A pharmacy themed speakeasy behind an unmarked door on Carrer de Ciscar. You book, you get the password, then the 1920s start.
Apotheke hides behind an unmarked door at Carrer de Ciscar 18 and only opens it for people who booked ahead and carry the password. Inside, the room plays vintage pharmacy: dim, intimate, and dressed in apothecary bottles.
Visit Valencia’s official cocktail guide features it, and Tripadvisor holds it at 4.3 over 392 reviews. Cosy speakeasy, that special something of Valencia, as one review title puts it.
The entrance ritual is the design. Tripadvisor photos carry the door’s warning in Spanish not to walk past without knocking, and the small 1920s styled room beyond works its bar like a dispensary.
Couples and cocktail enthusiasts who planned ahead fill the room; the password system means there is never a walk in crush. The worst move in the house is arriving without a booking.
What to order
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The bacon bourbon whisky sour
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A signature from the apothecary menu
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Whatever the hosts steer you toward