{"id":2736,"date":"2015-02-19T17:59:47","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T16:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=2736"},"modified":"2019-08-26T09:22:23","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T07:22:23","slug":"vegetarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/vegetarian\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabulous Vegetarian Food places in Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although carnivores seem to rule the city in Madrid, every day more and more excellent bars, shops and restaurants for vegetarians seem to pop up which is quite remarkable in a city that seemed to be ruled by only meat lovers before.<\/p>\n

Besides this, Spanish fruit and vegetables are wonderfully fresh all year round, and most restaurants and bars always have something green on the menu as well. Just make sure its not mixed with meat before ordering though.<\/p>\n

Alcachofas (artichokes), esparragos (asparagus) and champio\u00f1es (mushrooms) are almost always on any Spanish menu, and also an excellent vegetarian dish is pisto, <\/em>normally served with fried eggs, very similar to a ratatouille made of red and green peppers, unions and tomato. Other vegetables dishes are escalivada <\/em>(oven roasted vegetables mainly found in Catalyuna), pimientos rellenos (stuffed peppers), garbanzos con espinacas (chickpeas with spinach, mainly in the south), menestra de verduras (variety of fried vegetables) and of course the ever famous tortilla de patatas (Spanish omelette).<\/p>\n

Vegan Shops in Madrid<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In Madrid the recent opened organic food store Herbolario Navarro on Calle Fuencarral is an excellent choice to shop for all kinds of organic and vegan products, and offers a wide range of vegetarian products besides a small selection of ecological fresh fruit and vegetables as well.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest is probably Ecocentro<\/a> though which has besides an excellent buffet restaurant, two large shops where you can buy any organic and ecological fruit or other vegan products. They also have a bookstore on the first floor above the shop where you can find all kinds of natural, spiritual and self help books. The centre also organises a wide range of any (spiritual) activities and also offers all kinds of classes like yoga or macrobiotic cooking classes.<\/p>\n

El Vergel<\/a> is a similar centre and also offers besides a restaurant, a large shops with all kinds of biological and vegan products.<\/p>\n

Vegetarian Restaurants in Madrid<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Madrid has quite a large offer of vegetarian restaurants but sometimes the do close as soon as they have opened up. Here below a list of the most famous ones.<\/p>\n

El Estragon Vegetariano <\/strong>Plaza de la Paja, 10
\nSmall Madrid vegetarian food restaurant near metro La Latina, off a quiet square by the Palacio Real. Serves veggie food and desserts in a nice environment; a few vegan options. Pretty expensive.<\/p>\n

Yerbabuena<\/strong>, Calle Bordadores,3
\nHandily located right off the Calle Mayor, this contemporary spot serves up a good value men\u00fa del d\u00eda.<\/p>\n

La Bio Tika, <\/strong>Amor de Dios, 3
\nLocated nearby plaza Santa Ana is vegan friendly and macrobiotic, also has a
\nsmall shop.<\/p>\n

Al Natural <\/strong>Calle Zorrilla, 11
\nThis city centre vegetarian establishment, very close to the museums, has been serving healthy, fat-free food since 1994. The ingredients, largely organic, come from their own plot of land just outside Madrid.<\/p>\n

El Vergel<\/strong> Paseo de la Florida 53
\nPopular restaurant offers a large menu with vegan options clearly marked. Also a large health food store upstairs.<\/p>\n

\"vegetarianismo-48\"<\/a>El Granero de Lavapi\u00e9s <\/strong>Calle Argumosa, 10
\nLocated in one of the busiest shopping streets in the\u00a0Lavapi\u00e9s district, this vegetarian restaurant is one of the oldest in the city.<\/p>\n

Artemisia Sol<\/strong> \u2013 Calle Tres Cruces 4
\nThis is located just off Gran Via, very central to everything.\u00a0It is a vegetarian restaurant with vegan options clearly marked on the menu.\u00a0The menu posted on the window of the restaurant does not match the one they actually use; so do not expect to order what you planned on if using the display menu as a guide.\u00a0 Waiters don’t seem to be very friendly.<\/p>\n

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