What Red Lion Is
Red Lion holds Calle Puerto Rico 25 in the middle of Ruzafa's bar grid. It is an Irish pub first and a sports bar always.
FTN News' Valencia guide logs La Liga, Champions League, the Euros and international matches on its screens. Travelling Jezebel ranks it among the six bars in the city worth a match day.
The pull is simple: imported pints, an old fashioned pub room, and a kickoff schedule the staff actually track.
Reading the Room
Dark wood, low light, screens sized for the room rather than against it.
The official site calls the format an old fashioned pub, and the description holds. Nothing here chases a trend.
The Menu, Edited
Who Shows Up, and When
Expats chasing Premier League kickoffs, locals for Valencia CF, and Ruzafa regulars in between.
On big fixture nights the room fills before kickoff. The occasional Celtic music set takes over when the calendar allows.
What Regulars Say
- FTN News lists it among the best pubs in Valencia to watch football.
- Travelling Jezebel puts it in its six sports bars worth a match day in the city.
- The official site logs live Celtic music groups on occasional nights.
- The repeated note across guides: the heart of Ruzafa location makes it the meeting point before a night out.
Who It Is For
- A match day without a reservation or a cover charge.
- Anyone homesick for a properly poured pint in the middle of Ruzafa.
- Avoid for quiet conversation during a Valencia CF fixture. The room has one volume on derby days.
Before You Go
Open daily from midday. On match days the schedule runs as late as the fixtures do.
Ruzafa's main drag sits one block west, and the Russafa market three minutes north.
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