Vegetarian and vegan food in Valencia

Vegetarian and vegan food in Valencia

1. Eat

   Andalus Dolç

   This restaurant-coffeeshop is a favourite with the local Moroccan community and serves a range of traditional Moroccan dishes, some of them vegetarian. It also has an excellent onsite bakery.

   Mon-Thu 11:00-00:00, Fri Sat 11:00-00:30, Sun 10:00-00:00·€9.50 set menu (Feb 2016)

2. Eat

   Ca la Mar

   This very small restaurant serves creative tapas, with a number of seafood as well as vegetarian options. Pleasant seating is both indoor and along a pedestrian-only street. They also have a decent selection of wine, as well as the local Turía beer.

   Tue Wed 11:00-01:00, Thu-Sun 10:00-01:00

3. Eat

   Cafe Madrigal

   Small cafe with outdoor seating offering tasty vegan food. On-line reservations available.

   10:00-23:00 every day

4. Eat

   Cerveceria Alhambra

   This small sidewalk eatery is known throughout the city for its excellent tortillas de patatas in a number of flavours, many of them vegetarian. Tortillas can be eaten either with a fork (pincho) or in a sandwich (bocadillo). Meatballs (albondigas) are also served here, but main attraction are the tortillas.

   Mon-Fri 07:00-18:30; closed for the month of August·€5 for tortilla and drink (Nov 2015)

5. Drink

   La Fábrica de Hielo

   La Fàbrica de Gel

   The once abandoned ice factory is home to a nightclub and cultural centre, and is a good place for drinks and tapas (some vegetarian). There are nightly concerts by mostly local musicians, with Sundays devoted to jazz. Dogs permitted.

   Tue Wed 17:00-24:00, Thu 17:00-01:00, Fri 17:00-01:30, Sat 11:00-01:30, Sun 11:00-24:00·Many shows are free, or under €10

6. Eat

   Restaurante Navarro

   Serves classic Mediterranean dishes using ingredients from the Mercat Central and Mercat de Russafa, with a number of vegetarian options and a good wine selection. Paellas and other Valencian rice dishes must be reserved in advance. Reservations are required, and can be made online.

   Mon-Fri 13:30-16:00, Sat 13:30-16:00 20:30-23:00; closed Sun except for holidays·Set menu €22

7. Eat Not mapped

   Paella

   There are several versions of this tasteful rice dish: paella valenciana, with meat (chicken and/or rabbit usually), paella de marisco, with fish or seafood, or even paella mixta, with meat and fish at the same time, the least popular among locals. It is very difficult to say which is the 'real' paella, as every person has his/her own version (though no paella that deserves this name contains sausage, ham or meat broth, for instance). If you want to eat an authentic paella, try it at the Malvarrosa beach area; you will find there are several good restaurants. The authentic Valencian paella is made only with fresh ingredients, in a special iron pan and using a fire made with wood (not gas or electricity). Vegetarian paella is called paella vegetal or paella de verduras. Authentic paella can be rather dry, it's not a soup and shouldn't look like gumbo. Don't be shy about scraping the caramelized rice from the bottom of the pan, it's delicious!

8. Eat

   La Lluna

   vegetarian

   Carrer de Sant Ramon, 23

   Mon-Sat 09:00-16:30, 20:00-00:00·Lunch menu €8-11 (July 2015)

9. Eat

   La Tastaolletes

   Vegetarian.

   Tue-Sat 14:00-16:00 21:00-24:00, Sun 14:00-16:00

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Valencia (CC BY-SA 4.0).