BAR · RESTAURANT · SHOP — ÁNGEL GUIMERÁ 61, VALENCIA
The bar wherethe chefs eat.
Since 1948, championing market cooking and the utmost respect for the produce. Three generations behind the same counter.
"Whenever someone from out of town asks which is the best bar in València, the answer is always Rausell."
GUÍA HEDONISTA · VALENCIA PLAZA
Rausell is a gastronomic space with three souls under one roof: the bar, a meeting point where the finest treasures of the sea are laid out daily; the restaurant, with two dining rooms and market cooking; and the shop, with the take-away classics of always. Three generations of the same family, the same respect for the produce.
SINCE 1948
Three generations behind the same counter.
1948 — The house opens.
Rausell opens its doors in the Arrancapins neighbourhood. It is born as a local bar, with the counter as its heart: a place of encounter, friendship and closeness. More than 70 years later, it remains on the same corner of Ángel Guimerá.
1973 — The spit-roast chickens.
The second generation adds spit-roast chickens to the bar, cooked with a masterful inherited formula that is still in force today. The take-away shop opens beside the bar and the dining room.
Today — The third generation.
At the helm, the Rausell brothers: José, of produce and kitchen; Miguel, of service and a cellar of more than 150 cavas, champagnes and wines. Native-breed beef on the kamado, seafood from the Cullera, Gandía and Dénia markets. The bar where, El País says, the chefs eat.
THE BAR — THE HEART OF THE HOUSE
A parade of dishes, tapas and sandwiches.
The bar is a meeting point where the finest treasures of the sea are laid out daily. Bravas, XXL cañaíllas, clóchina valenciana, salazones salad with López anchovies, the trilogy of hake cheeks — battered, in pil-pil sauce and grilled —, esgarraet, pig trotters, prawns that arrive every afternoon from Dénia, langoustines from Vinaroz and santiaguiños. The same house, no table booking required.
THE MENU — MARKET COOKING
Market seafood, grill and kamado.
October 2025 menu. We receive fresh produce daily from the Cullera, Gandía and Dénia markets; native-breed meat raised the traditional way.
From the bar
House-style spicy potatoes
XXL sea snails
Valencian mussels in season
Cured-fish salad with López anchovies
Hake cheeks — battered, in pil-pil, and grilled
Roasted pepper and salt-cod dip
Pig trotters
From the sea
Dénia prawns, in every afternoon from the market
Vinaroz langoustines
Slipper lobster
Octopus with potato and paprika
Grilled tuna belly
Grilled meats
Native-breed rib steak — kamado or grill
Rubia beef from the Esla valley
Four-year-old ox
Aged cow
House classics
House cheesecake, Doña Ana's recipe
Cristina cake
House cream millefeuille
Menu subject to market and season. Cellar with more than 150 references — from a Verdil de Gel by the glass to the great appellations — available in the house. Ask us about allergens.
TAKE-AWAY — FROM THE SAME KITCHEN
Spit-roast chickens, since 1973.
Our take-away shop: spit-roast chickens with the inherited formula, rice dishes to order, stews and homemade desserts. April 2026 prices.
Orders in the shop or by phone — 963 843 193. Home cooking, to take home.
SOURCE: GASTRORANKING · JULY 2026
"Rausell, the Valencia bar at whose counter the chefs eat." — El País, 2024
BOOKINGS
Book a table.
- Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 8:30–18:00 and 20:00–23:00.
- Sundays and holidays, 9:00–17:00. Monday and Tuesday, closed.
- Bookings by phone: 963 843 193.
- The bar operates without a table booking.
Calle Ángel Guimerá, 61 · 46005 València
Book by phone →Today Rausell only takes bookings by phone. In production, noli integrates 24/7 online booking — so tomorrow's table doesn't depend on someone being able to pick up.
Instagram @rausellrte
ARRANCAPINS · EXTRAMURS
Where we are.
Calle Ángel Guimerá, 61 · 46005 València
Between Gran Vía Fernando el Católico and Avenida Pérez Galdós, five minutes from the centre
Wed–Sat 8:30–18:00 and 20:00–23:00 · Sun & holidays 9:00–17:00 · Mon–Tue closed
963 843 193
Instagram @rausellrte