Restaurants · Our pick in Valencia
Ateneo Restaurant
Over the City Hall square
Mediterranean cooking on a sixth floor, with a balcony over the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

Photo Credit
In the area: A paella valenciana with chicken, rabbit and beans, in the pan. Image courtesy of © Francesc Fort · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Ateneo Restaurant
Ateneo Restaurant is on the sixth floor at Plaza del Ayuntamiento 18, with an open-air interior garden, private rooms and a balcony looking over the square and the City Hall. It serves Mediterranean cooking, with daily and weekend menus. Open Monday to Friday, noon–6.30pm; weekends, noon–7pm.
Our take
- Balcony over the square
- Interior garden
- Daily menus
- Address
- Plaza del Ayuntamiento 18, 6th floor, 46002 Valencia
Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Valencia - Nearest metro
- Xàtiva
400 m · 5 min walk
More distances - Phone & reservations
- +34 962 93 55 70
- Website
- ateneorestaurant.com
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Ateneo Restaurant before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from Ateneo Restaurant are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro and tram stops
- Xàtiva400 m5 min walk
- ColónLine 3Line 5Line 7Line 9450 m6 min walk
- AlacantTram 10700 m9 min walk
Key sights
- Mercado Central350 mWalk 5 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- La Lonja450 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Valencia Cathedral500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Mercado de Colón700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Torres de Serranos900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Museu de Belles Arts1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- City of Arts and Sciences2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Oceanogràfic3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Malvarrosa beach4.6 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Valencia Airport9.2 kmCycle 37 minCar or taxi 29 min
Main railway stations
- Estació del Nord550 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Valencia Joaquín Sorolla1.3 kmWalk 17 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
Location
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