Orxata is a tiger nut drink served cold with a long sugared bun for dipping. Do not order coffee instead.
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Tiled walls, marble counters, and orxata served properly cold with fartons for dipping. In the middle of the old town and unchanged for as long as anyone remembers.
Plaça de Santa Caterina
Out in Alboraia, where the tiger nuts are actually grown — the street is literally called Orxata Avenue. This is the source. Take the metro, it is fifteen minutes.
Avinguda de l'Orxata 41, Alboraia
The one I end up at because it is on the way to everything. Ask for it granizada — half frozen — if it is over thirty degrees.
Plaça de Sant Vicent Ferrer
A modernista market hall converted into places to drink rather than shops to buy from, which sounds like a loss and is not. Horchatería Daniel has a counter in the basement. Go for the building.
Carrer de Jorge Juan 19
The Russafa pastry counter worth queueing at. Take whatever looks best, eat it on the square two streets over.
Carrer de Cuba 46, Russafa
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Orxata is a tiger nut drink served cold with a long sugared bun for dipping. Do not order coffee instead.