716lavie – The magazine about the authentic experiences

Carla is an awesome local guide. She’s both a journalist and a guide, she was the first to offer tours of Ruzafa, what is becoming the bohemian and trendy quarter in Valencia. Her approach to Va[...]

There are a bunch of skate shops in Valencia, what I liked about this one is that the two guys that were taking care of it were really nice, they let me in even though the shop was closed so I could a[...]

The foodie coup de coeur of the trip: Michelin starred Richard Camarena’s tapas bar in the central market. A real treat, it’s what I prefer anyhow in all these cities that I visit: the old[...]

This a bar I went to with the press group, so it isn’t a place that I found on my own, as it was Valencia’s tourism office that brought us there. The one responsible for the tourism office[...]

A literary café that symbolizes this trendy and bohemian area of Ruzafa ( or Russafa) here everyone knows everybody. I appreciated the intimate character of the place despite its size and door opened [...]

In Valencia, you can see street art everywhere, in the historic center, in the Cabañal (or El Cabanyal) gypsy quarter near the beach. Even a chocolate shop or an old car dealership can have entrusted [...]

I owe this one to Valencia’s Cartoville which is extremely well done. We’d just arrived in the city and I was absolutely starving, we were looking for a restaurant. It was warmly recommend[...]

A Japanese restaurant a bit lost close to the Porte de Saint Ouen and open for 20 years now; but the corner by the Petite Ceinture doesn’t lack charm on nice days, and this restaurant is a good [...]

A true bistrot in an area that’s become considerably more bourgeois, but in which the quality of food choices haven’t followed suite ( often very expensive and not good, the first ones to [...]

An excellent Pho in a central location. You might wonder why it’s only now that I’m writing about it. The fact is that the systematic long lines and its small quarters didn’t make it[...]

This old equine meat shop transformed into a sandwich spot and…has been making noise. I wanted to get a closer look to see what it was really about. In the end, a serious place no doubt, we&#821[...]

A Thai take-out place where they’re really cooking: other than the boss Joy, it looked like there were two other women in the kitchen. It’s good, not expensive and located in an area where[...]

A bistrot that makes you happy: it’s super good, the prices are perfect, and it’s worth it. The customer service could be worked on a tiny bit more, even if they were very accommodating in[...]

I remembered this place as a fun wine bar/bistot to have a good time in, instead I discover an appetizing menu and the prices that match. It seems that the son took over the mother’s business. I[...]