Kilometer Zero
RASOTERRA
C/del Palau 5 (Barrio Gótico)
Metro: Jaume I
open Tuesdays to Sundays: 13:00- 16:00h & 19:00 - 23:00h
Organic, seasonal and local.
The gastronomic experience at RASOTERRA is extraordinary: Slow food, seasonal vegetarian & vegan dishes in a really light and open space in a hidden street in the heart of Gótico neigborhood.
They prepare each dish with fresh and local ingredients with great attention to detail. "Km 0" stands for local production: most of the products are from producers in Catalunya and apparently they also keep a garden where they crop some of the fruits and vegetables.
The flavours are unique and the staff is very attentive and happy to help out with any further information or to recommend a bottle of wine (they have a quite impressive long wine list, even sorted by aromas).
If you have a moment, you should take time to read the 'manifest' on their website here where they explain the philosophy of the restaurant and why they are serving the food they do. And for example why they serve filtered tab water instead of mineral bottled water as it is a much more ecological option.
When having dinner you can chose if you want to try the vegetarian (or vegan) tasting menu (30€) or order separate tapas. Please note the tasting menu option only works if the entire table choses it.
- total on bill: á la carte around 30€ p.p. incl. wine
NEWS: The menu of RASOTERRA is 100% vegan now! They changed their dished to full cruelty-free after re-opening after Covid19-lockdown in June 2020!
Vegan Sushi
ROOTS & ROLLS
C/ Concell de Cents 401 (Eixample Dreta)
Metro: Girona
open Thursday to Saturday 13:00- 16:00 & 20:00-23:00h, Mondays closed
This place is not only a recommendations to all vegans, but to all of you! ROOTS & ROLLS takes sushi to another level and is a fresh (and 100% plant-based) twist on the popular Japanese original.
Of course you can find other dishes on their menu as well, but let's be honest - you came here for the sushi rolls. The recipes are very complex and you might ask the waitress or waiter for a recommendation. Anyhow, don't miss out to order shitake mushroom tofu gyozas as a starter, they are amazing!
The restaurant is spacious and elegant - usually there is no need to do a reservation.
- total on bill: around 30-35€ for shared starter, sushi rolls & dessert
All-Veggie Gastro Bar: Quinoa
QUINOA ARAGÓ
C/ d'Aragó 209
Metro: Plaça Universitat/Psg. de Grácia
open every day: Thursday to Saturday 10:30- 23:15h, Monday to Wednesday lunch only until 16:00, Sunday closed
This small gastro bar is a great option to have a quick lunch or an informal dinner: vegan burgers, creative mixed bowls, salads and delicious deserts are just some items on their all-vegetarian (and vegan) menu. Everything we tried was super yummy and we have been told the juices & coffees are amazing, too.
They have two locations: in Gràcia (Quinoa Bar: Travessera de Grácia) and in the centre of Eixample close to Rambla de Catalunya.
- total on bill: 20€ incl. beer or juice
Peace of conscience
TERESA CARLES
C/Jovellanos 2 (Raval)
Metro: Plaça Universitat
open every day: 9:00- 23:30h
When you enter this vegetarian restaurant in Raval you feel like entering a greengrocer's shop. The counter and the open kitchen are decorated with a lot of baskets filled with fresh vegetables they actually seem to use for cooking.
Apart from a variety of starters and salads at THERESA CARLES they cook a lot of pasta with traditional elements. Unlike a lot of other vegetarian or vegan restaurants they do not cook with a whole lot of oriental spices but concentrate on mediterranean cuisine. The portions are medium-sized and you might need a dessert.
In the picture: heart-shaped ricotta ravioli with tomatoes and mozzarella di buffalo.
- total on bill: around 25€ per person including wine or juice
Veggie Oasis in the heart of Gótico
LA CERERÍA
Baixada de Sant Miguel 3
Metro: Jaume I
open: Tuesday to Saturday 13:00-24:00, Sunday 13:00-17:00, Mondays closed
In the very heart of Gótico, the Gothic Quarter, you will find LA CERERIA. This place has been recommended to me several times, before I had the opportunity to try it.
The 2 story restaurant emits a bohemian flair and their menu specialises on vegetarian food apt for all kind of food intolerances.
LA CERERIA is run by Argentinians and their menu offers unpretentious but fresh dishes: Lots of different options for everyone, tasty starters, big main courses and homemade desserts. One of the signature dishes, the savoury crêpes (see picture) can be ordered with different vegetarian fillings - homemade with ecological ingredients.
The place has a big room downstairs, which - upon reservations - can be used as a cozy setting for smaller or medium sized group dinners. While in summer, the small terrace in the yard might be the better option.
