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Must-Read Madrid Vegan Guide: Where to Eat & Explore

Madrid doesn’t disappoint when it comes to vegan food, culture, and history — there is a good reason it’s one of the best cities to visit in Spain !

Whether you’re looking to enjoy beautiful art, stroll through manicured parks and lively flea markets, or have a great night on the town, Madrid has it all. Add in its fantastic weather, there isn’t a bad time to visit — even in January, it’s comfortable enough to stroll around with a light jacket.

Also, if you plan to visit more of Spain, Madrid is a great place to start or base yourself. Their train system is dependable and easy to use — many other Spanish cities are easily accessible from Madrid, like Barcelona , Toledo, or Seville.

This Madrid vegan guide is jam-packed with vegan restaurants, markets, hotels, things to do, and more — everything you need to plan an epic veggie adventure!

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Is Madrid Vegan-Friendly?

Holy smokes, yes! Madrid is vegan-friendly! If you were thinking dining in Madrid was limited to patatas bravas and paella, think again! There are countless fully vegan restaurants, donut shops, breakfast spots, and even a vegan market — amazing, right? I am willing to bet you will find more spots you want to check out than you will have time to visit.

Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants in Madrid

La oveja negra.

C. de Buenavista, 42, 28012 Madrid, Spain This vegan queer bar in the heart of Madrid desires to bring veganism to everyone in a welcoming setting. Their menu features yummy nachos, quesadillas, wraps, burgers, and more. For a fun, juicy burger, don’t miss their Vegan Queen — a house-made veggie patty with melty cheese and grilled ‘shrooms. 

Calle de Lira, 8, 28007 Madrid, Spain Need fresh juice to kick start your day or maybe a burger to fuel sightseeing? Come here! Their all-day menu features breakfast toasts and pastries, and later check out their arepas, nachos, and more!

Hakuna Matata Veggie

Travesía del Horno de la Mata, 5, 28004 Madrid, Spain If you’re interested in veganized Spanish eats, this is the place to go. Dive into croquettes, tortillas, paella, patatas bravas, and more flavorful Spanish fare. There is also a great selection of burgers, pizza, and of course, don’t miss dessert.

C. de la Luna, 9, 28004 Madrid, Spain Healthy, sustainable, and delicious vegan cuisine is what’s on the menu at this vegan restaurant. Their globally-inspired menu features flavorful curry, poke bowls, tacos, and more — the menu is also very gluten-free friendly!

Distrito Vegano

Calle del Dr. Fourquet, 32, 28012 Madrid, Spai n This vegan junk food spot will make all your food dreams come true — bacon cheese nachos, mac ‘n’ cheese, loaded burgers, and more! Save room for a delicious selection of vegan and gluten-free cheesecakes, brownies, and cakes.

Sanissimo Opera Vegan

C. de Campomanes, 5, 28013 Madrid, Spain If you’re looking for a spot with veggie-powered dishes that are also well-marked for allergens, come here! This vegan restaurant focuses on making healthy food fun with its mix of salads, gluten-free burgers, and creative tapas.

Viva Burger

Costanilla de San Andrés, 16, 28005 Madrid, Spain If you’re craving a vegan burger, you must visit this bright and welcoming cafe! Their house-made burgers are made daily and loaded with delicious toppings like queso, roasted mushrooms, pineapple chutney, and more! Many of their dishes are gluten-free and soy-free.

Pizzi & Dixie

Calle de San Vicente Ferrer, 16, 28004 Madrid, Spain Mama mia! This Italian kitchen serves hearty vegan gnocchi, ravioli, and an extensive pizza menu. Their pizza offerings range from basic Margherita to vegan cheese with mushrooms and cream of pistachio.

Freedom Cakes

Calle de Cádiz, 7, 28012 Madrid, Spain This psychedelic vegan diner features American fast-food faves like Beyond burgers, XL hot dogs, onions rings, and more deliciously greasy fare. They also have a gigantic menu of amazing cakes!

La Encomienda

Calle de la Encomienda, 19, 28012 Madrid, Spain This casual spot seeks to make vegan food inviting with its house-made, sustainably sourced dishes. The menu features a wide variety of internationally inspired cuisine, from Pad Thai to croquettes and everything in between. The staff is also excellent at helping with food allergies —if you’re gluten-free or nut-free, be sure to come here!

Los Andenes

Calle de Fernández de los Ríos, 43, 28015 Madrid, S pain Enjoy veganized traditional Peruvian cuisine at this spot. Their menu features arepas, tamales, rice and bean dishes, plus so much more! The owners believe it’s not necessary to lose flavor in making their traditional dishes, plus it’s healthier for you and the Earth.

Calle de Bordadores, 3, 28013 Madrid, Spain This longtime vegetarian restaurant has an extensive menu of traditional Spanish dishes and other globally-inspired fare. In addition, there is also a great lineup of daily specials.

Thunder Vegan Malasaña

C. de Don Felipe, 4, 28004 Madrid, Spain When you’re craving something sinful, come here. This vegan shop serves up epic vegan fast food — crispy fried chick’n, Baconator burgers, fully loaded fries, and much more. Make sure to save a little room for a slice of house-made Oreo cheesecake!

Mad Mad Vegan

C. de Lavapiés, 16, 28012 Madrid, Spain How can you not stop and check it out with a name like that? All of the delicious fare at this vegan pub will drive you mad with delight. Enjoy mouthwatering nachos loaded with a mix of melty cheeses, signature burgers, and delectable house-made desserts. Many of the dishes can be made gluten-free to boot!

Santa y Pura Vegan Bar

C. de Sta. Isabel, 27, Centro, 28012 Madrid, Spain You’ll find a little bit of everything to enjoy at this fantastic vegan spot. The menu is chock full of everyone’s favorite comfort eats with a little Spanish inspiration. You’ll find veganized tapas, toasted sandwiches with creative fillings like seitan pork, cheesy pizza, and more.

Punto Vegano

Calle de Luisa Fernanda, 27, Moncloa – Aravaca, 28008 Madrid, Spain This vegan spot is just way too charming — from its shabby chic decor to its diverse lineup of eats, its hard not to fall in love! You’ll find a little bit of everything here — creamy pastas, burgers, Asian, and more. Just make sure to save room for a slice of one of their house-made cakes!

Viva Chapata

C. del Ave María, 43, Centro, 28012 Madrid, Spain You might not believe that this spot has been pushing the veggie message since 1998! It’s fair to say it’s one of the OG vegan spots in Madrid. Here you’ll find an eclectic menu with inspiration from around the globe with a special focus on some Spanish favorites like a Spanish tortilla, house-made croquettes, chapatas (Spanish sandwiches), and more.

Vegan Breakfast & Brunch Spots in Madrid

F rutas prohibidas.

C. del Conde Duque, 26, 28015 Madrid, Spain A hip little café that prides itself on food that will please vegans and non-vegans! Daily they’re serving up a feast for the eyes and mouth with stacks of pancakes and Huevos Venedicts for breakfast, then burgers and burritos for lunch! Everything is house-made too!

Calle de Cádiz, 7, 28012 Madrid, Spain I think this vegan restaurant has everything you could want — incredible burgers, decadent cakes, and breakfast! Make sure you don’t miss one of their crispy waffles loaded with fruit or rich caramel.

Vegan & Vegan-Friendly Bakeries, Donuts, & Ice Cream in Madrid

Delish vegan doughnuts.

C. Cristo, 3, 28015 Madrid, Spain Vegan donuts — do I need to say anything else!? You can’t miss a stop here to try their macadamia caramel, brownie bomb, Boston cream, and many more addictive flavors! There is no way you’ll be able to choose just one!

Bite Me Café

Pl. de la Beata María Ana de Jesús, 2, 28045 Madrid, Spain Ok, two donut spots weren’t enough; let’s go for a third! This spot creates new mouthwatering flavors weekly, like maple pumpkin pie! Aside from vegan donuts, they also have cinnamon rolls, cookies, brownies, breakfast sandwiches, and toast.

VegAmazing Doughnuts

C. del Duque de Sesto, 31, 28009 Madrid, Spain Another unbelievable spot for decadent vegan donuts in Madrid ! These handmade creations are topped with chocolate, cream, cookie crumble, and more.

BOMBÓN – Heladería & Café

Pl. de Carlos Cambronero, 1, 28004 Madrid, Spain This vegan café has delicious ice cream sundaes, milkshakes, chocolate, churros, and more! You’re probably going to want one of everything!

Calle de Cádiz, 7, 28012 Madrid, Spain In addition to having a terrific lineup of greasy vegan diner eats, this spot also has jaw-dropping cakes and sweets! Save room for their Peanut and Choco cake or a vegan NY-style cheesecake.

Mamá Elba Heladería

C. de la Ruda, 15, 28005 Madrid, Spain This vegan-friendly ice cream shop has terrific vegan and sugar-free options and cookies and cakes!

Vegan Shops & Markets in Madrid

Planeta vegano.

C. del Ave María, 34, 28012 Madrid, Spain This vegan supermarket has just about everything you could want — cheese, vitamins, pet supplies, and more! Even if you don’t need groceries, you should still pop in and check it out.

Vegan-Friendly & Eco-Friendly Hotels in Madrid

If your travels are taking you outside of Madrid, don’t miss my lineup of vegan hotels in Europe!

Radisson Blu Madrid

C. de Moratín, 52, 28014 Madrid, Spain A stay at this Radisson is vegan-friendly and eco-friendly! The hotel’s restaurant, Lona serves up fresh dishes that use ingredients that are locally and sustainably sourced (vegan and vegetarian options available). Aside from food, the hotel has enacted many sustainable practices like energy and water-saving measures, the use of toiletries that are in biodegradable and recyclable packaging, and it even has its own wind turbine to generate energy.

Artiem Madrid

Juan Perez Zuñiga, 20, Ciudad Lineal, 28027 Madrid, Spain Not only does this hotel have vegan and gluten-free options they also pride themselves on their eco-friendly measures. In 2018, the hotel began its 8/80 project which aims to reduce the hotel’s carbon emissions in 8 years. Some of the steps the hotel is taking are the installation of solar panels, energy-efficient heating, and cooling, using plastic as little as possible, and recycling as much as possible, even providing recycle bins in hotel rooms. One note, this spot is a little outside the city center.

Five Things To Do in Madrid

#1 see a flamenco show.

The rhythm and beat of this traditional Spanish dance is infectious. Trust me, after experiencing a show, you might even want to try — or maybe that’s the wine talking. You can’t go to Spain and not see a Flamenco show. The hardest part is deciding which Tablao to visit — there are many throughout the city. We visited one of the oldest and most famous in the city, Corral de la Moreria — highly recommend!

#2 Visit Plaza Mayor

This is the heart of Madrid and it’s full of cafes, shops, and street performers. It is a lovely place to stop and enjoy a drink and the ambiance. A few blocks away is another well-known square that is lovely to wander through — La Puerta del Sol.

#3 Stroll through El Retiro Park (Parque del Buen Retiro)

One of the largest parks in Madrid that once belonged to the Spanish Monarchy. It is a lovely place to take a stroll through the formal gardens, rent a rowboat for an afternoon ride, or enjoy a picnic. Make sure to check out the Palacio de Cristal that often hosts special art exhibitions.

#4 Visit the Famous Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado)

The Spanish National Art Museum is considered the “Crown Jewel” of museums and tourist attractions in Madrid — whether you have one day or five days in Madrid, you shouldn’t miss it!. The museum has the world’s finest collections of European art, including works from Hieronymus Bosch, El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, and Diego Velázquez. In total there are 8,600 paintings and over 700 sculptures — so plan your visit accordingly and decide what you really want to make sure you see.

#5 Market Hop at el Mercado de Vallehermoso + Mercado de Antón Martín + El Mercado de San Miguel

A vegan guide to Madrid isn’t complete without visiting one of their many markets! Markets are one of my favorite things to explore — each is different and provides a unique look into the culture of where you are. These three markets have a terrific selection of local food, handmade items, music, and more to experience.

Madrid Wrap Up: More Vegan Travel Help

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Eating Vegetarian & Vegan in Madrid: Best Tapas & Restaurants

Fear not: Spain may love its meat, but eating vegetarian or vegan in Madrid is surprisingly easy. The trick lies in knowing where to go and what to order!

At first glance, Spain may not seem like the most herbivore-friendly of destinations. With giant legs of ham hanging from the ceilings of traditional bars, and market stalls overflowing with fresh seafood, it can seem like meat-based products are the way to go here.

But look a little closer, and you’ll soon find that eating vegetarian and even vegan in Madrid can be surprisingly simple. From traditional dishes that are naturally plant-based to a growing scene of contemporary vegan restaurants, here’s where to go and what to order while you’re there.

Best Vegan Restaurants in Madrid

Tortilla de patatas without the eggs? Yes, it’s possible—and you’ll find it at B13 ( Calle de la Ballesta, 13 ).

This casual spot in Malasaña is the go-to place for vegan versions of delicious, traditional Spanish food like croquetas and the aforementioned tortilla . Because nobody should have to miss out on some of the most typical foods in Madrid.

This is asily one of the best spots for those eating vegan in Madrid. VEGA  has an extensive menu of vegan dishes made with love! From a plant-based twist on traditional arroz negro to dishes with international flair (jackfruit al pastor tacos, anyone?), there’s something for all tastes at this cozy cafe.

La Encomienda

If you’re looking for a trendy, vegan brunch spot,  La Encomienda is it! But no worries if you can’t make it first thing in the morning. Stop by later for a drink and enjoy the free tapa that comes with it.

Santa y Pura Vegan

Need to refuel after a morning at one of Madrid’s amazing art museums? Then the super-central Santa y Pura Vegan (located by the Reina Sofia and Prado Museums, is a great bet. They serve vegan pizzas, sandwiches, and bites for sharing, along with a drink menu that includes everything from craft beers to kombucha to hard cider.

Best Vegetarian Restaurants in Madrid

Reineta vegetariano.

Reineta has achieved the seemingly impossible. It’s a vegetarian restaurant so delicious that many of its regulars aren’t even vegetarians!

You can’t go wrong with anything you order here, but definitely try the spiced lentil “meatballs.” Just be sure to save room for dessert: their rich chocolate cake with bitter orange marmalade is the stuff dreams are made of.

Yerbabuena offers hearty plates of healthy comfort food. Our favorites include the seitan al ajillo sandwich with vegan cheese and tomato, vegan nachos and the eggplant moussaka. Bring your appetite; the portions here are very generous!

Local tip : Order their veggie-friendly menú del día for a delicious and filling lunch that won’t break the bank.

Viva Burger

If you find yourself in the artsy La Latina neighborhood , stop by  Viva Burger for lunch. Here, you’ll find goodies such as veggie paella and meatballs in addition to delicious vegan burgers. For something different, don’t miss their fresh-pressed juices and vegan desserts.

Falling into the “off-the-beaten-path” category is this all-you-can-eat veggie buffet just off of Gran Vía ( Calle de Concepcion Arenal, 3 ). They specialize in vegan and vegetarian Asian dishes, so if you’re looking for something besides typical Spanish tapas, this is the place to be!

La Hummusería

Specializing in vegetarian Middle Eastern slow food, La Hummusería is a gem of a restaurant in Chueca. Their five hummuses (from “the Classic” to “the Irresistible”) are the stars of the show, but they also serve salads and veggie tapas on their regularly changing menu.

Vegetarian and Vegan-Friendly Restaurants in Madrid

While the following places don’t offer an entirely vegan or vegetarian menu, they do have plenty of options for plant-based or meat-free dishes!

This vegetarian-friendly café and store is a true oasis smack dab in the middle of central Madrid. Both the terrace and eclectic seating inside Abonavida offer a tranquil escape from the massive crowds of tourists in bustling Callao just around the corner.

Taberna La Chilostra

Taberna La Chilostra is your typical Spanish bar that just happens to have a few vegan options! This is a good choice if you’re looking for something traditional, not trendy.

Spanish Vocabulary for Eating Vegetarian and Vegan in Madrid

When you have dietary restrictions, we understand how important it is to communicate your needs when ordering food. In an unfamiliar language, it can seem like an overwhelming task!

To help make your life a little easier, we’ve put together a handy list of Spanish words and phrases that you can use to communicate with bar and restaurant staff.

• Soy vegano/a.  I am vegan.
• Soy vegetariano/a.  I am vegetarian.
• No como ni carne, ni pescado, ni huevos, ni productos lacteos.  I don’t eat meat, fish, eggs or dairy products.
•   ¿Me recomiendas algo rico por favor? Can you recommend me something tasty please?
• Yo no puedo comer…  I can’t eat…
• Carne: Meat  
• Cerdo:   Pork
• Jamón:  Ham
• Pollo:  Chicken
• Pescado:   Fish
• Mariscos:  Seafood  
• Leche:  Milk  
• Queso: Cheese  
• Mantequilla: Butter  
• Nata:  Cream  
• Huevo: Egg  
• Miel:   Honey  
• Yo puedo comer…   I can eat…
• Verduras:  Vegetables  
• Ensalada :  Salad  
• Judías/Habichuelas/Alubias:   Beans  
• Lentejas:  Lentils
• Soja:   Soy  
• Leche de soja:   Soy milk 
• Almendras:  Almonds  
• Nueces:  Nuts  
• Arroz: Rice  
• Aceite:   Oil  
• Pan:  Bread  
• Champiñones/Setas:  Mushrooms  
• Espinacas:  Spinach  
• Fruta: Fruit  

7 Vegetarian Tapas in Madrid

In the city center, you can almost always find a  vegetarian tapa (or several) on menus. These are our some of our favorites.

Spain’s version of ratatouille is a medley of delicious veggies. It often comes served with an egg on top, so vegans just need to ask for it  sin huevo .

Croquetas de queso, espinacas, o boletus

Croquettes are made with béchamel, breaded and fried. They often include meat or fish, but look out for cheese, spinach, or mushroom ones for a delicious vegetarian option.

Tempura de verdura

Batter-fried vegetables are usually a delicious bet for vegetarians, but those eating vegan in Madrid should double check that the batter is egg-free ( ¿la masa lleva huevo? ).

Often, tempura veggies will be served with a yogurt sauce. However, vegans can ask to substitute it with salmorejo sin huevo y jamón  for dipping.

Speaking of gazpacho’s richer cousin, salmorejo is a cold tomato soup, thickened with bread and made smooth and silky with lots of olive oil. It often comes topped with ham and egg, so vegetarians should specify  sin jamón , and vegans,  sin jamón y huevo.

We’re sure you’ll love  berejenas con miel , or lightly fried eggplant with honey. If you’re a vegan in Madrid, you can always ask for the traditionally North African plate sin miel , or  con salmorejo vegetariano for dipping.

Huevos rotos

If you needed another reason to fall in love with Spain, allow us to introduce you to  huevos rotos .  Any country where olive-oil fried eggs and potatoes is a traditional dish has to be a keeper, right? Just make sure it comes without ham or sausage (often chorizo or chistorra ).

Tortilla de patatas

Step aside, paella—this is Spain’s real national dish! It doesn’t get better than a slightly runny tortilla . We prefer ours with onion, but you’re free to order yours without!

7 Vegan Tapas in Madrid

It might surprise you to learn that some typical tapas in Madrid are already vegan-friendly! Dishes like these make eating vegan in Madrid a breeze.

Patatas bravas

Found just about everywhere, patatas bravas consists of flash-fried potatoes with a spicy tomato and paprika sauce that is unbelievably delicious.

Traditional Madrid-style bravas will be mayonnaise-free, but vegans in Madrid should double check that yours are sin mayonesa before digging in. Some places also include a bit of beef stock in their bravas sauce. While not common, we suggest asking just in case!

