The Ultimate Grocery Shopping Guide in Valencia, Spain

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One of the best things about moving abroad is tasting your way around your new home country. One of the most important parts of Spanish culture is food. Getting food for a meal and making it are not just chores but essential parts of the day. So, when it comes to food shopping, you have many options, from stores that are easy on the wallet to supermarkets and convenience stores.
There are a lot of different places to shop in Spain, and you can always find a good deal. Shopping in Valencia, Spain's third largest city is an exciting adventure where big stores, supermarkets, indoor markets, weekly outdoor markets, car boot sales, local shops, and mini markets are open 24 hours a day.
But when you go grocery shopping in Valencia, Spain, you'll notice that it's different from what you're used to. This is especially true if you're moving to Spain from the United States or another country outside of Europe. Knowing which grocery stores to visit and how things work in your area can be tricky.
So that you don't go hungry, we'll tell you what we've learned and how to shop for food in Spain. This will be useful in every way when you go grocery shopping in Spain.
▶️ In today’s video we have talked about the following things:
• Know the Spanish and Valèncian names for [Market, Supermarket, and Convenience store](amzn.to/3kFdpB6)
• The hours of operation for each vary
• Supermercados and Mercats are closed on Sunday
• Contactless Payment are available in Valencia
• Shop at the Mercat to experience Valencia at its fullest
• [Phrases to watch out for…](amzn.to/3Yfy24q)
• When there are people gathered in front of a tienda, it means there’s a queue
• Don’t touch the produce at the Mercat
• At the Mercat, the seafood is closed on Monday
• Most locals don’t buy seafood on Mondays either
• What are the main supermercados?
• Canned food, what’s good?
• Chicken comes in 2 varieties
• They sell almost every part of the animal here
• Bread is freshly baked and there are bread cutters available
• Potato chips don’t have a lot of varieties
• Freshly squeezed orange juice is available everywhere
• Coffee won’t have a lot of variety. If you like hazelnut, try [our favorite coffee](amzn.to/41BK0Ze)
• You can take cans or bottles out of packs
• Alcohol is cheap and very good, world class even
• A [Carro de la compra](amzn.to/3EHL5Vd) makes grocery shopping easier
• [Leave your bags at the door before entering another supermercado](amzn.to/3KNTMRU)
• Bring a euro coin with you to deposit your bags
• They don’t sell medicine in grocery stores
• The cooked food at the markets is good too
• You can reheat and eat the cooked food at Mercadona
• Jamon is freshly cut from almost everywhere it’s sold
• Asian groceries are abundant in one area
• The differences between carniceria, pescaderia, polleria, panaderia & pastelleria
• Electronic waste can be disposed of at some supermarcados
So, watch the video till the end and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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[@manjitgumman1872]

Thanks good video information 👍 😊

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thanks for watching! 🙏🏼

[@timolson8930]

Great vid - fun to recognize all the local establishments I also enjoy. Thorough coverage. Every time I wondered, “will they include this tid bit?”… you did, even down to the recycling of batteries. 👍

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Glad you liked it Tim! Thanks so much for watching!

[@ambravdl7893]

Thanks for showing us around and for all the tips and things to say. It is very much appreciated.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Our pleasure! :)

[@ambravdl7893]

@@EverythingIsBoffo I’m planning to move to Valencia too. 🤗

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

@@ambravdl7893 it’s a beautiful city!

[@drgibberish]

Just wanted to say I also found this video super helpful. We will be there for a month and a half this summer and some of the little things you mentioned were super helpful. (I watched it a second time with my wife) You guys could do a whole series like this about navigating different aspects of living there - how to get cellphone service, how to find an apartment and what to look for, how to find someone to fix things in your home, etc.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Hi! Thanks for watching! We have a few videos on apartment hunting, please check those out. ☺️

[@user-cu2jn7xv7y]

Thanks for all the great information. We will be visiting Valencia in September and will be there for a month. We are staying in an Airbnb and will definitely put this information to good use. We’ve watched several of your videos and they are all very helpful. Looking forward to our visit.

[@TizzyB23]

This video makes me want to move right now. I love it. Also can you do a video on the neighborhoods where the locals live? I would like to see houses and residential areas that are not infested with tourists. It seems like every Valencia video on KZbin is just about the city center. Thanks!

[@Ana-Maria-Sierra]

Y’all do such an outstanding job breaking it all down and explaining the important details. Thank you!

