Torrijos

I looked yesterday for 1-​star Michelin Restaurant in Valencia and wanted to try Torrijos. But it seems having stopped operation. Then I went over to near-​by Riff’s which was phantastic!

Torrijos started with one Oscar Torrijos back in the early nineties and is continued by his daughter Raquel in the front of the house while her chef husband Josep Quintana runs the back. We were followed down this street by a bunch of club kids thinking that we were going to some hot club down a shady street. As we approached the door we had to knock and make sure it was the right place. We were greeted by Raquel making our way in as if we were going to a speakeasy. The kids being close behind started asking us about clubs. Raquel intervened and sent them off on their way. As we walked in the space opened up into an elegant modern dining room, very unexpected from the façade and old street outside. It turns out on a slow weeknight we were to be the only customers! It was like having private dining with the whole restaurant as our room.
Of course being the gluttons that we are, we went all out with the Menu Gastronomico. I only had the Spanish menu so some of you will have to translate. We did add one dish from the a la carte menu (I did say we were gluttons right?) which was an Arroces with guinea hen and Valencian Artichokes…
–Tartar de atun con aguacate, agua de tomate y costrones de maiz
–Milhojas de foie gras con cecina ahumada y manzana caramelizada
–Ravioli de gamba roja y setas de primavera con vinagreta de naranja y mostaza
–Calamar de playa con su sanfaina de primavera
–Cochinillo con texturas de mango
–Arena de te verde con sorbete de agua de Valencia y aroma de hierba-​buena
–Espuma templada de chocolate con tartar de pera y regaliz
Another fantastic Valencian meal. We thought we were full after the Menu Gastronomico but somehow we plowed through the Arroces with the guinea hen. Somehow we got both the elevated and comfort sides of Valencia all in one meal. Raquel ended up being our personal captain for the night and as 1.30am approached we asked her if were keeping her from anything which she had a resounding «yes» too. Hahaha, we were keeping Spaniards up past their bedtimes! We got a quick look into the kitchen with Josep and staff breaking down. The food is quite magnificent here and it was odd to see no other customers. Is the Barrio del Carmen as run down as my friend who lives here says? There were club kids wandering around but they don’t support great places like this. It’s definitely worth checking out if you’re in the area, and I hope they keep it alive as it is a wonderful place.

Restaurante muy céntrico de Valencia.
Con decoración moderna y llamativa encontramos uno de los restaurantes con más historia.
Su cocina es tradicional con toques modernos. Sus platos so nmuy creativos y con muy buena presentación. Cocina mediterránea con productos de la temporada.
Disponen de amplia carta de vinos.
El servicio en todo momento se porto excelente, fueron muy atentos con nosotros.
El precio estuvo bien, la verdad es que repetiremos seguro.