Until recently with vegetarian restaurants something similar to what happens when you rate a Spanish movie (“for a Spanish movie it’s not bad”) and judge the quality of the dish with condescension. The truth is that of course it’s not bad: there are many that are very good.
With multiple reasons justifying vegetarianism (animal welfare, the environment, a healthier diet or even price), this list of the best vegetarian restaurants in Madrid does not exclude omnivores. On the contrary: it opens horizons, answers prejudices and refutes expectations. In this way, creativity, quality in the raw material and talent when it comes to treat it is precisely what is in the best vegetarian restaurants in Madrid.
1. Mad Mad Vegan
The blind study is a type of sociological experiment in which the participant is unaware of the most important information. If the most relevant information was that the site is vegetarian and we did a blind study on Mad Mad Vegan, the participant would most likely think that he/she is -in the case of ordering the burger- in a traditional hamburger restaurant. Meat supplanting is not the only virtue of the place: quantities, originality and criteria are some of the reasons why you should go to Mad Mad Vegan (and also for the tequeños).
💶 Average price: 20 € per person.
📍 Calle de Pelayo, 19 (Chueca) and Calle de Lavapiés, 16 (Lavapiés)
2. Level Veggie Bistro
In this little corner overlooking the Retreat fabrizio and Julie run a kitchen that does wonders with vegan recipes and raw vegan alternatives. It is enough to take a look at its menu to know that common sense prevails here in prices and product selection, and all under the sun of culinary sustainability: yucca profiteroles with huancaína sauce, falafel with carrots and sunflower seeds or mushroom papillote.
And for dessert, a farewell with dehydrated strawberry kisses with vanilla cream and frozen cheese petals with blueberry coulis.
average price: between 35 and 45 € per person.
📍 Avenida de Menéndez Pelayo, 61 (Retiro)
3. Vega
Open every day and with a New York-style industrial design, Vega is committed to creative, local and sustainable cuisine in its two Madrid locations, where travelers and students rub shoulders with artists and politicians.
Ecology is the backbone of a diversity of healthy and yet tasty options. The menu features colorful versions of ‘burrata’, truffled with black aioli, ‘beyond meat steak tartar’, ‘ceviche’ with mushrooms and sweet potato and black rice with ‘calamari’.
💶 Average price: 25 per person.
📍 Calle de Luna, 9 (Malasaña) and Calle del Álamo, 3 (Noviciado)
4. Vegan district
Greenhouse Vegan District is the veggie world’s version of comfort food. In its new larger space, full of plants, hence the greenhouse, they still boast a 100% homemade gastronomic offer, free of animal suffering, and an unbeatable atmosphere and treatment. The dishes are generous and, most importantly, delicious. You can’t leave without trying the potatoes with cabrales cheese and grandma’s “croquetones”. Of course, you can go to meet him with your pet.
💶 Average price: 25 per person.
📍 Calle del Conde de Romanones, 10 (Tirso de Molina)
5. The Orchard of Almeria
La Huerta de Almeria is an all in one. On the one hand, it is your “trusted vegan supermarket” (as they define themselves): you will find everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to vegan and artisanal products of their own brand. On the other hand, it is a restaurant where you can try everything from hamburgers and wraps to bowls, gyozas, tacos, snacks, natural juices, frutti polos… From Monday to Friday they offer a rich, healthy and very economical menu of the day that includes starter, main course, drink and dessert or coffee.
💶 Average price: 15 per person.
📍 Calle corredera baja de San Pablo, 47 (Malasaña); Calle de San Millán, 2 (La Latina) and Calle Hortaleza, 73 (Chueca)
6. Shi-Shang
Probably one of the freebuffet vegans and vegetarians in Madrid … and for a reason. From 12,50€ (drink not included) you can taste the variety of its Asian cuisine free of meat, which is replaced by other options such as tofu or seitan. Primavera rolls, dumplings, rice dishes or vegan lemon chicken are just some of the options you can sink your teeth into.
💶 Price: 12,50 € (beverage not included)
📍 Concepción Arenal Street, 3 (center)
7. Saníssimo
Here there is a beet and spinach hummus served with charcoal focaccia, there are wraps to die for and burgers (the highlight of the menu) of the highest level. As is the case of La Hípster: double meat vegan non-chicken burger with pumpkin, zucchini, baked eggplant, tomato, avocado, canonicals, veganesa and sweet mustard. Originality is the common note in each of the dishes: all of them are covered with an imaginative display.
💶Average price: 30€
📍 Calle de Campomanes, 5 (Opera); calle del Barco, 8 (Gran Vía) and paseo de la Florida, 37 (Príncipe Pío)
8. Viva Burger
Two pillars underpin Viva Burger’s cuisine: creativity and sustainability. Mada, the owner, doesn’t look down her nose at meat eaters or lecture anyone to embrace veganism. Its door is open to veggies and skeptics. You get to the heart through the stomach, which is why Viva Burger’s menu offers healthy, hearty options that rival any traditional burger.
📍 Costanilla de San Andrés, 16 (La Latina)
9. Flax & Kale
You may be more familiar with the name because of their popular kombucha, but they also have a restaurant in Chamberí. His maxim is that all dishes are designed with not only gastronomic pleasure in mind, but also their nutritional value . 80% of its menu is elaborated with vegetable ingredients and the remaining 20% are recipes that include oily fish. Thus giving a nod to the flexitarian diet.
The culmination of their healthy dishes is an option they call Flexy Meals, which are customizable monthly menus, validated by their nutritionists, perfect for when you’ve run out of ideas.
💶 Average price: 25 per person.
📍 Calle de Trafalgar, 1 (Chamberí)
10. Artemis
Artemis opened in the 1990s, when vegetarian options in the capital were limited. Since 2016 they have added to this a 100% gluten-free menu and it is now one of the reference restaurants for celiacs and vegetarians.
In addition to the daily menu, its Verde nettle cream, salads, vegetable croquettes, Farah Dibah cake, Queen of Africa zucchini, pizzas, hamburgers or tasting dishes are some of the proposals that you will find in its two restaurants located in the center of Madrid.
average price: about €30 per person.
📍 Calle Ventura de la Vega, 4 (Las Letras) and Calle Tres Cruces, 4 (Gran Vía)