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Fran CafeRuzafa, Valencia

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

C. de Puerto Rico0.2 mi from Ruzafa centrelast reviewed October 2026

A Ruzafa takeaway counter run by its Argentine founder, and one of the cafes Valencia's specialty community points to. Order a cortado, and take an alfajor with it.

Valencia's Ruzafa answer to the question of where specialty people actually go.

4.7★★★★½(346)
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What we love

  • •The founder has offered tastings and joined panels at the Valencia is Coffee festival in 2024 and 2025
  • •Named in Fresh Cup among the cafes defining specialty coffee in Valencia
  • •Cortados and cappuccinos made with care, smooth rather than sharply acidic
  • •Fast takeaway service with limited seating, built for coffee on the move
  • •Oat milk lattes and cappuccinos to go

Location

C. de Puerto Rico, 29, L'Eixample, 46004 València, Valencia, Spain

247m from Ruzafa centre

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From the Journal

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Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug

The wrong island

I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.

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