Barcelona eats greener every year, and you don’t need to be vegan to notice. Vrutal, one of the burger places on this list, reckons more than 90% of its customers aren’t vegan. People go for the food, not the label.
This list has one rule: all ten are 100% vegan. No vegetarian places with vegan options, no restaurants with a single green dish on the menu. And all of them are still open in autumn 2026, because this year the city lost one of its pioneers: Rasoterra closed on 3 May after thirteen years in the Gothic Quarter.
Vegan Barcelona basics
Neighbourhood with the most choice Gràcia · Fastest-growing area Poblenou
Eating cheap 10-20 € at Noush · Special dinner Fronda Pasaje
Gluten-free Pötstot and Veganashi · Booking essential Umami and Fronda
In a hurry? This table sums up what each place is for.
| If you want | Where | Neighbourhood |
|---|---|---|
| Botanical fine dining | Fronda Pasaje | El Born |
| Classic paella and cannelloni | Pötstot | Eixample |
| Handmade ramen | Umami Plant Based | Gràcia |
| Tapas and egg-free tortilla | La Perra Verde | Gràcia |
| Tacos and mezcal | Gallo Santo | Gràcia |
| Asian sharing plates | Desoriente | Poblenou and Eixample |
| Sushi | Veganashi | Poble-sec |
| Burgers | Vrutal | Poblenou |
| Cocktails in a modernista building | Velada | Gothic Quarter |
| Persian food | Noush | La Bordeta (Sants) |
1. Fronda Pasaje, plant-based fine dining
Fronda Pasaje, at Carrer dels Banys Vells 20 in El Born (metro Jaume I), is the most ambitious vegan restaurant in the city. It is run by Máximo Cabrera, an Argentinian biologist and chef who founded the Crudo cooking school, and the 2026 Michelin Guide includes it in its selection.
The cooking is botanical and technical: tempeh “foie” with pistachio pesto, lacto-fermented watermelon tiradito, lion’s mane mushroom with truffled parmentier and a koji flan with miso caramel to finish.
There are five- and seven-course tasting menus plus a seasonal à la carte. It opens evenings only, Tuesday to Saturday, and booking is a good idea. It is where I’d take anyone who still thinks vegan food means salad.
2. Pötstot, classic Catalan cooking, vegan and gluten-free
Pötstot, at Carrer de València 204 in the Eixample, pulls off what sounds impossible: paella with socarrat, truffled cannelloni with soy béchamel, croquetas and egg-free crema catalana. Its sweet potato sobrasada is one of the dishes people talk about most.
On top of being vegan it is 100% gluten-free: nothing with gluten or animal products enters the kitchen, which makes it a safe bet for coeliacs. Expect around 30 € per person, and it opens every day, lunch and dinner.
3. Umami Plant Based, ramen made from scratch in its own workshop
Umami Plant Based, at Carrer del Progrés 6 in Gràcia (metro Diagonal), is run by London chef Mike Davies and architect Julieta Muzzillo. They make everything by hand in their own workshop: noodles, miso, tempeh and shio koji.
Order the tantanmen, their spicy sesame ramen, or the creamy mushroom ramen, and share the seitan katsu and the jackfruit bao. It opens Tuesday to Saturday and booking is essential. I cover it in more detail in the best ramen in Barcelona.
4. La Perra Verde, award-winning vegan tapas
La Perra Verde, at Carrer del Torrent de l’Olla 12 in Gràcia, is a vegan tapas bar opened by Isabel Fernández del Amor in August 2022. In November 2025 it won best specialist restaurant in Barcelona on TV3’s Joc de Cartes, and its egg-free potato tortilla also took the signature dish award.
The menu reads like a classic Spanish bar: cauliflower “popcorn” with aioli, truffled tortilla, oyster mushroom fricandó and meatballs with vegetables. Prices are low and they don’t take bookings, so go early. If you’re a tortilla fan, I compare it with the rest in the best tortilla in Barcelona.
5. Gallo Santo, vegan Mexican with mezcal
On the same street, at Carrer del Torrent de l’Olla 64 (metro Verdaguer), Gallo Santo serves 100% plant-based Mexican food. Its al pastor tacos, the jackfruit yaka al pibil, nachos with potato “cheese” and sweet potato flautas win over the most committed meat eaters.
It comes with mezcal and cocktails, and dinner costs around 30 € or less per person. Book through OpenTable or by phone on 930 27 67 46.
6. Desoriente, Asian food for sharing
Desoriente mixes Japanese, Thai and Filipino cooking across two venues: Carrer de Ramon Turró 209 in Poblenou and Carrer de València 201 in the Eixample. It is run by Maurizio Gorga and Cliff Ubaldo.