- total on bill: around 20€ including drinks
Veggie for veggies. Veggie for non veggies.
THE GREEN SPOT
C/ de la Reina Cristina 12
Metro: Barceloneta
open: daily 13:00 - 24:00h (kitchen), Fridays & Saturdays until 2:00 (drinks)
see menu here
The GREEN SPOT is an elegant, fascinatingly modern decorated place, which is full of good looking people and good looking food.
The interior design of this place is amazing, if you wait for your table you can seat on amazing sofas right in the middle of the spacious restaurant and flick through expensive designer magzines.
Everything on their menu is vegetarian, and of course they offer also a lot of vegan, raw or gluten-free dishes. The food is without exception exotic, creative and off-beat. The platters are reasonably sized and a bit pricy and so are the drinks.
Food pictures: Japanese seaweed salad & Indian black pizza. Other pictures: from their website ©.
- total on bill: 30-35€ p.P. including wine
#1 Veggie Burger
TIMESBURG
C/ de Pujades 168
Metro: Poblenou/Llacuna
open: daily 13:00 - 16:30h & 20:30-23:00h
other locations in Eixample: P. San Joan 47 / Rosselló 520 / Casanova 246 /París 95 - check www.timesburg.com
TIMESBURG has already different several spots allover Barcelona. Their concept is easy and successful: Hamburgers made with quality ingredients, served in a pleasant, casual hipster atmosphere.
The best about their menu is, that you can change everything according to your taste, so you get your personal, perfect burger!
You can e.g. change the meat from any(!) burger to tofu/vegetable option and create perfect vegetarian & vegan sandwich.
For undecided, I recommend you to just order my favorite: LaVeggie c/ pan de cristal (in the picture). It's very big (two veggie patties, pesto, extra pickles) so you can share, especially when also ordering a big bowl of french fries (1/2 kg).
TIMESBURG is not cheap, you easily let >15€ p.p. for a burger with fries and a drinks.
#2 Veggie Burger
PIM PAM BURGER
C/ Sabateret 4 (Born)
Metro: Jaume I
open every day: 13:00- 0:00h
This downtown Burger shop in Born is a perfect destination on an empty stomach. The freshly prepared hamburgers with natural ingredients are full of flavour and rather big. You can either stay to eat at the counter tables or get your burger to take away.
Of course there is also a vegetarian or vegan option available: The vegan patty made of tofu, eggplant & zucchini is deep fried, not grilled as their meaty counterparts but super juicy and with the fresh salad and special sauce (not vegan!) it is just perfect.
- total on bill: 6,50 € 'Vegetal' veggie burger
Specialties from Syria (Veggie Paradise)
UGARIT
different locations in Barcelona: Gracia, Sants, Poblenou
check out their website for locations & opening hours
Syrian food is one of the most delicious & veggie-friendliest cuisines of the world!
And UGARIT without doubt is the No.1 place in Barcelona! That's why they already have 7 restaurants throughout the city, most of them in Gràcia.
They have a wide range of meat & vegetable dishes, shawarma rolls, falafel and mixed plates. Whatever you decide to try, order it with mutabbal (eggplant cream - not vegan) - it's devine! The vegan arayes w/potato, grilled pita sandwiches are also very recommendable.
- total on bill: around 15€ p.P.
Perfect Cozy Tea Salon
SALTERIO
C/Sant Domènec del Call 4
Matro: Jaume I (Born/Gótico)
open daily 13:00- 01:00h
Places like that are very rare in Barcelona: The SALTERIO is a small, warm restaurant in neighbourhood of Barrio Gótico offering mostly teas, Turkish coffee and a small variety of vegetarian dishes.
The space is very limited and usually packed with people squeezing to the small living room tables sipping on a cup of tea. And yes: the tea is amazing! You have so many different options from flavoured black tea, to moroccan mint to different blends of with green or red leaves.
They also offer a short menu with very surprising food: the speciality of the place is the Sardo, traditional vegetarian flatbread from island of Sardinia, with different toppings.
The service takes it's time: Such the teas and the dishes need their time to get prepared, so you better be not in a hurry.
- total on bill: 2,50-3€ for an individual can of tea
Vegan Dumplings: Simple Pleasures
DIP DUMPLINGS
C/ Ramón i Cajal 61 (Gràcia)
Metro: Joanic
open: 13:00 - 16:30h & 19:00-23:00, Mondays closed
I discovered this small restaurant offering take-away & delivery in Gràcia recently by chance.
As the name suggests, they serve dumplings (dim sum), but there is in fact a full menu with asian fusion food available. But on my first visit I stuck to the specialities: dumplings.