Pimientos de Padrón

A favorite among all our vegan friends, these fried green peppers are a real treat and can be found in most tapas bars in the center. They come out of the kitchen with a slightly crispy skin, tender inside and a dusting of sea salt, making for a succulent start to dinner.   

Pan con tomate

Always a safe bet for breakfast or tapas, pan con tomate takes toast to a whole new level. Perfectly toasted bread is rubbed with garlic, drizzled with good olive oil and slathered in fresh tomato, making for a belly-filling and very tasty bite.

Gazpacho and ajo blanco

Two of Spain’s classic cold soups are great options for vegans in Madrid. Gazpacho is the tomato-based soup you’re probably familiar with, and ajo blanco is its almond-filled, tomato-free predecessor.

Salteada de verduras

Vegetable stir-fry is a go-to dish for all vegans, and vegans in Madrid are no different. Here, chefs use amazing local olive oil and garlic to make the plate extra special and will sometimes even use a little flour to thicken the sauce.

It’s a little harder to find veggie stir-fry in tapas bars, but any sit-down restaurant will happily serve it to you if you ask nicely.

Parrillada de verduras

A more common tapas option while eating vegan in Madrid is the parrillada de verduras . Make sure to order this at least once and tuck into a classic assortment of grilled veggies!

Setas al ajillo

It’s easy to be vegan in Madrid with mouth-watering veggie dishes like garlic-sauteed mushrooms.

Made with mushrooms, a healthy amount of olive oil, white wine and lots of garlic, setas al ajillo is one of the most hearty dishes vegans can order at a tapas bar. This plate will often come with jamón , so make sure your waiter you know you want a plato vegetariano and you won’t have a problem.

Vegan and Vegetarian Shops in Madrid

As m adrileños become more health conscious, even the corner stores are filling up with fresh plant-based options! For all the rest of your needs, you can stop by one of the following specialty shops in Madrid.

• Planeta Vegano:  A haven for vegans in Madrid, Planeta Vegano has everything you need to create your own vegan version of any traditional Spanish dish.
• Nanyea Market:  This secret spot has vegan Asian food to go. Nanyea  also stocks vegan ice cream, healthy snacks and a great craft beer selection.
• El Corte Inglés: No matter where you are in Madrid, you’re never far from a Corte Inglés . The trusty Madrid department store offers an expansive health food section. Consequently, the massive store can be overwhelming, so ask an attendant to help you to find the tofu ( ¿Me ayudas a encontrar el tofu por favor? ).

This article was updated on January 26, 2023.

Some good tips here for vegan and vegetarians, thanks! Whilst in Madrid we went to some of the restaurants mentioned here and enjoyed the food indeed, this shows that vegan and vegetarian food can be found in Spain too where meat and fish are the king in the kitchen 🙂

So many delicious looking vegetarian dishes, there’s no need for meat!

When I was a vegetarian, I’d always say “No puedo comer carne” and the answer was usually something like “No tiene carne, sólo cerdo.”

In English we use “meat” in a general sense, but in Spanish it’s usually just used for “beef” which means “no tiene carne” could still have some other animal in it.

I do not want to mean they were pulling your leg, but “carne” refeers to any kind o meat. I might admit the possibility that someone could consider chicken as not meat, but pork or beef… they are really carne for all of us (“chicha” for little kids)

Can you find tofu or soy and oat/rice ecc. milk in a big store too?

Hi Sophia, generally yes! Most supermarkets have at least soy milk (UHT). Oat and rice are a bit more complicated and a heath store generally has much better brands! Hope this helps!

Hi Sophia, you generally can, although the are generally UHT (the milks).

I’d like to add a couple more places to the list.

B13 bar vegano, in Calle Ballesta 13 and Punto Vegano are both close to the centre and fully vegan and affordable places to eat.

El Vergel, near Príncipe Pío, es an organic vegeteran restaurant that serves a number of vegan options.

I don’t remember all of the addresses, but they can be easily found in goigle maps!

Thank you for the tips, we’ll check them out soon!

Can anyone tell me where to find kale in Madrid? Thanks!

Hi Jennifer, If you request in advice we can order you some 😀 We are an new Organic Juice & Snacks Bar based in the Mercado de Antón Martín.

Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/urbanorchardmadrid/

Hi, we stumbled across this amazing little restaurant near the Museo National Del Prado in Calle Alameda 4 called El Fogon Verde, offering a menu including starter, main, desert, water, bread and wine for 11€… wonderful food!

Hi! I’d like to add a new place to the list, called REINETA VEGETARIANO, en 5 Infante St. A new vegetarian restaurant in Madrid, very close to Plaza Sol. Warm place with homemade food, very tasty and healthy.

Hi Eva! Thanks so much for your suggestion!

It’s wonderful that there are going to be vegetarian places for me to visit when I come to Madrid in December. I will be staying in the city centre at the Hotel Catalonia Las Cortes, Del Prado 6. Which are the nearest Vegetarian eating places to that location please?

Definitely, Edna, lots of great options! That hotel is in the Literary Quarter, so looks like Rayen Vegano would be a good option!

Some good suggestions here especially for traditional tapas. Though I’m a bit surprised to see this labeled as a complete vegan and vegetarian guide..there is a lot of inaccurate information here and it’s clear that this was not written by even a vegetarian. There are also a ton of places missing for it to be a complete guide – there are 24 all vegan restaurants in Madrid and here you only have 2. I get that maybe these are the only ones the author has tried but it’s hardly comprehensive or all-inclusive. Also, Viva Burger is not a buffet restaurant anymore (and hasn’t been for a long time) and AbonoVida is not an all vegetarian place, it just has veggie options. Cheers!

Great tips, Ally, thanks! We’ll get the post updated ASAP 🙂

What are the 24 vegan places Ally?

Can you please send me a list of the 20 all vegan places. Thanks

Useful list of recommendations, although I’d also like to add El Perro Gamberro to the list, a vegan tapas restaurant on calle Segovia, it’s our favourite restaurant in Madrid….the food is incredibly tasty!!! Go and see for yourself!

Great tip, Katie—thanks!

we are from Germany and bist Madrid legt Werk for a Bachelorette-Party. The Bride and two Girls of the group are vegan. Do you think it is possible, that we book a foodie tour that visits vegan places oder vegan friendly places? Tia !

Hey Ayla! Thanks for getting in touch. We’ll send you an email!

Are they vegan hotels in Madrid? Thank you

Hi there! The only one we know of is outside the city center. http://lafuentedelgato.com/blog/

Hi. Can you suggest vegan-friendly lodging for our family coming to Madrid on vacation? Thank you!

Hi William, While we’re not familiar with any vegan-friendly lodging options, you’ll see in this post there are lots of vegan-friendly options in the city. Let us know where you end up staying!

The Rayen Vegano is permanently closed.

Thanks for letting us know! We’ve updated the post

The B13 link you have links to a sex site.

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I’m afraid the original recipe for “salsa brava” which comes with “patatas bravas” includes beef stock among its ingredients . Sorry to say it’s not suitable for vegetarians nor vegans.

Since that depends on the recipe, we’d ask at the bar you’re visiting before writing off all bravas everywhere 🙂

I’m from Madrid born and raised, my family owned two restaurants and I’ve never even heard of patatas bravas with beef stock-based sauce. Maybe some restaurant makes it like that, but it sounds quite rare.

This was so helpful! Can’t wait for our trip to try many of these. Thank you so much for compiling this list and doing all of the work for us!

Our pleasure!! Enjoy!

This is amazing thank you for all the lovely ideas! I’m visiting Madrid for the first time with my partner. He does eat meat, so it is useful to have ideas of places to go which cater for both!

So happy to hear it, Chelsea! Enjoy your time here!

Hey, just visited Madrid, these are some great recommendations. some places that are definitely missing are Bite Me Café, that’s currently number one on happy cow for Madrid, and Thunder Vegan Food which is more for takeaway, but has the best vegan burgers

Thanks for the tips, Jake! We’ll check them out 😀

Thanks for your good website and information !

Thanks so much for reading!

Great!! Thanks for your good information. Can anyone tell me where to find kale in Madrid? Thanks!

Hi Elouise, you can find kale at some fruterías (ask for col rizada) and many Carrefour stores also carry it. We hope this helps, thanks for reading!

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Ultimate Vegan Guide to Madrid

When we first wrote this guide years ago, there was hardly anything written about the vegan Madrid scene online (in English) for visitors of the city.

Since then the Madrid vegan scene has exploded and continues to erupt like the plant-based volcano it is. Nowadays there are so many places opening it’s hard to keep track of them all. If you ever heard a naysayer joke about the impossibility of being vegan in Spain, they’ve clearly never have been to the Spanish capital.

We’re here to set the record straight!

Vegan Madrid has 42 all-vegan establishments, including over 30 vegan restaurants in Madrid along with six bakeries/smoothie/juice spots and three vegan grocery stores, which puts it in the top 10 most vegan-friendly cities in Europe !

Let that sink in for a minute.

Most people think that in the land of jamón (Spanish cured ham) vegan options will be few and far between, but that’s just not true in the Spanish capital.

We love the vegan food scene in Madrid, and it’s one of our favorites (and we’ve been to all the more famously vegan-friendly cities: NYC , Berlin , Portland , London, and more).

In this guide, let our years of experience navigating vegan Madrid help you find the best vegan food to try on your visit. Rest assured, this is for vegans and vegan-curious, written by actual vegans.

In fact, we have so much to say about vegan Madrid that we’ve even written a guidebook!

We used to cover every single vegan restaurant in Madrid in this ultimate guide, but with over 40 vegan places and many more with vegan options, the post became way too massive and hard to navigate.

While we will share a lot of info in this post (over 9K words), our guidebook takes a much deeper dive into the details, tips for eating out in Spain (it’s not like eating out in the U.S. or U.K.), the absolute best dishes (including for special considerations – raw, gluten free, dog-friendly restaurants, and more), where to eat each traditional Spanish dish – veganized, neighborhood guides, alternative sights to see in Madrid, and much more.

Click here to Learn More about The Alternative Travelers’ Madrid Vegan Guidebook

However, if a guidebook is too big a bite for you right now, have a taste of the detailed thoroughness we put into our online guides.

In this ultimate vegan guide to Madrid, we include the most popular and frequented of the 40+ vegan restaurants of Madrid, vegan bakeries, the best vegetarian restaurants in Madrid, and places with notable vegan options; all near the center where visitors are likely to be traversing. We give our general impressions and the best dishes the place has to offer to optimize your time. 

If you want to dive deeper into the food scene here, check out our two separate guides on vegan  menú del días (a weekday lunch special) in Madrid  and vegan  tapas ( small dinner plates) in Madrid .

Tips for Eating Out in Spain

Keep in mind Spanish mealtime hours:

• lunch is from 1 – 4 pm
• dinner/tapas between 8 – 11 pm (sometimes on weekends places will serve until midnight)

You (usually) won’t be able to order a true meal in between (grab and go options will still be available).  

Eating at vegan restaurants in Madrid may take more time planning than you’re used to but it’s well worth it.

Also, the Spanish do not like spicy hot dishes  – that’s Mexico and other Latin American countries you’re thinking of. If it’s labeled  picante (spicy), it may be bold in some flavor, but hardly spicy to our American standards (and we’re not that into spicy). The only exception is if the proprietors aren’t Spanish, like the great Peruvian vegan restaurant we will mention below.

For even more tips…

Price Guide : Compared to NYC (or eating out in the U.S. in general), Madrid is crazy cheap .

A person can eat and drink for: € = 10 and under €€ = 15 and under €€€ = 15 and up

Without further ado, let the guiding commence!

100% Vegan Restaurants in Madrid

There are over forty vegan restaurants in Madrid and six fully vegan bakeries according to HappyCow . Basically the vegan Yelp , we use it whenever we travel and to keep up to date on listings. However, it’s always a bit difficult to gauge review reliability because not everyone has the same expectations for eating out.

For us, going out to eat means at least two things: at least a little indulgent (but not just relying on fried greasiness) and something that we can’t make better ourselves. Creativity is a big plus. It’s important to understand where we come from as vegans. Healthy food, like smoothies and salads we eat at home. Hence, we don’t go out to eat salads and smoothies. We want to indulge when we go out.

Read more: A Food Philosophy of (Vegan) Eating, Inspired by Totum Bistro

Generally speaking, Spanish establishments tend to serve rich, deliciously indulgent food. Even salads will have generous amounts of dressing. Avoiding oil and processed foods is not impossible but if that’s your goal, you must be scrupulous. If you see burgers and hot dogs on a vegan menu, expect something that emulates the original – processed and fatty – unless otherwise noted.

The following are vegan restaurants in Madrid near the center, in alphabetical order. This used to be an exhaustive list, but Madrid’s vegan scene has gotten too big – imagine if we included write-ups of 40 restaurants in one post! Here, we focus on the most popular and noteworthy spots. For a truly comprehensive guide to Madrid’s vegan scene, grab the Madrid Vegan Guidebook .

Avocado Love €€

Want avocado in every dish by default? They don’t skimp on the Avocado’d Love here. Trendy and novel, it’s in the superficial heart of the hip Malasaña neighborhood. If you’re looking for something other than traditional Spanish foods, this might be your jam. There are lots of people who rave about this place. So here we present our honest, not paid for, review.

Avocado Love is aiming for a particular audience: Instagrammers who require lots of gimmicky presentation in a restaurant experience to feel it worthy of photographing. Perfect for people who could care less about good food and instead get their kicks via “Instagrammable” presentation, obsequious service, and dishes like Jack Daniel’s soaked avocados.

So can we recommend Avocado Love? This is a hard one, as it wasn’t bad food. Just food we would never bring any visitors to Spain to try as it exemplifies nothing of great Spanish cuisine made vegan.

We had grilled avocado with Jack Daniels, a strongly recommended dish, and the Avocado Love official burger. The avocado was stuffed with lightly seasoned veggie mince, and the veggie burger was bland and crumbly, despite claiming a description of several dressings and toppings.

We left unimpressed and still a bit hungry. The portions are damn small, even by Spanish standards. There is also a disproportionate amount of English reviews online. Note to the wise: if it says “hosted stay,” it’s another way of saying they were given free food to write a glowingly vapid, substanceless review because they’re an “influencer.”

We ranted more about this phenomenon (and gave some tips for having a great vegan food experience while traveling) in our podcast episode: Vegan Travel 101 .

But hey, you just might like this place.

Traditional Spanish bar food made vegan: starchy, bready, lots of olive oil, and lots of veggie mock meats.

This is a first-come, first-served casual restaurant – those quickest to order their food, win. Very, very popular with locals and tourists alike. We frequently bring out-of-towners here and everyone always loves it – omnivores included. Food is rich, has the usual generous amounts of Spanish olive oil and chunks of starchy carb goodness.

Everything exemplifies the Spanish staples, with no fancy flourishes or ingredients – just the basics done exceptionally well and veganized. While they have salads on the menu, don’t come here to have a salad and embarrass yourself.

CAN’T MISS : the tortilla (Spanish potato omelet), the estilo pollo  (faux chicken) and linda  (faux beef) burgers, patatas bravas with both sauces, the calamari and chorizo  bocadillos (sub sandwiches).

Notes: Cash only. No reservations. No menú del día . Gets crowded. Get there before it opens and expect a line.

Bite Me Café €

Wander down to our old neighborhood of Legazpi and stop by this cozy little coffee shop that makes great vegan donuts and top-notch espresso drinks. They don’t outright advertise that it’s all vegan; they’re just that confident in the quality on offer.

The owners, a Canadian and Spanish duo, started out making donuts in their own kitchen. Due to popular demand, they opened up shop. They make everything from scratch, which isn’t surprising when you consider how damn delicious these donuts are. Soft, doughy, and usually simply flavored (which we like, as donuts with flavor names 5 words long are a bit too much). They also offer smaller mini donuts in case you want several flavors and can’t fit several regular-sized donuts down your gullet.

CAN’T MISS : the coffee and the donuts, duh. Especially the creme brulee glazed, but non-vegans we know profess a love for the cream or jelly-filled donuts.

Bunny’s Deli  €€€

An ex-pat couple runs this chic nontraditional establishment with incredibly artisan-made food. They have unparalleled transparency in their methods and ingredients (open kitchen, open storage). Everything is made in-house and is comida   ecólogica (organic) so expect an appropriate markup. 

We’ve been here many times and it’s always consistently excellent. Fresh crunchy veggies, moist muffins – what’s not to like?

CAN’T MISS: We had one of the best muffins ever here and it was gluten free! Great seasonal dishes like pumpkin pie.  Definitely don’t miss dessert! They also make great salads here. The dressing is homemade and from scratch, while the greens and veggies are all organic, fresh, crunchy and bursting with flavor.

Notes:  No reservations and bistro seating – you sort of sit wherever there’s space for a plate. All organic.

Chilling Café €

Chilling Cafe was the first vegan cafe in Madrid! In our book, it’s still the reigning champ and our choice for best vegan coffee shop in Madrid. The owner couple is still stylishly slinging skillfully created coffee drinks while exuding the chillness that truly lives up to the name of the place. We’re big fans and regulars here.

Chillin Cafe expects you to stay awhile – as the name suggests. Soak in the super cool interior of recycled materials, friendly owners, super chill music, and an overall relaxing vibe.  Offers brunch every day and a  menú del día . The owners make beautiful plant milk coffee art. Who says you need moo juice to do make pretty espresso beverages? Not us nor them.

When it comes to food, they’re always offering a fun mix of East Asian and Spanish food. Also try the desserts! Many are supplied locally, like nearby Freedom Cakes, but the amazingly moist pan de platano (chocolate banana bread) is housemade.

CAN’T MISS: the coffee, brunch,  baos (a small Chinese style sandwich made of steamed bread).

Notes: It’s a cafe, so it’s not open past 8pm (or 10 pm on weekends). 

Cookaluzka €€

Venezuelan-run bar and restaurant offering all-vegan lunch and dinner, a bit out of the center for most visitors. The stoic vegan owner perfectly embodies the calm and collected interior. We personally find the food a bit under portioned and too greasy, but lots of people rave about their food.

It’s also off-center, in an area where you won’t likely find yourself during your Madrid adventures, unless you’re catching the bus to Mejorada del Campo to visit the quirky cathedral built by one man .

Crucina  €€€ 

This is one of two top tier/upscale vegan restaurants (the other being Level Veggie Bistro). The food is incredible, and definitely worth it. While this can easily cost you three times as much as the rest on our guide, an experience like this in New York City (where we’re from) would be at least four times the cost of this place.

Come for an upscale raw gourmet vegan fine dining experience, but especially for a special occasion.

CAN’T MISS: the raw lasagna!

Delish Vegan Doughnuts €  

Artisan, fluffly yeast-risen donuts with an assortment of fillings and frostings that are so damn delicious, you’ll wonder why all donuts aren’t vegan already.

As we proclaimed our love for these donuts, the owner overheard and said, “Wow, that’s saying something as you’re from New York! Thank you!”

We know our donuts and these are perfection. What makes them stand out is their size and sheer soft fluffiness. Expect an assortment of icings and toppings that align with the seasons. These are several steps above the donuts in any old Spanish pastry shop, so expect an appropriate markup. It has become insanely popular so check their Instagram to make sure they haven’t sold out (happens quite often).

CAN’T MISS: any of their donuts, of course. While I love their elevated take on the classic glaze with added vanilla bean and sea salt, Sam loves the Snicker with peanut buttercream filling and chocolate icing. A big surprise favorite is the savory cream cheese and scallion aptly named Brunch donut. Pair your donuts with a specialty coffee, tea or other seasonal homemade drinks!

