Cocolinda – Burger
Passeig de l’Albereda, 14
46010 València
Valencia, Spain
+34 960 215 917
https://cocolindaalameda.es/
On their Web site Cocolinda bills itself as a restaurant that fuses “Mediterranean cuisine with global flavors. Homemade, unprocessed dishes that tell stories of travel and a love for authenticity. Food that nourishes both body and soul.”
That’s pretty ambitious and bit confusing but the bewildering hyperbole actually works.
Located on the north side of Passeig de l’Alberda and a short walk from the Alameda metro station, Cocolinda is light, bright and colorful. The staff is welcoming and a bit laid back (in a good way). It is a place that feels like there is no great rush but the service still feels prompt and attentive.
There is a very reasonably priced Menú del Dia with three courses for 16,90€ (an extra 3,00€ from Friday to Sunday).
Starters include croquettes (hake with shrimp and spinach with cheese), eggplant tartare, a cheese plate, tuna tartare, hummus and Vietnamese spring rolls. The menu takes you on a journey across Europe, Asia and the New World.
Main course selections continue the world journey. Again, it feels a bit disjointed but somehow they deliver on solid flavors. Choose from a Señoret rice, low temp salmon or veal entrecote with great Med flavors.
All of this is not confusing when the meal arrives. They really deliver on their promise of global flavors.
Salad choices really shine with their seemingly simple choices being super fresh. Take their Ensalada fresca con una vinagreta cítrica con aceite de oliva y hierbabuena. This sounds like a simple salad but it is anything but. Mixed greens, radicchio, radishes, grape tomatoes, avocado, cucumbers and bits of mild feta in a terrific vinaigrette that is really herbaceous. It comes in what looks like a small bowl but is actually a very nice sized salad. Just delicious.
Their Ensalada Rusa is classic with potato, carrots, pickles and mayonnaise but with shards of canned tuna. This is served with crispy potato crisps. It is a great looking salad and tastes as good as it looks. It is a smaller portion so if you are a fan of rusa, get your own.
Pair this with their Burger La Favorita. This is a double patty that is cooked perfectly and served on a light brioche bun (gluten free buns are available) grilled onions, homemade pickles, truffled mayonnaise and cheese. A perfectly delicious burger, cooked to a turn, juicy and not overwhelmed by all of the extras. Boom! A real winner.
You can eat inside or outside. Either way, this is a great casual restaurant with delicious food.
Sample item on the Cocolinda Menu
Señoret rice mediterranean cuisine
Low-temperature salmon (+€4) accompanied by a base of fresh spinach and a homemade mango sauce and smoked tofu cubes mediterranean cuisine
Veal entrecote (+€6) with homemade potato chips mediterranean cuisine
Teriyaki chicken (vegan option with heura not chicken) vegan option with wild rice, onion, broccoli and sesame japanese cuisine
Slightly spicy red prawn curry with basmati rice, vegetables, prawns, coconut milk, chopped peanuts and sesame thai cuisine
Tacos indian-style beef cheek (+€2) two tacos slow-cooked beef cheek, smoked coconut cream, toffee, pineapple chuntey, coriander, pani puri and Indian parhatta (Unavailable on Saturday) indian cuisine
Couscous with steamed vegetables and beef (NEW Starting from octuber 15th) moroccan cuisine
Truffled noodles noodles with truffled hollandaise, Parmesan cheese, sautéed mushrooms and pistachio italian cuisine
Chicken or beef skewer with homemade potatoes, corn on the cob and sriracha sojanese turkish cuisine
The chicken burger brioche bun, crispy KFC-style chicken, crunch onion, cheddar cheese, green lollo, homemade pickle, smoked mayonnaise and big mac sauce. Accompanied by home fries USA & Hamburg cuisine
Double cheese burger brioche bun, double smash burger 100% beef, crispy bacon, onion, cheddar cheese, barbecue sauce and homemade cheese sauce. Accompanied by home fries USA & Hamburg cuisine
Burger La Favorita brioche bread, 100% beef double smash burger, grilled onion, homemade pickle, truffled mayonnaise, cheddar cheese and homemade cheese sauce. Accompanied by home fries USA & Hamburg cuisine
Burger La Cabrita brioche bread, 100% beef double smash burger, grilled onion, melted goat cheese, green lollo and homemade honey and mustard sauce and homemade strawberry jam. Accompanied by home fries USA & Hamburg cuisine
Beyond Burger (+€3) vegan brioche bread, Beyond Meat double smash, sautéed onion and mushrooms, green lollo and truffled sojanese. Accompanied by home fries USA & Hamburg cuisine
Pastrami sandwich (+2€) in homemade crystal bread in the traditional way with marinated cabbage, melting cheddar, gherkins and Amora mustard sauce. Accompanied by home fries romanian cuisine