{"id":42920,"date":"2015-04-15T09:57:25","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T07:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=42920"},"modified":"2022-07-26T12:02:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T10:02:20","slug":"maoz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/maoz\/","title":{"rendered":"Maoz Falafel \u2013 vegan-friendly Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carrer de Ferran 13<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">off La Rambla<br \/>\n<\/span>Gothic Quarter<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Barcelona<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maozusa.com\/restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">maozusa.com\/restaurants\/locations\/barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nearest Metro: Liceu<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sun-Thu 11am-2am<br \/>\nFri-Sat 11am-3am<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What does a very hungry <a title=\"Healthy food in Barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/healthy-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vegan<\/a> do for a snack when in Barcelona? How does a ravenous <strong>vegan<\/strong> satisfy the kind of hunger one only gets after several lagers late at night?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, for a foolproof, no-nonsense (falafels are known for their down-to-earth attitude) and ultimately satisfying (yet cheap!) snack, <strong>Maoz Falafel<\/strong> is a Barcelona stalwart. \u00a0It\u2019s <strong>vegan <\/strong>and\u00a0fairly <a title=\"Healthy food in Barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/healthy-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">healthy<\/a>, so we can even forgive, that\u00a0it&#8217;s deep fried.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/falafel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barcelona\u2019s Best Falafel<\/a><\/em><\/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\/maoz\/#What_on_Earth_is_a_falafel\" title=\"What on Earth is a falafel?\">What on Earth is a falafel?<\/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\/maoz\/#Whats_in_it_for_me\" title=\"What&#8217;s in it for me?\">What&#8217;s in it for me?<\/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\/maoz\/#Is_it_healthy\" title=\"Is it healthy?\">Is it healthy?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_on_Earth_is_a_falafel\"><\/span>What on Earth is a falafel?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_83178\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83178\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hummus-1649231_1280-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So just in case you\u2019ve been living on another falafel-free planet for the last twenty years, what exactly are <strong>falafels<\/strong>? <strong>Falafels<\/strong> are a Middle Eastern dish of spiced mashed chickpeas that are then formed into balls or fritters and deep-fried, usually eaten in a pitta bread with hummus, tahini or chilli sauce \u2013 or all of the above.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A favourite <a title=\"Drinks and gourmet tapas at Bar Lobo at Raval\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/drinks-and-gourmet-tapas-at-bar-lobo-at-raval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snack<\/a> of inebriated <strong>vegans<\/strong> (the unhealthy variety) with a sudden hunger to qwell and who might value quantity over quality, <strong>Maoz<\/strong> provides hot toasted pitta breads fresh from the griddle that are then crammed full of crunchy <strong>vegan falafels<\/strong> and then stuffed to bursting with an assortment of salads that will deal with your mojito induced munchies. A vegan can\u2019t live on <a title=\"What to eat in Barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/best-recipes-suggestions-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pan con tomate<\/a> alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For just a few euros you will get your hands on a hot white pitta bread, along with five or six <strong>falafels<\/strong>\u00a0that you can then squeeze full of\u00a0different toppings that you help yourself from the salad bar.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_in_it_for_me\"><\/span>What&#8217;s in it for me?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fillings include tahini, hummus, mixed leaves, tomatoes, chopped cabbage, chopped onion, chopped courgette (aka zucchini) and chilli sauce. And olives. Which sounds terrible, but it\u2019s Spain, and they like olives, so go with it, ok?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If it doesn\u2019t sound so appetizing, well it is actually. True enough, it is a fast food, but once drenched in tahini and chilli, it all combines into a big squashy, crunchy, drippy and really quite delicious grub. Expect to get messy. Expect to be satisfied. Expect it to not cost too much. Expect to find chilli sauce all down your front (particularly if you\u2019ve been at the <a title=\"Best mojitos in Barcelona!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/mojitos-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mojitos<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/lebanese-restaurant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Where to go for Lebanese<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_healthy\"><\/span>Is it healthy?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_83179\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83179\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/falafel-1781656_1280-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are looking for healthy food, then there is probably better, but the beauty of <strong>Maoz<\/strong> is that it is open until the wee hours and it is cheap. Don\u2019t beat yourself up, if you\u2019re a health food junkie &#8211; the food is <strong>vegan<\/strong> and involves salad. And to be honest with you, it all tastes fairly fresh. The salad could be more adventurous but once disguised with the sauces and what have you, you\u2019d never guess it was plain salad underneath.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Maoz<\/strong> is great. A wonderful Middle Eastern answer to fast food. I can think of nothing to complain about at all really. 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