Barcelona earns its 92.4 score with breadth, not specialty. Three of the five essentials are gelato shops (AMMA Gelato, Vincis Heladeria, Manna Gelats), and empanada tops the signature list at 13 venues. The dish excellence reads outward instead of Spanish, with Gallo Santo on tacos and Good Shit on kebabs, while Tumatey holds the Venezuelan flag inside an otherwise Mediterranean shortlist.
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
Try the pistachio flavor, often highlighted as the best.
Must go · #3 Try the vegan eggs Benedict - highlighted repeatedly as a must-have.
Must go · #4 
Must go · #5 Try the vegan arepas and tequeños, highly recommended by many guests.
Must go · #6 Try the seitan and Heura kebabs, both highly praised
Must go · #7 
Must go · #8 Try the cashew mozzarella pizza, their signature vegan cheese.
Must go · #9 Try the pita sandwich with customizable fresh toppings and sauces
Must go · #10 
Must go · #11 Try the vegan chocolate and coconut gelato, frequently praised.
Must go · #15 Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
13 places worth stopping for empanada
Try the beetroot and mushroom vegan empanadas
Try the cheeseburger vegan empanada
Try the vegan sausage and mushroom empanadas
Try the mixed vegetable vegan empanadas
6 places worth stopping for gelato
Try the pistachio flavor, often highlighted as the best.
Try the vegan chocolate and mango gelato flavors
Try the dark chocolate vegan gelato
Try the hazelnut and strawberry vegan gelato flavors
5 places worth stopping for croquetas
Try the vegan arepas and tequeños, highly recommended by many guests.
Try the vegan paella varieties, especially the Sea and Mountain or Mushroom paella for two.
Try the vegan croquettes and patatas bravas with vegan sauce
Try the croquetas and cauliflower nuggets
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 841 Barcelona venues on the map. Filter by what's open, save what you'd return for, get walking directions in two taps.
Completely plant-based kitchens. No swaps, no asking, no surprises.
Try the salted caramel peanut flavor
Try the vegan eggs Benedict - highlighted repeatedly as a must-have.
Reservations are highly recommended
Try the saffron pistachio ice cream and rose water cake
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Try the vegan arepas and tequeños, highly recommended by many guests.
Try the dark chocolate sorbet
Try the vegan pho with tofu and mushrooms
Enjoy unlimited flavored water refills during your visit
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
The reason you planned the trip.
Date night. Birthday. Tell them you're celebrating.
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Enjoy the pumpkin and cinnamon lattes made with oat milk
Try the pain au chocolat, croissants, and pistachio cream pastries
Try the vegan full English breakfast with vegan bacon, sausages, and tofu scramble
Try the avocado sandwich with vegan cheese
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Try the salted caramel peanut flavor
Try the pistachio flavor, often highlighted as the best.
Try the dark chocolate sorbet
Try the vegan chocolate and coconut gelato, frequently praised.
Quiet rooms, unhurried pace, under $$.
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Try the salted caramel peanut flavor
Try the dark chocolate sorbet
Try the vegan arepas and tequeños, highly recommended by many guests.
Try the pita sandwich with customizable fresh toppings and sauces
Try the vitello tonnato, a highlight vegan dish
Try the cauliflower with romesco sauce
Try the daily fixed menu for a balanced, filling meal including starter, main, dessert, and unlimited tea
Order the lasagne, highly recommended as the best one many have tried
Try the cauliflower with romesco sauce
Try the customizable vegan bowls with fresh ingredients
Enjoy unlimited flavored water refills during your visit
Try the vegan full English breakfast with vegan bacon, sausages, and tofu scramble
Cities where the empanada signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Barcelona has 841 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are AMMA Gelato, Vincis Heladería, Asante. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Barcelona scores 92.4/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 167 vegan-friendly venues and 241 high-quality restaurants out of 841 analyzed.
Barcelona has 75 fully vegan restaurants and 48 vegetarian restaurants. 167 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Barcelona's top signature dishes for vegans are empanada, gelato, croquetas, and the city also does tacos and pizza well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Barcelona leans Spanish, Mediterranean, Asian. Spanish is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
AMMA Gelato is ranked #1 in Barcelona by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.
Spinach ranks vegan venues using the same algorithm the mobile app runs: a composite of Google Maps rating, the Spinach Rating (Wilson-confidence scored), dish-quality Wilson scores from extracted review signals, and city-specific signature dish strength. Essentials add a tier weighting; category lists add their own mood/occasion weights. No pay-to-play.
The ranking refreshes daily from Supabase. The last refresh is stamped at the top of this page. Venue data comes from Google Maps, HappyCow, and Spinach's own review-analysis pipeline.