Note: Small – not a lot of seating – gets crowded.

Dolce y Vegana €

Tucked away right outside the neighborhood of La Latina sits this precious Italian run mini-cafe. Expect to find top-notch imported Italian goodies such as pastries and savory bites. There are even biodegradable/compostable cutlery and plates/cups! The gregarious owner is from Italy and has lived in Madrid for over 12 years.

They also offer sorbet: mango, coconut, and melón were the winners for us. The cafe is located a short walk west of La Latina, but then you’re that much closer to the Rio Manzanares, which we recommend strolling along with an ice cream in hand.

CAN’T MISS: the strudel, the croissant, the Italian Espresso.

Distrito Vegano €€

The Chilean family behind this place are the intrepid early pioneers of the vegan comfort food scene in Madrid. If you’ve been following our vegan Madrid guides, you’d guess correctly that this is one of our favorite spots.

A super friendly and chill family-run bar-restaurant with a plato del día (plate of the day), tapas, rotating desserts, burgers, a selection of craft beers and wine, and gluten free options.

Everything is made from scratch and they’re at the leading edge of creative, indulgent vegan food in Madrid. They’ve won first place in the popular vote for best tapa in the annual tapas festival Tapapies more than once. And this wasn’t even a vegan festival!

They are always trying new things, and we can’t imagine how one goes wrong here. We also admire their integrity as being staunchly against “hosted stays”, as they have plenty of bloggers who love supporting their business by paying for their meal (like us).

Just know this is indulgent food – the nachos and hot dogs are not kale chips and carrot dogs. We mentioned this because one of the few negative reviews of the place complained their hot dog was “oily”. (News flash: hot dogs are not meant to be healthy. Get a salad if that’s your objective).

In our not-so-humble opinions, they have the best vegan tortilla in Madrid too. Read our article on Green Living Spain on where else to find great vegan tortilla in Madrid!

Currently, they’re putting out dishes using Huera Faux meats, which we highly recommend trying. (Huera is a Barcelona-based company that makes some seriously realistic vegan chicken.)

CAN’T MISS: their award-winning croquetas , their cakes, and their Saturday only  tortilla . Also they are the only spot in Madrid with legit vegan Mexican nachos. We bring every visiting friend here, vegan or not, and they’re always impressed.

Note: Small space and always packed – make reservations online.

Empatía Rincón Vegano  €

A very local spot run by a shy but sweet couple in our old neighborhood of Delicias, the southeast edge of the Madrid center. It’s really close to Atocha train station if you want to hang somewhere before catching a train!

Everything is homemade and low key. It feels just like homemade Spanish cooking, except made vegan. Expect to see satisfied omnivore locals curiously asking about what exactly their meatballs were made of.

CAN’T MISS : the excellent albóndigas (meatballs). They are made of rice and lentils, plus something else, creating a surprisingly meaty texture. These are then doused in a fantastic homemade sweet tomato sauce. In our opinion, the best homemade vegan meatballs in Madrid! Also, a great spot to try a plate of authentic vegan paella in Madrid.

Freedom Cakes  €

This dessert spot offers an impressive display of beautifully frosted and layered cakes. There’s a flavor for everyone here. This would be impressive on its own but of course, they also offer traditional Spanish style cake called  bizcocho (Spanish sponge cake that isn’t layered nor frosted) and cookies as well.

If you just love layered cakes, you’ll go gaga for these. This isn’t a fav spot for us but that’s because layer cakes aren’t really a novelty for us like they are in Spain. Cake lovers should not miss this place though!

CAN’T MISS : chocolate lovers – go for the Muerte por Chocolate (Death by Chocolate), though there are a TON of flavors and combos, like passion fruit and lavender.

Note: open late!

Hakuna Matata Veggie  €€

This excellent addition to Madrid used to reside in the northern neighborhood of Tetuán, but in 2020 they moved to Chamberi, much closer to central Madrid. They have a weekly menú del día on weekdays, and tapas every day. It’s hard to go wrong here – we love it all.

CAN’T MISS: the tiramisu and escalope!

For a more detailed review, check out our Best Vegan Tapas guide in Madrid , as it’s included amongst many others!

La Colectiva Cafe €

Specialty coffee shop with quiches (pumpkin or spinach based) and a display case filled with creative and traditional homemade desserts. A quiet place for getting some work done as they have an additional basement space expressly for that purpose.

We used to enthusiastically recommend this place, but as of late, the barista/owner has been rude and condescending to us, friends, readers, and just people in general. This has been especially disappointing for us as we were regulars here (we’ve lost count of visits), and even this didn’t save us. Several of our friends have reported similar experiences. While we know that Americans are notorious for complaining about any service that doesn’t dote on them, that’s just not us! It’s a shame because we really loved the food and the place. But we don’t want to spend time anywhere where we feel uncomfortable, especially not when there are so many other amazing places in Madrid.

CAN’T MISS: the pumpkin quiche, pumpkin chocolate brownie, the fatay (a savory stuffed Lebanese flatbread) and the lemon meringue. They have really great desserts, and I haven’t had a vegan lemon meringue pie this good since, unfortunately.

Notes: It seems like they do not take U.S. credit cards anymore (citing a 30 cents upcharge for them), so don’t plan on using your travel credit card here.

La Encomienda €€

An all comida   ecólogica (organic food) vegan spot that uses lots of raw and gluten free ingredients. They have a  menú del dia and tapas, though for us, we always go for the lunch menu instead of the tapas, which are delicious but consistently too small for the price.

Great cozy-chic interior and friendly staff. The vibe is a big plus here, and many like coming here for tapas. They have a super stocked bar with many local craft beers (not common in Madrid), vermouth on tap, and carrot wine!

Their strong suit is preparing veggies; whether they’re sauteed, mixed with greens or over grains, roasted, or grilled.

If you want to feel super cool and stylish while you sip on organic wine and eat stuffed mushrooms, come on over.

CAN’T MISS: the menú del día,  as it’s such a good match of price and portion.

Note: accepts reservations, but the interior is spacious and walk-ins are very possible. All organic ingredients.

La Oveja Negra € Gluten free options

Unabashedly unapologetic feminist dive bar and restaurant with a selection of cheap bar food. Vaginas adorn the walls and there’s even a feminist board game.

It’s really all about the scene here! Pop in for a drink or coffee and to hang out, but we wouldn’t recommend coming here for food over our favorite spots. Has one of the cheapest menú del díá , though it’s not always a win. Be wary of faux meats here (don’t get the rubbery seitan). If you hail from a well known vegan scene, you’ll likely be unimpressed by the food.

CAN’T MISS: the  merienda  (snack) deal Monday through Thursday, 5-8 pm: Buy a coffee/tea/smoothie and get a slice of chocolate mousse cake for a euro!

Notes: Gets packed at night and weekends quickly  – come early for a spot.

La Tia Carlota   €€,

This spot is the sister restaurant to our favorite Distrito Vegano. It’s even more internationally themed, with Spanish foods only represented in a couple of dishes, while the rest span several continents. After being such diehard regulars of their first restaurant endeavor, we had the honor of being invited to try their entire menu at opening, and there wasn’t a dish we didn’t love. For full details, like how I ate everyone’s leftovers, click here for the full restaurant review .

CAN’T MISS: standouts are the tuna tartar, and cheese fondue for 2 – 3 persons, and salmorejo , a traditional Southern Spanish cold creamy soup made of blended fresh tomatoes, bread, and olive oil.

Level Veggie Bistro €€€

Upscale vegan food in a fine dining atmosphere, across from Retiro Park. Lots of raw gourmet food but with cooked dishes as well. We came here to celebrate our anniversary and it did not disappoint. All the desserts are raw, but they do serve excellent coffee and tea.

CAN’T MISS: the lasagna, sushi, and black and white chocolate raw pie. Their  café con leche de avellena (coffee with hazelnut milk) is superb.

Notes: Expensive but delicious. Expect to pay more than twice your usual Spanish meal. Accepts reservations. No menú del día .

La Alpargata  €

Reopened in Sept 2019 and is now all vegan! It’s one of our favorite spots to hang out and people watch and give visiting friends a chance to experience the bustling indoor market scene in Spain.

Inside the Mercado San Fernando this inconspicuously tiny spot offers a recently 100% vegan menu (though it used to be like 95% vegan to be fair)! Come here to experience the local community scene where everyone grabs tapas and finds seats. Merriment abounds.

CAN’T MISS: their  lasaña and tostas (large bread slices with a variety of toppings)

Note:  Tiny, has a couple high tables, essentially just a deli counter. Open Wednesday – Sunday, but weekend nights are the best time to go as the market is bustling with night life.

Landareak  €€

Chef-proprietor Julian is making some of the best vegan food in Madrid. With his extensive chef training from Barcelona, he provides upscale food sensibility minus the pretension and price, in a small, intimate bistro atmosphere where the man himself serves you. His gregarious nature is such a huge part of the experience that we strongly suggest you reserve a meal rather than pop in for takeaway. This is a must-try-can’t-miss spot in Madrid.

There’s just too much to say, so check out our extensive restaurant profile for more info.

CAN’T MISS:  everything. We’re not kidding. His most famous dessert, the tarta de queso (cheesecake), blows everyone’s minds, omnivores included. He’s gradually developing a cult following amongst diehard vegan foodies.

Los Andenes Vegan  €€

This is Peruvian comfort food made vegan. They have all the staples: papas a la huancaína, lomo saltado, ají de gallina, papa rellena, chifa (Peruvian Chinese food).

Expect lots of fried food with sides of mayo. Most dishes come with a side of homemade hot sauce because Peruvians like their food spicy.

A distinct flavor and seasoning in their food comes from the ají amarillo , a regional yellow pepper that’s slightly spicy, and makes everything bright yellow. Then there’s lots of potatoes, as this tuber originates in the Andes.

Peruvians enjoy dozens of varieties of potatoes the rest of the world has never heard of. So potato, along with ají amarillo , and mayo, is heavily featured in Peruvian foods.

It’s worth noting what a rarity this place is. How often do you find authentic ethnic vegan food outside its own country? If you have an extended stay in Madrid or the concept sounds like a can’t-miss, you will be amply rewarded for your trek outside the center.

CAN’T MISS: all the aforementioned dishes plus the perfectly fried “fish” filets called jalea pescado and a dessert of chocolate sauce covered brownie with hazelnut ice cream called muerte por chocolate (death by chocolate).

Mad Mad Vegan   €

This place has been such a hit, that they’ve moved from their starting location in the Mercado de San Isidro to a much bigger location.

It’s fast comfort food made vegan, with lots of sauces. So think loaded fries and hamburgers. What’s particularly impressive is their use of textured soy protein. The Yaya fries had this super savory, chewy sliced steak topping that was DAMN GOOD. Actually, it’s all damn good. If you’re looking for some seriously delicious burgers and fries, don’t miss Mad Mad Vegan.

CAN’T MISS: the Mad Original burger, and Yaya Fries.

Masa Madre  €€

Vegan pizza restaurant with a invitingly decorated wood-paneled interior with extra space tucked in the back. One of their claims to fame? The only vegan pizza spot that makes its own cheese. And everything is palm oil free, which is great! Unfortunately, they’re a bit pricey for what you get and the quality is wildy inconsistent, as attested by both our many visits, and other reviews.

We’ve been quite a few times, with experiences ranging from mediocre to bad. The food just felt tired, sloppy, and stingy. A mushy veggie burger, a pizza advertised to have fresh basil but was topped with fresh basil stems …not leaves. (I dare you find any basil leaves in the photo below).

It’s a shame because their pizza dough tastes fresh and doughy, and the homemade cheese is melty, gooey, and oily like actual cheese (many report the cheese has changed though).

If you’re craving pizza in Madrid, we implore you to try Pixxi and Dixie instead (see below review).

Mona Pinkerton €

A bar that offers some table service, and lots of cocktails. Very green-themed and flashy. This spot attracts a very local clientele despite it’s close proximity to Puerta de Sol. In general, they give free tapas with drinks – one of the few places that still do. This is a great spot to pop into after visiting El Rastro if you’re looking for something less touristy.

CAN’T MISS: tapas of veggie paella on Sundays – free with a drink. The veggie paella is legit, and probably the only real deal vegan paella you’ll find right smack in the center.

Pizzi & Dixie  €€

The main reason to go to Pixxi and Dixie is the pizza and fresh pasta, which are the stars of the show here. They focus on vegan Italian dishes, like pizza, pasta, and massive calzones. A large space with plenty of seating – can easily accommodate large parties.

The pizza has great chewy and crispy dough with mellow tomato sauce, and they’re continually improving their use of the store-bought cheese. Fresh pasta that is vegan is also pretty rare too. (Though word to the wise: Stick with the simple sauces, as anything abundant in adjectives has disappointed me, like a creamy sauce not being creamy at all.)

CAN’T MISS: The pizza of course! Order it off the regular menu or for the pizza menú del día and the menú del día (which is often a pasta dish).

Pura Vida Vegan Bar €€

A vegan chic bar with extra seating downstairs. This is another mixed reviews kinda place – some people rave while others say pass. After eating here several times, we’re in the latter category. We find their pizzas quite bland and other dishes a bit strange (don’t order the nachos). They do make some solid croquetas though at fair prices.

Come for the earthy yet trendy ambiance, drinks, and their accompanying tapas. We can’t recommend the  raciónes (sharing plates) as we were disappointed every time.

Notes: Has a separate downstairs space for reserved tables.

Thunder Vegan Food €

This is very American inspired fast-food fare, except it’s handmade by a very handsome Spanish couple. We love their streamlined menu, which is all about customizing a Beyond Burger or house-made chicken sandwich, with different sauces, fries with different seasonings, and a selection of drinks.

CAN’T MISS: one bite of their homemade chicken fried seitan and I was struck by chicken fried lightning. Batter dipped fresh right before frying. Chewy tender seitan, crispy flaky batter. Honestly, I haven’t had vegan fried chicken this good since Hartbreakers in Brooklyn, NY .

Vega Luna €€

A great local favorite that incorporates fresh, organic, raw and gluten-free ingredients. Has a menú del día and tapas, with gluten free options (often the menú del día is entirely gluten free).

Has some of the best, internationally-inspired vegan food with a strong Spanish sensibility on seasoning and preparation – a very good thing. It’s hard to go wrong here, and we’re always impressed by how consistently great the food is.

The tapas are a bit too pricey for us, especially for the portion size, though they’re just as excellently executed. It’s quite possibly our favorite menú del día for showcasing exciting vegan food to visiting friends and family.

They don’t take reservations for lunch (get there before 1:30 to snag a table), but don’t fret if they’re full and there’s a wait – check out their sister restaurant in the next entry below, just a few minutes walk away.

CAN’T MISS: the best  menú del día in vegan Madrid. We come here exclusively for it. It’s always different every day, with usually a pasta dish, a salad, and a hearty dish with seasonal favorites like cocido Madrileño (traditional Madrid stew) in the winter, with gazpacho in the summer, for example. We like to come and order all the plates, and share, for a great sampler experience.

For more about the menú del día (tapas are for amateurs) and how it works along with why you shouldn’t miss it, check out our article all about the best vegan menú del día s in Madrid .

Vega Álamo €€

The sister restaurant to one of our fave vegan restaurants in Madrid. It’s now the second vegan restaurant to sport a terrace. There’s always an overflow from the original Vega, so this is a brilliant idea. Now they have somewhere to send the eager customers.

While the food is still top-notch delicious like the original, it’s slightly different, with even more focus on tapas. Their take on the menú del día is a smaller selection of regular tapas from the menu. So it’s a great way to try the usually more expensive tapas for lunch. We recommend almost anything here, like Vega. We still prefer the original Vega, but it’s very likely a lot of you will equally, if not more, enjoy their new sister restaurant.

VivaBurger €€

One of the best vegan restaurants in Madrid with the best, most peaceful terrace (one of two- the other is Vega Alamo)! We recommend coming here for a menú del día , where you can try what we consider the best veggie burger in town, completely made from scratch. (Fellow veg blogger and our dear friend Cepee of Wanderlicious agrees with us – and she’s tried 25+ veggie burgers in Madrid! Read her list of the  best veggie burgers in Madrid ).

In a sea of Beyond Meat, Vivaburger remains the homemade veggie burger champ. If you want a very vegetable burger, this is hands down the best. If you want a faux meat experience, hit up the myriad vegan spots now offering the Beyond burger.

CAN’T MISS: the two  menús del día : the  menú burguer and  menú internacional   ( their website lists the daily specials) and taking a seat outside. You won’t get stuck with anything here, but the menú del día is the best bang for your buck.

They also have a daily international menú inspired by a specific country, rotating the same set every month. Do expect Spanish culinary sense with the international menú i.e. delicious curry that isn’t spicy. Remains one of our favorite vegan restaurants in Madrid despite all the newcomers.

Note: Takes reservations. 10% markup for terrace seating (the norm everywhere).

Best Vegetarian Restaurants in Madrid with Vegan Options

With so many vegan options, it’s hard to choose places that put us at a disadvantage. Overwhelmingly the best vegan food in Madrid is in the 100% vegan restaurants in Madrid. There’s just no contest. And trust us, we’ll admit when vegan places aren’t up to snuff, and we go back to omnivore spots for great vegan food in other cities.

That being said, sometimes in Madrid we end up in a vegetarian place with a non-vegan friend. Often they have vegan “options” which means paying the same while removing dairy and eggs. Vegetarian restaurants in Madrid places rarely offer well-intentioned substitutions. Sorry vegetarians, but when we hear people rave about vegetarian restaurants, it’s always something smothered with dairy or eggs. (And dairy is scary . Eggs too .).

The places listed below offer some sort of specialty (food and/or vibe) and/or a convenient location to tourist attractions (mostly the people reading this are visitors to Madrid). While one or two good options don’t beat out an entirely vegan menu, if you do end up at one of these vegetarian spots, this is what we can recommend.

La Casa Encendida Cafe by Pum Pum €

One of our favorite spots for a quiet cafe con leche has recently been upgraded. This spot is the resident cafe for the renovated and converted gallery and cultural space La Casa Encendida. They put up a rotating gallery, live shows and movies, and more. It’s less visited than all the big museum draws, and we prefer it that way.

For a different take on pan con tomate (bread topped with fresh tomato and olive oil), come here. They use their fantastic fresh artesano bread and it rotates, meaning different bread on different days. Expect a loaded couple thick slices with tomato and olive oil, with a side of salt – all for 2.5 euros.

They also offer a vegan focaccia sandwich made with Heura meats, tomato, and arugula, probably the cheapest you’ll find it in Madrid, for 5 euros. The one vegan cake was also gluten free and I didn’t even realize that the lack of gluten because it was so delicious. We wholly recommend this over the bougie barrage that is the original Pum Pum.

Craft Against the Machine  €€

This draught craft beer bar sports a rebellious atmosphere to match the name (after the band Rage Against the Machine). La carta (regular menu) is mostly vegan, with some options that include cheese.

One comes here for the punky rebellious vibes and locally made craft beers, and international ones too – a beer from the Basque diaspora in Boise, Idaho!

CAN’T MISS: the beers on tap. We applaud their vegan-friendly efforts, but all were under-portioned and overpriced every time we came, which is now quite a few instances. In their defense the ingredients were quality and fresh, and the pan ecológico (organic bread) was excellent. Just understand this is a bar first and foremost that serves craft beer, and also has food. We really like everything about this spot but the disappointingly bland food.

Falafeleria  €

The sister restaurant of La Hummeseria (see below). Coming from New York, we know a thing or two about falafel sandwiches , where it’s a common street food we frequently devoured. However, these Israeli proprietors definitely know a few things more than us when it comes to making them. With plenty of seating and beverages options, you’ll wait around five minutes until you’re summoned to choose from a variety of fresh and pickled toppings to stuff into your sandwich.

