Menu to Taste

RiFF

Creative Mediterranean · valencia · L'Eixample · Michelin One Star · Chef Bernd Knöller

RiFF is German-born chef Bernd Knöller's declaration of creative liberation — a MICHELIN-starred restaurant in Valencia's Eixample neighbourhood where market-driven Mediterranean cooking meets free-spirited invention. Knöller visits the city's fish auction each morning, hand-selecting the catch that will define the day's menu. The result is a restlessly evolving à la carte and a rotating set of tasting menus centred on Valencian rice, seasonal seafood, and dishes that playfully blur the line between savoury course and dessert. Open since 2001, RiFF has held its MICHELIN star since 2009.

Carrer del Comte d'Altea, 18, 46005 València, Spain, valencia

  • Michelin Star 2026
  • 2 Soles Repsol 2026

Menu

Dishes

  • Market Menu (Menú de Mercado) (95) — Market Menu *(Menú de Mercado) at RiFF
  • Seaweed tempura with trout caviar — Atlantic seaweed fried in a light tempura batter, topped with pearls of trout caviar — a snack that bridges Japan and the Mediterranean in a single briny, crunchy bite.
  • Organic fried egg, Cristal Gran Cru caviar, spinach, sheep's butter — A crispy organic fried egg crowned with Caviar Cristal Gran Cru, wilted spinach, and rich sheep's butter — indulgent simplicity at its most refined.
  • Valencian oyster on the grill, aubergine — A Valencian oyster kissed by the robata grill, paired with silken aubergine — Knöller's Mediterranean alchemy at its most direct. Briny, smoky, and deep.
  • Grilled little gem lettuce, beef broth, herbs — Charred little gem lettuce (cogollo de Tudela) glazed with a deep beef consommé and finished with fresh herbs — a vegetable course elevated to grand status.
  • Black rice with squid ink, fresh Mediterranean cuttlefish ink — RiFF's signature arroz negro — Valencian black rice made with cuttlefish ink sourced directly from the morning's Mediterranean catch, intensely oceanic and deeply coloured.
  • Oyster with tangerine — A Valencian oyster paired with fresh tangerine — the region's citrus tradition meeting its coastal produce in a single, bracingly acidic bite.
  • RiFF Menu (Menú RiFF) (115) — RiFF Menu *(Menú RiFF) at RiFF
  • Watch out — it's a dessert! — Knöller's most subversive dish: a course that arrives looking savoury but reveals itself to be a dessert. A theatrical moment that encapsulates RiFF's spirit of liberación culinaria.
  • Vegetarian Menu (95)

Tasting Menu

  • Menú Vegetals (148.8) — A fully vegetable-driven tasting menu at RiFF — Knöller's plant-based counterpart to the premium Excel·lent menu, showcasing Valencia's extraordinary market produce.
  • Menú Mediodía (79.8) — RiFF's express lunchtime tasting menu — a lighter multi-course format at an accessible price point, available Tuesday to Saturday at lunch.
  • Bouillabaisse à la RiFF (128.8) — Knöller's personal interpretation of the great Provençal fish stew — made with the day's catch from Valencia's fish market, reinterpreted through a Mediterranean lens that honours the original's complexity.
  • Lunch Tasting Menu (65)
  • Menú Á la carte (115.8) — A structured à la carte tasting experience at RiFF — a curated progression through the current menu at a fixed price per person, allowing freedom of selection.
  • Menú EXCEL·LENT (165) — RiFF's premium tasting menu — the flagship experience featuring Valencian crustaceans, caviar, and the finest seasonal produce from Knöller's daily market visits.
  • Lunch Tasting Menu (65)
  • Lunch Tasting Menu (65)

Cocktails

  • Lunch Menu (65)
  • Market Menu (95)
  • RiFF Menu (115)

The Experience

A minimalist room built around the chef's counter. The meal is structured around a tasting menu and à la carte dining. A good fit for a romantic evening.

  • Occasion: Romantic
  • Atmosphere: Minimalist
  • Format: Tasting menu, À la carte
  • Setting: Chef's counter

Phone: +34 671 87 59 75

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