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching! ☺️

[@crosswayabundantlifefellow6545]

Excellent video! We’re visiting Spain for the first time next year for 3 months and found this extremely helpful.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Enjoy! Thanks for watching!

[@chuckythepegger]

Headed to Spain in September and enjoy your videos. One of my destinations is Valencia. Can't wait very hungry.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

That’s fantastic! Definitely come hungry ☺️

[@mecagon666]

"Mezcla" is actually Spanish, but i love the effort you put in learning Valencian too!

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thank you! Good to know 😊 We love Valencia so much ☺️

[@MrBegbief]

Hi guys! Nice to run into you at the airport. Sorry for my hasty behavior in the taxi and breaking into your conversation, but I just had to say thanks for the very helpful info you guys provide with your channel. Really helped to live the Valencian life myself as well now for already about half year now. Muchos gracias and keep on the good work!

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Heeey! Thanks so much for saying hi! The pleasure is ours! ☺️ sorry I could barely hear you at first haha!

[@patricktoebe7901]

Excellent video! Thanks for including common phrases needed when shopping. Very helpful.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching 💕

[@Maurice510]

Thank you for this video, our family is thinking/starting to plan a move to Valencia and this was so practical and helpful.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thanks so much for watching! ☺️

[@AndrewPaez]

This was excellent. Thanks very much. Heading there for New Year’s. Cheers from Oceanside.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Have a great trip!

[@miriandescott7144]

I love love your videos, we followed you from your first videos and did use it as guide for our visas,!! Thanka so much !!🎉❤

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thank you very much for watching! ☺️

[@taliademiranda6022]

Love your helpful videos.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thank you for watching! 😊

[@peggymoritz1]

Excellent video! Thank you very much. Loved that you included written phrases and words.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

You’re welcome! Hope it helps!

[@rasputinmoore]

what a variety of different optionsss...i looved it!

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thanks! 😁

[@santiagopastranoosejos4430]

Nice video guys... January 2024 I'll be there in Spain from California L.A. Thanks for the info and the images.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thanks for watching and enjoy your trip!

[@cameronfinley2002]

Easily the best grocery shopping in Spain video I've seen. Really great stuff. Thanks!!

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Wow, thank you! ☺️ we appreciate it!

[@brianfoxworthe]

Perfect timing!! We just arrived in Valencia last evening (we're here for the next 3+ weeks). Now it's time to go grocery shopping so we can stock up our apartment. After that, I plan to watch your video on Las Fallas. 👍 Thanks for posting such great informative content! Maybe we can rendezvous for churros & chocolate sometime this month. 😋

[@therobertsonadventures]

This was a fantastic video you guys 🎉 So informative and helpful! We will be coming to Spain this summer and will be spending 2 weeks in Valencia so this video is exactly the content I’m looking for 👍🏼 Thanks so much and keep these fabulous videos coming 😊

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

😊 Thank you for watching! Enjoy Valencia!

[@IamGio69]

I miss that Mercado Central. Love the meat, sea food, fruits and veggies. The apartment we stayed at was a short walk from Mercado and Colon Metro. Also spent an hour at the beach para magpa araw.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

That’s why Valencia was perfect for us. We are able to do all of these things without needing a car 😊

[@reginamonsour9209]

This is so helpful, thank you!! I am getting ready to move to Spain for 9 months for a study program. I spent 3 months there already last fall and really only went to Mercadona, Consum or the careforre express for groceries! Armed with this info, I feel more confident in venturing out to the bigger mercats and the asian stores. THANK YOU! Can't wait to go back!

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Yessss go! We love the mercats, they are so vibrant and full of life. Thanks for watching, and enjoy Valencia! ☺️

[@amettry]

Boffo....good to see you guys .

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Miss you brotha!

[@ACoupleofNomads]

Fantastic video you guys! Very informative. Looks like you're having a great time in Valencia.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thanks Josh and Vicky! It’s been great 😊 Valencia misses you 3! Come visit for Fallas!

[@cathymichaelelliott5722]

I wish I'd watched this before I went into Charter. I figured out we need to bring our own bags but did not know about leaving bags at the front. I had a receipt but they still wanted me to pay for a bar of laundry soap I had a receipt for that I had just purchased at Spar! Thank God I had Google translate.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thank goodness for technology!!!

[@Sirsquintalot1984]

Thank you for sharing! Your videos are so helpful, and I appreciate you sharing a sliver of you daily life with us

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thank you, we feel very fortunate to be living here! ☺️☺️☺️

[@peterho8007]

Thanks a lot . Very helpful.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@gwulfwud]

good stuff as usual, thanks for this

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thank you for the kind words! ☺️ Glad you liked the video!

