{"id":132,"date":"2015-12-21T08:53:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T08:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chato.cl\/life\/?p=132"},"modified":"2024-09-26T14:16:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T14:16:51","slug":"vegetarian-vegan-traveller-to-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chato.cl\/life\/en\/vegetarian-vegan-traveller-to-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegetarian\/vegan traveller to Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">If you&#8217;re a vegetarian\/vegan travelling to Barcelona, here is some advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">As much as I love Barcelona, I recognize the place is far from Germany or the Netherlands in terms of veg-friendliness, but it is an easier place than the rest of Spain and most of France. There are tons of vegetarian\/vegan restaurants, you can check the very reliable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.happycow.net\/europe\/spain\/barcelona\/\">Happy Cow Barcelona<\/a> for a quite extensive list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you are a vegetarian, at most regular restaurants you have to say that you don&#8217;t eat meat AND you don&#8217;t eat fish, even if you ask for a green salad. In many places, the green salad has tuna. Say that you are a vegan (<em>vegano<\/em>), if they don&#8217;t get it, try strict vegetarian (<em>vegetariano estricto<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chato.cl\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pimientos-del-padron.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chato.cl\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pimientos-del-padron.png 300w, https:\/\/chato.cl\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pimientos-del-padron-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you go for tapas, the vegan tapas are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><em>Patatas bravas<\/em>, and the <em>all-i-oli sauce<\/em> that looks like mayonaise is actually vegan in many places, it is just garlic and oil. You have to ask if the sauce has eggs (<em>huevos<\/em>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><em>Pa amb tomaquet<\/em>, or bread and tomato.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><em>Pimientos del padr\u00f3n<\/em>, which are delicious green peppers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><em>Setas<\/em> or <em>alcachofas fritas<\/em>, mushrooms or fried artichokes, which are rare tapas, sometimes available in some places<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">There are some nice fast-food restaurants and bars in Ciutat Vella, the old part of Barcelona, which are very yummy. My favorites are <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Gopal-Barcelona\/143601932463099\">Gopal<\/a><\/strong> which has burger take-away and a couple of tables to eat there, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CatBarCAT\">Cat Bar<\/a><\/strong> which is an English-speaking vegetarian\/vegan bar with lots of local beers to taste. In another neighborhood, Gracia, there is this very small juice bar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/quinoa.barvegetaria\/\">Quinoa Bar<\/a>, which also has great sandwiches. Also in Gracia, a good <a href=\"http:\/\/pinkxixicooking.blogspot.com.es\/\">friend<\/a> of us has a delicious take-away vegan shop called <a href=\"http:\/\/vegetart.es\/\">Vegetart<\/a>, which has vegan versions of traditional Catalan food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you are up for a restaurant, I like <a href=\"http:\/\/teresacarles.com\/\">Teresa Carles<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/restaurantebiocenter.es\/en\/about-us\/\">Biocenter<\/a>, both are nice and casual. For Indian food, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vegworldindiabarcelona.es\/\">VegWorld<\/a> is a great choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If your travel partners insist on a traditional Catalan restaurant, the least bad alternative in my opinion is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mussolrestaurant.com\/\">Mussol<\/a>; I once had nice grilled avocados there, you can have a veggie grill, and if you&#8217;re lucky you can get to try the grilled soft scallions called &#8220;cal\u00e7ots&#8221; which are delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you&#8217;re up for a short trip outside Barcelona, in winter, there are two Catalan towns who have their traditional &#8220;fiesta&#8221; around two delicious local products which are vegan. Artichoke lovers should not miss the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santboi.cat\/carxofada\">Carxofada de Sant Boi<\/a>, while those who like cal\u00e7ots can enjoy the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.festadelacalsotada.com\/\">Cal\u00e7otada de Valls<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Enjoy Barcelona!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a vegetarian\/vegan travelling to Barcelona, here is some advice. 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