Valencia Luncheria

Valencia Luncheria 203-846-8009

172 Main Street Norwalk, CT 06851

Valencia is a small cafe in Norwalk that serves up delicious Venezuelan and other latin specialties for breakfast, lunch and dinner. 

The breakfast features interesting omelets, delicious breakfast wraps, unique arepas (like brie and mango), and it even has the traditional pancakes, granola and french toast. Today I had the plantains, ham and queso omelet. The cooked plantains have a sweetness that goes well with the salty ham and cheese. The omelet was served with a delicious rice and beans and crisp sauteed potato hash browns. Overall the breakfast was extremely filling, delicious and cheap (only $7.50). 

But if you're gonna go to Valencia, be sure to try one of their many arepas. The arepas are corn bread stuffed with all sorts of fillings. At Valencia they have arepas for breakfast, lunch and dessert.  Fillings range from steak and eggs to barbequed pork to fresh fish ceviche to peanut butter and jelly. A must have for dessert is the dulce de leche and banana arepa.  

They serve their arepas up with two killer sauces- one a green cilantro sauce and the other a spicy red chile sauce, both of which I could drink straight out of the bottle. 

They also have a wide range of latin-influenced sandwiches, empanadas, and soups. For dinner they have many great Latin dishes, like camarones al ajillo.  

Lastly, they've got fantastic homemade desserts and drinks, like fresh chi-cha (a rice drink) or fresh fruit smoothies.

I've been to Valencia several times and have been met with friendly service and fresh, hot food. All the food is made with fresh ingredients and is made right when you order, so you know you're getting top quality food.

Valencia is one of my favorite places to get breakfast and lunch, and it is truly one of the great unique eateries in Fairfield County. If you have not been to Valencia, make sure you stop by now! But just a heads up, there's limited seating room so you may have to take out, and they don't accept credit cards.