–16:00, Four on Carrer d’Espadà stays open until 21:00 from Friday to Sunday, and MiKengo is on Carrer del Doctor Josep Juan Dòmine.

What a flat white costs in Valencia

As of 2023, Tallat charged €1.70 for an espresso, €2.60 for a flat white and €2.80 for a filter coffee.6 Owners say the market is price-sensitive: the founders of Flying Bean told Valencia Plaza in 2021 that the city is used to paying quite low prices, and that the drinks that sell best are sweet, chocolatey and low in acidity.5

Ruzafa, Extramurs and further out

Bluebell, at Carrer de Buenos Aires 3 in Ruzafa, was founded by the sisters Yolanda and Marian Valero. Its beans are roasted in Paterna, and about 70% come from farms led by women, a share it aims to raise to 100%.7 The café opens daily 09:00–16:00.8 Café ArtySana is on Carrer de Dénia, and Coffee Time Artisan Roasters has stalls inside the Mercado de Ruzafa.

Extramurs ties Ruzafa for third. Flying Bean, at Carrer del Doctor Vila Barberá 12 in Arrancapins, opened on 13 May 2019 under an Australian and an Italian founder and roasts on site.5 Kibok is on Plaça de Rojas Clemente and CLEM CAFÉ on Carrer de Conca. Further out, Boscón on Carrer de Finlàndia opens 08:30–15:45 on weekdays, and docta, on Gran Via del Marqués del Túria, starts at 07:30.

Sources

  1. The Sprudge Coffee Guide To Valencia, Spain, Sprudge (Guillermo Alvarado, March 9, 2022), accessed October 2026
  2. An Updated Guide to Valencia, Spain’s Specialty-Coffee Scene, Barista Magazine (Isabelle Mani, July 7, 2025), accessed October 2026
  3. Festival «Valencia is Coffee», Visit València (2025 edition), accessed October 2026
  4. El triángulo del buen café, Valencia Plaza (Lidia Caro, June 6, 2019), accessed October 2026
  5. Nuevas caras en el café de especialidad, Valencia Plaza, Guía Hedonista (April 15, 2021), accessed October 2026
  6. Tallat Coffee Roasters in Valencia, The Coffeevine (February 19, 2023), accessed October 2026
  7. Café, paella y horchata: los mejores locales de Valencia para desayunar, comer y merendar según The New York Times, El Debate (Laura Torlà, July 18, 2025), accessed October 2026
  8. Bluebell Coffee Co.: café tostado por mujeres, Bluebell Coffee Co., accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Specialty coffee in Valencia: questions

How much does a flat white cost at a specialty café in Valencia?

As of 2023, Tallat in the Cabanyal charged €2.60 for a flat white, €1.70 for an espresso and €2.80 for a filter coffee. The founders of Flying Bean have said Valencia is used to paying fairly low prices, and that sweet, chocolatey, low-acid coffees sell best.

Which Valencia neighborhoods have the most specialty coffee shops?

Ciutat Vella has the most, with Retrogusto in the Mercado Central and Q7th on Carrer de Quart. The Cabanyal comes next and has the highest share, with Tallat on Carrer de la Barraca, Semillas and Doux / Amer. Ruzafa, home to Bluebell, and Extramurs, home to Flying Bean, follow.

When did specialty coffee start in Valencia?

Retrogusto Coffeemates opened in May 2015 as a three-square-meter stand in the Mercado Central, and Bluebell, a roaster run by women, opened the same year. By 2025 the Valencia Is Coffee festival’s map counted 90 specialty cafés, about 20% more than a year earlier.

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