{"id":42829,"date":"2015-04-18T11:45:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-18T09:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=42829"},"modified":"2021-10-13T18:59:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:59:57","slug":"top-vegan-restaurants-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-vegan-restaurants-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Eating in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Compared to big cosmopolitan megalopolises\u00a0like New York and London, <a title=\"Healthy food in Barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/healthy-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vegetarian<\/a> and vegan restaurants in Spain can seem a little, well&#8230;outdated. The wonderful creativity embraced in the best of New York\u2019s multitude of\u00a0vegan restaurants has sadly yet to be embraced in Spain &#8211; a country proud of its <a title=\"Sea Food Lovers\u2019 paradise on Earth: Barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/seafood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">food<\/a> and in no hurry to change.<\/p>\n<p>Saying that, new vegetarian and vegan options seem to be popping up in the city all the time. They might be a little behind London, and a lot behind New York and LA, but it seems like in the last year, or so, Spain, well, Barcelona, is really getting the hang of the whole <a title=\"Buying organic meat in Barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/organic-meat\/\">organic<\/a> and health food thing embraced so vehemently elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst there are vegan restaurants in town, most, if not all vegetarian restaurants either offer vegan-friendly meals, or are able to modify their dishes in order to make them vegan friendly.<\/p>\n<p>Here is out non-exhaustive list of some of the main vegetarian and <a title=\"Healthy food in Barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/healthy-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vegan<\/a> restaurants currently in Barcelona:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-vegan-restaurants-in-barcelona\/#Arco_Iris\" title=\"Arco Iris\">Arco Iris<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-vegan-restaurants-in-barcelona\/#Biocenter\" title=\"Biocenter\">Biocenter<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-vegan-restaurants-in-barcelona\/#Cat_Bar\" title=\"Cat Bar\">Cat Bar<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-vegan-restaurants-in-barcelona\/#Gopal\" title=\"Gopal\">Gopal<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-vegan-restaurants-in-barcelona\/#LHortet\" title=\"L\u2019Hortet\">L\u2019Hortet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-vegan-restaurants-in-barcelona\/#Maoz_Falafel\" title=\"Maoz Falafel\">Maoz Falafel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-vegan-restaurants-in-barcelona\/#Organic_Market\" title=\"Organic Market\">Organic Market<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-vegan-restaurants-in-barcelona\/#Sesamo\" title=\"Sesamo\">Sesamo<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-vegan-restaurants-in-barcelona\/#Vegetalia\" title=\"Vegetalia\">Vegetalia<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-vegan-restaurants-in-barcelona\/#Mother\" title=\"Mother\">Mother<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arco_Iris\"><\/span>Arco Iris<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>C\/ Roger de Flor, 216<br \/>\nC\/ Sic\u00edlia, 402<br \/>\nC\/ Hostafrancs de Si\u00f3, 17<br \/>\nC\/ Peg\u00e0s, 6-8<br \/>\nC\/ Ciutat de Granada, 130<br \/>\nPla\u00e7a de Lesseps, 4-6<br \/>\nVia Fav\u00e8ncia, 215<\/p>\n<p>This is a busy vegetarian chain that offers a cheap menu of the day that consists of three courses along with <a title=\"The best bakeries in Barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-bakeries-in-barcelona\/\">bread<\/a> and a drink. It does have some vegan options. Arco Iris is a great bet for a quick and not badly priced lunch. Taste-wise, well, I can\u2019t say I haven\u2019t had a lot better, but it\u2019s always packed at lunchtime with ravenous locals, so that should count for something.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Biocenter\"><\/span>Biocenter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Calle Pintor Fortuny, 25<br \/>\nEl Raval<\/p>\n<p>Biocenter has a lovely atmosphere, very friendly staff and proprietor, and offers fairly good vegetarian food in <a title=\"The Vampire of Raval\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-vampire-of-raval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Raval <\/a>\u2013 a few minutes walk from the top of La Rambla.<\/p>\n<p>From the moment I stuck my head through the door at Bio-Center, I was made exceptionally welcome, I thought at one point I would get hugged, have a dish named after me or offered the mayorship of my own town. Maybe they mistook me for a celebrity, life on the road has after all left me looking like Chewbacca from behind \u2013 but whatever the reason, it was a very hearty welcome and I can\u2019t complain about that.<\/p>\n<p>The menu del dia is a bargain and they have options for both vegans and raw vegans.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cat_Bar\"><\/span>Cat Bar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>C\/ B\u00f2ria, 17<br \/>\n08003<br \/>\nNearest metro: Jaume<\/p>\n<p>Run by an English guy, Cat Bar serves basic, stodgy, English-style vegan fast food such as burgers and fries etc. The burgers\u00a0are not exceptional but the fries are fantastic and cooked from fresh potatoes (rather than frozen). The ambience is good, they admit dogs and they have free <a title=\"FREE WIFI LOCATIONS IN BARCELONA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-wifi-locations-in-barcelona\/\">wi-fi.