[@gumsie923]

You know watching your videos made me be excited all the more in moving- Filipino born and naturalized Canadian now wanting to be a resident of Spain

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Yes! Pinching ourselves, it feels like a dream! ☺️

[@mannyvidsnyc]

Great job. Was definitely helpful. I will be in Valencia in April to visit family. Maybe I will bump into you guys at the market. 😊

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Haha you probably will! We’re there a few times a week. ☺️ Thanks for watching, glad you found it helpful!

[@dianastryzhak6392]

This video is super helpful, I am moving there in September🎉

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Wohoo!!! Congratulations! Glad it helped 😊

[@cabzalexie]

I like ur video mga kabayan..very details. Hope to see u soon

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Maraming salamat! ☺️

[@ToddKron]

Think I saw you today in the colo area. :)

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

We’re always walking around the city. Most of the time aimlessly 😅

[@ToddKron]

@@EverythingIsBoffo you get a new dog? Us too. If you see two PURE brand scooters flying around say hi. Rode from Turia to Port Saplaya this week. Daily at the oceanographic taking sun too. City is amazing.

[@j.n.sloane]

Very good video! Grocery shopping is one of the things we love about living in Spain. Saludos desde Asturias.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

It’s so enjoyable, we have an excuse to walk everyday, and practice our Spanish. ☺️Gracias por su apoyo!

[@j.n.sloane]

@@EverythingIsBoffo, exactamente. Y gracias por sus trabajo en KZbin.

[@ikanoche1428]

We will be jn Valencia next week and your videos are very helpful.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Yay! Glad you find them helpful. Enjoy Valencia, it’s a fantastic city. It’s Fallas too so there should be a lot happening here next week. ☺️

[@StormieGrace]

Love it guys!!! Tytyty❤️❤️ We are working with Attorney Marina and we will be in Spain in June!!! Tyty

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

That’s amazing! Buena suerte 🙌🏼

[@diamonddiet]

Nice video.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thank you! ☺️

[@fawnmalone410]

@Everything is Boffo hiPaul Bea please what happened to FIFI? 😢Where is the video that deals with the loss! Your videos are incredibly informative. And Bea speaks Spanish, how great is that! 😊

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Hello, she passed away, sadly. 😢

[@raymondclark1657]

Really enjoyed the video; Spanish terms, perhaps some prices next time.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Much appreciated 😊

[@michelereyes]

Hi, I am new to your channel. You guys are doing great, super good info! Thank you. Can you please tell me if you can have Amazon delivered there?

[@stevozrepto5558]

😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤😊😊

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thanks for your support! ☺️☺️☺️

[@jorgealvarez5248]

Eroski is also open on Sundays

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thank you! We haven’t encountered Eroski in the city yet so good to know! 🙏🏼

[@scientistatwork4667]

What type of store is Eroski?

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

@@scientistatwork4667 A supermarket, however we haven’t come across it, their locations are outside the city based on their website.

[@1650million]

As a Spaniard who lived in Valencia for years, it´s a very accurate of everything going on. The only thing I disagree with is the lack of coffee varieties: that only happens when you go to supermarkets such as Mercadona, well-known for giving you an extremely limited number of brands, prioritizintg their own; but go to Carrefour, Alcampo or even better, El Corte Inglés, and you´ll find a great variety, including many of the most well-known brands (and most expensive) from all around Europe. Same goes for beer... ;) Best!

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thank you for the great feedback and that coffee tip! We go to Mercadona often 😂, we’ll check out the other stores for more variety.

[@1650million]

@@EverythingIsBoffo No worries. Mercadona has become an Empire by making their "quality white brand" products a staple. But the fact is it´s probably THE worst place you can go if you want to find variety and the very best brands, simply because they have a phenomenal business based exactly in the opposite. That´s why I recommended El Corte Inglés, which is certainly more expensive, but it also has its own "cheap" white brand, on top of the very best brands in the market. It´s just not coffee or beers: it´s pizza, pasta, salads, cold meats, canned foods, wines, whiskey... you name it. Heck, ECI had "home made" foods like 25 years before Mercadona had them... :D Don´t discard Consum either: my favorite balance, when I lived there, among quality brands, and reasonable prices. Just make sure it´s a big store. Best!

