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el chaval

Bares míticos valencianos (or the return of the charming ‘old-man’ bar)

Posted by Lucy on 17 octubre, 2014 2 Comments
Bares míticos valencianos (or the return of the charming 'old-man' bar)

Don't be fooled by their dark, old-fashioned interiors - you, amigo mío, are in for an authentic taste sensation. Brunch. The hip "new" meal that you can find emblazoned across menu boards of happening bars in Ruzafa. But, come on, we don't want any of that pretentious bull mocking us with pompous use of the English language (what are we, #brunchers?) - we want to experience pensioner chic while propping up the bar with Anacleto and Vicente and knocking back a late morning cassalla. According to the food-centric Spanish timetable, almuerzo is one of the standard 5 meals a day. It can … [Read more...]

Posted in: barrios-neighbourhoods, Bars & Restaurants, valencia | Tagged: alhambra, almuerzo, bares, bars, bodega fila, el chaval, esmorzar, la pascuala, valencia

An Unconventional Saturday: Benimaclet bar crawl and horsemeat sarnies

Posted by Lucy on 2 febrero, 2014 3 Comments
An Unconventional Saturday: Benimaclet bar crawl and horsemeat sarnies

I can’t decide which was the highlight of yesterday’s Benimaclet bar crawl: the superb bocadillo in El Chaval; or the little Chinese boy whipping his todger out and having a piss right in the middle of Molino III. And, damn, someone better teach that kid that a tiny scrunched up serviette is not going to clean up his warm little puddles of filth – it just smears it around, if anything. Alternatively we could just teach him not to piss on the floor. But who are we to decide how he lives his life… The bar crawl seems to be a typically British concept. Choose an area, choose your drinking … [Read more...]

Posted in: barrios-neighbourhoods, Bars & Restaurants, valencia | Tagged: baltasar segui, bar crawl, benimaclet, bulebar, cronopio, el chaval, gioconda, ir de bar en bar, molino III, valencia

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