<\/a> Plus they have an excellent range of beers and ales. Nothing bad to say about this place.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gopal\"><\/span>Gopal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Placa George Orwell<br \/>\n(just off La Rambla)<\/p>\n<p>Gopal is a vegan cafe with a bizarre vegan charcuterie. Located in a great square just off La Rambla and close to <a title=\"Pla\u00e7a Reial in Barcelona, the place to see and be seen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/placa-reial-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Placa Reial<\/a>, it has a friendly staff and lots of junk-food style options for vegans and vegetarians.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42849\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Vegan-Eating-in-Barcelona4.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42849\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Vegan-Eating-in-Barcelona4-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"Vegan Eating in Barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vegan Eating in Barcelona &#8211; L&#8217;Hortet<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LHortet\"><\/span><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/hortet-restaurant.com\/\">L\u2019Hortet<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>C\/ Pintor Fortuny, 32<br \/>\nEl Raval<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019Hortet has a lovely fresh salad bar, which is great news for raw food vegans \u2013 plus a good quality and usually tasty menu del dia. The food is generally fresh and healthy and the d\u00e9cor is low key and attractive. This is a lovely vegetarian restaurant on a lovely street in El Raval with menu options for both vegans and raw vegans.\u00a0 One of our favourites.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maoz_Falafel\"><\/span>Maoz Falafel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Carrer de Ferran 13<br \/>\noff La Rambla<br \/>\nGothic Quarter<\/p>\n<p>This cheap little Middle-Eastern takeaway serves freshly cooked <a title=\"WHERE TO EAT KOSHER FOOD IN BARCELONA?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/where-to-eat-kosher-food-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">falafel<\/a> served in toasted pitta breads and crammed with salad, tahini, chilli sauce, olives etc and is the perfect remedy for the hungry vegan after hours.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Organic_Market\"><\/span>Organic Market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>La Boqueria<br \/>\nLa Rambla<\/p>\n<p>This is a gorgeous takeaway organic, vegetarian food counter inside Barcelona&#8217;s magnificent and iconic food market, vending large boxes of delicious and organic food for ten euros plus. The portions are huge and could easily feed two people or one voracious bulimic. This is one of the best places for vegetarian food in Barcelona, if not Spain. Vegan options are available. Ask the very friendly staff for advice on what is suitable if you are unsure.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sesamo\"><\/span>Sesamo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>C\/ Sant Antoni Abat, 52<br \/>\nEl Raval<br \/>\nCiutat Vella<\/p>\n<p>Sesamo serves delicious vegetarian food in Barcelona\u2019s old seedy quarter. Great and atmospheric surroundings and some of the most\u00a0delightful vegetarian and vegan food the city has to offer.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vegetalia\"><\/span>Vegetalia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Escudellers 54<br \/>\nGothic Quarter<\/p>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>C\/Joachim Costa<br \/>\nEl Raval<\/p>\n<p>Vegetalia has a menu del dia for twelve euros, enough stuff to keep vegans happy \u2013 organic where possible, and is lovated in a lovely square not far from Placa Reial and almost next door to Gopal (see above).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mother\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mother<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_42848\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Vegan-Eating-in-Barcelona3.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42848\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Vegan-Eating-in-Barcelona3-300x133.jpg\" alt=\"Vegan Eating in Barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vegan Eating in Barcelona &#8211; Mother &#8211; the mother of all juices bars<\/p><\/div>\n<p>C\/Joachim Costa<br \/>\nEl Raval<\/p>\n<p>Leaving the favourite to last, Mother is a beautiful little shop selling cold-pressed juices, delightful smoothies and a range of snacks. Everything is vegan, everything is sugar-free, everything is organic, and there are plenty of raw-vegan options.<\/p>\n<p>Run by a trio of exceptionally lovely ladies who all share a passion for organic, healthy drinks and snacks, Mother is what Barcelona has needed for a very long time \u2013 a good quality juice bar! And they all speak good English. 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The wonderful creativity embraced in the best of New York\u2019s multitude of\u00a0vegan restaurants has sadly yet to be embraced in Spain &#8211; a country proud of its food and in no hurry to change. 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