Café de las Horas

València — Ciutat Vella / Barrio del Carmen (Calle Conde de Almodóvar, off Plaza de la Virgen)

Tucked down an alley in the Carmen quarter, just off Plaza de la Virgen, this baroque-styled cocktail café has been a fixture of Valencia's nightlife for more than 25 years, its candlelit, mirror-heavy decor as over-the-top as it is photogenic. Travelers from around the world consistently single out its Agua de Valencia — the city's signature cava-and-citrus cocktail — as one of the best-balanced in town: the spot for a drink that feels like the 18th century never ended.