Nou Racó, Mediterranean restaurant in El Palmar, Spain.
Nou Racó is a Valencian restaurant in the fishing village of El Palmar, on the edge of Albufera Natural Park, with outdoor terraces facing the water. It serves traditional local dishes, including paella and eel stew, in a simple setting with an open view over the lagoon.
El Palmar grew over centuries as a fishing village at the heart of the Albufera lagoon, and its cooking grew directly from that way of life. Restaurants in the village, including this one, became a way of passing that tradition on to visitors.
The dish 'all i pebre' is a stew of eel, garlic and paprika that has been cooked for generations in the fishing villages around Albufera. At this restaurant you can taste it in its most traditional form, right where it comes from.
The restaurant is in El Palmar, a small village that is easy to reach by car, with parking available nearby. Booking ahead is recommended, especially on weekends and on sunny days when demand is higher.
The restaurant has its own dock where guests can take boat trips through the Albufera waterways before or after eating. This makes it one of the few places where a meal and a boat ride on the lagoon can be combined in the same visit.
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