Easily the most authentic and delicious falafel on offer in Madrid, and one of the cheapest and most filling quick bites you can grab. Also, they have salsas picantes (hot sauce) that are actually hot. Spanish foods generally shy away from any amount of spicy heat.

CAN’T MISS: their super loaded falafel sandwich, of course. They also have vegan seitan and mushroom schwarma that’s equally as delicious. Expect hearty, filling portions. While they serve egg here, you won’t feel like you’re missing out on anything.

El Fogon Verde  €€

Solid vegetarian food made with local ingredients. Expect dishes that primarily focus on one vegetable, like bean soups or roasted potatoes. A solid lunch option near the museums. Vegan options are clearly marked. The only place that gives you a full carafe of wine! A win for the Sam.

Come for: A menú del día – offers at least two options per course. It’s big draw is the proximity to the museums, but all the vegan places serve way better food – no contest.

Notes: Plenty of seating. Make sure to double clarify if food is vegan – especially dessert. Comida ecológica (organic food).

La Huerta de Almería €€

Cozy laid back and tucked away grocery store and restaurant local chain. There are three locations, all with very similar menus, though there is some variation. The focus is on healthy food, with smoothies, salads, and juices, though there are some more indulgent options like a burger.

We recommend: the menú del día , as it’s very filling, well done, and a just a tad indulgent. The only complaint is they have one vegan dessert that’s usually not there (we checked many times), and the coffee kinda sucked.

La Hummuseria  €€

La Hummuseria was the first restaurant by the team behind Falafeleria (above). You could probably guess that hummus is the star of the show at this sit-down restaurant, with some vegetable sides. We’re more of a fan of Falafeleria, but if you love hummus, you may wanna check this one out!

CAN’T MISS: the specialty hummus, like roasted mushrooms, and pesto.

Notes: accepts reservations and can seat large groups.

Loukanikos  €

Super popular local socialist and anarchist hangout that always seems crowded as it has super cheap but quality  raciónes . Best to come on a weeknight for a drink or two. We love hanging out here, and they have solid vegan food (though stick to the Spanish staples or you’ll be disappointed). It’s really all about the vibe and mixed crowd.

CAN’T MISS: the raciónes , especially patatas bravas , salmorejo , and hamburguesa lenteja (fried potatoes, cold tomato soup, and lentil burgers). For 1.50 more the burger comes with fries and a drink.

Notes: cash only. Also has the local vegan artisanal beer, Veer.

Tiyoweh la Quietud  €€

This is probably our favorite vegetarian restaurant in Madrid to date. If you seek tranquility, this is your spot. There’s table for diners, couches for tea, and even a meditation space in the back. All the prepared food is vegan but they have cow’s milk and honey available by request for vegetarian tea drinkers .

CAN’T MISS: The menú del día , which consists of the Tiyoweh plate, beverage, and dessert. The plate varies every day, but expect super fresh sampler plate of food ranging from scalloped potatoes, mushroom risotto, mixed green salad, hummus,  with super soft whole wheat bread. Once we had a surprisingly delicious sweet potato and beet soup – previously unheard of combo to us.

Notes: Takes reservations.

Shi-Shang (all vegan except for a couple desserts and ice cream) €€

A regular staple of the old vegan-friendly vanguard. Greasy Chinese food that caters to Spanish taste buds. We’re not fans but its a regular classic among local Spaniards. People always recommend this place, which is why we’re including our opinion here.

The food is very greasy – think your typical Americanized Chinese food, but if it was Spanishified. It’s a bomb in your gut. When we first moved to Madrid, we came a couple of times, when we were craving something super over the top. But the novelty quickly wore off, and we no longer eat here. If you are going to go, request the weekday buffet, as the menú del día will be retrieved from the buffet anyways.

Notes: Tons of seating but gets super busy on the weekends. Also sells frozen faux meats.

Superchulo  €€

Super trendy spot in Malasaña that serves up high-quality faux meats from Huera. It can be hit or miss. Our friends (and fellow foodies) behind online vegan cooking classes  Brownble  at first had a great pad thai here, but when we went it was quite bland, and when they went again they said the same.

This is another one for the Instagrammable, vegetarian crowd. They literally have a Hipster burger. We’re mentioning it because it often comes recommended, so you may like it. We’re just not big fans.

Come for: the excellent desserts (at least one or two vegan options), but it’s hard to recommend overall, as it’s very pricey for small portions. They usually have one vegan option for the menú del día .

Notes: Takes online reservations.

Yerbabuena €€

A very tucked away spot in the heart of Madrid. Has some actual vegan options that aren’t just vegetarian sans dairy/egg. Very accommodating to vegans and celiacs.

Come for: tapas like salmorejo  – request  sin huevo  (cold tomato soup sans egg), berenjena rebozada (fried breaded eggplant) with vegan sour cream. You won’t get stuck here, but again, why come here when you can find so many great vegan places.

Notes: Gets crowded. Has two locations. Posts their men ú  del día online for the month – often is mostly vegan.

Restaurants/Bars/Takeaway with Solid Vegan Options

These are our picks for non-vegan places (that aren’t vegetarian) with notable vegan options. Again, for us, they offer up something more specialty, like desserts or a type of ethnic cuisine that we can’t get at the 100% vegan spots.

If you’re looking for a focus on the best spots to go out and have vegan tapas, that requires another article entirely, as going out for tapas is not the same as eating the best vegan food in Madrid, as these are actually different in intention.

Read More: Best Vegan Tapas Madrid .

 For more tips on eating in non-vegan places…

Click Here For our Top Ten Tips for Eating Vegan in Spain!

Here are the most well known places offering the best vegan options.

Ay Mi Madre  €

Update: Now sporting a separate all-vegan menu! Local pizza spot in Malasaña with limited seating. Great and affordable vegan pizzas with vegan cheese!

We recommend any pizza, but the margarita, the BBQ, the Mediterranean are fantastic. Also the fried eggplant sandwich was spot on (though it could have used some sauce and cheese).

Sandwiches come with fries for a dollar more. The empanadas are a must as well (they legit import the dough from Argentina).

El Atrakón €

[start here] Very local divey spot with an impressive selection of delicious homemade tapas. They are very vegan-friendly, listing all their vegan items on a chalkboard by the kitchen. They also offer a weekday menú del día , with two options for every course.

We recommend a few round of drinks, like their homemade sidra (hard cider) and the accompanying tapas that upgrade every new round (one of the few places with many vegan options that does this – see more in our guide to vegan tapas in Madrid ). If you’re looking to dine with omnivore friends who refuse to eat vegan food, this place is a solid option.

Note: Southeast edge of the city center – may be too far for those staying/living in the North.

Celicioso  €€ 100% Gluten-free

This celiac approved, entirely gluten-free cafe serves a whole range of savory and sweet delights. Vegan goodies are marked. A nice respite from the very crazy Gran Via boulevard.

We recommend: the amazingly rich chocolate cake and the incredibly soft bread if you can splurge on it.

Note: counter to-go service and ample seating for table service.

Honest Greens  €€

Honest Greens started with just one location and now has expanded to several locations in Madrid, Barcelona, and even Portugal! Clearly, they’re super popular. If you’re into bowls and smoothies, this is your spot.

Casual fast food prepared and served by a small army from an open-air kitchen in an interior of exposed infrastructure, with hanging plants, and a barista station inside a small European truck. We felt like we had stumbled into New York City – except we could actually afford the food. 

Come for solid vegan options and quality food, in a loud, hurried and bustling atmosphere (the antithesis of Spanish dining). Get the grilled tofu –  a “market plate” with two sides if you want to leave full.

It’s solid food – but why come to Spain to eat bowls? Unless you’re living here, we’d give this a pass.

Our biggest gripe has been their mislabeling of “plant-based” items that contain animal products.  The word they are looking for is “ovo-lacto vegetarian” or “not vegan.” Supposedly they have updated the menu so PB (plant-based) on the menu means vegan, but we would double-check.

Toscanaccio €

These Toscanis are bringing their A home game. Here you can find many vegan versions of calzoni, stromboli, and topped focaccia straight from the Italian region of Tuscany. We especially enjoy conversing with the staff to hear their fun Italian accented Spanish. It’s a takeaway spot with a couple of seats.

If you are with a friend, we strongly recommend getting their Italian pizza made with vegan cheese – it’s loaded with oven-roasted veggies and cooked to perfection. The crust will be a bit different from your usually Napolitano style pizzas (big thin crust circles that is usually what we all associate as pizza), with a thick rectangular shape that’s soft on top with a super crunchy firm bottom, like a toasted baguette that’s twice as dense (and just as lethal as a bludgeon).

We’ve had lots of vegan pizza in Madrid, and while the intention is there, the execution leaves something to be desired at almost every place. So Toscanaccio can be a great alternative. Otherwise, grab a slice of foccacia topped with veggies!

Viva Chapata  €

Local bar in the heart of Lavapiés with lots of vegan-friendly options. Their specialty is different types of non-traditional bread sandwiches, including pan chapata  (ciabatta) and noriega (Norwegian style).

We mention this place because its part of the old vegan friendly vanguard. Being so popular there ‘s a good chance you’ll end up here, or at least find yourself walking by. Maybe if there wasn’t over 30 other all vegan options to choose from, we’d suggest coming here.

Honestly, the food is just okay to mediocre. This is not a place to try to impress your non-vegan friends with vegan food – take them to one of the dozens of all vegan restaurants in Madrid. However, they recently (spring 2020) went vegan, so hopefully they’ll be updating their menu as well.

Come for: a seat at the bar with drinks, tapas, and cake. Tortilla quality varies and “pizzas” are open-faced bread with toppings. Mushroom croquetas are their best bet.

Note: 10% surcharge for table seating (not typical). Gets very busy. They have a couple outdoor tables if you can manage to snag one.

Vegan Gelato in Madrid

We tend to avoid sorbets and go for the plant milked based flavors unless they’re naturally creamy like mango and coconut.

Ask the server which flavors are vegan. We recommend the mango.

Lots of vegan options on display, with sorbets, and usually a couple of vegan ice creams. And now they offer italian ices (think really well crushed ice that still has a grain to it, unlike sorbet or ice cream). Ask server for descriptions. Flavors are super fresh and change daily. Allergens clearly noted.

We recommend: gelato: mango, and black Coco (Coconut based ice cream mixed with charcoal). It almost tastes like chocolate but doesn’t (how is that?). It has such a smooth texture and pairs well with the mango for contrast.

Malvy’s Shakes

Don’t be intimidated by the massive menu at this ice cream parlor. Almost everything has a vegan counterpart, but the big draws are soft-serve ice cream, ice cream sandwiches, and milkshakes.

If you want something Instagrammable, go for the extra deluxe Crazy Shakes. We’re interested in more old fashioned stuff, like cookies and cream, or other soft-serve flavors like caramel. Stick with that and you’ll be pleased.

Vegan Churros in Madrid

If you’re looking for an authentic churros experience but vegan, you’ve got a few options (that we’ve found, anyway).

Los Artesanos 1902

Sure, churros are accidentally vegan, but you’re not having the traditional experience without a cup of dipping chocolate. Here you can order the dark chocolate, which is made without milk. Which means more chocolate.

We recommend: the skinny ones and the  porras (the fat ones). Watch them make them it fresh.

Note: Plenty of seating and rarely full (unlike San Gines up the street, which does NOT have a vegan option).

All vegan spot that serves churros all year except July and August. See the above entry in 100% vegan section for more details.

Vegan Grocery Stores in Madrid

We’ve witnessed vegan Madrid upgrading even just within the couple of years that we have lived here.

Lately, we’ve been finding new intentionally vegan products in mainstream Spanish supermarkets, such as in Mercadona, a Spanish chain, and Lidl, a German-owned chain. Also, h erbolarios (health food stores) tend to dot every block and usually have some vegan products, along with vitamins, supplements, and usual health-oriented fare.

If you find yourself living in Madrid, or looking to make a meal at home while you visit, there are some great all vegan grocery stores in Madrid that you should patronize.

Planeta Vegano

You’ll think you’ve arrived at a plant-based world if you woke up in this store. We come here frequently for our favorite vegan goodies we can’t find anywhere else.

We recommend: Provamel nondairy products, Violife cheeses, Sheese cheeses, parmesan-style cheese, Vegourmet cheeses, kilo block organic tofu. Also has tempeh, flavored tofu, veggie burgers, lots of faux meat including many types of vegan chorizo.

Note: Also offers non food products, like chapstick, makeup, etc.

Veggie Room

An all vegan store similar to Planeta Vegana, but in Malasaña.

Come for: vegan products, of course (carries a lot the same as Planeta Vegano).

Encuentro Vegano

Like the two above, but much more off center, and much tinier.

We recommend: The squash based dried chorizo “Calabizo”- no funky fillers or preservatives and adds a flavor burst to any stew. Has similar products, but much smaller than the other two.

Grocery Stores with Notable Vegan Options

Nan-yea market.

This small international store specializes in Asian products. They also boast a lot of prepared vegan food para llevar (take away). An oasis in the 4- 8 pm Spanish food dessert.

MUST TRY: the amazing croquetas

For more on vegan options at other supermarkets, see the Madrid Vegan Guidebook.

If you made it this far, congratulations! This is an epic post, but vegan Madrid deserves it. We update frequently with new finds, so stay tuned. There’s such a great vegan scene and community here and tons of resources if you know where to look.

Truth is, there are even more vegan options to include.

If you’re short on time this is a lot of info to wade through. We’ve shared the popular vegan Madrid highlights, as well as popular places that we think are best avoided, but there’s so much more to talk about. Enough for a whole book!

If you’re looking for even more guidance and more detailed information , with easier navigation, organization by neighborhood and specialized dietary needs…

… there’s a guide that’s over 5 times bigger than this online guide:

Click here to learn more about The Alternative Traveler’s Madrid Vegan Guidebook (and download a free preview!)

Further online reading on vegan and vegetarian food in Madrid:

Check out our more specific guides to Madrid:

Vegan Tapas Guide to Madrid.  Tapas are inaccurately represented outside of Spain – click here for the real scoop.

Guide to Vegan Menús del Día in Madrid.  This cherished and affordable tradition would be a luxury anywhere else and mostly unknown to tourists – check out the article to see why.

Fellow plant-based Madrid blogger Cepee of Wanderlicious has several helpful guides, like her guides to Vegetarian and Vegan Meetups in Madrid and  Vegetarian and Vegan Blogs and Groups in Madrid

Madrid Vegano has tons of articles in Spanish and some in English.

The Nomadic Vegan’s epic Vegan Guide to Spain has tons of helpful vocab and traditional naturally vegan Spanish dishes.

Buen provecho !

*Editor’s note: This post was originally posted in March 2017 and has since been massively updated. Last update: June 2020.

Veren Ferrera

Veren is a creative pursuit enthusiast, a self-professed reluctant traveler, and the other half of the team behind alternativetravelers.com. Reared in central California and cultivated in New York City, this blustering blogger loves to talk about eating while sharing his general disdain for consumerist travel. He used to teach, tutor, and mentor to support himself and this blog, but now the blog supports him and his partner Sam as full-time travelers via house sitting.

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Vegetarian and Vegan Madrid Restaurants

Are you headed to Madrid and worried that, whatever you order, it's going to come sprinkled with ham? Relax. The vegan movement is booming in the Spanish capital, and vegan and vegetarian visitors will be spoiled for choice.

Whether you're looking for traditional Spanish tapas, a cheesy pizza loaded with toppings or a burger the size of your head, you will find it in a delicious vegan version in Madrid.

Your biggest dilemma will be deciding which of the wonderful vegan, vegetarian and vegan-friendly restaurants to try! Here are some top picks that you should definitely consider:

Address: Luna 9 (in Malasaña district), Madrid Hours: Mon-Tue 1:00pm-1:00am Thu-Sun 1:00pm-1:00am Closed Wednesday. Outside meal times they only serve appetizers, soups, etc. Link: Website Food: 100% Vegan

The soups are delicious at Vega

A long-time favourite that Nick and I keep going back to whenever we return to Madrid. This 100% vegan restaurant does serve main dishes, but we invariably choose to share a collection of small tapas, because, you know, Spain. Their soups are particularly good, and other favourites include the focaccia and the mushroom croquetas  (fried, breaded balls of shroomy yumminess). The one thing I didn't think much of was the lasagna, which is a raw, zucchini-based version of the dish and is rather small and poor value. The desserts here are awesome though! If they have cheesecake when you're there, don't pass it up.

Rayén Vegano - CLOSED

UPDATE April 2019: Rayén Vegano has sadly closed its doors. However, the owners still organize frequent popup events around Madrid. Check their Instagram profile for the latest events.

This ain't no Egg McMuffin!

My good friend Kim, the recipe-creator extraordinaire at Brownble , brought me and Nick here for brunch on our most recent trip to Madrid. It's her favourite place to eat in the city, and it's not hard to see why.

She did such a good job of talking up the breakfast sandwich that everyone at the table ordered it, and none of us regretted it. Stuffed with tempeh bacon, tofu scramble and melted vegan cheese, this plant-based version of a breakfast sandwich eats Egg McMuffins for breakfast. Or maybe it doesn't, because that wouldn't be vegan, but you get what I mean.

There were about five or six different cakes and pies on offer, and they all looked divine. Luckily we had the sense to order different kinds this time, so that we could taste more than one.

The weekend lunch and dinner menu looked amazing too (Tibetan momos anyone?), but we had to be reminded that it was only noon, so of course lunch wasn't being served yet. This is Spain, after all.

Ah well, something to look forward to for next time! On weekdays lunch is limited to a changing meal of the day, so if you have your heart set on the momos then be sure to come for dinner or on a weekend.

Viva Burger

Address: Costanilla de San Andrés 16, Madrid Hours: Sunday-Thursday: 11am-12am Friday-Saturday: 11am-2am Open daily. Breakfast is served from 11am and lunch from 1:30pm. Link: Website Food: 100% vegan

The best vegan burgers in Madrid are at Viva Burger

This was another one of Kim's top recommendations, and when she talks about vegan food I listen, because this woman knows her stuff (just check out some of her recipes and you'll see what I mean).

Excited to see that they opened at 11am rather than the typical 1:30pm, we arrived at noon ready for some serious burger eating. Apparently we should have known better. They were of course still serving only breakfast, and burgers would not be available until, you guessed it -  1:30pm.

So, with no particular place to be on a rainy, blustery February day, we settled in for the long haul. The “breakfast menu” was basically any starter or dessert combined with a hot drink. Nick had already planned to order the vegan tortilla de patatas (a Spanish “omelette” made with potatoes, and normally eggs) as a starter, and I had already planned to order dessert, so all it really meant was that I had my dessert for breakfast. And what a dessert it was!

One of the biggest, richest, gooiest, most decadent hot brownies covered in chocolate sauce that I've ever encountered. Things were off to a good start.

Oh, the tortilla was amazing too, by the way, but no potato dish is ever going to win out over a brownie. Brownies eat potatoes for break....never mind.

Brownies for breakfast

After a leisurely cup of tea, when 1:30pm rolled around we were ready for round two. Burgers! Everything on the menu sounded delicious, making it really difficult to choose.

The patty in all the burgers (except for The Arab) is the same and is made with veggies, oats, peanuts and apples, plus all of them are topped with lettuce, tomato, onion and cucumber and served with thick and crispy potato wedges.