Sharing plates cost 15 to 17 €: the Kiss Me Ramen, fried broccoli with ponzu goma sauce and peanuts, the jackfruit tikka masala bao and a vegan “Snickers” for dessert. You can book on their website.
7. Veganashi, vegan and gluten-free sushi
Veganashi, at Carrer de Lleida 33 in Poble-sec (metro Espanya or Poble Sec), serves sushi that is plant-based, gluten-free and free of added sugar, certified by the Catalan Coeliac Association. Taís Habka and Tamara Rebollo started it as a delivery service in 2020 and opened the restaurant in September 2022.
Try the tomagiri, a tomato nigiri with cashew cream, the black rice uramaki with plantain and the bikinashi, a sandwich made from rice and nori. The weekday lunch menu costs 14,90 € and it opens every day.
8. Vrutal, burgers that don’t miss the meat
Vrutal, on Rambla del Poblenou 16, ranks number 6 among the best vegan restaurants in the world on Tripadvisor, and since late 2024 it also has a venue in the Eixample. The classics are the Blind Date and the French Kiss, and in season they bring out the “Visca Catalunya” smash burger with calçots and romesco.
To start, the fried green tomatoes with cashew cheese or the cauliflower wings. A burger with fries costs 13,50 to 15 €, and the “full equip” with a starter and a drink is 25 €. No bookings.
9. Velada, tapas and cocktails in a modernista jeweller’s
Velada, at Carrer de Ferran 25 in the Gothic Quarter, occupies the former Macià jewellery shop designed by Puig i Cadafalch, and keeps the original mosaic floor and marquetry ceiling. Eating vegan in a room like that, on such a touristy street, is reason enough to go in.
The food is Catalan tapas with Indian touches: a Barceloneta bomba made with jackfruit, cauliflower tikka masala, patatas bravas and crema catalana. Even the wines are vegan. Expect about 25 € per person, cocktails cost 15 € and the kitchen stays open all day.
10. Noush, Spain’s only vegan Persian restaurant
Noush, at Carrer d’Olzinelles 100 in La Bordeta (Sants), opened in August 2025 and, according to Time Out, is the only vegan Persian restaurant in Spain. It was founded by Ghazal Maghsoudi and Sahar Keshtzari, with Jaime Hernández in the kitchen, and it has a hidden garden at the back.
The dishes are Iranian home cooking: ghooreh bademjan, an aubergine and tomato stew, khoresht gheymeh with yellow split peas, a kebab made with Heura and, for dessert, bastani, saffron and pistachio ice cream. It is the cheapest on the list at 10 to 20 € per person. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Vegan brunch at Botànic
It isn’t in the top ten because it is more of a breakfast and brunch spot than a restaurant, but Botànic, at Carrer de Torrijos 26 in Gràcia, is also fully vegan and opens in the morning. Its tiramisu torrija has a following of its own.
How to choose
To go with non-vegans
- Vrutal, for the burgers
- Pötstot, for the paella
- La Perra Verde, for the tapas
- Gallo Santo, for the tacos
To book ahead
- Fronda Pasaje, dinner only
- Umami, booking essential
- Noush, closed Monday and Tuesday
- Fronda and Umami close Sunday and Monday
Opening hours at small restaurants change often, especially around holidays. Check their Instagram or Google Maps before you go.
Is your favourite vegan spot missing? Message me on Instagram @barcelonainspira and I’ll try it for the next update.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best vegan restaurant in Barcelona
For a special dinner, Fronda Pasaje in El Born, with chef Máximo Cabrera’s botanical fine dining and a place in the 2026 Michelin Guide. For something more casual, La Perra Verde in Gràcia, which won best specialist restaurant in Barcelona on the TV show Joc de Cartes in 2025.
Where can you eat vegan and gluten-free in Barcelona
At Pötstot, Carrer de València 204, where nothing containing gluten or animal products enters the kitchen, so it is safe for coeliacs. Veganashi, the vegan sushi spot in Poble-sec, is also gluten-free and certified by the Catalan Coeliac Association.
Which is the best neighbourhood for vegan food in Barcelona
Gràcia. Carrer del Torrent de l’Olla alone has La Perra Verde and Gallo Santo, and Umami Plant Based and Botànic are a few streets away. Poblenou is the other area that has grown the most, with Desoriente and Vrutal.
How much does a vegan restaurant meal cost in Barcelona
It varies a lot. Noush costs 10 to 20 euros a head, Veganashi’s lunch menu is 14,90 euros and a burger with fries at Vrutal runs 13,50 to 15 euros. Pötstot and Velada sit between 25 and 30 euros per person, and Fronda Pasaje, with its tasting menus, is the most expensive on the list.
Is Rasoterra still open
No. Rasoterra, one of Barcelona’s pioneering plant-based restaurants, open in the Gothic Quarter since 2013, served its last dinner on 3 May 2026.
