Ricard Camarena

Ricard Camarena, cuisine rooted in Valencia

The restaurant Ricard Camarena is the gastronomic project of the Valencian chef of the same name, articulated around a cuisine that evolves daily and that works with the produce of the market garden and the sea. Its proposal is defined as personal, simple in appearance but complex in its elaboration, with innovative techniques that are not seen but perceived on the palate. The kitchen presents itself committed to the territory and tradition, with cosmopolitan influences, and is described as essential, acidic, fresh and respectful of its ingredients.

Recognition and positioning

The restaurant holds two Michelin stars and a Michelin Green Star, plus three Repsol Suns. The website also indicates that it is ranked sixth among the best vegetable restaurants in the world.

Gastronomic proposal and menus

The offer is organized into several tasting menus. The catalog of the site shows the following options:

• Ricard Camarena Experience (250 €): the most complete and extensive proposal, which gathers the work of the last years and the new dishes of the season. The drinks are not included. Additional options include a pairing with wines (+175 €), the Singular accompaniment (homemade natural drinks without alcohol plus wines, +135 €) and the Essential accompaniment (homemade natural drinks without alcohol, +115 €).
• Ricard Camarena (220 €): proposal that collects the culinary work of recent years. Drinks not included. Options: pairing with wines (+145 €), Singular accompaniment (+115 €) and Essential accompaniment (+95 €).
• À la Carte Menu (175 €): includes three fixed starters, with choice of main and dessert. Options: pairing with wines (+115 €), Singular accompaniment (+95 €) and Essential accompaniment (+75 €).

The experience is presented as an reflection of the cooking of Ricard Camarena, which adapts day by day and can be transformed hour by hour, revealing new elements with the passage of time.

Product philosophy and relationship with producers

The kitchen is oriented to the constant search for flavour and respect for the identity of each ingredient, so that its combination with other ingredients generates new flavours and unexpected nuances. Most of the ingredients are locally sourced. In the case of vegetables, the dialogue with the producer establishes synergies of work that translate into common decisions in the crucial moments of the product: sowing, cultivation and harvest. The restaurant thus describes a sustainable relationship between the restaurant, the producer and the land.

Service and conditions of the visit

The estimated meal time is between 2 hours and 30 minutes and 3 hours, depending on the chosen menu. The seating times are from 13:30 to 15:00 for lunch and from 20:00 to 21:30 for dinner. The restaurant closes on Sunday and Monday. Alternatives are offered for people who are allergic or intolerant whenever they are notified when booking, sufficiently in advance and when it is possible to adapt the menu; on certain occasions the severity or extent of intolerance prevents it.

Other group premises and projects

Next to the main restaurant, the group operates other establishments in Valencia: Habitual, Canalla Bistro, Central Bar, BAR X and NoBAR. The website also mentions a line of events and a gift voucher shop for the different venues, as well as publications and products such as Caldos: The Flavour Code, Apicius, the book Radicilious and the references Letern «Umami de Mar» and Letern «El Nostre Oli». Also, news and news about the premises are disseminated and the possibility of joining the team is offered.

Locations

Main restaurant: Avenida de Burjassot 54, Bombas Gens Center d’Arts Digitals, Valencia - 46009

Habitual: Carrer de Jorge Juan, 19 (lower floor), 46004, Valencia · Phone: +34 96 344 56 31

Canalla Bistro: Maestro Jose Serrano, 5, 46005, Valencia · Phone: +34 963 740 509

Central Bar: Plaça de la Ciutat de Bruges, Mercado Central, 46001, València

BAR X: Calle Jorge Juan, 19, Mercado de Colón (lower floor), 46004, Valencia

NoBAR: C/ de l'Architecte Alfaro, 44, Lower Floor, 46011, Valencia, Valencia