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.

Meanwhile, each restaurant aims to offer an exceptional service and culinary experience in some of the most distinctive settings in the world. Each restaurant also features a bar and often offers live music events.

Moreover, the team behind the new restaurant was trained by Tatel’s experienced staff. The training covers each aspect of the restaurant brand, from supplier relationships, the kitchen and dining room, to bar service, reception and servers. The new Tatel Valencia has partnered with Porcelanosa and was designed by Grace Design.

About Tatel València

The new restaurant is located in the historic València Stock Exchange building in Calle Pascual i Genís in the heart of the city. As with all Tatel restaurants, it blends Tatel’s signature clandestine ambiance with a Mediterranean touch.

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.

Meanwhile, the restaurant promises live music throughout the evenings with a diverse lineup. Diners can expect anything from flamenco groups and cover quartets to shows by international DJs.

Reservations at Tatel València are available from the restaurant group’s website.

About València, Spain

Besides featuring world-class dining, València is an exciting coastal city, renowned for its historic Old Town with iconic tapas bars and restaurants. On the other end of the scale, it is famous for the futuristic buildings at the City of the Arts and Sciences (Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias), which was designed by Santiago Calatrava.

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.