Valencia Culinary Festival 2025: six days of flavor, creativity, and haute cuisine

October 23–29 – Gourmet Menu Ampar – Hospes Palau de la Mar 

At 1:30 PM and 8:30 PM – €70 

Chef Carlos Julián from Ampar restaurant offers a journey through Mediterranean flavors with a menu paired with wines from Bodega Chozas Carrascal, where each dish finds its perfect match in a glass. 

The menu includes a foie micuit with orange and Armagnac, cod fritters pil-pil style with toasted capellanet, and Iberian pork shoulder with truffle and slow-cooked egg, topped with a chocolate soufflé and custard ice cream. 

A truly delicious proposal. 

October 23 – Tasting with Signature Tapas and Wines by Rafa Cañizares Viticultor – Casino Cirsa Valencia 

At 7:30 PM – €35 

Casino Cirsa transforms into a winery for this tasting led by Rafa Cañizares Viticultor, where Triga Chardonnay, Sofía Cañizares Giró, and Rafa Cañizares Syrah wines are paired with a selection of signature tapas crafted to highlight their essence. 

Highlights include: Dénia shrimp ceviche, osmotized scallop with plankton juice, and foie mi-cuit and green apple mille-feuille glazed with Giró grapes. 

Need we say more? 

October 23–25 – Sea Bar Tapas – The Westin Valencia  

From 8:00 to 10:30 PM – From €25 

For three nights under the direction of Roger Paulino, the event combines signature cocktails with tapas designed to enhance their flavors. 

Each day offers a different combination: 

• October 23 – Flavors of the Mediterranean Sea: cocktail “Zamorano” with anchovy from Santoña and caramelized onion petals 

• October 24 – Sea Bar Tapas: cocktail “Camp Nou” with crispy cod, brandade, and kokotxas 

• October 25 – Sea Bar Tapas: “Marine” daiquiri with lobster brioche 

October 23 – A Date with the Liquid Universe – El Poblet 

At 8:30 PM – €120 

Sommelier Hernán Menno from the two-Michelin-star restaurant El Poblet invites you to a tasting reviewing the evolution of Valencian wineries over the last 20 years. 

He will open some of the most representative bottles while sharing anecdotes, curiosities, and all that lies behind each label. 

The experience is completed with bites designed to accompany each glass and highlight its nuances. 

Who could resist such an experience? 

October 24–29 – “Au Guéridon” Experience – Restaurante Gold, SH Valencia Palace 

From 1:30 to 4:00 PM – €75 

Gold restaurant revives one of the most elegant traditions in gastronomy: the “au guéridon” service, the art of preparing and plating dishes in front of the diner. 

The tasting menu includes a welcome glass of cava, chef’s appetizer, traditional Caesar salad, steak tartare a la minute, salt-baked sea bass, and Roman-style tiramisu. 

Do you dare to try “au guéridon”? 

October 24 – Gourmet Afternoon Tea at Llisa Negra 

From 5:30 to 8:00 PM – €21 

Llisa Negra offers a delicious pause during the Valencia Culinary Festival, an afternoon tea with the unmistakable touch of Quique Dacosta. 

The menu is irresistible: pistachio and melting cheese tart, puff pastry with walnut ice cream and pumpkin, coffee, and a glass of Pago de Tharsys cava to toast the small pleasures of autumn. 

The perfect plan to pamper yourself. 

October 28 – 25 Years of RiFF – Restaurante RiFF 

At 1:30 PM and 8:30 PM – Lunch and dinner €148.80 

On the occasion of RiFF’s 25th anniversary, chef Bernd H. Knöller welcomes Dominik, a Michelin-star chef from the award-winning Restaurant Geiger Alm in Austria. 

Under the title “The Meeting of the Alps and the Mediterranean,” both chefs will present a menu combining Alpine roots with Mediterranean freshness.