[@carolynmurphy3697]

Spain has much better food markets than London. Wish we had them here

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Thanks for watching our video! 😊

[@bigrabbit1967]

Thanks for the video guys. Do yous know if it's cheaper to buy fruit and veg from the supermarkets or from the fruiterlias?

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Definitely from the fruiterias. Not only are they cheaper but you don’t have to buy more than you need. I can buy 1 head of garlic, 1 onion, 1 lemon, etc. whereas supermarkets usually sell them in bags of 4.

[@richardcadena7746]

i always look forward to your videos and have recommended your channel for NLV help... the only downside to your videos and most video channels is the constantly loud background music that has a lot of bass... so to listen to your dialogue, i put the volumn up and then have to reduce it because the otherwise the bass just shakes my house!! ok so i am joking about the shaking part but why is it necessary to always use such loud bass centered music?

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Hi Richard, thank you for the support and feedback. We appreciate it! ☺️ I wanna figure out why it sounds that way to you, so you can fully enjoy our videos. When we edit we can see the actual levels of the music, so we know how to balance the sound. The music we chose didn’t have much bass on it. Do the videos sound all bass on your phone too? We tried watching on our speaker system and on phone and laptop and we don’t hear bass. Could it be your subwoofer is too high/loud? Hope we can figure it out! Let us know! Thanks again!

[@jjsc3334]

Valencia is colder, more rain, humid than San Diego? Heater in the house?

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Valencia tends to have hotter summers and milder winters compared to San Diego but both cities have pleasant weather throughout the year 😊

[@yvonnecheng7524]

The raw seafood that you can eat on the spot is awesome. Which mercat you can do that? Did you guys eat that at Mercat Central? I love sea urchin and oysters. Going to visit Valencia next month. Can’t wait to try all those yummy food!

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Hi! Yes we had that at Mercat Central. Such a fun experience!

[@fugulover]

Chips are life!!!!!!! And what? Only 2.90 for a medium sized bag of coffee? They are at least $9 in the US now.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

WHAT THE HECK?! How?! Last year it was at around $6. Unbelievable 😞

[@froggerc625]

MMmm chips. In Canada we have so much variety, there are now Filipino Adobo flavoured ones available lol, my mom was pretty disturbed by that. Looking forward to trying some in Valencia this summer.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

@@froggerc625 my favorite is the Queso from Mercadona/Hacendado. It takes a lot of self control not to finish a bag in one sitting!

[@ciscowifiguy]

i'm coming to valencia, for one day on a cruise. on March 20th, 2023. from 11am to 6pm. do you know how far the cruise port is from the city center? and do you have any recommendations of things to see. this is my first time to valencia. do you know what temperature in farenheit it will be then?

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

It’s not far at all, maybe a 20-minute taxi or a 30-40 minute bus ride. We made a video of what you can do in Valencia in a day. March can be rainy sometimes, but not too cold, maybe 55-70F. Have a fun time! ☺️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYXKepyHj9p_rbM

[@grennglant]

the port is adjacent to the huge and famous malva-rosa beach. there are many restaurants along the beach promenade, and that is the place to get paella. city center is not far, but a little far to walk. the beginning of Turia Park is also close to the port. right now it's 63 and sunny, so it feels even warmer.

[@reginapolo3357]

Do they have lemongrass and lumpias at the asian markets?

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

They have lemongrass and lumpia wrappers! We even found a place that sells patis, toyo, and suka. I don’t normally look for ready made lumpia and just make our own, but when I go shopping there again I’ll let you know!

[@reginapolo3357]

@@EverythingIsBoffo thank you. I will be there in January for a couple of months to check out. I am in Italy right now, love the people here!!! but the weather is not good.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

@@reginapolo3357 it’s hot here as well but to be honest it’s still bearable.

[@sukunyahamrojananukun5339]

Does the market have a place that can cook the fresh seafood?

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

No, they don’t in these markets. Haven’t checked all the markets in Valencia though.

[@sukunyahamrojananukun5339]

@EverythingIsBoffo seafood looks good, but I will not have the kitchen to cook it. I will be in Barcelona tomorrow.

[@alidamurphy1443]

Hi this is alida we just meet.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Hi!!! It was nice bumping into you! Did you get my text? 😁

[@user-cu2jn7xv7y]

Thanks for all the great information. We will be visiting Valencia in September and will be there for a month. We are staying in an Airbnb and will definitely put this information to good use. We’ve watched several of your videos and they are all very helpful. Looking forward to our visit.

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Have a great visit! ☺️ Thanks for watching!