I chose a take-away box of Veggi dumplings (4,90€): vegan with a filling of cabbage, carrot & shitake featuring the traditional dip (soy sauce with vinegar) and some kimchi, fermented, spicy cabbage. Seasoned with spring onions and sesame they were exceptionally delicious.
The dumplings are being prepared, steamed & fried right in the moment which might cause a short instance for you to wait.The space inside is limited, but if you want to enjoy your food right away, you can sit down.
The decoration of the place is just like the food: simple but just lovely.
- total on bill: 4,90€ for vegan dumplings (6 pcs.)
A cheap & healthy lunch
VEGGIE GARDEN
C/ des Àngels 3 (Raval)
Metro: Universitat /Liceu
open every day: 12:30- 23:30h
This straight vegan restaurant just close to the MACBA museum and the ROSA DE RAVAL is known for its' reasonable lunch
offer: 9,25€ for a three course menu including a drink.
The dishes are very extravagant and prepared with a lot of oriental spices.
The decoration of the VEGGIE GARDEN is very colorful, it's always loud and busy. They have two floors inside and in summer a few tables outside in the street.
- total on bill: 9,25€ for lunch menu
Soups and Healthy dishes
SOPA BARCELONA
C/ Roc Boronat 114 (Poble Nou)
Metro: Llacuna/Glorias
open weekdays 08:00 - 17:00h, weekend 10:00 - 17:00h
Check out their daily menu here!
This veggie bistro in Poblenou is specialized on vegetarian and vegan dishes freshly made with seasonal ingredients. SOPA offers soups, salads, dishes and a lunch menu for 9,90€ including 2 plates and water (to choose from 3 options of soup, salad and main dish).
On weekends they have less variety to choose from, probably given the fact that due to it's location their main clients may be workers and students from the faculties and offices near by.
- total on bill: 4,90€ soup + 2,00€ drink
Veggie Ramen
KOKU KITCHEN
C/ Comerc 29 (Born)
Metro: Barceloneta/Jaume I
This is not a vegetarian restaurant - in fact they are specialized on Ramen which is a pork-based asian soup. But I added this place because it is actually one of the few that offer a veggie alternative.
The KOKU KITCHEN is a quite curious place in the basement of an old town building in the Born neighborhood. In the upper floor the same owner has the "buns" place (asian steamed burgers) and so they divide the businesses and costumers.
The Ramen & Gyoza bar is quite tiny, raw and always loud and hot (due to the steaming bowls of hot ramen soup). If you get there and made it through the waiting list on the blackboard you will probably have to share your table with other hungry Ramen fans.
I tried the 'regular' veggie-Ramen - there is also a spicy, hot one. The bowls are really big, so you might struggle if you also want to try some of the gyozas (japanese dumplings).
- total on bill: 17€ for veggie Ramen, shared gyozas & a glass of wine
Summer Time is Horchata Time
EL TÍO CHE
Rambla de Poblenou 44-46 (Poblenou)
Metro: Poblenou
open 10:00- 0:00h, wednesdays closed
This authentic old ice cream shop is not only the most popular in the Poblenou neighborhood since 1912 but also widely known as the most famous Horchatería of Barcelona.
Horchata (catalan: orxata) is a Spanish drink made of chufa (tigernuts), an almond-like fruit grown in the region of Valencia. It's known in all Spain and a popular refreshing drink in summer. Although it kind of looks like a milkshake, it's vegan.
I strongly recommend to ask for a medium-sweetend version: they mix the traditional & sugarfree horchata. The traditional horchata is reeeally sweet, but the mix is just perfect. If you want the whole sugar rush, get some fartóns with it (spongy, sweet baked sticks to dip into the drink).
The price for a medium sized cup of horchata is 2,80€. The ice cream cones, depending on the numbers of flavors you chose, beginning at 3,20€.
The magic lies within (nO PIU, NO MUU, NO OINK!)
EMPANADAS ARGENTINAS (El viejo almacén)
C/ Ramón i Cajal 158 (Gràcia)
Metro: Joanic
open 12:00 - 22:00h
EMPANADAS ARGENTINAS is an argentinian Take-Away that stricly concentrates on his one and only power: Empanadas!
The small and very lovingly/patriotically designed store is just on the corner of Plaça Joanic .
The empanadas, our favourite south-american turnover pastries for 1,80€ each, have a variety of savoury fillings. This place enters in the veggie section, because they have a strictly vegan corner with yummy fillings like: humita (corn with grated nutmeg), pear with goat cheese and almonds or caprese.
If you can not get enough you can also order bigger amounts for caterings and events.
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Hi, my name is Kristin.
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