The only difference is the additional toppings that are particular to each burger. Needless to say, these burgers are huge! Eventually I decided on the Burger Queen with cured cheese, grilled tomatoes and caramelized onions, while Nick chose the Smoked (“ La A humada ” ) with smoked cheese and sun-dried tomatoes. We both ranked them among the best burgers we've ever had.

And yes, everything on the menu, including all the different types of cheeses, is vegan, even though this is not at all emphasized in their messaging. I guess the idea is to attract unsuspecting people off the street who might not choose to eat at a vegan restaurant.

I imagine this happens quite a lot, as the restaurant is located on a lovely square in the La Latina neighbourhood, and the interior is beautifully decorated. They also have gluten-free options and are happy to adapt their dishes to suit food allergies.

Ay Mi Madre!

Address: Calle de la Palma 41, Madrid Hours: | Tuesday-Friday: 1pm-5pm, 8pm-12am Saturday-Sunday: 8pm-12am Closed Monday. Link: Website Food: Vegan-friendly, serves meat

This vegan pizza was amazing. Even with no tomato sauce!

I've been told this is the only restaurant in Madrid that offers pizza made with vegan cheese. While they do serve meat, Ay Mi Madre! makes a point of being vegan-friendly and has become a bit of a hot spot among vegan madrileños .

I probably would have overlooked it, because I tend to focus only on vegan or vegetarian restaurants in large cities where vegans are spoiled for choice. But my local source of insider tips ( guess who ?) advised me not to miss this one, for which I am eternally grateful.

This was the best. pizza. ever. While there are plenty of vegan choices marked on the menu (and more that can be made vegan by switching out the cheese), choosing was a no-brainer this time.

My favourite pizza topping of all time is artichoke hearts. I heart you, artichokes! So when I saw that there was a pizza called “The Artichoke”, that pretty much sealed the deal. Artichokes, black olives, asparagus, onions, vegan cream and vegan cheese. Oooh, yes.

I was blown away by the cheese. I swear that in a blind taste test no one would know it was vegan. The staff told me they use the Violife brand, which confused me a bit because I had recently had a pizza from Firezza in London that was supposedly also made with Violife, and I hadn't been terribly impressed.

True, it melted well, but it also had this unpleasant stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth quality about it. I didn't have that sensation at all at Ay Mi Madre! though, so I will definitely be looking into Violife more closely.

I didn't even notice until Nick pointed it out, but my Artichoke was actually a “ pizza bianca ”, meaning it didn't have any tomato sauce on it. This is quite a feat to pull off with vegan cheese, because the cheese (and the vegan cream, in this case) really has to carry the base flavour of the pizza all on its own.

Nick had the Veggie BBQ pizza and was just as impressed as I was, so I'd say it's pretty hard to go wrong when ordering at Ay Mi Madre! 

Punto Vegano

Address: Calle Luisa Fernanda 27 (at the intersection with Calle Ferraz), Madrid Hours: Thursday-Sunday: 2pm-12am Closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Snacks and bar food only from 5pm-8pm. The hours above are their winter hours; check their Facebook page for the current hours when you're there. Link: Facebook page Food: 100% vegan

Homemade ravioli at Punto Vegano

Punto Vegano is an inexpensive, cute little all-vegan café run by a sweet couple, Vero and Ronny, and it sits just across from the the Egyptian temple (the Temple of Debod).

If you're lucky enough to be there on a Sunday, that's the day they make fresh, homemade ravioli. We had the ravioli along with baba ghanoush and pita and some “meatballs” made from quinoa and topped with tomato sauce.

For dessert, I chose a slice of lemon and coconut pie, while Nick had the chocolate chip cookie. Of course I had to try a bite of his cookie too, and it was so good that I immediately went and ordered one for myself to eat later.

The dining area is pretty small, but if you can't find a seat and the weather is nice you could grab something to go and take it across the road to the temple and surrounding park for a picnic.

Address: Calle de la Ballesta 13 (near Gran Vía), Madrid Hours: Sunday, Tuesday-Thursday: 1:30pm-4:30pm, 8:30pm-11pm Friday-Saturday: 1:30pm-4:30pm, 8:30pm-12am Closed Monday. Link: Facebook Food: 100% vegan

Tapas, sandwiches and bar food favourites at B13

B13 serves vegan fast food at ridiculously cheap prices to a young, alternative crowd. The animal rights messaging here is very strong, and the place is frequented by local activists.

The prices were so low that we ordered several different things, thinking that they would arrive in small, tapas-sized portions. Not really! We had way too much food. There was the sandwich with vegan chorizo, tomatoes and cream cheese, which I had read great things about.

The sandwich by itself would have been a filling meal, but we also had hummus, patatas bravas (potatoes in a spicy tomato sauce), croquetas  and a tortilla de patatas .

Just like with the tortilla de patatas at Viva Burger, I was amazed that it was made without eggs. Not exactly health food, and not exactly gourmet, but if you want Spanish comfort food with an inexpensive price tag then B13 is the place for you.

Le Pain Quotidien

Address: Calle Gran Vía 46 (next to Callao metro stop), Madrid Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8am-10pm Friday: 8am-12am Saturday: 9am-12am Sunday: 9am-10pm Open daily. There are other locations at Calle de Fuencarral 95 and at Calle de Serrano 27 with similar opening hours. Link: Website Food: Vegan-friendly (serves meat)

Vegan croissants are a great way to start the day!

Le Pain Quotidien is an international bakery/café chain that, at least in its Spanish branches, has a very environmentally-friendly focus, which translates into a vegan-friendly menu.

It's a good option for breakfast, as they serve vegan croissants made from spelt and quinoa. Other vegan options include chia pudding, flautas (a type of sweet breadstick) with hazelnuts and raisins, and a "detox" banana split with goji berries, chia seeds and turmeric.

Vegan items are clearly marked on the menu with a green carrot (as opposed to the orange carrot used to indicate vegetarian items).

Address: Calle San Vicente Ferrer 28, Madrid Hours: Wednesday-Monday: 12pm-11pm Closed Tuesday Link: Facebook Food: Vegetarian

The staff are friendly and the food is wholesome at Sanissimo

The couple that runs Sanissimo pride themselves on offering healthy fast food. And indeed, the menu here is certainly filled with healthier options than the greasy, fried fare at B13, like salads, bagels and freshly-pressed juices, as well as burgers and pastries.

The co-owner, Sonny, is a vegan himself and is dedicated to promoting healthy, plant-based living. A few of the bagels are already vegan, and those that contain cheese can be made with vegan cheese for a small supplement.

Sanissimo is quite a small place with just a few tables, so it's advisable to book for dinner. In addition to the small dining area, there is also a mini-market that consists of a few shelves with items like plant-based milks, crackers, spreads, etc.

When I stumbled on this place I had already eaten, but I really wanted to support Sonny, who had been very friendly and talkative, so I grabbed a spinach pie and a bagel filled with eggplant, tofu and black olives, which made for a lovely light dinner to eat on my flight out later that evening.

If you're looking for a more substantial meal, they also do " platos combinados " with a variety of small dishes.

Planeta Vegano

Address: Calle Ave María 34, Madrid Hours: Monday-Friday: 10am-9pm Saturday: 11am-9pm Closed Sunday Link: Website Food: 100% vegan

For all your vegan shopping needs

Planeta Vegano is one of two all-vegan grocery stores in Madrid and stocks just about anything a vegan could possibly want. They carry a variety of plant-based meat products, including The Vegetarian Butcher brand, which has some amazing products that would fool just about any meat eater.

They also had some brands of vegan cheese that I'd never seen before, including Jeezini and Vegissimo, which come recommended as being good for melting on pizza, lasagna, enchiladas, etc.

Oh, and for those who don't have to worry about carry-on luggage restrictions on liquids, they have something else I'd never seen before - condensed soy milk! Speaking of sweet stuff, Planeta Vegano also carries a huge selection of vegan chocolate bars, along with raw bars, granola bars, etc.

Veggie Room

Address: Calle San Vicente Ferrer 21, Madrid Hours: Monday-Friday: 10:30am-2:30pm, 5pm-9pm Saturday: 10:30am-2:30pm Closed Sunday Link: Website Food: 100%vegan

One day I will go to Veggie Room and it will be open. One day.

The other all-vegan food store in Madrid. I've tried to check it out a couple of times, but both times it was closed, even though according to the hours listed on HappyCow they should have been open. I've since updated those opening hours both here and on HappyCow, so hopefully you won't have the same frustrating experience.

I've been told that Veggie Room carries different brands from the ones found at Planeta Vegano, so it might be useful to try both of them if you get the chance. It's located on the same street as Sanissimo and is also quite close to Ay Mi Madre!

Mercado de San Antón

Address: Calle de Augusto Figueroa 24, Madrid Hours: Monday-Thursday: 10am-12am Friday-Sunday: 10am-1:30am Some stalls may keep different hours. Link: Website Food: Meat-heavy overall, with some vegan options

Spice up your life at the Mercado de San Antón

The Mercado de San Antón is an upscale food market with stalls upstairs selling a variety of ready-made foods in addition to the fresh produce on the lower floor.

The Greek stall probably has the largest number of vegan options, including hummus with pita bread, dolmadakia (stuffed vine leaves), lentils, bulgur wheat and a beetroot salad. The Japanese stall has vegetable gyoza (dumplings), a cucumber sushi roll and some cold dishes of wakame and other sea vegetables.

And next door at the Canary Islands stand you can try papas con mojo – a local specialty from the islands that consists of potatoes lightly crusted with salt and topped with a couple of different sauces.

Address: Calle Hortaleza 3, Madrid Hours: Daily 10:30am-9:30pm Link: Website Food: Mostly vegetarian, some vegan options

Celioso has vegan AND gluten-free cupcakes!

This gluten-free bakery is insanely popular, and every time I passed by there was a gigantic queue of people waiting for a table. It was Valentine's Day weekend though, so maybe that had something to do with it.

While I never got a chance to try their cakes myself, I'm including it here for those looking for food in Madrid that is both vegan and gluten-free.

The vegan options at Celicioso include a chocolate cake and a choco-raspberry cake, both of which can be ordered either as an individual cupcake or as a slice of a larger cake.

Will your travels in Spain take you beyond the confines of vegan-friendly Madrid and out into big, scary ham country? Don't worry, I've got you covered. My Ultimate Vegan Guide to Spain will tell you everything you need to know to find delicious vegan food in even the tiniest Spanish village.

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26 comments.

Oh my God! Wendy!!!! This has to be MY FAVORITE POST in The Nomadic Vegan so far! Not because I’m mentioned (you are just TOO TOO KIND!!) but because you paid such a tribute to Madrid and captured the essence of the vegan scene here perfectly! Yay! Thank you so much for sharing part of your trip with me… it was an honor! I’m going to share this right now!

Hi Kim! He he, I’m so glad you like it! This post would not exist if it weren’t for you, at least not in this form. I’m sure we never would have gone to Ay Mi Madre! if it weren’t for your recommendation, and we probably would have missed out on lots of other stuff too. Thanks so much!

I wish I had one of this vegan chorizo sandwiches right now, it tasted so good. There are so many vegan places in Madrid we didn’t have the chance to go to, we definitely need to go back soon especially now that we have your recommendations 🙂

Hi Franca! Yes, there really are so many. It took three trips there before I felt like I’d experienced enough of Madrid’s vegan food to write this post. Your own recommendations were a great starting point!

Ahhh so many amazing looking places! I’m about to go to Madrid and I’m trying to decide how long I want to spend there… I think after reading this I might opt for a little longer and getting to all the vegan places! How long were you there for?

Hi Amelia! I’d definitely say Madrid is worth a bit of extra time to explore the food scene. This post is a conglomeration of three short trips made over the past year or so. It wasn’t until this last trip that I finally felt like I’d visited enough of the restaurants there to do the city justice!

We went to Rayén Vegano a couple of times for breakfast & I wish I got that sandwich now!

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Yeah, it was pretty amazing. I went back to Rayén Vegano on a recent trip to Madrid, and the dish I had then was just as good. I think pretty much anything you order from there will be delicious.

I have a love hate relationship with Celicioso… Here is why:

– Gluten-free – Love! – Vegetarian/Vegan – Love! – Sugar-free – Would love if only it was true!

Firstly, most people still believe that swapping table sugar for agave nectar is ‘healthy’ because of what we hear about diabetics and glucose. We have made glucose the ‘bad guy’ when in fact fructose is much, much worse.

Glucose gets all the bad rep because with its higher glycemic index, it raises the blood sugar levels quicker than fructose. However, fructose is only metabolized by the liver. Too bad if you suffer from fructose malabsorption!

If you check out some sugar-quitting programs, you’ll see that by ‘quitting sugar’ many of them mean just ‘quitting fructose’ and are OK with glucose depending on the source. I have researched the subject and concluded that the ‘bad’ part of sugar is fructose, and yet many ‘healthy’ sugar substitute options are loaded with the stuff!

And secondly, now with the gluten-free fad, g-free foods are more and more available, but has anyone checked the ingredients in g-free products? I was surprised that there have so many, and that’s never a good sign. They also have a lot of ‘lab’ ingredients and sweeteners like sugar, caramelized cane syrup, apple juice concentrate, etc. Oh, and rice flour raises blood sugar quicker than wheat flour. So I don’t know about g-free products being healthier…

Fructose hate-rant is over 😛 Sorry about it!

I have been to Viva Burger several times and the food is great but the service not so much. They always seem to get my order wrong either by adding ingredients that are not supposed to be there or by missing the ones that my order IS supposed to have. It gets annoying. Last time I sent my order back. I love their wedge potatoes, though. The only other time I had potatoes that good was in Goiko Grill, the BEST burger bar in Madrid – but not vegetarian, sorry!

Hi Misty, I hear you about sugar! There’s lots of misinformation out there. I struggle with sugar addiction myself, and I used to substitute with xylitol or stevia (never agave), but now I’m trying to just stay away from all sweeteners as much as possible. When I need to sweeten something, I do it with whole fruit whenever possible. I also agree that most gluten-free products are overly processed and unhealthy. Based on the scientific research I’ve seen, there doesn’t seem to be much reason to stay away from gluten unless you have celiac disease. I know many people choose to avoid it though, so I try to mention gluten-free options when I come across them. Thanks for commenting!

Thank you for your reply! Sorry to hear that you also struggle with sugar addiction. It’s such a tricky addiction to have – not that any other kind of addiction is not hard to struggle with, but sugar addiction has the added problem that sugar is almost impossible to avoid for these reasons:

1) It is simply ubiquitous. It is obviously in sweets, but also in salty snacks, breads, dairy products, sauces, processed meats, etc. It practically invades every food group. Lactose and celiac-intolerant people have many food groups they can safely eat from knowing that they not contain lactose or gluten, but with sugar and sweeteners you have to be on guard all the time because you can find them where you least expect it. You can eat a packaged sandwich and later find out that everything in it contains some kind of sugar: the bread, the sauce, the ham, the cheese, etc.

2) Sugar consumption is not only socially acceptable, but even encouraged, and people associate sugar with fun and being social. We celebrate everything with cake or some other sweet, and many people are blind when it comes to the effects of sugar on health because they don’t consider it to be something ‘serious’ and think that the only real addictions are to drugs, alcohol, gambling, etc. In all honesty, it would be easier to swear off drugs than sugar. Cocaine is not brought to the office when it’s somebody’s birthday, advertised on TV, ordered at restaurants for dessert, given to you for free in food samples, etc.

I’ve never used xylitol, but some time ago I read a really good article by a doctor who explained in thorough detail all the pros and cons of each type of sugar in a very academic way, and concluded that out of all the sweeteners out there, natural stevia was the best, and following that, the ‘least bad’ were xylitol and pure dextrose.

I was really surprised to find that he placed dextrose among the least unhealthy sweeteners, but he explained very clearly why and it made a lot of sense. I just cannot remember the reasons he gave in particular because it was too much information all at once and I didn’t absorb it all. I tried in vain to find that article several times to read it again and save it, but it stuck with me that stevia, xylitol and pure dextrose were the safest options.

I have also used stevia in the past -from SweetLeaf that I get from iHerb because the brands that they sell here in Madrid at health food stores are not completely natural- but like you, right not I’m trying to stay away even from artificial sweeteners.

I read sometime that you can train your tastebuds to be less sensitive to high-palatable, overly-processed -ie, ‘addictive’- foods by simply avoiding them for long enough. I don’t eat junk food but I have a terrible sweet tooth and I wanted to stop craving sugar so much. I want to see if I can get used to more bitter and sour tastes.

I’ve also read that going gluten-free has no added benefit for someone without celiac disease or gluten intolerance. Funny story: I don’t know if you saw it at Celicioso, but they have a signed picture of tennis player Novak Djokovic, who said he is much healthier since he went gluten-free. He is allergic to gluten so it makes sense that going gluten-free works for him. Then Rafa Nadal, another tennis player who is not allergic to gluten, went gluten-free to see if he could perform better and said the results were disastrous. He felt drained and had to abandon the diet.

So it’s what you say – you don’t have to avoid gluten if you don’t have an intolerance to it. I am, however, trying to avoid wheat in my diet, since it’s the most processed grain there are much healthier options. I usually eat German-style rye bread and apart from being very filling, it’s made with whole meal grain and flour and has no preservatives or other mysterious ingredients.

I am not against trying new things just to see how they work for me, though. I would give the gluten-free diet a go just out of curiosity if only g-free products weren’t so packed with sugars and other ingredients I prefer to avoid. I only have two golden rules – I want my food to be unprocessed, and I want to avoid sugar/sweeteners. Most g-free products break both rules.

Again I left a way-too-long comment. Sorry to be hogging the comments section so much!

Hi Misty, Don’t apologize; I love your in-depth comments! I have actually been pretty successful at retraining my tastebuds. People think I’m crazy, but every night after dinner I eat a couple of squares of 100% cacao chocolate. No sugar in it at all! It’s very bitter, but I’ve come to really appreciate the taste, and it’s now my favourite kind of chocolate! I’ve found it helpful to set hard and fast rules and stick to them, like “no sweets before 4 p.m.” or “no sweets until after I’ve drunk my afternoon green smoothie, etc.”. I now have my addiction under control when I’m at home or at the office. It’s just when I’m travelling that, because I’m out of my daily routine and the normal rules don’t apply anymore, I tend to go a bit crazy. I just need to establish rules that will work when travelling, and I think I’ll be OK. Thanks for all your insights! That was interesting to hear about dextrose, and about Djokovic and Nadal.

Awesome post!! Definitely looking forward to checking out all of these when we move back to Spain in the fall!! I was nervous about returning and not being able to eat any croquetas (I had a pretty healthy obsession with them last time around) – but I’m happy to hear there are some vegan options!! Thanks for the great post!

Yes, croquetas are the bomb! I have managed to find vegan ones in veg restaurants in several different Spanish cities. Whereabouts in Spain will you be living?

OMG. I am going to Madrid for the first time in April. From my experience in Germany & Holland, I am not worried about finding vegan food there, but the fact that Planeta Vegano has CONDENSED SOY MILK took my breath away. I am soooo gonna buy it and make myself some soy dulce ‘e leche. Nah, I am just gonna spoon that stuff straight outta the container. Now, if I could only find a vegan Cuban sandwich…

Yeah, soy dulce de leche is a great idea!! You’ll definitely have no problem at all finding vegan food in Madrid. There are actually a lot of new places that have opened up since I wrote this article. It’s a vegan paradise there! If you come across any great finds, let me know and I’ll add them to this list. Have a great trip!

You’ve got some great vegan information on your site. I’m wondering if you tried La Hummuseria in Madrid? I’m going there soon and found them online. The hummus looks great but so do their salads. I also got your great vegan tips for the El Camino. Muchisimas Gracias!!

Thanks for all you do.

