Churros

If you think of Spanish food, you might think of Paella and tapas. Churros are also one of their specialities. Churros are a kind of fried doughnut/pastry in the shape of a stick. You normally eat the churros with sugar and/or you can dip these in warm thick chocolate milk. Furthermore there are many variations, like “Buñuelos” and “Porras”. Buñuelos are in the shape of a doughnut and Porras look like churros, but than thicker. Porras can also be filled with chocolate or another type of cream. Another variety are the churros with a thin coating of chocolate over it. Churros normally are eaten on holidays and/or on sunday mornings for breakfast. During the “Fallas”, the biggest party of Valencia, you will find almost on every corner of the street, in the city centre, a churrería.

For example before the trainstation, next to Mc Donalds on the other side of Plaza de Toros, on Plaza de la Reina and a few on Gran Vía Marques del Turia and many more.

In some bars they offer churros for breakfast, but you can also buy them in the supermarket or in a churrería. If you would like to try some churros or buñuelos at a “churrería” in Valencia, than you could go to the district Ruzafa to churrería “El Contraste”.

Did you ever try churros in Spain? If you are visiting Valencia and you would like to try some churros at a churrería, then have a look at this page.

El Contraste

Description

On Sundays and/or holidays it is very common to eat “churros con chocolate” or “Buñuelos con chocolate”. Churros”and buñuelos are a kind of donut/pastry. The best is if you eat them warm with sugar and/or with warm, thick chocolate milk. During the biggest party in Valencia, the “Fallas”, you will find on almost every corner of the city a “Churrería”. In the district Ruzafa, there you can find a churrería that is baking, a few times a day, fresh churros and buñuelos. You can order a few to take away or you can have a seat at their terrace. In El Contraste, there isn’t much space inside, but there are approximately 8 tables on the terrace. At the end of the morning, beginning of the afternoon you can enjoy the sun while having a coffee with some delicious churros.

Price

The price of 12 churros is € 5,-

Address

Churrería El Contraste

Calle San Valero, 12 (esquina (corner) Ruzafa 61)

46006 Valencia

Tel.: (0034) 963 734 611

Tips

If you are planning to visit churrería El Contraste, the Monday morning would be a good option. On Monday morning there is always a market in this district, (around the church).You could visit the market and then have some churros and a coffee later.