Sports Icons Rafael Nadal & Cristiano Ronaldo Open A Restaurant in València, Spain

Spanish tennis champ Rafael Nadal and Portuguese football champ Cristiano Ronaldo have teamed up to open a restaurant in Spain. The restaurant opened on Friday, September 22, 2023, in Calle Pascual i Genís in the heart of València. This certainly lends a touch of star power to the culinary scene in the city. Make sure to make a reservation when in town.
Rafael Nadal and Cristiano Ronaldo’s new restaurant
Nadal and Ronaldo’s new restaurant joins the Tatel Family, an iconic Spanish restaurant chain with locations in Madrid, Ibiza, Beverly Hills and Doha. The group of restaurants is a subsidiary of Mabel Capital and is responsible for developing and managing a number of restaurant concepts.
About Tatel València
As for the menu, Tatel València will stay true to the group’s iconic style, while blending subtle nods to the city’s local gastronomy. Among the offerings, diners can enjoy fresh garden vegetables, as well as the classic Valèncian paella and more.
Reservations at Tatel València are available from the restaurant group’s website.
About València, Spain
Meanwhile, Spain’s third-largest city has excellent museums to explore. The city also offers a long stretch of well-cared-for beach for days in the sun and sand.
The city’s cathedral was built over a mosque after the 1238 reconquest and it’s mostly Gothic in style, with neoclassical side chapels. However, the highlights here are the museum, a pair of Goya paintings in the Capilla de San Francisco de Borja and rich Italianate frescoes above the altarpiece.
Animal lovers will appreciate visiting Bioparc València, a park devoted to African animals. Rather than confining the creatures in cages, the Bioparc has an educational and conservationist remit. Animals such as gorillas, leopards, hippos and aardvarks roam free in spacious habitats, ranging from savannah to equatorial landscapes. However, possibly the most magical is Madagascar, where cute lemurs run in the grass around visitors’ feet.
After an exciting day exploring, make sure to visit Tatel València for a meal during your visit to the city.