Hi Rachel, I don’t think I’ve tried that place yet! There are quite a few new veggie places in Madrid these days; I’ve been meaning to update this post. The last time I was in Madrid, about a month ago, I went on a vegan tapas tour with Madrid Vegan Travel, which was awesome. You can find them at: https://madridvegantravel.com/

Hi… Nice places Great article!

Thanks! There are so many great new places that have opened up in Madrid since I wrote this article. I would like to update it soon. What are some of your favorites?

Congrats i visited madrid and it was really nice

Hi Maria, I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed Madrid! I’ve visited Madrid quite a few times and always love going back there.

I’ve lived in Madrid for 8 years. There definitely weren’t as many choices for vegan food when I first moved here but I’ve been pleasantly surprised over the years by the increase in options. I’ve eaten at a couple of these places in fact! Even though I’m a local, I’m actually hoping to take the Madrid vegan food tour once the pandemic permits, of course. I had only realized they had this tour recently when I started my new vegan travel blog.

Hi Auston, The tours offered by Diana from Madrid Vegan Tours are amazing! I definitely recommend joining one once it’s possible to do so. I had a look around your blog and saw that you have republished the vegan guides written by Sam Wood for Indefinite Adventure. It seems a bit misleading, as the republished dates are recent, when in reality those articles were written several years ago and are in some cases quite out of date. For example, the Lisbon vegan guide, supposedly published in Feb 2021, says there are only 3 fully vegan eateries in the city, when in reality there are more than 30.

Hi Wendy. We purchased Sam’s blog in January and transferred the content to the new site. We are in the process of doing updates, which as I’m sure you know, is a looooong job. Thanks for the feedback on Lisbon. I’ll make sure we update that. We will definitely have to connect with Diana soon. The tour sounds great.

Hi guys, just in case you happen to come and visit La Pedriza, we have a vegan shop around here. That´s a very typical area for climbing and actually lots of them are vegan. It is an online shop BUT with a warehouse where you can pick your order. Here´s the link: https://www.quintomandamiento.com/

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Eating Vegan in Madrid: The 46 Best Spots for Delicious Food

Last Updated on February 23, 2021 by Nina Ahmedow

As you saw in my post on things to know before you travel to Spain , being vegan in Madrid is not difficult at all. Despite the fact that Spain is famous for ham, sausages, and cheese, it’s super easy to be vegan in Madrid. Actually, as a vegan in Spain, you will not really have any issues in bigger cities, though small towns and villages will be more challenging. Hopefully, I can create a more extensive vegan Spain guide in the future.

With four days in Madrid and 40 vegan restaurants, I only visited places with at least 4.5 out of 5 stars on HappyCow. I would say that my recent experience as a vegan in Madrid was probably the best yet in my vegan travels. So let’s get right into all the amazing places you can find if you’re a hungry vegan in Madrid. And because opening hours in Spain are confusing, you’ll appreciate that I have included the opening hours for each place.

The Full Guide to Eating Vegan in Madrid

Vegan fast food in madrid.

As much as I try to avoid too much fast food, it’s an easy way to fill the stomach. We arrived in Madrid in the afternoon so we were really hungry and needed something quick.

So we headed to Mad Mad Vegan in Chueca, Madrid’s gay village. To be honest, you can’t really call this a fast food place. It’s much too cozy and inviting, so I’d say it’s a proper burger restaurant which is also great for drinks. The waiter was really nice and spoke English with Alfonso who, despite the name, does not speak Spanish.

I opted for the Original Mad burger and a ginger kombucha. The burger was fine, although it tasted a bit too “meaty” for my taste. Alfonso ordered the chicken burger, and I really liked that the fries and sauce were included in the price. I think most people want fries so unless you’re a cheap fast-food chain I don’t think the fries and sauce should cost extra.

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Both burgers were decent, but compared to the rest of the trip Mad Mad Vegan was a bit underwhelming. I fully recommend it for the relaxed atmosphere and outstanding service, however. The fact that it’s so central makes it a great choice when you want a quick bite. Calle de Pelayo 19. Open Sunday to Thursday 1 pm to 11:30 pm, Friday 1 pm to 12 am, Saturday 1 pm to 5 pm, 7:30 pm to 12 am.

If you want the full-on fast food experience as a vegan in Madrid, check out Thunder Vegan Food in Malasaña. They have a few different burgers that come either with their own fried chicken patty or the Beyond Meat one. Since I’m not a fan of the Beyond Meat taste, I went with their vegan fried chicken. And because I love spicy food I got the hot version with jalapeños and spicy sauce, although it wasn’t spicy. I also ordered regular fries. I have to say that I liked this burger more than the Mad Mad Vegan one. The guy behind the counter was super friendly as well, so extra points for that.

Now, as opposed to Mad Mad Vegan, this is a fast-food spot. So while there are a few seats available you shouldn’t overstay your welcome as it’s not really a sit-down restaurant. But it’s the perfect place for vegans to grab a quick bite in the happening neighborhood of Malasaña. Calle Don Felipe 4. Open Wednesday to Sunday 1 pm to 4 pm, Sunday and Wednesday 8 pm to 11 pm, Thursday to Saturday 8 pm to 11:30 pm.

Vegan Doughnuts in Madrid

The fact that I even get to make a separate section for this says it all. Madrid is a vegan doughnut paradise.

The first vegan doughnut shop we went to was also the best. But we wanted to try other places instead of coming back here. Delish Vegan Doughnuts offers an enormous variety of handmade vegan doughnuts in a wonderfully cozy setting. I ordered a cinnamon roll because I loooove cinnamon. It was so huge and flavorful! I also had the most creamy and delicious golden milk (I believe they used Oatly).

If you can only go to one vegan doughnut place in Madrid, it has to be Delish Vegan Doughnuts. Calle Cristo 3. Open Monday to Friday 9:30 am to 2 pm, 4:30 pm to 9 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:30 am to 6 pm.

Close to Goya metro, you can find VegAmazing Doughnuts , another really comfortable and warm spot in Madrid. I ordered a doughnut with vanilla buttercream and a mint tea. While it was a delicious doughnut, it was a bit too greasy and sweet compared to the Delish Vegan Doughnuts. If I had not had that cinnamon roll the previous day, this doughnut would have been fantastic. But in comparison, it pales a bit.

As the service was good and the bakery lovely, it’s worth a visit if you want to check out different places. Calle Duque de Sesto 31. Open Tuesday to Friday 9:30 am to 2 pm, 4:30 pm to 8 pm, Saturday 10 am to 2 pm, 4:30 pm to 8 pm, Sunday 10 am to 2 pm.

And finally, there is Bite Me Café in the neighborhood of Las Delicias. And how delightful those doughnuts were! My pistachio lemon doughnut was fresh and soft, and exactly what a doughnut should be.

The café was super cozy, and we loved the dog napping in the corner. The bathroom was very spacious and clean which isn’t the case in all cafés, sadly. The Canadian guy behind the counter of Bite Me Café was really friendly as well. And although there aren’t a lot of tables inside it’s a very inviting place where you feel you could spend hours. Plaza Beata María Ana de Jesús 2. Open Wednesday and Thursday 10 am to 2 pm, 5 pm to 8 pm, Friday 10 am to 2 pm, 5 pm to 9 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 9 pm, Monday 10 am to 2 pm, 5:30 pm to 8 pm.

Vegan Feminist Anarchist Spots in Madrid

Okay, obviously this is my favorite category on this post. Can you believe that there is more than one feminist anarchist spot that is also vegan in Madrid? With all the fancy hipster places in the world, it’s so refreshing to see places that understand the bigger picture.

La Oveja Negra was down the street from our place so it would have been perfect for every day actually. But since we wanted to try different places we only went here for dinner once and got takeaway another time.

I read a review stating that the staff here were not friendly, but I can’t confirm that. I’m always honest on this blog, so you can trust me. Yes, the place is extremely busy which doesn’t leave room for small talk. But you can’t expect to place your order right away, have a lovely chat, and immediately get your food all at the same time. This is not the kind of place you come to if you don’t stand behind its principles.

I highly recommend their spinach wrap which has sun-dried tomatoes, hummus, cucumbers, and nuts. Such an upgrade from most wraps that you can find. They also have a pretty good chickpea burger. All at decent prices! And if you get takeaway it comes in eco-friendly packaging! What’s not to love?

You can buy t-shirts, buttons, and other small things to make it clear where you stand on things that matter. If you’re an anarchist or feminist vegan in Madrid this place is a must! Calle Buenavista 42. Open Tuesday to Thursday 1:30 pm to 12 am, Friday and Saturday 1:30 pm to 1 am, Sunday 1:30 pm to 5 pm.

Not far from La Oveja Negra is La Mala Mujer . It’s a very cozy feminist space that makes you feel like you’re in a friend’s living room. The food is simple and nothing out of the ordinary. But this place serves more as a center where feminists can connect and organize while having a quick bite. The burger was decent, and I loved that their teas are named after feminist icons. Mesón de Paredes 76. Open Sunday and Tuesday to Thursday 6 pm to 12 am, Friday and Saturday 6 pm to 1 am.

Vegan Breakfast Spots in Madrid

Breakfast was a bit difficult because most places open quite late so they’re not ideal for breakfast. Nonetheless, we found two places with fantastic breakfast options. Sadly, our favorite of the two has since closed down.

The second breakfast place we tried was less cozy and pretty, but the food was great, and the waitress was lovely. Chilling Café is the perfect place to get a bit of work done while you have one of their hot drinks, or, as a healthier alternative, a fresh orange juice. Their guacamole toast was a yummy way to get ready for a day of exploring Madrid.

Calle Estrella 5. Open Monday 9 am to 8 pm, Wednesday to Friday 9 am to 8 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 8 pm.

The Spot for Healthy Vegan Food in Madrid

Like most cities, Madrid has a lot of vegan burger options but fewer restaurants with nutritious food. In comes Bunny’s Deli in Chueca. The food here is not only vegan but 100% organic, too. What’s more, is that Bunny’s Deli makes huge efforts in terms of sustainability committing to the use of renewable energy and compostable packaging. That’s something not nearly enough businesses do.

When we arrived some items on the menu were no longer available so I disappointedly ordered a lentil salad afraid that it would be boring. But I couldn’t have been more wrong. This was by far the best lentil salad I’ve ever had. I could actually taste how fresh the ingredients were. The cashew cheese and different herbs added a ton of flavor to this presumably simple dish.

Alfonso was equally satisfied with the raw vegetable noodles, and we both agree that Bunny’s Deli was one of the highlights of the vegan food in Madrid. Sadly, they’re not open for dinner, but you absolutely have to have lunch here once. Calle San Gregorio 17. Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm.

For Those Who Are Torn Between Drinks and Food

If you’re not sure whether you should hit up a bar or a restaurant, why not go to a place that is both in one? Mona Pinkerton offers burgers, sandwiches, salads, and tapas. I loved that we got some veggies with dipping sauce while we waited for our meals. The squid sandwich I had was simple but good and pretty convincing. And the best part? They used to be vegetarian and are now vegan. It’s always great to hear that businesses make the switch. Calle de los Estudios 5. Open Tuesday to Thursday 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm, 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm, Friday 12:30 pm to 12 am, Saturday 1 pm to 12 am, Sunday 12 pm to 11:30 pm.

Vegan Peruvian Food in Madrid

If you’ve read until here you fully deserve to find out about the best vegan restaurant in Madrid . I had seen this place listed on HappyCow and really wanted to visit because I’d never had Peruvian food and thought it would be a great opportunity to try it. And while Los Andenes Vegan is not the most centrally located of all vegan restaurants in Madrid, it’s an absolute must when you’re in the capital of Spain.

But you might be better off making a reservation as the restaurant gets extremely busy. We were lucky and got a table, but you don’t want to come all the way to Chamberí only to find that there is no table for you.

In terms of food, the best way to describe our experience here was that even though we were the two of us we ended up ordering for four. Yes, the food was that good. We started off with a tamal to share – the first either of us ever had. Definitely a yummy way to start our meal. But what was even better was the chicha morada, a Peruvian juice made of purple corn, pineapple, lemon, cinnamon, and cloves. What a brilliant combination of delicious flavors!

I continued with the prawn anticucho. Anticuchos are meat skewers, and this vegan prawn one was incredibly juicy and rich in flavor. It came with potatoes and Peruvian corn as well as a spicy sauce. The prawns were made of konjac, an Asian plant. One of the most exciting dishes I have tried in a long time!

Alfonso had a mixed seafood platter with fried yuca and different sauces. We were extremely impressed by the mouthwatering combination of textures and flavors. So even though we could have left at this point, we had to order more because we wanted to taste as much of the food as possible.

We continued with a Papa a la huancaína, which should have been a starter. But we were basically starting our second dinner, right? The sauce for this dish was similar to a hollandaise. It was so creamy and silky. I urge everyone who believes vegan food to be flavorless and boring to try this sauce. It was incredible!

Next up we had a Peruvian pasta stir-fry. Now, I didn’t know that stir-frys were a thing in Peru. But what I expected even less was for it to be one of the tastiest stir-frys I’ve ever had. It was exceptionally flavorful and very comforting.

The last dish we had was my least favorite. It was a potato stew with vegan meat, rice, and sauces. I don’t know if it was because I had already eaten too much, but I wasn’t impressed with the flavors of this dish. But all the other five dishes were extraordinary.

We’re so thrilled to have tried all these amazing dishes at Los Andenes Vegan in Madrid. What a delightful introduction to (mostly) pre-colonial South American food!

The owners (the chef and the waitress) were very welcoming as well, and I can’t think of a single reason not to come back to this place. If you only have time for one vegan meal in Madrid, go to Los Andenes Vegan! Calle de Fernández de los Ríos 43. Open Wednesday to Saturday 1:30 pm to 4 pm, 8:30 pm to 11 pm, Sunday and Monday 1:30 pm to 4 pm.

Vegan American Cakes and Treats

If you’re a vegan in Madrid and miss American-style cakes, cupcakes, or cookies, you have to visit Freedom Cakes . This place is paradise if you want to indulge in some luscious sweet treats. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw all the different cakes and treats in this tiny confectionery. But it wasn’t difficult to choose: I’ve always been a fan of white chocolate so I got a slice of their white chocolate cake. And as if that weren’t decadent enough I also ordered a vanilla milkshake.

There aren’t any words to describe how delicious both the cake and the milkshake were. The milkshake was certainly the best vegan milkshake I ever had. And the cake had the perfect melt-in-the-mouth texture. I’m honestly at a loss for words so you’ll have to check out Freedom Cakes for yourself. No vegan in Madrid should skip this spot. Calle de la Luna 14. Open Sunday to Thursday 10 am to 11 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 12 am.

Places I Look Forward To

Seeing as how amazing it is to be vegan in Madrid I definitely hope to head back to the city soon. And I already know which of the vegan restaurants in Madrid I want to try out.

Level : This vegan bistro is a little pricier and located right outside Retiro Park. It’s one of the top-rated vegan restaurants in Madrid and supposedly gets very busy so you’re best off making a reservation. Avenida Menéndez Pelayo 61. Open Wednesday to Saturday 8 pm to 11 pm, Friday to Sunday 1 pm to 4 pm.

Avocado Love : This gorgeously decorated vegan and gluten-free bar has somewhat mixed reviews, but as all the ingredients contain avocado I’m really curious to try it out. Marqués de Santa Ana 34. Open Tuesday to Sunday 1 pm to 4:30 pm and 8:30 pm to 12 am.

B13 : This vegan bar offers comfort food such as burgers, sandwiches, hot dogs, and pizza. It’s another one of the best-rated vegan spots in the city, and the photos of the cakes have me drooling already. Definitely the kind of place every vegan in Madrid should check out at least once. Calle de la Ballesta 13. Open Wednesday to Sunday 1:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

Chicken of the Woods : This rather new vegan restaurant and concept store focuses on Belgian/French/Mayan fusion cuisine. Sounds interesting enough to me! Calle de la Palma 63. Open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9 am to 10 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 2 am, Sunday 10 am to 10 pm.

Cookaluzka : Another vegan spot in Madrid with excellent reviews is this restaurant which serves Italian and Latin American cuisine. I’ve seen this place being mentioned by so many people that I really want to try it on my next trip. Calle de Lira 8. Open Monday to Thursday 8:30 am to 5 pm and 8 pm to 10:30 pm, Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm and 8 pm to 11 pm, Saturday 12 pm to 5 pm and 8 pm to 11 pm.

Vega : This vegan restaurant has two locations in Madrid which both have really good reviews. The food is organic and has different international influences like Spanish, Mexican, Italian, or Thai. Calle Alamo 3. Open Sunday to Thursday 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Friday and Saturday 1:30 pm to 9 pm. Calle de la Luna 9. Open Monday to Sunday 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Wednesday and Saturday also 8 pm to 10 pm.

Crucina Restaurante : Although I’m not normally the biggest fan of raw food I’m always open to trying raw vegan restaurants after trying the non-raw places. One of the great things about being vegan in Madrid is definitely the fact that there are so many diverse options from burgers and doughnuts to vegan Peruvian food and raw vegan restaurants. Calle del Divino Pastor 30. Open Tuesday to Saturday 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm, Wednesday to Sunday 1:30 pm to 4 pm.

Distrito Vegano : Madrid is one of the global capitals of art, and so it comes as no surprise that the vegan scene in Madrid also has a fully vegan bar that puts on art exhibitions. Calle Doctor Fourget 32. Open Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday 1 pm to 12 am, Friday and Saturday 1 pm to 1 am.

El Perro Gamberro : This vegan restaurant focuses on home-cooked style Spanish food. The reviews are really good with a good portion of reviews from locals which is always a good thing. If you’re looking for traditional Spanish food in vegan varieties you have to try this place. Calle Benito de Castro 4. Open Wednesday to Sunday 1:30 pm to 9 pm.

Fantastic V : There’s no shortage of fast food options for you if you’re a vegan in Madrid. The photos I’ve seen of this vegan spot look particularly mouthwatering! Corredera Alta de San Pablo 2. Open Tuesday to Sunday 2 pm to 4:30 pm, Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday also 8 pm to 11 pm, Friday and Saturday 8 pm to 12 am.

Frutas Prohibidas : I’ve seen many of this place’s dishes on Instagram and am always amazed at how beautiful and colorful they are. They only turned vegan in spring 2020, and on top of delicious meals they have a large selection of hot and cold beverages. Calle del Conde Duque 26. Open Wednesday and Thursday 10 am to 8 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 12 am, Sunday 10 am to 10 pm.

Hakuna Matata Veggie : This vegan restaurant offers both traditional Spanish dishes in their vegan varities as well as American food and desserts such as burgers and brownies. Calle Galileo 12. Open Monday to Saturday 1:30 pm to 9 pm, Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm.

La Alpargata : If you’re vegan in Madrid you probably want to try different vegan versions of Spanish dishes. While many cities around the world focus on vegan fast food, Madrid has quite a few options for those who wish to taste the local cuisine, including this vegan tavern on San Fernando Market. Calle de Embajadores 41. Open Wednesday to Sunday 12:30 pm to 5 pm, Wednesday and Thursday also 6 pm to 10 pm, Friday and Saturday 7 pm to 11 pm.

La Encomienda : This vegan and organic restaurant offers both Spanish and international cuisine as well as various desserts. Calle de la Encomienda 19. Open Monday to Sunday 1:30 pm to 5 pm and 8 pm to 11:30 pm.

La Huella Vegana : This vegan restaurant has two locations where you can get tapas, wraps, salads, pasta, and burgers, as well as desserts. They also donate some of their profits to an animal organization. They have really good reviews with a lot of them being from local vegans which is always a good sign. Calle Verónica 6. Open Monday to Sunday 1 pm to 4 pm, Monday to Saturday also 8 pm to 11 pm. Calle Santa María 39. Open Monday to Friday 12 pm to 4 pm, Sunday to Thursday 8 pm to 11 pm, Friday and Saturday 8 pm to 11:30 pm.

La Modernista : This upscale vegan restaurant is located in the beautiful Chamberí neighborhood so if you’re a vegan in Madrid looking for an elegant dining experience this is the place to go. Calle Fortuny 47. Open Monday 1 pm to 5 pm, Tuesday to Sunday 1 pm to 12 am.

La Tía Carlota : This vegan bar offers an extensive menu of dishes from very diverse countries, such as Japan, Chile, Peru, Syria, Iran, Ireland, and India. Most of the reviews are really good, and the bar is quite centrally located. Calle Sombrerería 6. Open Wednesday to Saturday 1 pm to 5 pm, Wednesday and Thursday also 8 pm to 12 am, Friday and Saturday 8 pm to 1 am.

Label Bar : Another vegan anarchist I definitely need to check out on my next trip to Madrid. They serve comfort food such as burgers at very fair prices. Calle Cabestreros 15. Open Tuesday 7 pm to 12 am, Wednesday and Thursday 8 pm to 12 am, Friday and Saturday 8 pm to 1 am, Sunday 1 pm to 12 am.

Landareak : This vegan takeaway bistro is the kind of place any vegan in Madrid can count on when they simply want to eat in. It’s one of the top-rated vegan places in Madrid and also sells cakes and cheeses. Calle Ruiz 5. Open Tuesday to Saturday 12 pm to 4 pm, Tuesday to Friday also 6 pm to 10 pm, Saturday 7 pm to 11 pm.

Mandarina : This vegan place only opened in 2020 and already has really good reviews. They serve international cuisine, such as pasta, wraps, burgers, and curries. Calle de Luisa Fernanda 27. Open Tuesday to Saturday 1 pm to 11 pm, Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm.

Masa Madre : Located in Madrid’s gay village Chueca, this vegan pizza place doesn’t use palm oil or refined sugar. The pizzas look really amazing. Calle San Marcos 17. Open Monday to Saturday 1:30 pm to 4 pm, Monday to Thursday also 8 pm to 11:30 pm, Friday and Saturday 8:30 pm to 12 am.

Pizzi & Dixie : This vegan pizzeria offers a variety of pizza and other Italian dishes and desserts. It’s located in Malasaña and has pretty good reviews, too! Calle San Vicente Ferrer 16. Open Monday to Sunday 1:30 pm to 4 pm, Monday to Thursday also 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm, Friday and Saturday 8:30 pm to 12 am, Sunday 5 pm to 6 pm.

Veggie Room : A vegan store to check out if you’re vegan in Madrid and self-catering (or if you’re simply curious about the types of vegan products available). They sell all kinds of vegan food and cosmetics. Calle San Vicente Ferrer 21. Open Monday to Saturday 10:30 am to 2:30 pm, Monday to Friday also 5 pm to 9 pm.

Santa y Pura : This vegan bar offers vegan tapas as well as burgers and pizza. The reviews are outstanding. Calle de Santa Isabel 27. Open Tuesday to Friday 9 am to 11 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 11 pm.

Vegania : One thing that’s really great about being vegan in Madrid is that there are so many vegan bars where you can get tapas or burgers. That way, you get to experience the typical Spanish nightlife in a vegan way and don’t only have to stick to actual restaurants. This one has mainly good reviews, and the burger looks enormous. Nuestra Señora de la Luz 62. Open Wednesday to Friday 7 pm to 1 am, Saturday 1 pm to 4 pm and 8:30 pm to 1 am, Sunday 1 pm to 4 pm.

Dolce & Vegana : This vegan bakery offer pastries such as croissants but also savory snacks like sandwiches and pizza. As one of the best-rated vegan spots in Madrid it looks like the kind of place every vegan in Madrid should visit at least once. Calle Segovia 55. Open Wednesday to Friday 10:30 am to 2 pm, Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 2:30 pm, Wednesday to Sunday also 6 pm to 9:30 pm.

Encuentro Vegano : Self-caterers may want to check out this vegan store. Calle Pico de los Artilleros 23. Open Monday to Saturday 10 am to 9 pm.

La Milla Verde Vegana : Another vegan store, but this one goes a step further and only sells products that are free from palm oil. The reviews are perfect. Plaza de Fonsagrada 9. Open Monday to Saturday 10:30 am to 2 pm and Monday to Friday 5 pm to 8 pm.

Mama Kokore : This vegan, organic, and gluten-free bakery has excellent reviews and also sells different grains and flours. On top of that, they organize cooking courses. Calle de Germán Pérez Carrasco 48. Open Monday to Saturday 10 am to 2 pm and Monday to Friday 5 pm to 7:30 pm.

Molly’s Vegan Market : This vegan shop sells both food and cosmetics and has amazing reviews from local vegans. Paseo de la Ermita 3. Open Monday to Saturday 10 am to 2 pm and Monday to Friday 5 pm to 8 pm.

Planeta Vegano : This vegan store is very centrally located making it perfect if you’re only in Madrid for a few days and staying in the center. They sell everything from vegan food and cosmetics to books as well as supplements. Calle Ave María 34. Open Monday to Friday 10 am to 9 pm, Saturday 11 am to 9 pm.

Veganians : This vegan stall sells foods like burgers and salads and has mostly great reviews. Calle Fuencarral 57. Open Sunday to Wednesday 12 pm to 12 am, Thursday to Saturday 12 pm to 1 am.

VeggieU : This vegan shop and café sells vegan food and cosmetics, but also makes pastries and cakes to eat at the café or take away. Calle Martínez de la Riva 76. Open Monday and Wednesday to Saturday 10:30 am to 8:30 pm.

Finally, if you want to go on a vegan food tour through the neighborhood of Malasaña you should join Madrid Vegan Tours . Definitely an experience I look forward to on my next visit to Madrid.

Have you ever been to Madrid as a vegan? Which places did I miss? Did you know it would be so easy to be vegan in Madrid?

About Nina Ahmedow

Welcome to Lemons and Luggage! I'm Nina Ahmedow, a travel content creator who has traveled to more than 25 countries on three continents. Born and raised in Germany but currently living in the Netherlands, I love exploring the world through vegan food. Here, I share travel and sustainable living tips from a vegan perspective.

24 Comments

Had absolutely no idea how passionate Madrid was about Vegan lifestyle! They’ve gotten so creative with it too, will be interesting to taste of their vegan breakfast qne doughnuts as I’ve been head over heels over doughnuts recently. Appreciate you sharing all of this! Really taken my appetite for food to another level now 😅

Nina | Lemons and Luggage

Thanks a lot for your comment, Johnny! I hope you get to visit Madrid soon and try some of this amazing food!

oOo…these places look good! hubby & i hope to visit spain in 2020 & i prefer to go vegan & these are perfect! thanks fo sharing!

Oh, I really hope you get to go, Angella! You will love the food, let me know if you try any of these places.

All of this looks amazing! I’m not vegan, but I do love exploring new foodie places with organic, fresh and flavorful dishes. Pinned!

If you like organic food you will love Bunny’s Deli. You should check it out if you ever go to Madrid.

I love that there’s so many vegan options, especially vegan donuts! Your photos look lovely x

Thank you, Alice! I was honestly surprised to find several vegan doughnut shops in Madrid! Absolutely amazing!

WanderlustBeautyDreams

Thanks for sharing these vegan options. I love Spain so much and would love to go back and check out these places!

Spain is just lovely, isn’t it? I can’t wait to go back and try even more food.

Nicole Hunter

You completely lost me at Freedom Cakes! Lol. I loved the food in Madrid. It seemed like everywhere we went, we were always being offered Parma ham, but I love that there were other options available too.

It’s definitely a modern city with various options for foodies.

I love how informative this post is! And although I’m now vegan I think I would definitely try something from freedom cakes 😋

That vegan cake from Freedom Cakes was heavenly for sure.

I will definitely check out these places when I go back to Madrid! I didn’t know there was a gay village! That’s super cool

Yes, you have to try as many of these places as you can! And Madrid is super LGBTQI friendly. Even years ago, when I went for the first time I saw several gay couples with children.

Nice! I loved the food in Madrid, I could live on the Mediterranean diet!

The Mediterranean diet is too oily for me, haha.

It is awesome that Madrid has so many options for vegans. I’m not a vegan, but my mouth is definitely watering right now.

It felt like a dream!

I am a vegeterian; so I generally end up cooking my own meals during my travels. Good to know that Marid has a lot of Vegan restaurants. It surely sounds like a food treat for me to be there 🙂

Yes, it’s absolutely amazing there, Sana!

Carrie Ann | Should Be Cruising

These all look so delicious! I’m not vegan, but I love trying interesting food. The vegan seafood looks yummy, and those doughnuts sound fantastic! When I make it back to Spain I’ll definitely check some of these places out 😀

The vegan seafood was definitely a highlight of my years as a vegan. Even as a non-vegan, I’m sure you’d love it. I hope you get a chance to try it.

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19 Best Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants in Madrid

Spain is a country where ham is basically its own food group, so finding vegan restaurants or vegetarian restaurants in Madrid can seem like a challenge at first. But don’t worry, because in the city with over 6,000 restaurants, there are actually plenty of options choose from. In this article we’ve outlined our favourite vegan restaurants and vegetarian restaurants in Madrid that we think you should try! If we missed your favourite spot in town tell us in the comments so we can add it to the list!

Are you curious to know what typical Spanish dishes are vegetarian friendly? Check out our guide to Vegetarian Spanish Dishes !

1. Masa Madre Vegan Food

This vegan restaurant in Madrid has 100% animal and palm oil free vegan food. Masa Madre is located in Chueca and offers food to go, as well as catering. This restaurant is known for catering their foods to those who have an intolerance to certain foods or have food allergies. With an expense rating of only “€,” this restaurant is fairly cheap and will fit most budgets.

2. Santa y Pura Vegan

Sanita y Pura Vegan uses fresh ingredients in all of their dishes, and all dishes are cruelty free. Their business mantra states that they are a safe, free, and respectful place, overflowing with love. Find all vegan tapas, burgers, and specialty pizzas at this restaurant. Their menu is completely transparent, allowing their customers with allergies and other dietary restrictions to order without having to worry.

3. Distrito Vegano

This vegan restaurant in Madrid creates a traditional Spanish experience while using only cruelty free vegan products. Something neat about Distrito Vegano is that they also have a variety of vegan art displayed across the restaurant that changes every month. Come back in a month from now, and the restaurant’s decor may look completely different. This is one of the more expensive vegan restaurants in Madrid, but it’s still worthwhile.

4. La Oveja Negra

This vegan restaurant in Madrid offers vegan options, as well as several gluten free options. La Oveja Negra also prides themselves as being an lgbtq+ friendly location! Their menu is diverse and exciting, offering all the staple vegan dishes you can think of, as well as creating vegan twists on experimental items. Things like jackfruit tacos, ratatouille and chimichurri sandwiches.

5. Superchulo

This vegetarian and vegan restaurant in Madrid offers traditional healthy food in the heart of the Madrid. Superchulo offers a vast menu with colorful dishes and natural cocktails. They have everything from avocado toast to pizzas to vegan hamburgers. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and after-work drinks.

6. Pizzi and Dixie

Are you looking for a vegan restaurant in Madrid that serves Italian food? Look no further because Pizzi and Dixie has the pizza and pasta you crave, including pizza with activated charcoal dough. You can also enjoy a cocktail with your meal.

7. La Hummuseria & La Falafeleria

Don’t be fooled by the name, La Hummuseria serves more than just hummus! If you’re looking for vegetarian and vegan middle eastern cuisine, this is it. This place makes several batches of hummus a day from fresh ingredients, so you can rest assured it is of the highest quality. If you also like falafel, you can check out the other restaurant, Falafeleria . 

8. Greek & Shop

Greek & Shop is an amazing location that acts as a mini market for authentic greek products as well as a deli style restaurant! Their menu isn’t exclusively vegetarian, but it is equal part meat dishes and vegetarian dishes! You can order a veggies wrap with roasted vegetables and tzatziki, build your own gyro, snack on a delicious spinach pastry and more! One thing is for sure, and that it that Greek food is definitely vegetarian friendly!

9. Hakuna Matata Veggie

Located in the area of Tetúan, this vegan restaurant has gourmet and homemade vegan dishes to enjoy in a laid back, intimate setting. You can’t miss out on something sweet so give the vegan cheesecake or brownie a try! At Hakuna Matata all the food is animal cruelty-free and is made with love and justice. 

10. Delish – Vegan Doughnuts

Delish offers mouthwatering doughnuts for pickup and delivery. All the Doughnuts at Delish are 100% natural, handmade and vegan, without additives or preservatives, and made daily. The store was born out of its founder’s need to experiment and create until she had the perfect Doughnut before her. The store is hugely popular, with lines going around the corner on weekends. So go early to avoid missing out on your yummy doughnut!

11. Thunder Vegan Food

Thunder Vegan Food is a fast food joint, with an entirely vegan menu ‑ from beginning to end. This cool restaurant in Malasaña is most known for its delicious vegan burgers and unforgettable dirty fries but also has dozens of other mouthwatering vegan options. Even better is the prices are low and the meals come with totally eco-friendly packaging, mainly made from cardboard and corn starch.

If there is a Vegan Restaurant in Madrid that is in fashion, it is Vega . Vega actually has two locations in the city that you can enjoy. The tapas and main meals are a fusion of cultures, so you can enjoy vegan ceviche and curry along with traditional Spanish dishes. All food is described as organic, vegan, and homemade.

13. Sanissimo

With locations in Gran Via, Opera & Principe Pio, Sanissimo is a clear leader when it comes to Vegetarian restaurants in Madrid! Sanissimo was born from the dream of creating dishes that work in perfect symmetry with our health and that respect our environment. This restaurant has a huge range of options for vegan food and you can even order from their website to home or pick it up.

14. Freedom Cakes Cafe

If you’re looking for something sweet to lighten your mood head to Freedom Cakes Café . It’s a charming Cafe in the heart of Madrid, with a menu inspired by American fast food, but in a veggie version. Featuring an American Diner style this gem of a restaurant is specialized in 100% plant based hamburgers, hot dogs, smoothies, cakes and brunches.

15. VivaBurger

The slogan of Viva Burger is Eat Positive, and that’s exactly what they want you to do if you go and eat something in their restaurant. It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for breakfast, lunch or sweet’s, they have something for everyone on their almost never-ending menu from which everything is “animal‑free”.

16. La Huella Vegana

This restaurant is not in the city of Madrid, but a little bit outside in the city of Alcalá. The mission of La Huella Vegana is to leave a footprint (huella), in your most daily habit, eating. For the planet, animals & people, they want to promote vegan dishes in an environment of professionalism, values, good vibes and a love for raw materials. Make sure to check it out!

17. Vegamazing Doughnuts

As you might expect from their name, VegAmazing Doughnuts mainly focuses on making delicious doughnuts. If you’re a doughnut‑lover you will love all the homemade vegan doughnuts they’re offering. You’ll find their store with all the sugary goods you could need in the barrio of Salamanca!

18. B13 Bar Restaurante 100% Vegetariano

Located near the centre of Madrid, this 100% vegan place has basically everything. Whether you’re looking for lunch, dinner, a snack, or a drink, you can enjoy everything at B13 for a reasonable price. They even have customized cakes!

19. Frutas Prohibidas

Frutas Prohibidas is a vegan cafe, juice bar and restaurant in Madrid. It’s a 100% Plant Based paradise where you will find an offer very different from what you have seen before. They’re using proximity and bio products in all their dishes whenever possible. 

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Vegetarian friendly restaurants in madrid, establishment type, special offers, online options, traveler rating, michelin guide, dietary restrictions, restaurant features, neighborhood.

The 15 Best Places for Vegetarian Food in Madrid

1.  VEGA

2.  Restaurante Yerbabuena

3.  Viva Burger

4.  La Encomienda

5.  Restaurante Vegaviana

6.  B13 Bar

7.  La Hummuseria

8.  Bunny's Deli

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10.  Sanissimo Opera

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Enjoy the BEST vegetarian tapas in MADRID | Complete guide to eat

A lot of people may think that it’s impossible to find vegetarian tapas in Madrid. Spain is well known because most of the food is made of pork. This city is a popular destination for tourists because of the excellent combination of art, culture and gastronomy. Once you arrive, you will be carried away by a kaleidoscope of typical flavors of Spanish cuisine. Today we will take you to discover the best vegetarian tapas of Madrid.

Is important to make a premise first. Spanish gastronomy is so rich in flavors and influences of Mediterranean cuisine, that even those who do not follow a vegetarian diet will find these tapas absolutely delicious. Your taste buds will fall madly in love with this triumph of colors and aromas enhanced by vinegar and spices.

It is not difficult to find some excellent examples of vegetarian tapas options available in Madrid. Discover all of them and let yourself be enveloped by these eight tasty suggestions.

Examples of vegetarian tapas that you can find in Madrid

Here you have our top 3 of vegetarian and veggie tapas. We choose this because of the importance of the Spanish culture on each one of them. They are also very consumed by locals and foreigners thanks to the great and delicious flavor each one have.

Patatas Bravas

They are one of the best known vegetarian tapas of Madrid. The potatoes are diced and fried and are accompanied by a tasty spicy sauce based on mayonnaise, tomato and pimenton. The outside of the potatoes is crispy and the inside creamy, this is due to the double frying.

Spanish olives with pimento

A very simple tapa, but typical of Madrid. They are green and black olives, seasoned with hot chili and other spices. Also excellent for vegans and ideal veggie tapas that you can find in Madrid. Usually are taken with a big jar of beer but as well you can mix them with other vegetarian tapas.

Spanish style banderillas

For olive lovers, these olive skewers also feature roasted onions, sweet and sour peppers, and pickles. The Spanish do not recommend to take them with wine because it will be poorly associated with the taste of the vinegar. Better to ask for a beer or sangria to enjoy the whole flavor. Locals love this Spanish tapas banderillas, eat them and discover this authentic flavor.

Other Vegetarian Tapas that you can find in this magnificent city are:

Marinated Carrots - Vegan

Spanish potato omelet, country style fried vegetables - vegan, asparagus with eggs, gazpacho - vegan, spinach and chickpeas - vegan, fried eggplant - vegan, ratatouille with fried egg - vegan adaptable, chilled almond soup - vegan, andalusian chilled tomato soup - vegan adaptable, grilled mushrooms - vegan, padrón peppers - vegan, spring onions with romesco sauce - vegan, vegetable paella - vegan, sauteed spinach with pine nuts & raisins - vegan, potatoes with garlic mayonnaise, where to eat vegetarian tapas madrid, bar lamiak madrid.

This place is just perfect if you are with a group of friends where some eat meat and others do not. They offer an interesting variety of tapas, they make these small dishes which you can accompany with a good Spanish wine. The favorite option is the artichoke, they make this confitted alcachofa that just melts in your mouth. Sooo good!

Bodegas alfaro madrid

It is nice to hang out here for two main reasons: it is a very Spanish wine bodega, and also you never know what could happen. If a guy shows up with a guitar he might eventually start to play and everybody in the bar, even though they don’t know each other, would start singing and improvising drums with the tables and “play their hands” ( dar las palmas ) which is the typical flamenco sound. Anyway, let’s not forget about the food, here you can have as a tapa appetizer some amazing aceitunas and banderillas, and also typical fried crisps.

Pez tortilla madrid la latina

If you happen to be in the vibrant Latina barrio, you can’t miss this restaurant. It is famous for its croquettes but mainly for its tortilla de patatas . Fortunately this dish is vegetarian because you really cannot go to Spain without trying their beloved tortilla . You can ask for a pincho de tortilla with a cerveza to feel like a true Madrilenian

Bar la encomienda

Situated in the Lavapiés neighborhood, this restaurant offers mainly vegan dishes. They are really amazing, because they do not revisit typical recipes and try to make a vegan version out of them, no. They just put together new flavors and create magical combinations, also, the prices are pretty good. As I said, it is not a tapas bar, but you can have a drink and share an appetizer.

La oveja negra restaurante madrid

First, enjoy Plaza Lavapies and then eat something at La Oveja Negra vegan tavern. Vegetarian recipes are served at this restaurant. A large number of users remark that you can order here with confidence a well-worked complete burger, tasty croquettes and a singular soup. It is super recomendable to try a piece of his famouse and tasty homemade chocolate cake. Here you can have an irresistible craft beer or an extraordinary wine.

What to drink with vegetarian tapas in Madrid

Most people in Madrid drink cerveza or vermouth. As mentioned above, red wines are not recommended because they run the risk of contrasting with the variety of flavors. Beer and refreshing white wines are recommended while eating vegetarian tapas. Also you can opt for a great and typical sangria or cyder. It all depends on your mood and tastes.

As you can read in this article, there are man vegetarian tapas that are made for people like us. So don’t be afraid to come to Spain and eat all this dishes while enjoying the Spanish culture. In case you eat some seafood you cand find the best seafood tapas in Madrid .

In tapastour.madrid we made a tour for foodies where we visited some of these places. Making a tapas tour Madrid will bring you the chance to enjoy original food and meet international people.

In addition to eat vegetarian tapas you also can find:

Tapas Experience in Madrid

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A foodie weekend in Madrid: how to eat and drink like a local

If you want to know what makes the Spanish capital tick, head for its back-street bodegas, tiny tapas bars and neighbourhood food markets

F reshly fried churros, golden and crisp; a cup of velvety hot chocolate alongside; circles of aubergine striped from the griddle; mushrooms silky with chorizo; a jumble of potatoes smothered in spicy sauce; handmade crisps, crunchy and salty; slivers of jamón serrano; plump Nocera olives; and crumbly, herby morcilla … By the end of our first day in Madrid, my sister Penny and I have eaten all these things. A touch indulgent, maybe, but when you’re staying in a city that runs on its stomach, it seems rude not to go with the flow.

Madrileños are famous for eating late, mostly because that mid-evening supper is the last of five meals, starting with a light breakfast – often coffee and a pastry on the fly, before an early lunchtime snack ( almuerzo ), a full sit-down lunch, usually between 2 and 4pm ( comida ), then coffee and cake ( merienda ) and finally supper. Once you understand this, Madrid really starts to make sense: a city of centuries-old pasticceria, hole-in-the-wall tapas bars, neighbourhood markets and dimly-lit bodegas, all crammed with diners. Someone is always eating somewhere. During our visit, it was usually us.

Things begin well with the discovery that Los Artesanos 1902 ( chocolateria1902.com ) – arguably the city’s best-loved churreria – is just around the corner from our hotel. History and tradition are a big part of Madrid’s foodie culture, with many eateries run by the same family for generations. The churros we devour – dipped in rich chocolate the colour of mahogany – are made by the grandsons of the original proprietor; they are fried to perfection and dusted with sugar and cinnamon. Around us, everyone from groups of teenagers to elderly couples is eating and drinking exactly the same thing.

Restaurants specialising in one dish are common in the city, from chorizo-stuffed mushrooms at Mesón del Champiñón ( mesondelchampinon.com ), to finger-singeing bowls of gambas al ajillo at La Casa del Abuelo ( lacasadelabuelo.es ) – another Madrid institution, owned by the same family since 1906. Evening get-togethers tend to be convivial rambles between bars, each selected for one particular dish. We learn all this on a four-hour Devour Madrid food tour ( devourtours.com ) that wraps 2,000 years of Spanish history around four tapas stops, fuelled by tinto de verano – the city’s simplified version of sangria, red wine topped up with a mild lemonade (unusual, but oddly drinkable).

I’m not always sure about foodie tours – you can end up eating a peculiar selection of things – but this was a winner. Our guide, Ana, whisked us through Moorish skirmishes, Habsburg domination and the harsh realities of Franco-era Spain, leaving us with full stomachs, a new appreciation of Spain’s volatile past and the strong impression that although the city has a cutting-edge culinary scene (currently it has 26 Michelin-star restaurants), it’s in the markets, bodegas and tapas bars where you really eat like a local.

With this in mind, we set out the next morning to explore the city. Madrid is a grand sprawl of a capital; Gran Vía could easily take its place beside Fifth Avenue in terms of scale and elegance, while Retiro Park unfolds around the sweeping colonnade of the Monument to Alfonso XII – a spectacular backdrop to the shimmering lake. It’s too cold for the boats to be out, but warm enough to sit with a thimble of thick black coffee while we pore over maps and decide which market to visit for lunch.

We settle on the Mercado de San Fernando ( mercadodesanfernando.es ) in the hip Lavapies district. Every neighbourhood has a market – the most famous, the Mercado de San Miguel, now draws more visitors than the Prado gallery. San Fernando is more under the radar; a nondescript building containing a ramshackle maze of market stalls sells everything from meat and cheese to books and electrical appliances. We settle in among the patchwork of micro-breweries and food stalls at El Colmado, where the counter holds enormous empanadas the size of A4 notepads, waiting to be cut into chunks and warmed. I go for bacon and chorizo, the light, buttery pastry delicious against the spicy meat, and wash it down with a caña , the city’s sensibly small beer, served in 200ml glasses. Later, wandering back to the hotel, we dip into Mercado de San Miguel, but it feels rather like Selfridges food hall and we don’t stop.

In between the eating, we find time to see some of the city’s fantastic art, opting for the more manageable Thyssen-Bornemisza over the gargantuan Prado – one of the world’s most extraordinary private collections, encompassing works by everyone from Titian and Tintoretto to Warhol and Pollock. But the real joy is the Sorolla Museum, the former home and exquisite garden of Joaquín Sorolla, kept much as it was when he lived there and filled with dozens of his works. The paintings are a lesson in Spanish history as well as art; he was commissioned by various organisations, including the Hispanic Society of America, to travel the country and paint everywhere from Andalucía to the Valencian coast, giving an insight into rural life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

From the museum, we stroll to the leafy Salamanca district, famous for its designer boutiques and high-end restaurants, for our final lunch. Even here, there is a market to discover: Mercado de la Paz ( mercadodelapaz.com ), although every seat is taken at the bar counters that slot between the food stalls. Instead, we snap up an outdoor table at Jurucha ( jurucha.com ), a simple tapas bar where a couple of cañas and a selection of croquetas and pinchos gratinados (baguette slices topped with béchamel and melted cheese) costs less than €20 (£17).

At the ned of our stay, we reflect that in spite of our best efforts, we’ve barely scratched the surface of this foodiest of cities. We didn’t try el cocido , the city’s iconic stew, where the broth is served first and the stewed meat and vegetables as a main course, or huevos rotos , fried eggs served on chips and ham. But happily, that can only mean one thing. We’ll have to go back for second helpings.

A five-night stay, including hotels and travel by Eurostar and rail via Barcelona, plus a Madrid food and drink tasting tour, starts from £1,486pp with Kirker Holidays ( kirkerholidays.com )

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10 Best Madrid Food Tours

A Madrid Food Tour is a must when visiting Spain’s capital city. Know all the ten best Madrid food tours to book, including the Madrid tapas, wine, and even a ham tour!

Madrid is the place to be if you wish to sample the city’s traditional dishes and the classic specialties that every region in the country is proud to present.

To help you plan your stay in Madrid, we put together this list of the best Madrid Food Tours!

Traveling to other cities in Spain? Make sure to check out all of the best Food tours in Spain !

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1. 4-Hour Food Tour with Private Guide & Tapas Madrid

Are you in for an immersive culinary trip to Spain? This Madrid Food Tour with Private Guide & Tapas will provide you with an intimate experience that revolves around the best Spanish food available in the vibrant city center.

Prepare to stop at five destinations – from traditional taverns to modern bars – that will surely give you a taste of what’s good about Spain and its food. 

Learn how equally special classic Spanish dishes and classic twists are. Immerse in the wonderful world of Spanish tapas and let your experienced local tour guide give you an extensive lesson about each savory snack.

• Food and drinks at 4 to 5 taverns/bars/restaurants
• Cultural and historical tour

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2. The Ultimate Spanish Cuisine Tour Madrid

How can a Madrid food tour be more special? It still can be – if your tour leads you to some of the longest-running restaurants in the city.

Take this Ultimate Spanish Cuisine Tour in Madrid, wherein you’ll spend four hours tasting local dishes from among the most respected family-run establishments in the capital city of Spain. 

Understand why Madrid is known as the melting pot of the country’s different regional delicacies. 

One of the many highlights of this Madrid food tour is the trip to a gourmet candy shop to sample Spanish desserts , including the delicious turrón.

• 13+ delicious tastes (enough for breakfast & lunch)
• Three different local drinks
• Madrid Devouring guide

3. Authentic Tapas Walking Tour Madrid

A trip to Madrid, Spain, is incomplete without trying out the Spanish tapas for which this cuisine is known.

Go on a Madrid Authentic Tapas Walking Tour and fill your belly with tasty snacks partnered with authentic Spanish wine. 

Some of the ten delicacies that you will have the chance to taste here include Jamon Iberico, croquettes, and chorizos .

Around five tapas establishments will take care of your tasting menu, offering only the best that Madrid has.

Enjoy walking through the city streets for three and a half hours, knowing about the country by its food and the history each holds.

• Tapas and drinks in each bar
• Guided tour in English

4. Old Madrid Walking Food and Wine Tour

Fancy seeing Madrid through old lenses?

Book this Old Madrid Walking Food and Wine Tour and let your experienced local guide take you to some of the most well-loved tapas bars in the city.

Imagine eating Spanish garlic shrimp and devouring churros with chocolate in the best location possible. Go where the locals are, hear the rich story of their food and their community from their perspective, and love this side of Spain all the more.

Take your chance to ask your guide about the Madrid landmarks you get to see during this walking tour. Some of these are the Plaza Mayor and the San Miguel Market.

• 3 or 4 authentic tapas bars
• Bilingual guide
• One drink (wine, vermouth, beer, soft drinks, or water) in each bar
• Dessert (depending on the option chosen)
• Food tasting as listed above
• A small group with a maximum of 10 people

5. Madrid Lunchtime Walking Tour with Tapas

Spend your day indulging in the Madrid Lunchtime Walking Tour with Tapas. This ranks among the best Madrid food tours if you like to mix food with culture and history.

Your local foodie guide will take you to different bars and restaurants within the city for three hours.

Your tasting menu includes ten delicious tapas and four special beverages that are staple favorites in Spain. 

Aside from the gastronomic delights in the store, prepare to see some of the most iconic landmarks in Madrid during your walking tour. They include the Puente de Segovia and the Gothic Catedral de la Almudena.

• Every drink and tapa in each bar
• Cultural and historical remarks during the walk
• Advice about what to do in Madrid during your stay

6. Ham and Wine Tasting Tour Madrid

If you ask anyone about Spanish cuisine, chances are they will speak about good ham and good wine.

Go on a Madrid Ham and Wine Tasting Tour and learn why these two staple favorites are not only by locals but also by Spanish cuisine lovers.

For two and a half hours, you will do nothing except indulge yourself with great ham cuts and refreshing summer wine. An experienced local guide will be with you to teach you more about Spanish cuisine in general.

Have you ever wondered what the difference between Jamón Serrano and Jamón Ibérico is? This tasting tour might give you your answers.

• Specialized foodie guide
• Iberian ham, cured meats, tapas, cheese, and extra virgin Spanish olive oil tasting
• Spanish wine tasting
• Glass of wine, beer, or soft drinks in each bar/jamonerías
• Explanations about Spanish ham and wine culture
• Explanations and tasting of cocido madrileño (a stew from Madrid)
• English-speaking tour guide
• The Best Madrid Tapas Bars and Restaurants Guide will be sent for those customers who request it (you need to provide your email)

7. 4-Hour Markets and Gourmet Tapas Walking Tour Madrid

This Madrid Four-Hour Markets and Gourmet Tapas Walking Tour is easily everyone’s favorite because it combines all the things the city is well-loved for.

You get the chance to savor a splendid breakfast of churros and chocolate, an array of gourmet tapas for snacks, and a serving of homemade sweets for dessert.

You also get the chance to sample some of the finest olive oil and wine, which Spain is proud to produce.

Once you’ve had your fill, stroll for a while and marvel at the different landmarks which make Madrid an interesting tourist destination.

• Local English-speaking guide
• Food and drink samples (hot chocolate with churros, olive oil tasting, wine tasting, cava tasting, 5 tapas dishes)

8. Wine and Tapas Tour Madrid: 2.5 Hour Tour

How do two and a half hours of wine and tapas pairing sound? Surely, you won’t be able to resist taking this Wine and Tapas in Madrid Food Tour .

Your experienced local guide is set to bring you to four establishments, all firmly rooted in Spanish cuisine. You will visit taverns and bars that serve nothing but the most blissful local dishes and drinks.

This is one of the best Madrid food tours to book if you wish to understand more what goes into every tapas dish and which wine greatly complements each flavor profile.

• 2.5-hour food tour
• 12 or more food tastings
• Wine explanation
• One drink at each stop

9. History of Tapas Walking Tour and Tasting Madrid

If you are the type who likes making learning fun, this Madrid History of Tapas Walking Tour and Tasting suits you best.

Discovering the history and culture of Spain’s capital city need not be limited to books and museums.

Learn how Spanish cuisine plays an integral part in the traditions that shaped what Madrid is today.

Get in-depth knowledge of what it truly means by “going for tapas,” a social activity that both locals and visitors proudly enjoy.

• A minimum of 5 stops in markets and local bars and restaurants
• 8 to 10 tastings of Tapas and shared dishes
• A drink of wine, beer, or refreshment of choice per venue
• The story of Spanish gastronomic history and influences

10. Spanish Gastronomy and History with 3-Course Meal Madrid

Everything is at the Madrid Spanish Gastronomy and History Tour . You have great tapas and wine pairings and other traditional Spanish food that every visitor in Spain must try.

This tour is among the best Madrid food tours out there because it leads you to four or five go-to local establishments of the Madrileños.

Understand the history of Spain and its gastronomy as your knowledgeable local guide takes you beyond all the lovely dishes and refreshing drinks.

• Specialized local guides
• Tapas and drinks (wine, beer, soft drinks or water) in each bar
• English/Spanish language guide

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On our Secret Food Tour: Madrid, you'll discover a local Spanish food experience and enjoy the unique way locals eat out. You'll walk through streets where each and every corner has a story to tell. Eat seasonal pastry, the famous deep fried squid sandwich, drink wines and other alcohols, taste Spanish cheeses and hams and enjoy our secret dish and much more!

At the end of your tour, you'll have sampled some of Madrid's most delicious dishes and gained a better understanding of our culture and history.

All the food will be served with quality drinks or if you prefer, non-alcoholic beverages. A thoughtfully curated Upgraded Drinks Package is available.

• You'll start in a historic pastry shop to enjoy a seasonal pastry.
• Followed by a visit to a deli over 180 years old, here we'll sample two types of Iberian ham, Iberian Salami, Loin and Chorizo, and extra virgin olive oil.
• You'll dine on a classic deep fried squid sandwich, a local favorite, with some patatas bravas, and olives.
• Taste a vermouth with the tapa of the day, a favourite with the locals.
• Finish the tour inside a restaurant that is located inside an 18th century building with a piece of Spanish omelette, manchego cheese, padron peppers and the Secret Dish that and learn how to pour the Spanish cider.

One or Two Drink selections from the following:

• Orujo - Herbal Liqueur
• Patxaran - Sloe flavoured Liqueur
• Coffee Liqueur

* Please note: the itinerary and menu is subject to change, based on the locations' availability, weather, and other circumstances.

If a tour is fully booked, or you are looking to book a *Group or Private Tour - please email us about Group & Private Tours options.

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• Seasonal pastry
• Manchego cheese
• 2 types of Iberian ham
• Iberian Chorizo, Salchichón, and Lomo
• Deep fried squid sandwich
• Patatas bravas
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Padrón peppers
• Spanish omelette
• The tapa of the day that changes every day
• Our delicious Secret Dish
• Handcrafted chocolate / coffee or tea
• Authentic Spanish Cider
• Spanish Red or White Wine or Sangria
• Non-alcoholic options
• Upgraded Drinks Options

Due to the nature of creating a well balanced and thoughtful gastronomy experience, many of our tours are unable to accommodate certain dietary restrictions. Please contact us prior to booking your tour to see if we are able to accommodate your dietary needs.

Madrid is an open-minded city where friendly and passionate Madrilenians make everyone feel like at home. You will enjoy Madrid's culture and our professional guide will show you the amazing offer of entertainment options you can enjoy during your trip. We have chosen the Madrid Historical Centre because it has a great offer in terms of cultural legacy, history and of course it shows the richness of Spanish gastronomy. In the past, this was an area where Kings lived together with famous artists. Today the area is best known for its flourishing restaurant scene, historical culture and lively atmosphere. You will have a great understanding of Spanish food culture along with some top tips about the city and its secrets.

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All the delicious food and drinks mentioned above, but if you want more alcohol (and who doesn't?) We offer a upgraded drinks package that gives you 1/2 drinks, tax included.

You can find the meeting spot here and if it's not clear you can always contact us.

We begin our tours at 11am. The meeting spot is outside metro Sol (lines 1, 2 and 3), where the "Oso y Madroño" statue, just in front of the Apple store, with and orange umbrella and a big smile! »»CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS««

The tour will end at Cava de San Miguel, 8, 28005 Madrid. (Next to Plaza Mayor)

You can always tell our guide of any food allergies or special dietary requirements so that way we will adapt the menu so you can enjoy the tour! If you have any doubt or concerns, feel free to email us at [email protected] before booking. We have had many vegetarians doing the tour with us and they all enjoyed it thoroughly.

Children are more than welcome to our tour and it's free for any child 2 years or under! We have had many families attend from all over the world and everyone enjoyed the tour.

This is not a problem. Just inform our guide before the tour starts. During the tasting you can select another beverage you like!

We give enough food to all our customers. Trust us, you will not need to go to any restaurant after the food tour!

Our tours are often sold out very quickly. If the date you requested is not available, please do not hesitate to email us and we can see if there is anything we can do. We cannot promise but we will try our best to sort something out for you.

To join our food tour, you must wear comfortable shoes. There will be around 20-25 minutes walking but it's not too difficult and there are no hills or stairs. If you walk slowly, then our guide will walk slowly as well.

12 people max Tuesday to Sunday and 10 people max on Mondays. If you are more than 10/12 people, please do not hesitate to email us and will try to see if we can accommodate.

You do not have to print your voucher. A confirmation on your phone will be fine!

All of our vouchers expire one year from the date of purchase.

No, our guide will take care of everything. Should you wish to try something special, please inform our guide and he will do his best to make you happy.

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Unfortunately, the weather is unpredictable in Madrid. We do not issue refunds as per our terms and conditions. We also inform you that we never cancel a booking even if we have only 2 people! However we do reserve the right to cancel the tour if we feel the weather is extreme, and we cannot run the tour due to this for more info see our Terms and Conditions: https://www.secretfoodtours.com/terms-and-conditions/

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